So You Want To Learn to Backcountry Ski
My story as a skier and advice how to get into backcountry skiing with no previous skiing background.
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Recent Posts
Big Chiwaukum, NW Couloir
A long January day to ski the NW Couloir of Big Chiwaukum, a proud line visible from the Stevens Pass ski area.
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Where Do We Go From Here?
Thoughts about progress in mountain sports – how we define it and how we balance the risk that comes with it.
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Roosevelt Ice Exploration
Exploring the abundant ice flows on the north side of Roosevelt Peak in the Snoqualmie Backcountry.
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Chair Peak Adventure Zone
A beautiful day skiing Cupcake Couloir and Little Alien Couloir out by Chair Peak Lake in the Snoqualmie Backcountry.
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Showa Tem-Res 282 Gloves
How some fishing gloves from Japan have revolutionized climbing and skiing in the PNWet Note: This post was originally written for the Turns-all-year…
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Ice Observations Page
A new ice observations page.
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Oyster Couloir
An early season attempt to ski the mysterious Oyster Couloir in the Snoqualmie Backcountry.
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Commonwealth Triple Double
An early December skimo mission to ski three rad lines on Lundin and Red Mountain.
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Video Peak Circumnavigation
Searching for good snow and building a backcountry kicker on Video Peak in the Baker Backcountry.
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