Backcountry Skiing Olympic National Park, Washington

Olympic National Park Backcountry Skiing Book and Map

Since the mid 1930s, backcountry enthusiasts have been exploring the awe-inspiring terrain around Hurricane Ridge, Deer Park and the Bailey Range in the Olympic Mountains. Today, skiers and riders can enjoy relatively easy access to amazing lines from the Hurricane Ridge Road in Olympic National Park for a true sea to sky experience.

In this guide, the authors Sam Luthy and Matt Schonwald have put in an incredible amount of time and effort to deliver a responsible, accurate, and extremely useful guidebook. From easy access day tours to bucket-list adventures, this book will help increase your understanding of the terrain so that you can plan a successful and smart tour. Designed to go along with you on your tours and accompany the Backcountry Skiing Olympic National Park Ski Map

The book and map cover the following zones: Rocky Peak, Roadside, Klahhane, Silver Fir + Angeles South, Angeles West + Super Bowl, Darkside, Mount Angeles Circumnav, Visitor Center + Kingdome, Maggie’s + 20th of June, Mustang Bowl + North Bowl, Ski Area, Sunrise + Cox, Hurricane Hill South & North, Steeple rock North, + South, Steeple Rock Burn, Obstruction Peak, Eagle Point + PJ’s, Eagle Point North, Elk Mountain, Deer Park South & North, Deer Park Traverse, Lillian Ridge through Moose Peak, L’Otter, Badger, Goat + Moose, and Moose Peak West.

Book Features

• 5.5” x 8.5” spiral-bound book

• 71 color pages

• 126 runs in 22 zones

• High-quality aerial photos with ascent and descent indicators

• Highly-curated, professionally-reviewed zone and run descriptions

• Access and approach information with terrain and avalanche exposure tips 

• Slope angles, aspect, descent lengths

• Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) ratings

• Parking and trailhead information

• Simple and easy-to-read format

Map Features

• Waterproof

• Tearproof

• 18” x 22” open

• 4” x 5.5” folded

• 1.5 ounces

• 1:24,000 scale

• Parking and trailhead information

• Resort boundaries

• Ski descents and uptracks detailed

• Slope angles

• Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale ratings