Glacier Mountaineering Society

Sat, Mar 2 2013 - Bison Mountain (View Original Event Details)

Coordinator(s):		David Schuler, Greg Kushnak
Participants:		David Schuler, Greg Kushnak, Tim Anderson, Jason Wilkes, Denis Twohig, Steve Patitsas, Jane Holland, Charlotte Jansson, Louis Hatch, Jason Glenn, Laurie Lintner, Diane Lundgren, Jim Boyer

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Write Up:
Snowshoe hike to Bison Summit started at 0830 from East Glacier. Hiked the Scenic Point Trail just past Bald Hill and ascended through the trees to the tree line. The temperature was in the mid 30’s and the snow was wet. The day's forecast was calling for winds 20 mph with gusts up to 40, but we had gusts up to 60 on the summit. We started with 13 and 9 summited. Some were not comfortable with the winds and turned back 1.3 miles short of the summit. The last 1.3 miles was a boot-hike on bare rocks to summit. Very little snow for snow shoes. It was a 10.3 mile day with elevation gain of 3235 feet. A good day in spite of the brutal wind. Bison Summit-photo list: Louis Hatch, Jason Glenn, Laurie Lintner, Dennis Twohig, Steve Patitsas, James Boyer, Diane Lundgren, David Schuler, Jason Wilkes. Not pictured: Greg Kushnak, Tim Anderson, Jane Holland, and Charlotte Jansen.

Have some photos from this event that you'd like to share in our photo album? Please forward them to Tim Anderson at twamontana@gmail.com. Please note that we prefer to receive the photos in approximately 640x480 or 750x500 pixels - do NOT send original high-res photos. If you have a LOT of photos, please submit up to twenty of your favorites (only) for a day event, or up to forty of your favourites for a multi-day event. Thank you.