Trip
Glacier Ski/Snowboard - Paradise Glacier
Trip to a tamer glacier intended for skiers who maybe haven't been on a glacier before.
- Sat, May 16, 2020
- Foothills Backcountry Skiing Committee
- Backcountry Skiing
- Adults
- M2G Advanced Glacier Ski
- Moderate
- Mileage: 7.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 3,000 ft
- High Point Elevation: 10,000 ft
- 4 (4 capacity)
- 1 (1 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
We shall meet at Longmire at 8am to coordinate moving up to Paradise.
This trip is intended to be an educational trip for skiers who haven't been on a glacier before and have completed the Foothills Glacier Skiing/Crevasse Rescue class. Depending on conditions we will ascend either the glacier directly or the Muir snowfield then access the glacier. Route-finding and feature identification will be part of this trip. This glacier is a pretty tame one so its a good place to get some initial experience before skiing more complex systems.
Don't email me for permission until the registration window opens.
Paradise Glacier
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USGS Mt Rainier East
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
- The Ten Essentials
- Boots, skis/snowboard, poles
- Climbing skins (or other method to travel uphill on snow)
- Avalanche shovel (mental blade)
- Avalanche beacon
- Avalanche probe
Glacier climbing gear:
- Seat harness
- Rescue pulley
- Webbing and carabiners
- Pickets or other anchor device
- Rope