Trip type: back country ski
Elevation gain: approx. 2,615 feet
Car-to-car time: 8 hours 30 minutes
USGS quad: Lost Lake
In area: Yakima Valley
I parked in the Hyak Sno-park and headed south on the groomed John Wayne Pioneer Trail. I followed the trail then a couple roads to the four-way intersection that is 1/10th a mile east of Lost Lake. At the intersection I went right and followed the logging road that end between the two summits of Roaring Ridge.
The view from the two summits are partially blocked by trees. But the col between the two summits has one of the best views I've ever seen of the Snoqualmie Pass peaks.
There are excellent ski-descent options from the top. Descending the ridge counter-clockwise down to Lost Lake looks like a great moderate option. The basin north of the two summits looks like a more challenging descent. Being solo, I descended via the easy south slopes down to the road, which was lots of fun.
Travel Times
Car-to-car time: 8 hours 30 minutes- 2 hours 27 minutes ascending from Hyak Sno-park to 4-way intersection east of Lost Lake
- 2 hours 47 minutes ascending from 4-way intersection east of Lost Lake to SE summit of Roaring Ridge
- 23 minutes traversing from SE summit of Roaring Ridge to NW summit of Roaring Ridge
- 25 minutes traversing back from NW summit of Roaring Ridge to SE summit of Roaring Ridge
- 33 minutes descending from SE summit of Roaring Ridge to 4-way intersection east of Lost Lake
- 1 hour 55 minutes descending from 4-way intersection east of Lost Lake to Hyak Sno-park
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