Youth activity: Mountaineers Adventure Club - Tacoma
TAC MAC Ski/Splitboard Touring Skills - Mazama Ridge (Mount Rainier)
Skill building for backcountry skiing and snowboarding
Contacts
Alex Binder
Primary Leader
Qualified Youth Leader
- Sun, Jan 18, 2026
- Tacoma Youth Programs
- Backcountry Skiing
- Youth
- Moderate, M1 Intremediate Ski
- Moderate
- Mileage: 6.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 2,000 ft
- 6 (6 capacity)
- 1 (2 capacity)
- Mon, Dec 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
- Fri, Jan 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
We will practice skills for ski touring, including:
- Efficient skinning movements
- Track setting
- Kick turns
- Transitions
- Avalanche safety
- Group management and decision-making in a bc ski setting
To be discussed over email
Route/Place
Mazama Ridge (Mount Rainier)
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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
Participants must source their own backcountry set up. The Mountaineers does not have any available for loan.
- Skis with a touring binding (frame binding, tech binding, or shifts are all acceptable) or splitboard
- Ski touring boots with a walk mode, or snowboard boots if splitboarding
- Ski helmet
- Goggles
- Skins
- Poles
Avalanche safety equipment (The Mountaineers may be able to source these for you)
- Avalanche beacon
- Probe
- Snow shovel
Other:
- Appropriate clothing for snow travel
- 10 essentials
Trip Reports