"Decided to try Blowdown Mountain for the first time today as avalanche danger is still pretty high and a lot of roads are still closed - definitely hard to avoid crowds. Snow starts at about 2.5 miles in on the the new Teneriffe trail, and no real need for snowshoes since the track is beaten down. The connector trail towards Blowdown/Mount Si was easy to find and there was a fresh path that was easy to follow. The rest of the way to the summit of Blowdown was typical scenery for this area - nothing special, but a nice different angle of Mount Si, typical Rainier views and views east to Teneriffe and beyond. Walked around the summit for awhile trying to find a way down towards either Crater Lake Peak or Dixie Peak. There was a path on the ride side of the summit heading down, but the woods were dense, the snow was deep and didn't feel like fumbling around with the snowshoes. Enjoyed a snack below the summit in the sun facing south and headed back down as a group of 6 was coming up. The leader confirmed there is a route to the other peaks that is "sketchy" but doable, and apparently there is a summit register at the top of Blowdown which I couldn't find. Coming down th..." — BryHong8 • Mar 11, 2018

"I hiked up the Teneriffe road trail, taking a left at the 3500 ft junction. At 3800 ft, instead of going left toward Mt Si, there is an overgrown old road going NNE. Following a mile or so of bad road led me to Blowdown Mountain. Not much to see at the summit, being treed over. However, continuing on another ridge NW for less than a mile, I found the peak of Crater Lake Mountain, with some rewarding views. Total stats for the day were 4000 ft gain, 14 miles, 8:30 hours." — markgarrett • May 12, 2016

"We arrived at the new Mount Si trailhead at 6:30 as a group of Boeing Mountaineering Course students were signing in for their evaluation hike. I used my headlamp for the first mile or so until the rising sun began to poke though the trees. Snow began on the trail at 2 miles and was steady after 3. As we gained 3500' of elevation the temperature rapidly rose as a result of an extreme temperature inversion in the region. After a short break for pictures and a snack by the rocks near the top, we headed around the back of the haystack. The haystack was mostly melted off besides the standard scramble route up the NE col, which was filled near to the top with a mix of ice and slushy snow. Due our experience with this ~60' scramble we hatched a plan to alternate up to the summit to keep Automahn from danger on the slippery descent. Unfortunately I started up with the leash in my pack like a dummy. Auto ignored Joel's attempts to constrain him and had climbed half the way up before I could get to him, then refused to follow me down, apparently intent on making the summit himself. We completed our half-hatched plan and then spent the next hour slowly coaxing a stubborn mule-of-a-dog bac..." — Jeb • Jan 19, 2013