Trip Report 2.27.06

I visited the springs this last Monday the 27th. The day started out partly cloudy with a little drizzle, and ended with increasing rain. The snow is pretty deep in places and required considerable effort to get to the top. I think going up it took us a total of 2 hours and 15 minutes. There were many times that we stepped into "soft" snow and sank to our thigh, which was an eerie feeling. We

Scenic Hot Springs

Scenic Hot SpringsI was at the springs this past Saturday. The snow conditions have improved, easy to walk up the hill on the concrete hard snow. Also, the tempature of the water has improved since the weather got cold. Parking at the right places is good as well. Only 2 of us on that beautiful day. Usual trash left from the previous "guests". Who drinks the Coors Light, and comes up once a

Scenic Hot Springs: Major Avalanche Warning for the Scenic Area

Scenic Hot Springs: Major Avalanche Warning for the Scenic AreaI made it to the springs January 31. It took me 4 hours due to the fresh snow. The previous trail was drifted in, so the idea was to walk next to the old groove. The snow was waist deep when I stepped in the previous groove. All this was with snow shoes on.It was a disappointment when we got there to find the tempature is off a

Major Avalanche Warning for the Scenic Area

The dump of wet snow on the west side of Steven Pass has launched several uncontrolled avalanches today and the situation is not going to get better because more heavy snow is forecast for this area.The snow situation at Scenic Hot Springs may not seem that bad once you get into the treeline, but remember that there is a huge amount of very steep mountainside about the springs, rising to about

The Snow at Scenic from Highway 2

d, one of our volunteers at Scenic Hot Springs, offers this image of the hot springs mountainside that she took near the crest of Stevens Pass. The view is looking south and you can plainly see the BPA maintenance road coming up from the right edge of the image. If you look carefully, you will be able to see the trailhead about midway between the last two towers. The main spring location is

Status of Spring Visits

It's come to my attention that various forums and groups have been posting that Scenic Hot Springs is open to the public. We need to dispel this notion. Scenic Hot Springs IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!The scuttlebutt is a result of various postings on the Internet and the continued good graces of the owner. Also, this property is very difficult to prevent access. So let me be blunt . . . if you

A Trip Report from a Volunteer - 12-29-2005

Note: Jason, the writer of this trip report, had explicit permission to be on the property, helping to collect the empirical data we need. Scenic Hot Springs still remains 'posted' property.The springs remain running at good temperatures with the exception of the lower east spring which is an astonishing low 96 degs. Also, the west springs (Bear Den Springs) are the hotter of the two, indicating