Distance: 5.4 mi.Elevation Gain: 2900 ft. We got a surprise snow storm in April and decided to ski on the Skyline Lake Trail by Stevens Pass Ski…… Read more “2017-04-09 Skiing Sky Mountain”
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2017-06-04 Ingalls Peak
Distance: 10.2 mi.Elevation Gain: 4064 ft. We got started at 9:30 AM for a big day. The road was unfortunately blocked 1.1 miles from the North Ingalls…… Read more “2017-06-04 Ingalls Peak”
2018-03-25 South Tiger Mountain
Distance: 7.76 mi.Elevation Gain: 2416 ft. I met Rachael at the parking area on the shoulder of Tiger Mountain Road SE at 12 PM. No Discover Pass…… Read more “2018-03-25 South Tiger Mountain”
2017-04-29 Backcountry Skiing at Stevens Pass Ski Resort
Distance: 3.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 2500 ft. Shhhh…. this is one of my favorite backcountry skiing hacks in Washington State. Even though Stevens Pass Ski Resort closes in…… Read more “2017-04-29 Backcountry Skiing at Stevens Pass Ski Resort”
2017-06-11 Eightmile Mountain
Distance: 12.0 mi.Elevation Gain: 5500 ft. Evan and Arianna had the idea to try this lesser-known peak in the Enchantments. We got started at the Eightmile Lake…… Read more “2017-06-11 Eightmile Mountain”
2017-08-19-20 Chimney Rock
Distance: 19.6 miElevation Gain: 8463 ft. We started up the trail just before 3 AM to try to set up camp and complete the climb before dark.…… Read more “2017-08-19-20 Chimney Rock”
2017-10-15 Thorp Mountain
Distance: 6.45 mi.Elevation Gain: 2458 ft. We saw that our friends Jim and Melissa climbed Thorp Mountain the day before and it looked fun, so we decided…… Read more “2017-10-15 Thorp Mountain”
2017-08-12 Enchantments Thru-Hike & Little Annapurna
Distance: 17.7 mi.Elevation Gain/Loss: 6703 ft./-8723 ft. We didn’t win the lottery for an overnight permit in the Enchantments, so we decided to do the Enchantments Thru-Hike…… Read more “2017-08-12 Enchantments Thru-Hike & Little Annapurna”
2017-11-24 Davis Peak Snowshoe
Distance: 7.77 mi.Elevation Gain: 4561 ft. We reached the trailhead at 10 AM and got started with our snowshoes on our packs. We finally hit consistent snow…… Read more “2017-11-24 Davis Peak Snowshoe”
2018-02-10 West Granite and Granite
Distance: 8.59 miElevation Gain: 4512 ft. It was very melted out down low; we first hit snow on the trail around 3,500′ and were on continuous at…… Read more “2018-02-10 West Granite and Granite”