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NSAW & Avalanches – 2015 Update

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  Over 600 backcountry skiers and snowboarders attended the Ninth Annual Northwest Snow and Avalanche Workshop (NSAW), Sunday of November 8 2015. The day was dreary and drizzly, making the indoor presentations a fine and pleasant way to learn while... Read More...

Business As Usual? Hardly

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Business As Usual? Hardly by Andy Dappen We meet to catch up. I thought we would have a cup of coffee in the concourse of Pybus Market but Glen Carlson will have no part of such idleness. “Let’s talk while... Read More...

Maps Calculating Steepness

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Nate Woodward sent us this very interesing topographic map application that lets you pull up any topo map in the country and then overlays the map on the screen with different colors telling you the steepness (in degrees) of the slopes. Backcountry... Read More...

Fitness Levels; Skill Levels

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FITNESS LEVELS  We use a 1 to 4 scale with 1 being easy, 4 being extremely strenuous. Easy (or minimal): Comfortable doing the activity in question for a few hours at a casual pace. Intermediate: Able to go at a casual pace... Read More...

Maps

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WenatcheeOutdoors.org has created hundreds of specially made topographic maps for local: •Hikes                •Mountain Bike Rides         •Flatwater Paddle Trips       •Snowshoe Trips •Rock Climbs       •Road Rides                     •Whitewater Trips              •Cross-Country Ski Trips •Mtn Climbs         •Trail Runs                       •Family Outings                •Backcountry SkiTours Find... Read More...

Swimming the Enchantments

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By Andy Dappen  “Ninety percent of an iceberg’s mass lies under the surface, but 100 percent of a man’s manliness is tucked below the surface–if he’s just emerged from Isolation Lake anyway.” I dangle that quote like a lure in... Read More...

Leavenworth Rock Climbing Guide

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When we asked local climber Stewart Hoover, a recovering lawyer who now climbs more than he lawyers, to write a review of the new climbing guide Leavenworth Rock, he obliged. He’s a relative newvcomer to the area and felt he could... Read More...

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