Crystal and Mt Rainier

Crystal and Mt Rainier: avalanche safety and road conditions, sno-parks and trailheads with the permit you need, and the ski and outdoor shops and rentals nearby.

Snow safety

Avalanche zone	Danger
West Slopes South	no rating	the full forecast
East Slopes South	no rating	the full forecast

Read the avalanche forecast before you go, carry a beacon, shovel and probe and know how to use them, and never go alone. Know Before You Go (free avalanche awareness) · avalanche courses · Northwest Avalanche Center · WSDOT mountain passes

Safety gear for the backcountry

Avalanche transceiver ↗The first thing in the pack when you leave the ropes.
Probe and shovel kit ↗Goes with the beacon, every time.
Climbing skins ↗For the uptrack and the skin back to the car.
Merino base layer ↗Stays warm even when damp.

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Sno-parks and access

Parking at a Sno-Park needs a permit in season: Washington Sno-Park permit (State Parks). Display it on the windshield.

Place	Kind	Snow next 24 h
Silver Springs Sno-Park	Sno-park	0"
4th Crossing Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Chinook Pass Overlook Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Comet Falls Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Corral Pass Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Cowlitz Divide Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Deep Creek Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Eastside Trail Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Eastside Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Glacier Basin Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Goat Falls Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Grindstone Trail Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Grove Of The Patriarchs Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Halfcamp Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Huckleberry Creek Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Laughingwater Creek Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Lower Lakes Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Mesatchee Creek Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Morse Creek Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Mowich Lake Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Naches Peak Loop Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Narada Falls Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Narada Falls Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Nature Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Nisqually Vista Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Owyhigh Lakes Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Palisades Lakes Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Pinnacle Peak Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Sand Flats Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Sand Flats Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Shriner Peak Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Skyline Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Snow And Bench Lake Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Sourdough Ridge Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Sourdough Ridge Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Stevens Creek Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Summerland Trail	Trailhead	0"
Summit Lake Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Sunrise Rim Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Suntop Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Tipsoo Lake Trail Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Tipsoo Lake Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Trail Of The Shadows Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Westside Road Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trail	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trail	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trail: Longmire Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trailhead	Trailhead	0"
Wonderland Trailhead	Trailhead	0"

Ski and outdoor shops, rentals

Shops arrive with this area's next weekly import.