View from Shasta City Shasta from Bunny Flat Horse Camp Cabin Skiing Up to Avalanche Gulch Camp at Helen Lake Dawn in Upper Avalanche Gulch Shasta Sunrise Shadow Climbing Upper Casaval Ridge Climbing a Red Banks Chimney Above Red Banks Thumb Rock and Lassen Peak Looking Up Misery Hill Shasta Summit Pinnacle On Mount Shasta Summit Alex on the West Summit Shastina Crater View Skiing the Summit Pinnacle Skiing the Summit Pinnacle 2 Skiing Misery Hill Self-Belay through Red Banks Skiing through Red Banks Safely below Red Banks Skiing below Red Banks Cliffs Skiing the Bowl Left of Heart View Down to Lake Helen Avalanche Gulch Farewell Map of Shasta Ski Route View of Shasta from the North

After packing our gear into the car, we set off towards our next objective, Mount McLoughlin in Oregon. Driving north on US 97 towards Klamath Falls, there are stunning views of the northeast side of Shasta, which is certainly it's most aesthetic and beautiful aspect. Unfortunately, the clouds were thickening greatly, obscuring many details of the upper slopes in this photo. Nevertheless, driving was difficult since I was constantly staring at the HUGE image of Shasta in my rear view mirrors! Exhausted after three straight days of climbing and skiing, we checked into a motel in Klamath Falls just before the rain started, and hoped that the weather would improve for our McLoughlin ski trip the next day.