Day Trips

Day Trips
Chair Peak Circumnavigation

Chair Peak Circumnavigation

This tour around the dominating peak of the Alpental valley has all the elements to become a classic: beautiful ski des…

$3.00

Chair Peak North Slope Descent

Chair Peak North Slope Descent

This is a moderate tour in a spectacular environment in the upper Alpental valley.

$3.00

Granite Mountain

Granite Mountain

Granite Mountain is a classic moderate ski tour in the Snoqualmie Valley. Access doesn’t get any better, the vertical…

$3.00

Granite West

Granite West

This short, simple tour combines enjoyable subalpine tree skiing with spectacular views of the west cirque of Granite M…

$3.00

Kaleetan Peak

Kaleetan Peak

Although it’s the second highest and maybe most aesthetic peak in the immediate Snoqualmie Pass region, Kaleetan Peak…

$3.00

Kendall Peak, West Flank

Kendall Peak, West Flank

Kendall Peak is a surprisingly rugged peak that can get your attention in the summit area. The ski descent demands good…

$3.00

Kendall Stump

Kendall Stump

The hill directly north east of Snoqualmie Pass and southeast of the Commonwealth Creek drainage provides an ideal trai…

$3.00

Ludin Peak

Ludin Peak

Lundin Peak is a rewarding introduction to ski mountaineering. The summit ridge makes the transition to basic but expos…

$3.00

McClellum Butte North Couloir

McClellum Butte North Couloir

This couloir is hard to resist. It’s more a steep ski descent than an actual ski tour. You’ll easily see your objec…

$3.00

Mount Hayak

Mount Hayak

Mount Hyak is located just barely east of the Hyak Ski Area and makes for an excellent little tour for the absolute nov…

$3.00

Mount Roosevelt

Mount Roosevelt

The view from the summit of Mount Roosevelt is probably the best in the area: You can see the complete Snoqualmie Haute…

$3.00

Mount Catherine

Mount Catherine

Mount Catherine is a surprising tour. I was looking for a very simple noncommitting outing. What I found was a surprisi…

$3.00

Pinapple Basin

Pinapple Basin

This tour is an excellent introduction to the Alpental backcountry. It takes you to the pretty Pineapple basin and past…

$3.00

Red Mountain

Red Mountain

I’ve met many people who wanted to ski the west face of Red Mountain. It’s no surprise. This beautiful little pyram…

$3.00

Snoqualmie Middle Fork Descent

Snoqualmie Middle Fork Descent

A 4,500-foot vertical descent is a beautiful thing—especially off a 6,180-foot mountain. Apart from great skiing, thi…

$3.00

Snoqualmie Mountain East Summit

Snoqualmie Mountain East Summit

The Snoqualmie East Summit Tour is a fairly simple outing that will let you scope out many other touring objectives in …

$3.00

Snoqualmie MOuntain via Cave Ridge

Snoqualmie MOuntain via Cave Ridge

This tour is a classic. The majority of it is visible from the freeway and the Alpental Ski Area. The summit views are …

$3.00

Snow Lake Divide

Snow Lake Divide

This excellent introductory tour takes you into some scenic portions of the immediate Alpental backcountry. This is one…

$3.00

The Crooked Couloir

The Crooked Couloir

The Crooked Couloir Tour sheds new light on Snoqualmie Mountain. It takes you to the surprisingly rugged and remote-fee…

$3.00

The Slot Couloir

The Slot Couloir

The Slot Couloir is one of the best tours in this selection. It contains many of the elements of a challenging ski tour…

$3.00


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Snoqualmie Backcountry is a website built to showcase the backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering routes of Snoqualmie Pass. Snoqualmie Pass offers great backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering, and even inbounds and alpine skiing. Close to Seattle, Snoqualmie Pass is the closest ski area and offers world class terrain. Martin Volken, owner of Pro Guide Service and Pro Ski Service has developed and written about many of the ski routes in the Snoqualmie Pass area. Pro Guide Service is a premier guide service guiding trips world wide including Snoqualmie Pass, the greater North Cascades area, the rest of North America, Europe, and Africa. The entire Snoqualmie Pass area has routes throughout, including Alpental Valley, Chair Peak, Roosevelt Peak, Mount Daniel, The Slot Couloir, Mount Snoqualmie,the Snoqalmie Haute Route, the Snoqualmie Little Haute route and lots more.