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...

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...

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