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Sick stuff, Adam.

Nice video!  Must have been something to have nice powder like that all the way down the NW Couloir!

Awesome guys. Beautiful.

Must have been fun being there the first year.  I imagine you got some first descents!

Our guide Pierre told us they're opening a new lodge next season somewhere east of Revy if I recall correctly.  Smaller groups and more north facing terrain but smaller skiable vertical relief than Icefall.  It's definitely on my radar now.

Thanks for the video.  That was quite fun to watch from the dry eastern side of the state.

You guys are brilliant.  So much for high risk punch through isothermal mush.  Way to get after it yet again.
I miss the changing of the lead picture on the site as the seasons roll.  Radka's shot is as beautiful and emblematic of what pulls us to go as a picture can be.  But let's bring back the changing lead pic!  It's Spring (forget for a moment the winter we just had) - I nominate that second shot of Mike ripping it for lead pic.

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The price for a cookie was to read your fortune aloud followed by "in bed".  A super day.

My fortune:

Nice pictures, sure looks like a great trip, Dan, you were dressed for photo success with that red wind shirt!  And that's a great shot of Mike taken through the tight terrain. Thanks.

You should definitely frame that second photograph.  Really nice.

Great day Lowell.  Thanks for the S. Peak suggestion.  That was a highlight.  The other highlight was the "meet-up' crew on Fortune Pk. handing out fortune cookies.  The price for a cookie was to read your fortune aloud followed by "in bed".  A super day.  Thanks!

Nice! Went there on a guided trip with Martin Volken the first year they opened.

Nice, thanks for the powder stoke!

Yo Tony, I don't agree.  It can't really be skiing unless they walk from home and then ski the tour...

... well maybe not.  The Spearhead and area are regularly listed in this section. 

Awesome! We felt the same about the company in Glacier Basin recently

This sounds fishy to me. I will only believe it when I see it via photo documentation.  :)

Yeah, c'mon.  I can't tell you how many times I've been way out on Shuksan and used the lifts to start the tour.  Get over your purist nonsense.

Looking back, I'm guessing it'll be a while before this one is repeated.  Unless sking some of the other nearby un-skied peaks. 

It takes about 3 hours driving from Seattle to get to the launch point of the Lady of the Lakes boat/ferry ... then about 2 hours worth of a nice boat trip... followed by appx 1 hour (transfers, loading, etc.) bus trip up dirt / forest service roads to Holden (nice nostalgic type drive...). 

Then about 3-5 hours skinning/booting (...

Hello Mr. Red! We came up the N side of the Hwy - is that what you were asking?

Indeed, very memorable skiing! Glad you found the goods, too.

And thank you all!

Which side did you come up?  We came up from Rainy Pass and didn't see anyone all day until we were about to start down from the Pass.

Super excellent skiing that day.

you are..  the most interesting skier in the world

The third to last pic of the skier next the larch tree is awesome!

Than sounds like truly civilized skiing! 

Wow  those meters fooled me as well - but way too long of a drive.  Best ski pics all year from PNW.

Soooooooo jealous!

Not sure about "Flying Kittens", but yes skiing was sickly good.  Here is Ms. photographer:





Faint ski tracks below the Blue Lk col: