The Magic S Loop
An early summer day skiing the Magic S Loop: possibly the best combination of skiing and scenery for a single day skimo objective in the North Cascades.
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Isolation Traverse in a Day
A huge single day push of the Isolation Traverse on skis. This traverse, gaining over 13k ft, cuts through the heart of the North Cascades, across glaciers, couloirs, and high mountain peaks.
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The Silver Kangaroo Traverse
A creative ski traverse connecting high terrain between Big Kangaroo, Big Snagtooth, and Silver Star.
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The Pearl Necklace Tour
A memorable four day ski loop circumnavigating Eldorado Peak in the North Cascades. Along the way, we slept in a fire lookout atop a peak, skied off multiple high peaks, and skied a steep line that’s only been skied a few times before.
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Washington High Routes and Traverses
A comprehensive list of high routes, linkups, technical traverses, and ski traverses in Washington State.
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Forgotten Alpine Ice Cascade Testpieces (FACTs)
A huge list of great alpine ice and mixed routes in the Cascades going back 40 years.
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Colfax Peak, Cosley Houston (WI4)
Sneaking in a full value day climbing the steep ice route Cosley Houston on Colfax Peak, just before snow closes off the alpine for the winter.
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Eldorado Peak, NW Ice Couloir (WI3)
A perfect day, sending the NW Ice Couloir of Eldorado in perfect conditions with perfect weather. Truly unforgettable day when everything came together.
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Heliotrope Ridge Ice Playground
Cool early fall conditions lead to a prime day of ice bouldering and soloing on the flows around Heliotrope Ridge of Mt. Baker.
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Cutthroat Pass
Catching the peak of larch madness at Cutthroat Pass on PCT with my family.
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