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whottheheck t1_j4qo8vw wrote

I am just starting to explore Baker in the winter and LOVE Heather Meadows/Artists Point but am also just beginning to understand avalanche awareness and how to navigate. One of the things that is stressed in almost any class/group is that Bagley Lakes is an extremely dangerous terrain trap with a high probability of avalanches from that mountain face just out of the photo on the right. Had NWAC lowered their Avvy Danger yesterday?

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SalesMountaineer OP t1_j4r4806 wrote

You are correct that this area has a LOT of avy hazards! I was originally going to head up to Herman Saddle but turned around on account of obvious and increasing avalanche risk. I always prefer to err on the side of caution.

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whottheheck t1_j4ru6rz wrote

Thanks for that! I'm just trying to get the area and hazards figured out.

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know_not_much t1_j4p5uoq wrote

Amazing picture. how was the trail to the lake? was it well defined or did you have to do route finding on snow?

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SalesMountaineer OP t1_j4qay38 wrote

There was a visible trail but it snowed about a foot yesterday. That said, Bagley Lakes are pretty easy to find!

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ADuff15 t1_j4qojxl wrote

Gorgeous. Hoping to make it up there sometime this year!

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liammce17 t1_j4s7s21 wrote

Crazy to think I swam in that over the summer

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