Paradise

Trip

Backcountry Ski/Snowboard - Paradise Area

Moderate paced tour for intermediate sliders to McClure Rock near Paradise at Mt. Rainier. Trail head to destination evaluation gain is 2400 feet. The round trip distance is approximately 5.5 miles.

  • M1 Intremediate Ski
  • Moderate
  • Mileage: 5.0 mi
  • Elevation Gain: 2,100 ft

Be ready to discuss the information that you recorded in your AIARE field book or the attached ski trip and avalanche rescue checklist at the Cruiser Café in Eatonville at 7:30 am where we will eat breakfast.

A National Park entrance fee and tire chains are required.

Car Pooling

To arrange a car pool, select the Roster tab in the trip description, and then the blue Email Roster button to get the car pool preferences and email addresses of the trip participants.

 

This will be a moderate paced tour.  It is the responsibility of each participant to stay within voice distance of the participant behind them. 

Enclosed is a route map, profile, segment description of the route and ski trip and avalanche rescue checklist.  We will return to the trail head prior to 5:00 pm.

The AIARE field book or the ski trip and avalanche rescue checklist are MANDATORY equipment to participate on the trip.  You will not participate in the trip without them.

You must complete the appropriate sections of the AIARE field book or the following sections of the ski trip and avalanche rescue checklist PRIOR to arriving at the trail head: Weather, Avalanche Problem and Avalanche Advisory Key Messages.  Use the enclosed segment description of the route for the travel plan and identify FOUR field observation locations where observations will be recorded.

You will be using the map and the travel plan to lead the navigation to and from our destination.

Please check your email after 9 pm on the day before the trip, and in the morning before you leave for route changes due to avalanche and weather conditions.  If you do not receive an email at either of these times, the route has not changed.

The actual route will depend on snow, avalanche, weather conditions and participants’ abilities. If needed, an alternate, safer destination will be chosen by group consensus.

We will conduct a review of the day at the cars.

Route/Place

Paradise



  • USGS Mt Rainier East

    Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270

    Green Trails Paradise No. 270S

    Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX
  • See full route/place details.
Roster
Required Equipment

Required Equipment

  • The Ten Essentials
  • Boots, skis/snowboard, poles
  • Climbing skins (or other method to travel uphill on snow)
  • Avalanche shovel (metal blade)
  • Avalanche beacon
  • Avalanche probe
  • AIARE field book or the referenced ski trip and avalanche rescue checklist
Trip Reports