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The Enchantments, Stuart Lake to Snow Lakes in three days

Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington3 days18.8 miBest Jul – Oct

The classic core-zone traverse walked the sane direction: up Aasgard Pass with a light pack, two nights among the larches, and out past Snow Lakes. Twenty miles, 5,400 ft up and 6,700 ft down, with the Aasgard gully as the one real decision point. Built for a party of two with a core lottery win in hand.

MMMalcolm McSwainPublished Sep 2, 2026 · version 1
DAYS
3, dateless
PERMITS
2
DIVISIONS
1
KIT SPEC
5 lines

The route

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ROUTE MAP · CACHED LEGS ONLY, NO PROVIDER CALL

WHY THIS ISN’T A PDF
Day 2 · Aasgard gully still holding hard snow or ice above the waterfall
Kit diverges — 1 lb 8 oz

Both branches pack 4 requirements the same; the rest belongs to one side only. Adopt the plan and this diff re-prices against your party and your forecast.

Both branches
the kit that holds
  • Sleep system2 nights out
  • Rain shelltaped seams, hooded
  • Blue bag1 per person
  • Stovecanister + fuel
Up Aasgard early
Plan A — the main line · 1 lb 8 oz
  • Microspikes11.6 oz
  • Raven Ultra ice axe12.3 oz
Retreat over Colchuck and out
Plan B — the alternate
  • Nothing only on this side.

Permits & bookings

Core Enchantment Zone overnight
Day 1 · Stuart Lake trailhead · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (USFS) · $6 · book
DATES SET ON ADOPTION
Northwest Forest Pass
Day 1 · Stuart Lake trailhead · Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest (USFS) · $30 · book
DATES SET ON ADOPTION

Agencies, costs and booking links carry across seasons; the application windows don’t, so they arrive blank and fill in the moment you give the plan dates.

The derived kit spec

5 lines, derived from the route rather than typed by hand. 3 read unknown until the plan has your dates — that is honest, not missing.

Sleep system
2 nights out
Unknown
Rain shell
taped seams, hooded
Unknown
Blue bag
1 per person
Specified
Stove
canister + fuel
Specified
Footwear class
18.8 mi
Unknown
SAFETY

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