Park Butte
1 week ago
Trail is snow-covered at times
6 this month · 93 reports
Artist Point Snowshoe
North Cascades
updated 1 week ago
The trail to Artist Point is currently snow-covered at times, and snowshoes are recommended, as of October 31. The road leading to Heather Meadows is clear and suitable for all vehicles, but the Artist Point parking lot was not yet plowed on October 31, leading to limited parking. While it was possible to hike in boots initially, snowshoes quickly became necessary. Some sections required breaking trail, but more tracks appeared later in the day, making passage easier. No bugs were reported on October 31.
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One report from October 31 states the trail is snow-covered at times, and another from October 31 indicates snowshoes were needed. However, neither report specifies the exact snow depth.
The road to Heather Meadows is reported as clear and suitable for all vehicles as of October 31.
On October 31, the Artist Point parking lot had not yet been plowed, resulting in limited parking availability. Many visitors opted not to park on the snow.
No bugs were reported on the trail on October 31.
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Trail notes generated from recent reports. Conditions change fast.
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Recent1 week ago
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
Got in a beautiful Halloween snowshoe up to Artist Point and along the start of the Chain Lakes Trail. We snowshoed from the parking lot. The road has enough snow to ski, but the terrain off the road ...
Recent1 week ago
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
Road to Heather Meadows is clear.Parking lot wasn’t plowed yet and many weren’t parking on the snow so limited parking spots were available.Toilets were clean and stocked.We started out in just boots ...
Older6 months ago
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
I've only snowshoed to Artist Point in the winter, but with this sunny weather, I couldn't resist trying it in May. It's definitely different - not quite the fluffy powder winter wonderland of Februar...
Older6 months ago
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
What a crazy night I had. I stayed overnight at the Mountaineers Lodge! ( I mean I barely stayed 😅)slept at night for 2 hours acc to my Garmin. 🤷I went to the Picture Lake at 2 am to see the stars! Sh...
Older6 months ago
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
Started hike around 7am, parking lot filled up quick. Beautiful day out, handful of backcountry skiers passing along. Definitely need snowshoe—snow was soft
Older8 months ago
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
Road was 100% snow-free. Parking in the backcountry lot was very easy, even with a noon arrival on a Sunday. Granted, the forecast called for rain/snow mix - not very appealing - but we ended up with ...
Older8 months ago
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
A beautiful day for this hike. Arrived at 10:30am to almost full main parking lot, although there were spots along the road.Not too many people considering how nice the day was. I used snowshoes, whic...
Older8 months ago
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
Beautiful sunny day on Feb 15, and full of powder as it had snowed last 2 days. Lot of people showed up which is unusual for this trail, but I guess everyone was waiting for such day. I used snowshoes...
Older9 months ago
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
My first ever visit to the Mount Baker ski area was brief but fun. I'd hoped for a crunchy layer of icy snow we could hike on with microspikes, but conditions were so soft that we needed snowshoes the...
North Cascades > Mount Baker Area
Bottom Line:Fantastic weather, views (Mt Baker, Shuksan, Ptarmigan Ridge), light (bright contoured snow with deep shadows), and amazing rain runnels in every direction! The runnels are from heavy rain...