Near: Mt. Shasta
Trip Type: Day Hike
Distance: 4.5 miles
Elevation: 7,800 to 9,500 feet
Vegetation: Moonscape
Last visit: 8/12/17
On our way to Oregon for the Great American Eclipse of 2017, we took a short hike up the Old Ski Bowl on Mt Shasta. This turned out to be surprisingly fun and relatively easy hike. One main trail (an old road really) and a few alternative routes wind up the now abandoned ski slope on the southwest flank of Mt. Shasta. It's the only place on the mountain proper that isn't in the Mt Shasta Wilderness, and thus the only place open to dogs. Right out of the gate you ascend into a barren alpine landscape with great views of Mt Shasta towering above your, and the Trinity Alps below to the southwest. On this trip we meandered up to western ridge above Green Butte.
