Distance: 9.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 4400 ft. Despite slight chance of precipitation, we thought it would be overall good weather for an overnight ski tour in the Tatoosh…… Read more “2019-03-30-31 Foss, Plummer, and Denman Peaks”
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2019-03-10 Tatoosh Skiing
Distance: 5.9 mi.Elevation Gain: 2800 ft. Vanessa was working all weekend and I was able to recruit Laura for a Sunday ski day. Avalanche danger was moderate…… Read more “2019-03-10 Tatoosh Skiing”
2015-12-31 Tronsen Head Ski
Distance: 7.0 mi.Elevation Gain: 2350 ft. Three short years ago I was brand new to backcountry skiing, and Craig thought that Tronsen Head would be a nice…… Read more “2015-12-31 Tronsen Head Ski”
2019-01-13 Bullion Basin Ski
Distance: 7.5 mi. Elevation Gain: 3400 ft. With the weather having been clear for several days and temps above normal I had kind of assumed all backcountry…… Read more “2019-01-13 Bullion Basin Ski”
2016-06-26 Mount Adams
Distance: 12.2 mi.Elevation Gain: 6860 ft. We slept at the trailhead and got started at 2:45 AM, walking on dry trail in our trailrunners with our skis…… Read more “2016-06-26 Mount Adams”
2016-06-05 Mount Hood
Distance: 7.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 5400 ft. We got started at 1 AM after “sleeping” briefly in the Hood parking lot. Luckily the snow still reached the lot,…… Read more “2016-06-05 Mount Hood”
2016-05-07 Naches Peak Ski
Distance: 4.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 1800 ft. We parked at Cayuse Pass, which had just opened up for the summer, at 9:15 AM and walked up the road…… Read more “2016-05-07 Naches Peak Ski”
2018-04-29 Stevens Pass Ski
Distance: 2.5 mi.Elevation Gain: 1240 ft. We arrived at the Stevens Pass parking lot around 10 AM and it was nearly empty thanks to the resort being…… Read more “2018-04-29 Stevens Pass Ski”
2018-04-21 Mt. McLoughlin Ski
Distance: 10.6 mi.Elevation Gain: 4622 ft. I had previously been up Mt. McLoughlin in Southern Oregon twice, once in June with lots of snow and once in…… Read more “2018-04-21 Mt. McLoughlin Ski”
2017-04-22-23 Skiing Frosty Mountain, BC
Distance: 11.7 mi.Elevation Gain: 4525 ft. Since we all have Nexus passes, providing us slightly easier access to Canada Melissa, Jim and I were excited to explore…… Read more “2017-04-22-23 Skiing Frosty Mountain, BC”