The Black Tusk area is a great place for early season turns. The smooth heather slopes on the south side of the Black Tusk transform[…]
Rainbow Mountain Traverse – Hanging Lake to Nineteen Mile Creek
We arrived at the Whistler Olympic Park gate, which was closed at 8:30am. Usually I’m working on Mondays, but this was the holidays, and I[…]
Tenquille Lake Early Season Dump(ling)
The mountains opened early for ski this year for skiing in November. There was snow falling in the mountains, and I was ready to do[…]
Tricouni Peak and Cypress Peak Winter Ski Tour
In late February, I had a really good weekend of skiing, when I headed up the Squamish River valley to ski Tricouni and Cypress Peak,[…]
Ruth Mountain
Ruth Mountain is a glaciated summit in the North Cascades (2169m), with a stunning view of Mount Shuksan from the summit and an awesome 800m[…]
Black Tusk Circumnavigation
Going around something familiar in the mountains, by doing a circumnavigation, seems to be a good way to explore new areas. But on this Saturday[…]
Koma Kulshan and the Howe Sound Crest Trail
I’m way overdue on updating this blog, especially with some of the photos from early summer. Once summer rolls around, my schedule becomes hectic, and[…]
Fissile Peak – Northwest Face and Banana Chute
Apr 24, 2015 Paul and I went for a ski tour out to Fissile Peak last Saturday. There’s not much to write about this popular[…]
Mount Baker Ski Area
Apr 12, 2015 Winter made a brief return last weekend, with cold temperatures and heavy snowfall across the Pacific Northwest. The snow line was down[…]
Spearhead Traverse
March 1, 2015 The forecast was marginal, with clouds and snow flurries forecasted for the afternoon, and generally cold temperatures for Sunday March 1. That[…]