by Ray Birks Pyramid Mountain had rolled around in my head as a ‘must do’ ride ever since I moved to the Wenatchee Valley a number of years ago. But the words brushy, slog and brutal often surfaced in forums...Read More...
ATTRACTIONS. Interesting route finding, nice winter atmosphere, good escape from motorized vehicles, beautiful scenery. Good overnight trip or long day trip. ACTIVITIES. Snowshoeing and backcountry skiing. This is best suited for lightweight backcountry skiing because the terrain undulates and is not particularly...Read More...
The Paleozoics and Cenozoic of Silver Star by Andy Dappen We’re mainly a gray brigade of ski tourers who have assembled to ski Silver Star Mountain. At age 70, Chester Marler is our senior advisor, but to prove we’re inclusive...Read More...
by Andy Dappen To celebrate the last day of the year, Tom Janisch and I opted to do a-something-old-and-something-new ski tour. Both of us had skied most of the peaks accessible from the Smithbrook Road, making this old terrain, but...Read More...
Icicle Ridge Traverse…and the Lonesome Hok Club by Andy Dappen Early December and the snowpack is high and thin. Checking the regional snow and telemetry sites, the places to ski are few. The Stevens Pass environs are the obvious attraction...Read More...
ATTRACTIONS. The Jay Creek area provides snowshoers, telemark skiers, and Alpine-tourers a long but moderate climb out of the Icicle River Valley up to the views of the Icicle Ridge. This broad ridge, gladed with ponderosa pines, Douglas firs, and spruces,...Read More...
Sheep Mountain Avalanche Avoidance Tour by Andy Dappen One wintertime beauty of having Highway 97 dissect a big slice of the Eastern Cascades near Blewett Pass is the enormous avalanche flexibility this terrain offers backcountry skiers, snowboarders, and snowshoers. It’s...Read More...
ATTRACTIONS. An interesting and aesthetic tour following a fairly open ridge system that climbs steadily to Tronsen Ridge. A variety of slopes found along the route give skiers fun detours ranging from 600 to 1000 vertical feet in length. A...Read More...
Story by Allison Dappen This story was originally published on 3/3/2008. Two years ago, at the beginning of my senior year of high school, I was forced to abandon my non-committal attitude about the future and consider colleges. After weeks...Read More...
A short, easy interpretive trail that follows along the old route of the Great Northern Railway and parallels Nason Creek. Activities: Hiking Nearest Town: Leavenworth Skill Level: 1 Fitness Level: 0 Distance: 1 mile round trip Access: From Leavenworth, drive 20...Read More...
