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WA Cascades West Slopes North (Mt Baker)
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WA Cascades West Slopes South (Mt Rainier)
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Big slope. Yikes.
telemack, that's correct, we skied the North Brother. Took the central line visible in the first picture. We discussed taking the line climbers right but decided not to due to its aspect and stre...
glenn_b, Norseman, cumulus thanks for the notes!We've all seen the mountain from afar for years, very fun to finally get up close :). Gaining the upper basin definitely challenged my mental model...
IMHO skiing is one of the most extreme privileges that exist on the planet. Backcountry skiing is even further up the list. I keep that in mind when I'm out there, and when I read threads like th...
+1 on the longer form bit. Would also love to see a diagram/map along with it, as I'm not very familiar with that area.
Inspiring trip. Great work!
Right on! Awesome that you threw coverage concerns aside and went for it. Based on the photos there was plenty of snow up high.
skykilo, sweet zone indeed. just got lost on your blog looking at trs from the area. woowee
MattT, that's awesome! We thought we heard/saw people on the summit, but weren't sure. Sad we missed you up there. Hope you had a good tour/climb.
Nice work kamtron and philfort! Thanks for the great TR and inspiration.
Nice trip kamtron! way to go.
Did you get a chance to yo-yo the hiway ? Fun, short and popular. Thanks for the reminiscence . XNo, unfortunately gave up on touring due to the rain and relatively low snow pack at...
Nice! Looks like some great turns off the top.
Thanks Zap and kamtron.It was the first time Tim and I combined touring with protected rock. The pitch up Unicorn is pretty trivial, but definitely happy we protected it as a fall could have high cons...
Kamtron - definitely still worth it. It was a fantastic day up there, awesome to see the various groups having such a great time.I triggered the wind slab on the ridge. I probably pushed it a little t...
Great to see you had a good tour too toph.Bit more info here: http://thepeakoftheweek.com/2016/03/red-mountain-snoqualmie-backcountry/Here's a map of the tour as well: https://powersa.cartodb.com...