Trip
Backcountry Ski/Snowboard - Bullion Basin
Tour to explore some new lines in the Bullion / Union area.
- Sun, Dec 4, 2022
- Seattle Backcountry Skiing Committee
- Backcountry Skiing
- Adults
- M3 Expert Ski
- Challenging
- Mileage: 4.5 mi
- Elevation Gain: 5,000 ft
- FULL, 1 on waitlist (0 capacity)
- FULL (4 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Bottom of the Bullion Basin uptrack at 8:30AM.
We will ascend the usual uptrack to Bullion Basin and then proceed to Blue Bell Pass to consider possible ski lines either back into the basin or down into the Cement/Union Creek drainage or beyond in the Crown Point area. We will have ample choices for different aspects and make choices based on what the snow tells us.
We will be aiming for steeper ski lines, so comfort with double black terrain — slopes above 40-45 degrees, trees, potentially variable snow — is required.
Bullion Basin
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USGS Norse Peak
Green Trails Bumping Lake No. 271
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Boots, AT skis/splitboard, poles
- Climbing skins (or other method to travel uphill on snow)
- Avalanche shovel (metal blade)
- Avalanche beacon (modern, three antenna)
- Avalanche probe