Trip
Winter Scramble - North Slide Mountain
A winter scramble offering great views plus early entrance to the north side of Mount Rainier National Park (on our feet that is, from the Ranger Creek Airstrip and a portion of the Sun Top Trail). A great workout at 4400’ of gain and 14 miles round trip.
Contacts
- Sat, Apr 11, 2026
- Seattle Alpine Scrambling Subcommittee - Winter Scrambling
- Scrambling
- Adults
- Technical 3, Strenuous 5
- Challenging
- Mileage: 14.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 4,000 ft
- High Point Elevation: 6,630 ft
- 2 (7 capacity)
- Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 3:30 PM
- Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
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Leader’s permission due to the obvious strenuousness of this trip (when requesting permission please describe your recent trips: gain and distance). Please refrain from requesting leader’s permission until the week prior to signup opening.
This strenuous ~4400’/14 mile scramble starts from the Ranger Creek Airfield, then ascends via Fawn Ridge to Lake 5580 (with a break at Point 5460), then finishes the ascent via North Slide’s NE ridge:
In recent years the vagaries of downed logs have complicated this route, yet recent clearing work should improve our experience. Leader’s permission due to the obvious strenuousness of this trip (when requesting please describe your recent trips: dates, gain and distance). Photos from past trips can be seen here.
Arranged via email.
South Slide Mountain
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USGS White River Park
Green Trails Greenwater No. 238
USGS Greenwater
Green Trails Mt Rainier East No. 270
Green Trails Mount Rainier Wonderland No. 269SX - See full route/place details.
Required Equipment
The Ten Essentials- Helmet
- Crampons
- Ice Axe
- Snowshoes
- Micro-spikes
- Mountaineering Boots
Check with leader for any additional group gear or required equipment specific to trip location