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Kendall Ridge
March 22ndI had high hopes for the tour a couple of days before. But in talking with Erik and Tim, I realized conditions had rapidly...
South Face of Mount Catherine
March 8thAfter a long night at the Backcountry Ball at Alpental and a pit stop at the Family Pancake House for breakfast, Trevor and I...
North Shoulder of Chair Peak
February 28thBlue skies and high quality snow were my hopes for the day, and although clouds rolled in while skinning up Chair Peak, the...
Humpback Mountain
February 16thI meet Tim up at Hyak and we rolled down to Exit 47 and were moving on the snow covered road around 8:30am. Lack of snowpack...
Kendall Couloir 1
February 14thTim was at the Pass but not able to ski, and was nice enough to film my descent from Hyak (and also make sure I arrived safely...
Gold Creek Snuff
January 10thTim and I headed up Gold Creek and began the climb towards the flying pie in hopes of finding some decent turns up high. Once...
Hyak Pow Fest
December 25thCoverage was limited, but the snow ample as we lapped Dinosaur three times, getting deep pow on almost every turn. I was...
Kendall Lakes
December 13thDesperate to go ski touring around the Pass, Trevor and I ventured out from Hyak and took the forest service road up towards...
Muir Snowfield Powder Day
November 22ndWith recent new snow at higher elevations, we set the alarm clocks extra early and arrived at Paradise parking lot shortly...
Halloween on Paradise
October 31stLast day of October and I had to get my ski in, even though the forecast was calling for rain. TNT and I hiked up through the...
Sunny Day on Paradise Glacier
September 14thAn early start allowed us to catch the alpenglow on Mount Rainier on the drive up, although by the time we reached...
The Pinnacle
August 24thAnother August, and this time a trip to Baker was in order. Forecast was calling for a big storm coming in the afternoon, so we...
Silver Peak in July
July 3rdWith a wedding, job change, honeymoon and bathroom remodel, I needed to get a ski in July to keep up my streak (I think I am...
Frisco Mountain
June 21stThis is the second occasion where I have overestimated the snowpack around Rainy Pass area. Seeing how there is a couple feet...
Lundin Couloir
May 31stTrevor, Tim and I were moving at 6:30am and quickly made our way up Commonwealth basin. The runout of the couloir was littered...
Wild Cat Couloir
May 24thEver since our last tour up Mount Roosevelt, Trevor and I have talked about skiing the couloir off the west side, dubbing it...
Rampart Ridge Exploration
May 10thIt was another solo day, and a chance to explore and scout some new lines for next winter. Taking a new variation, I made it up...
Fool's Gold Couloir
April 27thI’m not sure of the name of this line, so I ‘m calling it Fool’s Gold until I find out otherwise. I eyed the couloir my first...
Cannon Couloir
April 5thI left Seattle at 4am and by 7:20am we were bushwacking up Rat Creek, eagerly anticipating the chance to get the weight of our...
Kendall Peak South Side
March 22ndRunning solo for the day, I decided to explore on Kendall and headed over to one of the chutes that dumps into Gold Creek...