Sand Flat Road

Near: Mt Shasta
Trip Type: XC-Ski
Elevation: 6800 ft
Distance: ~ 2 mi
Surface: Snow
Vegetation: Forest

Last Visited Feb 2015

Sand Flat is gently graded shelf on the shoulder of Mt. Shasta.  It's nothing special, but in February 2015 there was effectively no snow in the Lake Tahoe Area and it seemed there might not be a chance to XC-ski there until the next year.  It felt like it might never snow again.  So when we heard there was a bit of snow on Mt. Shasta, we headed up to Sand Flat and got our snow fix.  Sand Flat Road makes a short loop out and back from Everitt Memorial Highway.  Near Sand Flat its self is a the Sand Flat Trailhead, the start of a marked trail up the mountain towards Bunny Flat.  We didn't explore very far up this trail (maybe a mile?), so I'm not sure how far its skiable, but even just going a short way up you can find some minor ridges with nice views to the south.

Trailhead

Lat/Long: 41.3465, -122.2436
A small pullout on the Everitt Memorial Highway