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Sarah Shaffer
Executive Director
Sarah is fortunate to have her dream job as the Executive Director for Wenatchee Outdoors. Her interests include people, nature, wildlife and getting her sweat on outside. Alpine rock climbing, mountain biking and skate skiing are her outdoor passions. Sarah enjoys gardening, baking and home remodel projects. She is the mother of one, which keeps her busy and happy on a daily basis. Activities she would like to pursue that would be new to her are kayaking and backcountry skiing.

Tronsen-Cardinal Points Tour

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Words and photos by Andy Dappen Despite splendid-snow conditions that we enjoyed around Central Washington in early winter, it’s been six weeks since measurable snow fell on the peaks surrounding Blewett Pass. Now the north-facing ski lines off Diamond Head... Read More...

Reynolds-Rennie Loop

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The Wallowa Mountains, a fault-block range of shark’s teeth rising to nearly 10,000 feet and towering over the plains of northeastern Oregon, are the mountains where I cut my teeth as a backcountry skier. Like most locations where we develop... Read More...

Reynolds South Peak

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Photo: Scenery as seen from the 6800-foot level while climbing South Reynolds. by Andy Dappen Coron Polley has had a bug up his donkey over the last two years. As a resident of Chelan, Coron has spent most of his... Read More...

Reynolds Peak (Twisp)

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Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: Reynolds Peak is a high, horned mountain in the Lake Chelan-Sawtooth Wilderness located six miles northeast of the northern end of Lake Chelan.... Read More...

Reynolds Peak

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Photo: The turns of mid-June on Reynolds Peak. Skiing Reynolds Peak: Endless Winter or the End of Winter? by Andy Dappen For each of us, the math determining when our ski season ends varies. For me at least half of... Read More...

Red Mountain-Point 8134

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Summit Post details this trail nicely and includes photographs. Click here to view the post. Adapted from Summitpost.org: Nearest Town: Leavenworth/Plain Uses: Mountaineering/Scrambling Skill: 1 Fitness: 2 Access: Drive US Highway 2 and turn north toward Lake Wenatchee. After the Wenatchee... Read More...

Rainy Pass to Cascade Pass

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 Rainy Pass to Cascade Pass – A  High Traverseby Bill Wicheta Five days off, a great weather forecast, an adventurous companion, and fabulous mountains near by—it makes the first challenge figuring out what we should do in this area of... Read More...

Ptarmigan Traverse

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If your days seem to fly by too fast, you’re probably not suffering enough. Nothing turns hours into days better than suffering. Skiing the Ptarmigan Traverse — a high route through the North Cascades along the boundary of Chelan, Skagit,... Read More...

Tronsen Ridge-Directissima Route

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Photo: The scenery looking west toward Mt. Stuart  from this directissima route up to Tronsen Ridge. Tronsen Road to Tronsen Ridge – Directissima Route Attractions. A direct route leading from the parking area at the Tronsen Road Non-Motorized Winter Recreation Area... Read More...

Tronsen Meadows Trail

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Photo: Early morning light over the Blewett Pass surroundings (taken near Tronsen Head). ATTRACTIONS. The Tronsen Meadow Non-Motorized Winter Recreation Area, located just north of Blewett Pass, is a fabulous resource for skiers, snowshoers, and sledders. This is not a... Read More...

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