The Road to Chirico Trail: Navigating the Issaquah Alps

A freak late March snowstorm completely transformed the Issaquah Alps, turning a standard approach to Poo Poo Point into a tense, atmospheric winter drive. Navigating the slick, slush-covered roads outside of Seattle requires focus when you are without traction gear. This scenic drive captures the stark transition from damp suburban streets to the deep, silent, snow-caked Douglas firs and cedars of West Tiger Mountain. With a hood-mounted perspective and live telemetry data, watch the elevation gain and temperature drop as the route winds deeper into the high-altitude forest. The destination is the staging area for the Chirico Trail, a notoriously steep path that gains 1,700 feet of elevation in under two miles. Originally a historic logging site for the Weyerhaeuser Corporation, the peak now serves as a premier paragliding launchpad. Once the car is parked, the real challenge begins: leaving the heater behind to tackle a grueling vertical ascent through fresh powder. Thanks for watching, and make sure to join us on our next adventure! SOCIAL: TWITTER: https://twitter.com/adventurewithbg INSTAGRAM: https://instagram.com/adventureswithbg FACEBOOK: https://facebook.com/adventureswithbg BLOG: http://adventureswithbg.com Music Credits: Snowfall by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Undertow by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley Royalty Free Music by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ #issaquahalps #poopoopoint #washingtonstate #scenicdrive #winterdriving #pnw #pacificnorthwest #chiricotrail #tigermountain