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Backcountry Ski/Snowboard - Bullion Basin

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Backcountry Ski/Snowboard - Bullion Basin

Day tour to Lake Basin chutes/steeps (pending avy conditions).

Contacts

Paul Brown
Paul Brown
Primary Leader
Michael Nanney
Michael Nanney
Co-Leader
  • M3 Expert Ski, Strenuous
  • Challenging
  • Mileage: 4.5 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 5,000 ft
  • Pace: 1200-1500ft/hr
  • 2 (4 capacity)
  • FULL (2 capacity)
  • Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 8:30 AM
  • Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 4:00 PM
  • Cancellation & Refund Policy
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This will be a strenuous tour in challenging terrain.  Steep/narrow lines, tight trees, steep skin tracks/kick turns, difficult trail breaking, and variable snow are all on the menu.  The expectation for ski skills is that you regularly ski double-black terrain inbounds at Crystal or Alpental, and the fitness expectation is that you can currently manage a <4h skin up to Camp Muir.

AIARE L1 and companion rescue are a hard requirement.

The plan for the tour is to head for Lake Basin to scope out N-facing lines.

8:30AM at the base of the Bullion Basin approach (46.93589, -121.47388).

Route/Place

Bullion Basin


  • USGS Norse Peak
    Green Trails Bumping Lake No. 271
    Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX
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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • The Ten Essentials
  • Boots, alpine touring skis, poles
  • Climbing skins
  • Avalanche shovel (metal blade)
  • Avalanche beacon (modern three antenna)
  • Avalanche probe (>260cm)
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