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Stemilt Basin Options

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Three strides above the Mission Ridge parking lot Tom Janisch is surprised by what he’s finding, “The snow has gone from Eastside powder to Westside glop overnight.” The atmosphere has taken a Westside turn for the worse as well. Drizzle... Read More...

Spider Meadows Tour

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I had a great ski tour in the Spider Gap area on Sunday, July 31. The difference between the snow this year (photo left) and the snow on a normal year (photo right) is amazing. July 31, 2011                                               August 1, 2009... Read More...

Snowgrass Mountain-Plum Line

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The Plum Line of Snowgrass by Andy Dappen A week ago during a daylong dash up Snowgrass Mountain, we had touched the summit and beat-feet out of there to beat nightfall. When we spied that 3,000-vertical-foot plum dropping from the... Read More...

Snoqualmie Pass-Folklife Tour

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Photo: on Chair Peak Lake with Melakwa Pass above By Tom Janisch On April 18, 2009, my wife, Patti, and I had the pleasure of skiing the Folk Life Tour north of Snoqualmie Pass. This tour lies slightly outside of Wenatchee... Read More...

Scatter Peak

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Fiasco # 43. Terrible Scenery. The Lemahs, Chimney Rock and Overcoat Peak (can you tell which is which?) from the Ten Pass Tour. Fighting Fiascos on the Ten Pass Tour by Andy Dappen The line separating  ambitions from fiascos is... Read More...

Pyramid & Cardinal Peaks

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Attractions: A remote portion of the Cascades in winter with a variety of skiable peaks including Pyramid, Skidgravel, and Cardinal peaks. These peaks are a long way from a plowed road but offer relatively friendly terrain for ski ascents and descents.... Read More...

Nason Ridge-Round Mountain to Merritt

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May Day Weekend — this year’s absence of a low snowpack in the Cascades limits the ski touring options around Central Washington. After studying maps, tossing out tours that are too low, and eliminating objectives we’ve skied too often, Tom... Read More...

Mission Peak

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Time is short and family politics prescribe that if I intend to stay out of the dog house I not miss the tournament’s 11 a.m. start time. I catch onto this with my wife’s cheerful comment, “It’s OK if you... Read More...

Dumbell Mountain

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Story and Photos by Andy Dappen “You guys are morons,” she tells me at the party. It’s 9 p.m. on June 21 and in eight hours I’ll be meeting my fellow imbeciles, driving to the trailhead, and hiking 6.5 miles... Read More...

Dakobed Traverse

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The Dakobed Redemption Tour (DRT) Adam VognildLast year Trevor Kostanich, two of his friends, and I traveled for eight days from Holden Village to Darrington on skis. We didn’t have particularly good weather — the camera only came out sporadically... Read More...

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