Distance: 5.3 mi.Elevation Gain: 2640 ft. Craig and I decided that avalanche stability would allow for a two-person ski tour, so we headed out toward Snoqualmie Pass…… Read more “2020-03-01 Skiing Kendall Peak Lakes”
Month: March 2020
2020-02-09 Amazing Amabilis
Distance: 10.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 2200 ft. We were looking through our old 1990s-era ski tour book from Washington State and wanted to find something that was both…… Read more “2020-02-09 Amazing Amabilis”
2020-02-22 Mount Townsend Winter Attempt
Distance: 5.1 mi.Elevation Gain: 1300 ft. Laura, Craig and I were spending the weekend on the Olympic Peninsula and wanted to get a backcountry ski in. We…… Read more “2020-02-22 Mount Townsend Winter Attempt”
2020-02-17 Skiing Smithbrook Road
Distance: 4.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 800 ft. My friendo Nancy is new to backcountry skiing so I though that Smithbrook Road would be an easy and accessible first…… Read more “2020-02-17 Skiing Smithbrook Road”
2016-07-30-31 Mt. Anderson
Distance: 35 mi. (about 10 on bike)Elevation Gain: 7800 ft. (about 1000 ft. on bike) I had long been eyeing getting up Mt. Anderson in the middle…… Read more “2016-07-30-31 Mt. Anderson”