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

A mountainous region in southern Washington, roughly bounded on the north by Cedar River, Stampede Pass, upper Yakima River, and Ryegrass Coulee (I-90); and on the south by Columbia River. This region encompasses Mt. Rainier National Park, William O. Douglas Wilderness, Goat Rocks Wilderness, Mt. St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Indian Heaven Wilderness, and Mt. Adams Wilderness.

Snow Tours in Southern WA Cascades

Tolmie Peak Snowshoe Climb via Mowich Lake—Eunice Lake (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Norse Peak Snowshoe Climb via Big Crow Pass—Northwest Ridge (Chinook Mountains, WA)

Old Snowy Mtn + Ives Peak + Snowgrass Flats + McCall Glacier Ski Descent (Goat Rocks, WA)

Norse Peak Snowshoe Climb via Big Crow Pass—Northwest Ridge (Chinook Mountains, WA)

Inter Glacier Climb & Ski Descent via Glacier Basin (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Cowlitz Rocks Ski Tour via Mazama Ridge—Paradise Glacier (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Silver King Peak Ski Ascent & Ski Descent via South Ridge (Chinook Mountains, WA)

Paradise Glacier Ski Ascent & Descent via Golden Gate (Mount Rainier Massif, WA)

Mt St Helens [Post-Eruption] Snowshoe Climb via Swift Creek—Monitor Ridge (Southern Cascades, WA)

Chinook Peak Ski Circumnavigation: Silver Saddle to Crystal Gap to Sourdough Gap (Chinook Mountains, WA)

Pickhandle Point Ski Ascent & Ski Descent via Pickhandle Basin—West Ridge (Chinook Mountains, WA)

Cowlitz Rocks Ski Tour via Mazama Ridge—Paradise Glacier (Mount Rainier Massif, 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)