Snoqualmie Mtn. - East Ridge

[AJ]

Tried to do a traverse from Guye Peak via Cave Ridge to Snoqualmie this past weekend. We climbed south gully of Guye then went over Cave Ridge to the east end of the Snoqualmie massif (what Beckey describes as the Snowdome). From there we headed due west and stayed on the ridge crest until it got high and narrow. We ended up turning around because time was getting short and we didn't now what the ridge looked like after the high point. My partner and I were both wondering what this ridge is like for the full length. Has anyone personally done it? It wasn't described by Beckey and his guidance suggested dropping below that ridge to the south to do the traverse - sort of a "low" high route.

[Jason_Martin]

AJ,

I've done the route a couple of times. However, I've always done it as a spring conditioning route while there is a lot of snow on it. Each time, I've stayed up high on the ridge crest. It is rather straight forward and is often skiied.

Jason

[AJ]

Jason, thanks for the info. Hard to believe there is that much snow that you could ski the ridge. Must have been a 200' vertical wall to the south and 100' to the north. It was also very narrow.

Must go back to look at it again.

[Alpine_Tom]

In the winter it's not tough at all -- once you get up to Cave Ridge, which can be pretty grueling. There's an awesome cornice that hangs off it on the e/s side.