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Oregon, United States

Crater Lake, Mt. Scott Standard Summit Route

Via Southwest Ridge with optional ski descent

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Difficulty: Easy
Length: 3.9 miles / 6.3 km
Duration: Half day
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Overview: A super fun and easy ascent of Mt. Scott, the highest point of Crater Lake. We did this with skis and got a lot of funny looks from the people in shorts hiking up besides us in sneakers in July. But, we had a fun little descent from the ridge down the remaining snowfields while drinking a few beers on the way up. You'll have amazing views of the lake below. Enjoy!

Tips: Just head to Crater Lake in Oregon. It's on the Eastern side of the lake. You won't miss it. There is of course a $20 fee to get into the National Park.

Points of Interest

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Lower Ascent

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Summit Ridge

The easy walk over to the summit at the top. Yeah... those are skis on our backs!
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Our Silly Ski Descent

We actually made it almost all the way down to the bottom on snow.
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Looking Back

A fun look back at what we had skied and the summit.
Pictures in this guide taken by: JonathanEllinger

Jonathan Ellinger

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JonathanEllinger
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