Mt. St. Helens from Red Rock Pass??

Yes. Permits are for above 4800', not for any particular route.
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You are quite right, the drainage we followed is off your picture to the west. Anyway it is a nice quiet side of the mountain. It softens later in the day too, so good for hot days/later starts.

Thanks, in looking at the satellite image, I think that the drainage you describe is the next one NW of the one I show. Sorry, my picture is pretty zoomed in. 1/2 mi from Blue Lake would put you in a drainage / wash that looks to go on the NW side of that large butte; the wash in my picture is to the SE. I appreciate the reply and information. I think this looks like a really nice aspect of the mountain to ski!

I've been curious about skiing this side of the mountain. I assume the same permit system and quotas apply to the west side routes as the south side routes?

They do. But you'll see far fewer people, of all types, on the west side.