Story by Chester Marler A favorite piece of gear? Near the top for me is my Bibler Eldorado tent, a four-season, two-person shelter that proved its worth on my first trip with it. We were out for a six-day ski...Read More...
by Joe Anderson Hello Fellow Snowshoers, The snow in the mountains has me dreaming about snowshoe trekking. I got so excited that just recently I went in the garage, dusted off my snow shoes, poles and hiking boots. I am...Read More...
Best Avalanche Beacons From the November 11 meeting of the Chelan County Mountain Rescue Association (CCMRA), Chester Marler and Brandon Levy (WSDOT avalanche control) discussed the reliability of old analog versus the newer digital avalanche beacons. Tom Janisch sent us these...Read More...
Attractions: Twin Peaks (aka Horse Lake Mountain) is the not-so-secret yet secret backyard treasure of Wenatchee. Not-so-secret because local winter recreationalists (hikers, Nordic skiers, snowshoers) know it’s there. Secret because apart from a few regulars who walk dogs here or...Read More...
When we called Brad Whiting, the Patrol Director at the Mission Ridge Ski and Snowboard Resort, for the beta about backcountry skiing up the downhill slopes, he joked about the irony of the concept. “Isn’t backcountry skiing at a ski...Read More...
by Sarah Shaffer A note from the author: Although “thankfuls” is not a word, it is a term used by my child at the dinner table and I find it to be fitting. Therefore, it is used often in this article. Please...Read More...
Satellitic Salvation by Andy Dappen We’ve all been there… behind schedule on a trip and feeling the anxiety of missing a date, party, or dinner where we ‘re expected. When running late we’ve all worried about a family member who...Read More...
El Sendero Backcountry Film Festival Celebrates 13 years of Snow Less Traveled Wenatchee, WA — The Backcountry Film Festival celebrates its 13th Anniversary with eight unique films aimed to inspire winter adventurers to seek the snow less traveled. The festival...Read More...
Roger Gervin is quite the explorer and has authorized us to use his outing information on our website. Attached is a link to a trip Roger recently did to Keystone Point. This could be done as a hike, trail run or...Read More...
by Sarah Shaffer I am driving my second Subaru now. My first was an Outback and now I own a Forester. We all have our reasons we enjoy our vehicles, or reasons we don’t enjoy them but below are the...Read More...
