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MOUNT RAINIER CASCADES (CENTRAL) | WASHINGTON | UNITED STATES
Summary | Elevation: 14,411 ft
MOUNT RAINIER
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| Image | Name | Steepest Section | Aspect | Skiable Vert | AVG Ascent Time | |
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MUIR SNOWFIELD | 15-25 Degrees | Southwest | 4700 ft. | 4-5 hours | |
| PANORAMA POINT | This Route is not officially added | |||||
| PARADISE GLACIER | This Route is not officially added | |||||
August 28, 2009
Submitted By WasatchSki
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Seattleslider: November 10, 2011 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
Wind and trap crust. Character builder....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 8, 2011 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,800 ft.
Day started out beautiful and calm but got breezy and cloudy by noon. 6" settled powder without wind affect on the PG....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: November 1, 2011 Uphill: 3,600 ft. | Downhill: 2,400 ft.
2-4" fresh powder 6000-8000', an inch in the parking lot, and glistening ice above 9000'. Time for powder please....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 27, 2011 Uphill: 4,200 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.
Blue sky and calm winds. But yesterday winds blew off the fresh snow that fell Monday. Lots of icy patches not warm enough to soften. Also some chalky powder....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 25, 2011 Uphill: 6,300 ft. | Downhill: 6,300 ft.
Beautiful winter day! Cold, sunny, no wind. 2-3" fresh dry powder. Skied my age! 63 hundred feet....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 18, 2011 Uphill: 5,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,700 ft.
Summerlike day at the end of October! Blue sky, low wind, temperature over 60 at Paradise. Mushy first run, corny second one....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 15, 2011 Uphill: 5,200 ft. | Downhill: 4,400 ft.
Blue skies, warm temperatures, and light wind turned the packed powder to nice soft bitter. Nice....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 13, 2011 Uphill: 4,800 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
An inch of packed powder over frozen corn from last year made for smooth pleasant turns....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 6, 2011 Uphill: 4,300 ft. | Downhill: 3,100 ft.
Powder season began today on Mount Rainier above 6000'. No wind, blue sky, 4" fluff on top of smooth old corn, worth the hike up out of the fog....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: September 29, 2011 Uphill: 4,700 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Rain over the weekend made for some fresh corn above 8000' and very smooth skiing everywhere....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: September 23, 2011 Uphill: 3,400 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.
Super smooth snow, better than three weeks ago! Must have been the rain over the weekend? Wildflowers are still in bloom and beautiful. Very warm day with a nice breeze to keep us cool....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: September 2, 2011 Uphill: 2,700 ft. | Downhill: 2,700 ft.
Not able to ski from the car anymore, but only hiked up 750' in half an hour, then snow all the way to our turn around in dusty snow and raised ski tracks. The ski down was soft and smooth, almost no...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 16, 2011 Uphill: 5,100 ft. | Downhill: 5,100 ft.
Perfect weather and pretty darn good snow, especially for August! 2"corn, buttery on steep slopes, so good we did a second lap on the glacier itself....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 14, 2011 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Another day on the outdoor treadmill, awesome weather, soft snow, some cool breeze and the fog chased us up the hill. 600' sunny skiing, 2000' through the fog, 900' buttery to the car. Gotta love it...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 12, 2011 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Cornier than Wednesday thanks to cooler, breezier weather. What an August!...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 10, 2011 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Nice 1" corn on steep slopes below 8800', too much dust higher. Flatter sections were 2" slush with small soft suncups....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 8, 2011 Uphill: 5,200 ft. | Downhill: 5,200 ft.
Two laps in Nisqually Chute and then a ski out to the car in the overnight lot, wow what an August. Above 8500' is too dusty from the rockfall in June. The chute was nice and smooth from sluffing at...[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: August 6, 2011 Uphill: 3,200 ft. | Downhill: 3,200 ft.
Surprisingly minimal suncupping from Paradise to the Nisqually Chute. Two inches of slushy corn. Clear weather above the foggy clouds at 6800' and below....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: July 15, 2011 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
Nice short weather window to get out and ski 2-3" corn in Nisqually Chute. Many classic ski routes on the mountain still seem to be in great condition, lots of snow!...[view]READ MORE
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Kajebobaje: December 31, 2010 Uphill: 1,400 ft. | Downhill: 1,400 ft.
Blue skies quick afternoon jaunt up to Panorama Point, Rainier. Snow stable and deep. Good fun!...[view]READ MORE
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Mickscott: December 30, 2010 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.
happy bday to me...[view]
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Seattleslider: November 10, 2010 Uphill: 4,600 ft. | Downhill: 4,600 ft.
Once in a decade tour, calm weather all the way up to Camp Muir, 8" fresh powder, clouds to keep the snow pristine until we started skiing down. As good as it gets here in the PNW. ...[view]
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Seattleslider: November 2, 2010 Uphill: 4,600 ft. | Downhill: 4,600 ft.
Another day in Paradise (the real one!) Blue skies, no wind, good friends, corn snow for 2000', challenging sastrugi and mashed potatos elsewhere. Skin right from the car, fun....[view] READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 27, 2010 Uphill: 2,800 ft. | Downhill: 2,800 ft.
Breezy, sunny day above Paradise, some crusting of the snow as a result. Great start to the season....[view]READ MORE
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Seattleslider: October 14, 2010 Uphill: 1,400 ft. | Downhill: 1,400 ft.
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Seattleslider: September 22, 2010 Uphill: 2,600 ft. | Downhill: 2,600 ft.
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Seattleslider: September 13, 2010 Uphill: 2,900 ft. | Downhill: 2,900 ft.
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Seattleslider: September 2, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
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Powderjunky: September 10, 2009 Uphill: 4,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
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