5 m away
Brain Damage
This iconic and challenging couloir is for experts only.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 344 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 227 m
Powder 8s
Crystal Mountain
Mount Rainier National Park
This is one of the best lines in Silver Basin, starting in an open face, funneling through a wide and shallow couloir and opening again to the lower basin.
Freeride Skiing Difficult
- Distance
- 698 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 322 m
- Low Point
- 1.8 km
- High Point
- 2.1 km
- Gradient
- 39˚
This fun line, also known as Crazy 8s or simply Divider Chute (is it divides the upper and lower fields of SE Right), can be tricky to find. The surest way to find it is by hiking Silver King (see description for "The King"). Powder 8s is the first top to bottom couloir on the skier's right of the summit on the Silver Basin side of the peak. For those familiar with the traverse behind the King, leave the traverse and enter Powder 8s at the top. Once at the top, the route is straightforward. This run hardly avalanches due to its shallow angle and thus is almost always laden with snow. This is a great first run to hit after a storm. Advanced intermediates willing to put in the effort to reach the Southback terrain will enjoy this run.
Difficulty
Difficult
Serious gradient of 30-38 degrees where a real risk of slipping exists.
Low Exposure (E1)
Exposure is limited to that of the slope itself. Getting hurt is still likely if the slope is steep and/or the snow is hard.
Remoteness
Away from help but easily accessed.
Features
- Trees
- Cliffs
- Walk Required
Similar routes nearby
12 m away
Lobotomy
A steep, rocky face reserved for experienced experts
Extreme Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 73 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 51 m
18 m away
Pinball Face
A steep, rocky face for experienced experts
Extreme Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 72 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 53 m
77 m away
Hourglass
This popular, wide-open chute is one of the easiest couloirs on the north side of the King.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 281 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 185 m
114 m away
The Cliff
A steep cliff requiring mandatory air.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 134 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 82 m
115 m away
L-Tree Chute (aka The Ramp)
This rarely explored, deep couloir is too narrow for most experts. Usually this gully is jumped in competitions.
Extreme Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 114 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 89 m
120 m away
SE King Left
An open face along the SE side of Silver King ("The King") that leads into glades, chutes and cliffs.
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 347 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 204 m
134 m away
SE Right Lower Field
A broad face that ends in four short chutes between Boxcar Cornice and Powder 8s
Difficult Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 605 m
- Ascent
- 1 m
- Descent
- 263 m
165 m away
SE King Left #2
An often-untracked steep glade in Silver Basin.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 454 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 236 m
168 m away
Receiver Chute
A narrow, steep couloir on the north side of the King.
Severe Freeride Skiing
- Distance
- 303 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 150 m
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Guidebooks in this area
13 routes · Freeride Skiing · Ski Touring
The Best Freeride Lines at Washington’s Crystal Mountain
14 routes · Freeride Skiing · Ski Touring
Chutes and Cliffs on Crystal Mountain’s Gnarliest Lines
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