Mt. Oberlin

Going to the Sun Road is plowed now, but it's still not open to cars. That means you can reach Logan Pass -- after a 16.8 mile bike ride. Riding the famous road is actually fun when it's you and several dozen people on two wheels -- and not a car in sight. Two hours of huffing later I've made the pass, parked my bike next to a seven-foot snowbank, and begun the climb on skis. Oberlin is a dark rocky mass that guards the pass and is a visible landmark from the visitors center. I traverse about a mile before ascending a snowy headwall to overlook Bird Woman cirque. From there it's a steep ridge walk without skis to the summit.