Cascade ski mountaineering, 2005

Despite a poor snow year in the Northwest, a number of fine ski mountaineering trips were done in the Cascades during the 2004-05 season.<br><br>I've updated the Chronologies on my history website, alpenglow.org/ski-history , for 2005.  Most new entries are marked "undocumented," which means that I haven't written or posted abstracts of the trip reports.  I'll get around to it eventually.  I've also added a "strawman" annotation on routes for which the previous history is in doubt.

Some of these reports have been published in the Summer 2005 issue of the Northwest Mountaineering Journal, www.nwmj.org .  The NWMJ was assembled in the middle of the ski mountaineering season, so several reports won't be published in the journal until next year.

Here's a summary of new route activity that I know about, with links to published trip reports, when available.  More information may be available on the following personal websites:

www.alpineslider.com/ - Sam Avaiusini
www.alpinedave.com/ - Dave Burdick
www.mtnphil.com/ - Phil Fortier
www.cascadecrusades.org/ - Jason Hummel
staff.washington.edu/skykilo/ - Sky Sjue

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April 11, 2004: Monte Cristo Range ski circuit; Keyes Pk, Pride Glacier ski descent, by Josh Kaplan (strawman).
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...l/fpart/1#Post333480
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/05/051_Shorts1.html

June 22, 2004: Mt Rainier, Winthrop Glacier headwall ski descent, by Donnelly Miller.
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...8/an/0/page/9#365278
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/05/051_Shorts2.html

January 31, 2005: Mt Blum, NW shoulder ski descent (from N ridge), by Jason and Josh Hummel, Sky Sjue.
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1107231054
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/05/051_Shorts3.html

March 12-13, 2005: Hurry Up Peak, South couloir ski descent, by Sam Avaiusini and Jason Hummel.
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1110880256
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/05/051_Shorts5.html

March 25, 2005: Mt Hardy, "Open Fly" couloir ski descent, by Dave Burdick, Phil Fortier.
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1111857371
www.mountaineers.org/nwmj/05/051_Shorts1.html

April 27, 2005: Jack Mtn, NE glacier ski descent (from N ridge), by Ross Peritore and Sky Sjue.
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1114712509
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...age/0/gonew/1#UNREAD

May 23-24, 2005: Mt Goode, East face ski descent (from SE ridge), by Ross Peritore, Sky Sjue.
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1117035700
www.cascadeclimbers.com/threadz/showflat...age/0/gonew/1#UNREAD

May 29, 2005: Sinister Peak, North face ski descent, by Jason and Josh Hummel, John Mauro, Carl and Lowell Skoog.
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...m=1117573194;start=0

June 4, 2005: Mt Maude, West couloir ski descent, by Phil Fortier, Jason and Josh Hummel (strawman).
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1117989925

June 15, 2005: Robinson Mtn, North couloir ski descent, by Phil Fortier and Sky Sjue.
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1118961286

June 22-25, 2005: Bonanza Peak, NW buttress ski descent, by Paul Belitz, Dave Coleman, Phil Fortier, Sky Sjue.
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1119889322

July 18, 2005: Mt Rainier, Central Mowich Face ski descent, by Sky Sjue.
www.turns-all-year.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB...splay;num=1121791302

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