12-22-2017, 04:18 AM
I, too, am anxious to make a few turns on MK. Goodes and Scarpas cocked and loaded. I did some reconnaissance earlier this summer and the north face extending down from true summit (the knob due east of the road high point) appears to be the longest, steepest and most continuous fall line in the summit area. It collected a long, ski-able drift last winter.
I spoke to a park ranger at the upper parking area. She said I shouldn't hike to the summit knob out of respect for Hawaiian spiritual beliefs. I asked if it was against the law. She said no.
Do people ski the north face from the summit proper or stay on the cone just south of the lower parking lot? How much grief and misery will I bring on myself by venturing out to the summit knob?
I spoke to a park ranger at the upper parking area. She said I shouldn't hike to the summit knob out of respect for Hawaiian spiritual beliefs. I asked if it was against the law. She said no.
Do people ski the north face from the summit proper or stay on the cone just south of the lower parking lot? How much grief and misery will I bring on myself by venturing out to the summit knob?