Cutthroat Pass via the Pacific Crest Trail
North Cascades
As of February 16, 2026, current conditions at Cutthroat Pass via the PCT are snow-covered.
The last report on November 11, 2025, indicated snowshoeing was necessary, with early season conditions featuring patches of bare trail mixed with snow and icy stream crossings. The road from Highway 20 to the trailhead was snow-covered, necessitating parking on the highway. Trail obstacles were minimal, though steeper sections were noted. Pre-season reports from September 2025 suggest the road to the trailhead may have had potholes, and shoulder parking on Highway 20 was common. The trail itself was generally well-maintained in late summer/early fall.
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This beautiful snowshoe felt like a special opportunity with the road still open. I got to the trailhead at 9:30 and parked on the highway, as the road up to the trailhead from the highway was snow co...
This hike is stunning! Arrived at 10 am Friday morning to plenty of cars parked along the road but no trouble finding a spot. The larches are turning, still mostly green but next weekend should probab...
Plenty of parking left when we arrived on a sunny Friday morning about 10:00 am. Most of the cars parked must have been headed up to Maple Pass Loop because we didn’t see very many other hikers, altho...
This is a great trail, and will be extra gorgeous when the larches start turning - I found one or two larches this time around, but they are still a few weeks out in general. Went past Cutthroat Pass ...
It was around 8:40 on a Sunday morning when we parked on the roadside of Highway 20 like many other cars. We mistakenly headed towards the Rainy Pass picnic/parking area - only to realize that it off...
Gentle grade for a few miles, and then suddenly you’re at the pass with stunning, expansive views of the snow capped mountains. The larches are long gone, but it only makes the landscape more open and...
I gave the road a “rough but passable” vote as the potholes to the parking lot are getting significant. We arrived, on a poor weather Friday a bit before 10am, to find a spot to park on the side in t...
Very busy day on the trail (no surprise on a gorgeous fall day!), but most hikers were very friendly and polite with good trail etiquette. Parking was already a quarter mile or so down the road at 730...
Hike was amazing. Larches were on prime. Saw many people walking on their dog and leaving the poop bag behind. Parking was crowded. In general lot of people on trail. If you doing day hike plan ahead ...
Mainly adding a trail report for crowd reporting!Arrived at TH around 5:45 a.m. and found one of the last legal spots in the lot. Cars were already lined up on the short dirt road to the lot (had clea...
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