Each route featured here is a downloadable PDF from the classic "Backcountry Skiing Snoqualmie Pass," which is now out of print. These tours were pioneered and written up by Martin Volken.
Overcoat Peak
$3.00
Overcoat Peak will make you feel lucky to live in this area.
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Kaleetan Peak
$3.00
A steep and beautiful ski descent.
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The Crooked Couloir
$3.00
The Crooked Couloir is a spectacular ski descent.
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Mount Thompson
$3.00
The Mount Thompson Tour is a good introduction to Cascade ski mountaineering.
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Melakwa Point
$3.00
This tour is definitively an advanced ski tour with several transitions, a touch of ski mountaineering and a rewarding steep ski descent.
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Granite West
$3.00
This short, simple tour combines enjoyable sub-alpine tree skiing with spectacular views of the west cirque of Granite Mountain.
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Snoqualmie Mountain via Cave Ridge
$3.00
This tour is a classic.
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Mount Hyak
$3.00
Mount Hyak is located just barely east of the Hyak Ski Area and makes for an excellent little tour for the absolute novice.
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Slot Couloir via Cave Ridge
$3.00
An approach to the Slot Couloir that offers real diversity.
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Chair Peak North Slope Descent
$3.00
This is a moderate tour in a spectacular environment in the upper Alpental valley.
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Snoqualmie Middle Fork Descent
$3.00
A 4,500-foot vertical descent is a beautiful thing, especially off a 6,180-foot mountain.
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Lundin Peak
$3.00
Lundin Peak is a rewarding introduction to ski mountaineering.
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The Slot Couloir
$3.00
The Slot Couloir is one of the best tours in this selection. See for yourself!
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Alaska Mountain
$3.00
With almost 2,600 feet of vertical, Alaska Mountain's south face is one of the most consistent long runs in this region.
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Pineapple Basin
$3.00
This tour is an excellent introduction to the Alpental backcountry.
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Kendall Peak, West Flank
$3.00
A surprisingly rugged peak.
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The Forbidden Tour
$5.00
This multiday ski tour epitomizes everything that makes the North Cascades a great range to climb or to ski in.
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Mount Catherine
$3.00
A surprising amount of vertical and a long ski descent in fairly steep old-growth forest.
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Jolly Mountain
$3.00
Great skiing in non-committing terrain, with spectacular views of the Stewart Range.
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Snow Lake Divide
$3.00
An excellent introductory tour.
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Mount Roosevelt
$3.00
The view from the summit of Mount Roosevelt is probably the best in the area.
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McClellan Butte East Face
$3.00
An uninterrupted fall line descent of just about 3000 feet.
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Granite Mountain
$3.00
Granite Mountain is a classic moderate ski tour in the Snoqualmie Valley.
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Snoqualmie Mountain East Summit
$3.00
This ski tour offers great skiing and spectacular views into the Lemah Range and the lonely Middle Fork valley.
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McClellan Butte North Couloir
$3.00
This couloir is hard to resist. You'll easily see your objective from Interstate 90 at around milepost 40 on the south side of the freeway.
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The Snoqualmie Haute Route
$5.00
A multiday tour that showcases the rugged, and wildly scenic terrain of the Snoqualmie Pass region.
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Big Snow Mountain
$3.00
A remote feel and a good amount of vertical, yet it can be done very safely.
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Red Mountain
$3.00
This beautiful little pyramid offers one of the most consistent steeper slopes in the area.
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Kendall Stump
$3.00
The hill directly north east of Snoqualmie Pass and southeast of the Commonwealth Creek drainage provides an ideal training ground for the ski touring novice.
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The Little Snoqualmie Haute Route
$5.00
A multiday tour that showcases the rugged, and wildly scenic terrain of the Snoqualmie Pass region.
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