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Jim Hill Mountain, Lanham Lake
What happens when 6 peakers commit to a moderate Saturday tour off Highway 2? We weigh accessibility, snow stability and snow quality to select a suitable tour for the day. We had the following constraints to work with: Somewhere on Highway 2 Moderate avalanche risk No new snow in the last 5 days Sunny conditions…
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Mount Pilchuck NYE 2015, Non Standard Route
It was cold when we left the city, and even colder when we pulled up to Heather Lake trailhead for our New Year’s Eve adventure. The goal: summit Mount Pilchuck via the non-standard northeast route. – The Non Standard Route The day started off with driving decisions. The gate blocking the road up to Mount…
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Yodelin, Stevens Pass
I took my friend Mel up to the Yodelin area at Stevens Pass. We’ve been getting hammered with snow in the Pacific Northwest this December and I wanted to get her into a zone with lower consequence considering it was her first time out on her splitboard. We got up to the nordic center around 9 am. The…
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Edith Creek, Mt. Rainier National Park
Peaker Tim and I met in Ashford and headed up to Paradise for our powder meeting. With more than a foot of fresh snow forecasted, I was skeptical that the plowers would have the gate open on time so we opted for a lazy start time. Arriving to Paradise at 10am, we were surprised (and…
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Tye Peak, Stevens Pass
With the second storm in two weeks coming through the Cascades we took a quick trip up to Stevens Pass on Saturday for some winter analysis on the area. Tye Peak was the test subject and offered some shelter from the snowy weather which only got more severe as the day went on. We started…
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