Olallie Meadows via Nordic Pass trail

Trip Report

The roads leading to the trailhead on my Snoqualmie Pass USGS quad were inaccurate, causing us to wander around a bit.

We did this on skis and at the end we all agreed it is a snowshoe route. There were not many long, open downhill slopes between Hyak and Nordic Pass, we dodged a lot of trees. There was also a lot of gradual uphill on the way down, but it went OK with scales on our skis.

References

• pbase.com: Nordic Pass route map and pictures
• Northwest Hikers: Nordic Pass Trail
• Northwest Hikers: Nordic Pass route map

Travel Times

• 3 hours 5 minutes ascending from Nordic Pass trailhead (at creek) (2,565') to Nordic Pass (3,880')
• 1 hour 3 minutes ascending from Nordic Pass (3,880') to our high point in Olallie Meadows (3,950')
• 52 minutes descending from our high point in Olallie Meadows (3,950') to Nordic Pass (3,845')
• 2 hours descending from Nordic Pass (3,845') to Nordic Pass trailhead (at creek)
• 1 hour 7 minutes driving back from Hyak parking lot to 65th Street Park and Ride

Visited

• King County
• Lost Lake USGS quad
• Olallie Meadow
• Snoqualmie Pass USGS quad
• South Fork Snoqualmie Drainage
• Washington State