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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 Head High Loop

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Attractions. An interesting and aesthetic tour following ridge systems in a big circle around the Tronsen Meadows/Tronsen Road area. The tour covers a fair bit of distance and is more about travel than turning. It’s an interesting tour for practicing... Read More...

Swath Traverse

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION. A traverse starting at Highway 2 east of Stevens Pass, climbing to a pass along the SW shoulder of Arrowhead Mountain, dropping to Whitepine Creek, ascending to a ridge in the Chiwaukum Range, summiting Peak 6,602 (distinguished from... Read More...

Swath Peak-Chiwaukum Ridgeline

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Article and photos by Shane Wilder Inspired by the aging stallions who skied the Chiwaukum Birthday Tour and the endless Washington winter, I had to check out the ‘Swath.’ This giant avalanche path so entices me, yet I wonder if she is... Read More...

Stuart Circumnavigation

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Which is tougher (i.e., ‘more torturous’) RAMROD (Ride Around Mt. Rainier–One Day) or SAMSON (Ski Around Mt. Stuart–Only Nuckleheads)? Knowing that Adam Vognild and John Plotz, two guys who plug along like Honda Civics, took 20 hours completing SAMSON, I’m thinking Biblical figures... Read More...

Stuart (Mt) via Sherpa Glacier

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Mount Stuart Skiing Text: Tom Janisch Photos: Kirk Bentley On April 26, I had the pleasure of skiing the Sherpa Glacier with Donni and Adam Vognild, Kirk Bentley, and Mission Ridge pro-patroller Rob. We parked near the Bridge Creek campground... Read More...

Stuart (Mt)-Glacier Tickle

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To keep an old passion burning, you need to keep viewing it with new eyes. That was Tom Janisch’s mindset as he sat on his throne, grabbed one of the guidebooks and maps kept within arm’s reach, and contemplated. Out... Read More...

Stuart (Mt)-Cascadian Couloir

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Mt. Stuart – Skiing Cascadian Couloir by Steve Smith My nephew, Eric Smith, and I skied the Cascadian Couloir on Mt. Stuart on Saturday, June 4, 2011.  Because it was forecasted to be so warm on Saturday, we left Wenatchee... Read More...

Stormy Mountain

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Story and photos by: Coron Polley “Lake Chelan will be the next Sun Valley,” or so they were saying in the 1960’s and 70’s when a group of Chelan and Wenatchee promoters were attempting to build a ski area on... Read More...

Stemilt Basin Options

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Three strides above the Mission Ridge parking lot Tom Janisch is surprised by what he’s finding, “The snow has gone from Eastside powder to Westside glop overnight.” The atmosphere has taken a Westside turn for the worse as well. Drizzle... Read More...

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