Washington’s East Side
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Total Zones
40
Publisher
Beacon Guidebooks

Washington's East Side Overview
In 1897, John Stevens found the passage for the Great Northern Railroad across a 4,000’ pass in the Cascades. Since then Stevens Pass’ place in history is thick with decades of travel, avalanches, ski areas and so much more. Stevens Pass is one of the essential gateways to the extraordinary backcountry possibilities that exist between I-90, US Highway 97, and US Highway 2. Over 300 tours, accessible via ski areas, roadside pullouts, and long snowmobile approaches make this region's diverse opportunities seem infinite. The East Side also provides a drier, colder snowpack—bringing blower pow (and persistent slabs) to the Cascades.
Zones Covered
- Argonaut + Sherpa + Stuart Approach
- Stuart Lake Approach
- Argonaut NE Couloir
- Argonaut NW Couloir
- Sherpa NE Couloir
- Sherpa North Face
- Sherpa NW Couloir
- Sherpa Glacier
- Ice Cliff
- Arrowhead Approach
- Arrowhead
- East Arrow
- Bent Arrow
- Bean Basin Approach
- String Bean
- J's East
- Mary's
- South Bean
- Earl Peak Chutes
- Big Chiwaukum Approach
- Northwest Couloir
- Big C Couloir
- Big Jim Approach
- Big Jim
- JJ Bowl
- Big Jim Jack Couloir
- Lake Augusta
- Cannon Mountain Couloir Approach
- Cannon Mountain Couloir
- Cannon Mountain NW Approach
- Northwest Face
- Hel Basin North
- Hel Basin
- Colchuck Lake DT Approach
- Asgard Pass
- Dragontail Triple Couloirs
- Colchuck Glacier
- NE Couloir
- NE Buttress Couloir
- Diamond Head Approach
- DH Central
- DH West
- Rock Slide Right
- Rock Slide Left
- Eightmile Approach
- Axis Peak Approach
- Axis Peak South Face
- Axis NE Couloir
- Hi-Jack Peak
- Eightmile South Face
- Eightmile NE Face
- Colchuck Lake Approach
- McClellan
- Sprite
- Little Annapurna
- Lil Ann
- Iso
- Dragon's Backside
- Enchanted
- Prusik
- Prusik North Bowl
- Tranquil Lake
- Thieves in the Temple
- Esmeralda Approach
- Esmeralda's
- Pipeline
- Ridge 2
- Bird Ridge
- Ridge 1
- North Bowl
- Main Line
- Burn Approach
- Mill Creek Burn
- Valentine Trees
- Mushroom Chute
- Cat Food
- Fleur de Lis
- North Face
- Shoulda Woulda Coulda
- Grace Approach
- Bombs Below Tokyo
- GL Bowl
- Hartman's
- Ian's
- Mini Gully
- Resort Entry
- Shire
- Ingalls Peak Approach
- Fortune Peak Approach
- Fortune Bowl
- East Fortune
- South Ingalls
- Lake Line
- Preserves
- Fog Light
- Longs Pass
- No Skimo
- High Beams
- Cry Wolf
- Goat
- Long Leash
- Headlight Bowl
- Cabin Runs
- Wenatchee Bowl
- See Yo
- East Highlands Bowl
- The Knuckle
- Highland Bowl
- Jailbreak Trees
- Boundary Trees
- How Can Lakeward
- Lost Mastiff
- Nason Ridge
- WWDCD?
- Approach via Direct Cascadian
- Colchuck Peak/Porcupine Creek Approach
- West Ridge Couloir
- Ulrich's Couloir
- Direct Cascadian
- Cascadian East
- Sherpa South
- Southwest Couloir
- Porcupine Creek
- How to Ride a Dragon
- Iso
- Crystal Creek
- NYE Approach
- Three Iron
- Gold Bowl
- Middle Finger
- NYE Bowl
- Exit Line
- Jim Hill Approach
- Big Jim
- In the Middle of Jim
- Jim North Bowl
- East Jim
- Ridge Runner Approach
- Koppen Trees Approach
- Triangle Trees
- Koppen Spines
- Koppen Trees
- Fingers
- Lanham Approach
- 1-2 Trees
- Lanham Trees
- High Lanham
- Back 9
- Lanham South
- Lichtenberg Approach
- South Face
- South Ribs
- South Glades
- Wasteland
- Southwest Face
- Lake Valhalla Trees
- Solstice Gully
- Solstice Trees
- Esmeralda Approach
- Home Run
- Longs Way Home
- Mine Shaft
- Long Line
- The Gash
- Mission Peak
- Marion Lake
- Naneum
- Stemilt Basin
- SB Central
- Stormy's
- Moonlight Bowl
- Red Mountain Groomed
- Red Basin #3
- Red Rocket
- Point 5360
- Red Glades
- Red Basin #1
- #2 North
- Red Direct
- Red Rocket Rib Approach
- Red Rocket Rib
- Cashmere North Face
- Rock Mountain Approach
- Rock On
- Rock North Face
- Dr Bob Approach
- Prince
- Hooky Bowl
- Dr Bob
- Cool Aid Bowl
- Skyline Approach
- Another Short Line
- Short 'n Sweet
- Highway Chutes
- Kiddie Pool
- Diving Board
- Skyline Far West
- Skyline Exit
- The Swath Approach
- The Big 5-0
- The Swath
- Tye Approach
- Skyline Bowl East
- Skyline Bowl West
- Tye East Face
- Tye North Face
- Happy Face
- Happier Face
- Union Gap Approach
- Jove Peak Approach
- Union Peak Northeast
- Union South
- Union East
- Jove'n
- By Jove
- Union Peak NW
- Ridges
- Union Peak Exit
- Valhalla Approach
- Odin Bowl
- Loki Chute
- Ragnarok Couloir
- South Face MacC
- Thor Glades
- Valhalla
- Rapid River Trees
- Van Epps Approach
- Scatter Peak East Bowl
- Scatter Van
- Burnout Bowl
- Solomon Couloir
- Beer Can Meadow
- Fortune Knob Pillows
- Huckleberry Bowls
- Pass Pillows
- Mushroom Pillows
- Spirits
- Nibbles
- Van Epps Main Line
- Growler Face
- Sled Line
- Camp Trees
- Victoria Approach
- My Space Approach
- Palm Tree Approach
- My Space Couloir
- Victoria's Secret
- Lake Victoria Run
- Palm Tree Couloir
- Goat's Breath Couloir
- Tronsen Approach
- TH East
- Tronsen Breakover
- Tronsen Glades
- The Stash
- TH Northwest
- WK North Slope
- WK Central
- WK Northwest
- Rock Glacier
- Diamond Trees
- Diamond Open
- County Line
- Meadow Trees
- Swauk Meadows
- Small Trees Short
- Small Trees
- Yodelin Approach
- North Trees
- Big Trees
- Silver Fir
- Center Bowl
- Chairline
- Shakedown
- Exit Trees
- Lower Chair
- O's Run
- Yodelin Burn
- Backside Glades
- Backside 1
- Yodelin Backside Exit