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50 Classic Ski Descents of North America List


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This famous list of ski-mountaineering objectives was a created for a 2010 coffee table book. The book was a collaborative effort so no single person has skied them all, but at least two pros have taken on that challenge.

Objective State/Prov. Country
University Peak, South Face Alaska USA
Mira Face, Mt. Saint Elias Alaska USA
Pontoon Peak, Southeast Ridge Alaska USA
The Sphinx, Southeast Ridge Alaska USA
The Ramp, Meteorite Mountain Alaska USA
Messner Couloir, Denali Alaska USA
Aemmer Couloir, Mt. Temple Alberta CAN
Mt. Columbia, Southeast Face Alberta CAN
Combatant Couloir, Mt. Combatant British Columbia CAN
Mt. Currie, Pencil & Central Couloirs British Columbia CAN
Joffre Peak, Northwest Face British Columbia CAN
Spearhead Traverse, Whistler British Columbia CAN
Mt. Robson/Yuh Hai Has Kun, North Face British Columbia CAN
Skyladder, Mt. Andromeda British Columbia CAN
Comstock Couloir, Mt. Dawson British Columbia CAN
Seven Steps to Paradise, Youngs Peak British Columbia CAN
Rogers/Swiss Peaks, Uber Tour British Columbia CAN
Rogers Pass to Bugaboos Traverse British Columbia CAN
Mt. Whitney, Mountaineer's Route California USA
Giant Steps Couloir, Mt. Williamson California USA
Split Couloir, Split Mountain California USA
Bloody Couloir, Bloody Mountain California USA
Mt. Shasta, Avalanche Gulch California USA
Landry Line, Pyramid Peak Colorado USA
North Maroon Peak, North Face Colorado USA
Cross Couloir, Mt. of the Holy Cross Colorado USA
Wilson Peak, Northeast Face Colorado USA
Silver Couloir, Buffalo Mountain Colorado USA
The Sickle, Horstmann Peak Idaho USA
Devil's Bedstead, North Face Idaho USA
Castle Peak, South Face Idaho USA
North Couloir, McGowan Peak Idaho USA
Mt. Stimson, Southwest Face Montana USA
The Patriarch, Glacier Peak Montana USA
Terminal Cancer Couloir, Ruby Mountains Nevada USA
Tuckerman Ravine, Mt. Washington New Hampshire USA
Huntington Ravine, Mt. Washington New Hampshire USA
Polar Star Couloir, Mt. Beluga, Baffin Island Nunavut CAN
Newton-Clark Headwall, Mt. Hood Oregon USA
Mt. Superior, South Face Utah USA
Hypodermic Needle, Thunder Ridge Utah USA
Cold Fusion, Mt. Timpanogos Utah USA
Mt. Tukuhnikivatz, La Sals Utah USA
Northwest Route, Mt. Shuksan Washington USA
Watson's Traverse, Mt. Baker Washington USA
Fuhrer Finger, Mt. Rainer Washington USA
Eldorado Peak, Eldorado Glacier Washington USA
Ford-Stettner Couloir, Grand Teton Wyoming USA
The Skillet, Mt. Moran Wyoming USA
East Face Glacier Route, Middle Teton Wyoming USA