Mount Baker to Mount Rainier on Skis, 1982-2007
by Lowell Skoog

Route (click for story) Map Direction Distance Climbing Time Completed
Mt Baker Traverse 400kb W to E 17.3 mi. 7,600 ft. 1 to 2 days 1990, 1998, 2004
Nooksack Traverse 300kb W to E 18.6 mi. 8,500 ft. 3 days 2004
Picket Range Traverse 1.2Mb N to S 45.5 mi. 19,200 ft. 6 days 1985
Isolation Traverse 500kb S to N 23.8 mi. 11,800 ft. 3 to 5 days 1983, 1994
Forbidden Tour 200kb S to N 14.4 mi. 9,200 ft. 1 to 2 days 1987, 2002, 2003
Ptarmigan Traverse (standard) 700kb N to S 31.7 mi. 10,800 ft. 1 to 3 days 1982, 1988
Ptarmigan Traverse (extended) 600kb N to S 48.4 mi. 16,900 ft. 5 days 2000
Suiattle High Route 900kb N to S 62.0 mi. 24,700 ft. 6 days 1989
Glacier Peak via White Pass 400kb Round trip 35.0 mi. 9,900 ft. 2 days 2007
White Pass to Stevens Pass 900kb N to S 43.8 mi. 11,600 ft. 4 days 2007
Stevens Pass to Deception Pass 400kb N to S 21.9 mi. 5,200 ft. 2 days 2007
Alpine Lakes Traverse 700kb W to E 28.4 mi. 12,500 ft. 4 days 2002
Snoqualmie Pass to Stampede Pass 400kb N to S 21.5 mi. 4,600 ft. 1 day 2001, '02, '04, '06
Stampede Pass to Naches Pass 500kb S to N 32.0 mi. 6,400 ft. 2 days 2007
Naches Pass to Crystal Mountain 400kb S to N 24.2 mi. 3,900 ft. 1 day 2007
Crystal Mountain to Cayuse Pass 200kb N to S 8.6 mi. 2,900 ft. 1 day 1991
Cayuse Pass to Paradise 400kb W to E 16.7 mi. 7,400 ft. 2 days 2001
Mt Rainier, Tahoma Traverse 400kb E to W 19.1 mi. 9,100 ft. 3 days 2003
TOTALS Overview Above 497.2 mi. 173,700 ft. 42+ days 1982 to 2007

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