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Backcountry Navigation

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This was originally posted in December 14, 2011. Backcountry navigation was the topic for a backcountry ski class.  Listed below are the notes from the session. The links in these notes have good explanations of compass use and techniques. The link to the... Read More...

Drowning in Snow

Things to knowWhat's Happening
We were recently sent a link to the thought-provoking  Tree Well and Deep Snow Safety website. Every winter a number of  Washington skiers and snowboarders, who are skiing off-piste or who are ski touring, fall head-first into tree wells and suffocate. In technical term,... Read More...

How to Camp on Snow

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Editors Note: We are itching for snow in Wenatchee and thought we could all remind ourselves the basics to snow camping.  This post was originally published on 11/21/18.... Read More...

Backcountry Skiing – Where to Go?

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For backcountry skiers, much about a safe and enjoyable day of touring is wrapped up in the decision of where you ski. Knowing something about the general avalanche hazard in the surrounding mountains, the amount of new snow, the wind... Read More...

Animal Tracks Quiz

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Perhaps you’re on a hike and see fresh animal tracks you can’t identify. Is that paw print from a fellow hikers’ St. Bernard? Or, have you discovered the first wolf pack to re-establish in the Sage Foothills? Is that track... Read More...

The Bucket List

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by Kalie Wertz Having lived by the blue span of the Pacific my whole life, moving to the Wenatchee Valley has been my boldest undertaking to date. “So what will you do out there?” friends asked me, bewildered that I... Read More...

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