Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades Archives - Trip Reports by Jim Brisbine

A mountainous region in central Washington, roughly bounded on the north by Skykomish River, Stevens Pass (US-2), Nason Creek, Wenatchee River, and Swakane Creek; and on the south by Green River, Stampede Pass, upper Yakima River, and Ryegrass Coulee (I-90). This region encompasses the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Issaquah Alps, Mt. Si Conservation Area, Teanaway Community Forest, and Colockum Wildlife Area.

Snow Tours in Central WA Cascades

Talapus Lake + Olallie Lake Ski Tour / Snowshoe Trek via Road 9030—Trail 1039 (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Tinkham Pass Ski Tour via Roaring Creek Valley—Lost Lake—Mirror Lake (Iron Horse Mountains, WA)

Keechelus Peak Ski Ascent via South Ridge + Keechelus Tower Knoll (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Red Mtn Ski Tour via Cooper River Road—Northeast Ridge (Kachess Mountains, WA)

Big Lou Mtn Snowshoe Climb via Chatter Creek—Lake Ida—Southwest Slope (Chiwaukum Mountains, WA)

Surveyors Hill Snowshoe Trek / Ski Tour via Hyak Lake—Grand Junction—Surveyors Lake (Iron Horse Mountains, WA)

Tronsen Head Ski Loop: Windy Hollow to Haney Gap (Lower Wenatchee Mountains, WA)

Windy Pass Ski Tour via Eightmile Creek—Lake Caroline (Icicle Mountains, WA)

First Kendall Knob + Kendall Peak Lakes Ski Tour / Snowshoe Trek via Coal Creek Road (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

Arrowhead Mtn Snowshoe Climb via North Slope—Northeast Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Keechelus Ridge Ski Loop: Noble Creek Overlook to Resort Creek Overlook + Tower Knoll (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Jolly Mtn Snowshoe Climb via Salmon la Sac Creek—North Ridge (Cle Elum Mountains, WA)

Ashley Gorge Via Ferrata Climbs: The Outlaw + Abduction + The Pump + The Soup + Toothy Grin (Uinta Range, UT)

Guye Peak: North Summit + Middle Summit + South Summit via Alpental Valley / Commonwealth Valley (Snoqualmie Range, WA)

McAlester–Rainbow Loop via McAlester Pass—Rainbow Creek—Rainbow Pass—Bridge Creek + McAlester Mtn (North Stehekin Mountains, WA)

Hoodoo Pass Loop via Eagle Lakes—Horsehead Pass—Libby-Crater Saddle—Crater Lake + Mt Bigelow + Crater Peak (Sawtooth Mountains, WA)

Amabilis Mtn Bike Loop via Amabilis Beacon + Amabilis Peak (Keechelus Mountains, WA)

Three Fingers Mtn: South Peak / Lookout Via Meadow Mtn—Goat Flats—Tin Can Gap—Southwest Side (West Sauk Mountains, WA)

Defiance Trail Traverse: Thompson Pass to Hemlock Pass via Mason Pass—Pratt Pass + Mt Defiance (Lower Snoqualmie Range, WA)

LaCrosse Pass Loop via Enchanted Valley—O’Neil Pass—Duckabush River—Dosewallips River—Anderson Pass (Olympic Mountains, WA)

Granite Mtn via Hyas Lake—Tuck Lake—Robin Lakes—Northwest Ridge (Upper Icicle Mountains, WA)

Glacier Basin Climbing Reconn: Monte Cristo Peak attempt + Cadet Peak attempt (Monte Cristo Mountains, WA)