The pickets traverse, consisting of approximately 50 miles and 38,000' of gain through remote wilderness is one of the lower 48's most challenging ski objectives. Only a handful of parties have completed the route. The basic route goes from Hannegan pass to Diablo (can be done in both directions), the first party (Skoog/Keiler) used the hiking trail to approach Mt. Whatcom. Other parties have since developed an alternative approach along the Mineral Mountain ridge.

Allen and Ben Pickets TR Here

 Route Completions By Date (all known to me): 10 Parties Total

• 1985 Carl Skoog, Lowell Skoog, ​Jens Kieler
  • ​http://www.alpenglow.org/skiing/pickets-1985/index.html
• ​2010 Forest McBrian, Jason Hummel, Kyle Miller (S to N)
  • https://www.cascadecrusades.org/SkiMountaineering/pickettraverse/pickettraverse2010/pickets2010.htm
• 2012 Kyle Miller, Scott, Seth, Frankie (S to N)​
  • https://www.whereiskylemiller.com/highway-20/picket-range-ski-traverse/
• 2013 Kyle Breakey Et Al. 
• 2017 Ben Peters and Allen Taylor 
  • See TR on this website
• 2017 Forest McBrian and Trevor Kostanich (S to N, continued north past Whatcom Mtn as part of their I-90 to Canada Traverse)
  • https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/from-snoqualmie-pass-to-the-canadian-border-in-34-days-on-skis/
• 2019 Dan Martinell, Peter Lillesve Et Al.
• 2021 Jediah Porter and Dave Riggs (Guided Party)
  • TR, photos and GPS track submitted to this website for FKT
• 2021 Jason Hummel, Jeff Rich, and Carl Simpson 
  • https://www.jasonhummelphotography.com/2021/07/01/the-picket-traverse/
• 2022 Evan Miller of Victor, ID, Jake Perkinson, of Lander, WY and Willy Oppenheim, of Seattle, WA completed over 6 days. April 17-22, 2022. South to North, finishing via Hannegan Pass and Ruth creek.

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• 2021 Jediah Porter and Dave Riggs (Guided Party) 
Launched at 3:32am 5/21/21 from Hannegan Trailhead. 
Finished at 4:02pm 5/24/21 at Sourdough Mountain trailhead. 
Elapsed time: 3 days, 13 hours, 30 minutes.