View of Shasta from Northwest View of Shasta from Southeast Last Light on Lassen Sunset from Emigrant Pass Sunrise on Lassen Peak Alex Explores a Stream Climbing Towards the Northeast Face Alex Atop a Glacier Table View of Shasta from Lassen Slopes Climbing Towards the Summit Struggling Towards the Summit Lassen Summit Monument Looking Down the South Side Lassen Summit Photo Skiing the Northeast Headwall Skiing the Northeast Face Skiing through Slide Debris Skiing the Last Finger of Snow Map of the Climbing/Skiing Route Snowy South Side Parking Lot Fumaroles at Sulphur Works View of the South Side of Lassen

After resting a bit and eating some lunch at the car, we decided to drive the park road around to the south side of Lassen Peak. The road climbed steadily, crossing the snowline almost immediately. By the time we reached the parking lot at 8500 ft for the standard south side summit trail, the snowpack was 6-8 feet deep. A bulldozer had cut a traverse along the beginning of the trail, which then switchbacks to the right just beyond the trees before continuing on snow up the southeast slope to the summit (to the right beyond photo).