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Trinity Skate

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Nice Piece of A.S.S. Interviewee Jonathan Karpoff by Wenatchee Outdoors If you clicked on this post because you thought Wenatchee Outdoors had finally resorted to porn, you’ll be sorely disappointed. This post is about Adventure Skate Skiing (ASS), which is... Read More...

Stevens to Smithbrook Traverse

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Some issues are always spotted with clouds. A view of Stevens Pass from the Dementia Tour. by  Andy Dappen The discussion has me uttering blasphemy, “At the end of life, we often treat pets better than people.” It had started... Read More...

Diary of a Mad Shoveller

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by Andy Dappen My brother lives in the other Washington (the one back east that in the past was being pounded by many a snow storm). Because he’s coming to visit, I’ve been telling him how good the skiing has... Read More...

Backcountry Skiing Tip

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Backcountry Skiing Tip by Andy Dappen Backcountry skiers spend hundreds of dollars shaving ounces of weight from their skis, boots, and bindings …and then they walk uphill, collect a lot of snow on the topsheets of their skis, and let... Read More...

Stevens Pass-Seven Peaks Tour

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Photo: Chris Sheridan, at the top of Peak 4, looking for Heaven’s door. seventh heaven, noun.  1. (Islam and the cabala) The highest heaven and the farthest of the concentric spheres where, God, the exalted angels, and the stars dwell.... Read More...

Why Telemark?

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by Andy Dappen Telemark skiing rose from the ashes of extinction in the mid-1970s for intelligent reasons. Lightweight equipment expedited long winter approaches into the North American backcountry. In fact, light skis with metal edges and a little sidecut made... Read More...

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