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Shovels-Good,Bad & Ugly

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In an article about the V-Shaped Snow Conveyor, which discusses a fast and strategic system for digging out a buried avalanche victim, avalanche instructor and researcher, Manuel Genswein wrote: “This test was not conducted to systematically test avalanche shovels. However,... Read More...

Clara Lake

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  A peaceful, wooded hike that breaks out into an alpine lake basin with beautiful larch glades. The route follows a well-traveled trail through cool, shaded woods. The lake is a good launching point for longer trips in the basin... Read More...

Colchuck Glacier

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  Pictures and text courtesy of Shane Wilder. Colchuck glacier rises to an elevation of 8000 ft and separates Dragontail from Colchuck Peak. The glacier is located in the heart of the Stuart Range and offers some spectacular skiing. The... Read More...

Cashmere Mountain Traverse

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Saturday evening and I’m thinking about bailing. I’m not enthralled with tomorrow’s forecast (high freezing level and a good chance of rain) and beg to differ with the bumper sticker stating, “A bad day in the mountains is better than... Read More...

Cashmere Mountain NE Face

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Photos and words by John Plotz On any given bluebird spring or winter day as I drive down Sunnyslope Hill, my eyes are drawn to the triangular symmetry of the northeast face of Mt. Cashmere.  On good snow years it... Read More...

Cascade Pass Tour

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Photo: Camping at Cascade Pass. by Chester Marler Cascade Pass, from the end of April into mid-May, offers excellent spring skiing. Furthermore, this iconic North Cascade high country is rich in history.  The east side of the pass, where we... Read More...

Cannon Mountain-NW Slopes

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The northwestern aspect of Cannon Mountain isn’t much to look at. The lower slopes have been logged and are pocked by landslides. The  mid-level and upper slopes have been burned, turning the old stands of lodgepole pines into glades of... Read More...

Blewett Pass to Old Blewett

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Photo Left: Gary Womeldorff and Matt Dahlgreen on new terrain leading to Old Blewett Pass. by Andy Dappen People are such odd creatures of habit. I ponder my own peculiarities in this respect while approaching  Blewett Pass on a drive... Read More...

Blewett Avalanche Avoidance Tours

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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...

Big Slide Mountain

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Photo: Souper weather on Super Sunday — it’s all part of the Stupor Tour. Here, Tom Janisch hopes the fog will clear in his mind as well as on top of Big Slide Mtn (aka Big Lou Mountain). Super Sunday –... Read More...

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