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Featured Ski Lines in Mount Shasta - 2

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Favorite Base camp on Mt. Shasta.
Difficult

East Mt. Shasta Descent

4.9 mi 7.8 km • -6,875 ft Descent • -2095.53 m Descent

(3) Weed, CA
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Favorite L (NE)->R(S) Mt. Shasta, Castle Lake, most of the approach to Castle Lake summit, Heart Lake cornices, N-S summit ridge.
Intermediate

Castle Lake SW Bowl

0.7 mi 1.2 km • -1,024 ft Descent • -312.06 m Descent

(1) Mount S…, CA

Ascents in Mount Shasta - 5

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3.7 mi 6.0 km #1Lower Avalanche Gulch
Intermediate
Mount Shasta, CA
Intermediate
3.7 mi 6.0 km Mount Shasta, CA 1 
1.8 mi 3.0 km #2Southern Ascent of Mt. Shasta Summit
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Mount Shasta, CA
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1.8 mi 3.0 km Mount Shasta, CA 1 
4.7 mi 7.6 km #3Eastern Mt. Shasta Approach
Intermediate/Difficult
McCloud, CA
Intermediate/Difficult
4.7 mi 7.6 km McCloud, CA 3 
1.1 mi 1.8 km #4Green Butte Ridge to Treeline 1k Lap
Intermediate
Mount Shasta, CA
Intermediate
1.1 mi 1.8 km Mount Shasta, CA 1 
1.5 mi 2.4 km #5Castle Lake "Peak" via Heart Lake
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Mount Shasta, CA
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1.5 mi 2.4 km Mount Shasta, CA 1 

Photos of Mount Shasta - 12

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Base camp on Mt. Shasta.
May 25, 2016 near McCloud, CA
At the top of Red Banks. Photo by C. Samuels
May 30, 2018 near Weed, CA
At Helen Lake looking up at the Red Banks
May 30, 2018 near Mount S…, CA
The end of flat ground. Looking up towards the summit.
May 30, 2018 near Mount S…, CA
Mid-climb lunch spot
May 30, 2018 near Mount S…, CA
The last big climb before Helen Lake
May 30, 2018 near Mount S…, CA
L (NE)->R(S) Mt. Shasta, Castle Lake, most of the approach to Castle Lake summit, Heart Lake cornices, N-S summit ridge.
Oct 30, 2017 near Dunsmuir, CA
Shasta from halfway up to the Castle Lake Peak.
Oct 30, 2017 near Dunsmuir, CA
Castle Lake in May 2017 looking west.
Oct 30, 2017 near Dunsmuir, CA
Bunny Flats trailhead
May 30, 2018 near Mount S…, CA
Looking SE at the north facing slope above Heart Lake with it's avy debris, and cornices. May 2017.
Oct 30, 2017 near Dunsmuir, CA
4am shot of the approach to Red Banks. Photo by C. Samuels
May 30, 2018 near Mount S…, CA

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