The Adventure Guys - Fun with Web cams at Mount St. Helens

The inside story on outside recreation

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Posted by Craig Hill @ 09:48:25 am

Somebody placed what appears to be a snowboard-toting lawn gnome in front of the Johnston Ridge Observatory Web cam at Mount St. Helens.

The sign to the gnome's right says "I will get the snow." The sign is getting attention from media outlets around the Northwest. This morning a second sign was added to the gnome.
It reads "No headway on the snow, but could use some hot chocolate."

It's not known who placed the gnome at observation area, which is about 4,500 feet above sea level. The observatory is closed for the winter but can still be reached on skis or snowshoes.

The National Weather Service recently told The News Tribune that snow levels in the Cascades are 150 percent of normal this season.

Holly Lippert of the Summit at Snoqualmie says the ski area received eight inches of new snow overnight. The ski area, the only one in the area still operating, will reopen Saturday. It plans to close for the season on May 5. Lift tickets will be $5 on Monday.

Categories: Craig Hill, Skiing/Snowboarding, Mount St. Helens • 4 comments

COMMENTS:

Comment by Bob_Boblaw @ 14:23 - Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

LMAO!! The roaming Gnomes evil brother strikes again.

Comment by Kevindot1 @ 18:37 - Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Is that Tacoma Gnome? That explains a lot if it is him. :)

Comment by Craig Hill @ 21:51 - Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Not sure. I left a post at Tacomagnome.blogspot.com asking if it was him (or her).

Comment by tacomachickadee @ 21:09 - Thursday, May 1st, 2008

http://www.tacomachickadee.blogspot.com

That SO is not our gnome. The Tacoma Gnome is back home in T-town! Not on the mountain ...

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