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    Upcoming reports & photos:

    • Ladies Pass Quartet (WA | Cape Horn, Ladies Peak, Snowgrass NE Peak, Snowgrass Mountain) - scramble (July 2024)
    • Old Snowy (WA) - scramble (July 2024)
    • Dog Mountain (WA) - hike (July 2024)
    • Mount Ratney & Mount Bardean - scramble (July 2024)
    • Torrent Peak - scramble (July 2024)
    • Steep Peak - Darkside Peak Traverse - scramble (July 2024)
    • Silvertip Mountain - scramble (July 2024)
    • The Old Settler - scramble (July 2024)
    • Silent Hub Peak - scramble (August 2024)
    • Saint Jacobs Mountain - scramble (August 2024)
    • Mount David (WA) - scramble (August 2024)
    • Goat Mountain West Peak & Table Mountain (WA) - hike (August 2024)
    • Griswold Pass (Tuber Hill, Glacier View Peak, Subatomic Peaks: Baryon, Meson, Muon, Lepton) - scramble (September 2024)
    • Yellow Aster Butte (WA) - hike (September 2024)
    • Mazama Dome (WA) - hike (September 2024)
    • Ptarmigan Ridge - (WA | The Portals East Peak, Coleman Pinnacle) - hike (September 2024)
    • Tetrahedron Peak - scramble (September 2024)
    • Lone Cone & Peak 86 (Tofino) - hike (September 2024)
    • Mount Athelstan ("Pk. 2460") - scramble (September 2024)
    • Excelsior Peak and Cowap Peak (WA) - hike (October 2024)
    • Hollyburn Peak - hike (October 2024)
    • Cheam Peak - hike (October 2024)
    • Blanchard Needle - scramble (October 2024)
    • Debeck's Hill & 4 Lakes Loop - hike (October 2024)
    • Mount Hallowell - hike (November 2024)
    • Anderson Mountain (WA) - hike (December 2024)
    • Sumas Mountain (WA) - hike (December 2024)
    • Gloria (Peak) Lookout - hike (January 2025)
    • JAPOW! & more (Niseko, Sapporo, Kyoto, Tokyo) - snowboarding (February 2025)
    • Mount Fletcher (S3/1400) - snowshoe (April 2025)
    • Mount McNair - snowshoe (April 2025)
    • Lewis Butte (WA) - hike (April 2025)
    • Ruby Mountain (WA) - snowshoe (April 2025)
    • Mount Oleg - snowshoe (May 2025)
    • Carnival Peak - snowshoe (May 2025)
    • Shovelnose Creek Knoll & "Pk. 1956" - snowshoe (May 2025)
    • Tolkien ("Pk. 2188") - snowshoe (June 2025)
    • Mount Ichor - hike (June 2025)
    • Mount Ronayne - hike (June 2025)
    • Mount Athelstan - scramble (June 2025)
    • Ample Mountain - hike (June 2025)
    • Bird Peak (Prov) - hike (July 2025)
    • Gimli Peak - scramble (July 2025)
    • Squamish Headwaters (recon) - hike (July 2025)
    • The Pinnacles (North) - scramble (July 2025)

    *As of 07/27/2025


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    Conditions - Mountain, Snow, Surf, Weather & Roads

    Mountain Info & Forecasts

            Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest - Alerts and Conditions.

        Bivouac.com - The Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.

        Cairn Publishing - Matt Gunn's Vancouver area backcountry ski and scrambles site.

        CascadeClimbers.com - The pacific northwest climber's resource. Trip reports, bulletin boards & more.

        ClimbingWashington.com - Washington's "100 highest mountains." Photos & factual information.

        ClubTread.com - British Columbia based online community dedicated to the outdoors.

        MCR Reports - Canadian Rockies conditions by the ACMG.

        Mountain Project - The premier resource for the climbing and mountaineering community.

        North Cascades National Park - Climbing Conditions.

        North Cascades National Park - NPS Site (includes park map).

        Outdoor Vancouver - Vancouver's trusted hiking resource since 2008.

        Mount Rainier - Climbing & route conditions report.

        Mount Rainier National Park - NPS Site (includes park map).

        Mount Rainier National Park - Road Status.

        SummitPost.org - Good info & photos on mountains the world over.

        Vancouver Trails - Vancouvers hiking resource.

        Washington Trails Association - Trail conditions & reports.

    Ocean & Coast

            Magicseaweed.com - Surf forecasts and conditions.

        Westport WA - Good live shots from the "cove" to "groins".

    Weather & Roads

            atmos.washington.edu - U of W weather forecast discussion, detail, context etc.

        atmos weather loops - Focus on Pacific Coast from Gulf of Alaska to Baja.

        Environment Canada - Canada's Weatheroffice.

        MeteoBlue - Weather * Close to You.

        Mountain Forecast - Mountain weather forecasts for mountains around the world.

        NOAA Seattle - Seattle's national weather service.

        SpotWX - Spot weather forecast, meteorology, weather, grib data.

        Windy.com - Weather radar, wind and waves forecast for all comers.

        WSDOT - Washington State Department of Transportation.

    Backcountry & Snow

            Avalanche.ca - The Canadian Avalanche Association Bulletins.

        Dolomiti Superski - Will it dump before I leave for my biennial Xmas in the Dolomites?

        NW Weather & Avalanche Center - Weather and Snowpack information.

        Turns All Year - Year round backcountry skiing, reports & conditions.

        Whistler-Blackcomb - When's my next powder day?

        Whistler Peak - Snow report, forecast, lift history.

    Web Cams

    Roads & Mountain

            BC Highways - View highway conditions, traffic, and weather information at a glance.

        Glacier Peak - View of Glacier from Queen Anne Hill in Seattle.

        Mount Hood - Variety of cameras around Mount Hood.

        Leavenworth - Downtown Leavenworth in all its glory.

        North Cascades - Upper Skagit Valley as viewed from Marblemount.

        North Cascades - View from Visitor Center in Newhalem, looking northwest.

        Olympic National Park - Four different cams in ONP.

        Oregon Dept. of Transportation - Custom camera pages, statewide.

        Mount Rainier - Numerous cams within MRNP.

        WA Passes - All highway pass cams in WA State.

    Ski Area

        Alpental - Various cams at The Summit ski area.

        Crystal Mountain - Six different cams around the resort.

        Mount Hood - Meadows slideshow cam.

        Mount Hood - Three Timberline cams.

        Mission Ridge - Four cams around the resort.

        Whistler Blackcomb - Numerous cams for both mountains.

    Gear & Guides

    Climbing

            BackcountryStore.com - Good variety on gear. Ok on price.

        Sierra Trading Post - Good prices on general outdoor gear.

    Biking

            Bike Nashbar.com - Good deals on a wide selection of bike parts.

        Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance - Washington States largest mountain bike advocacy and trail building group.

        JensonUSA.com - Best price and selection.

        Methow Valley Sport Trails Association - Winthrop area MTB trail information.

        MTBR.com - Mountain bike & trail reviews, buy 'n sell. The definitive resource.

        NSMBA - North Shore Mountain Bike Associaton. Trails for all, trails forever.

        PinkBike.com - Bike forum, buy/sell and more.

        Trailforks - Never get lost in the woods again.

    Personal Pages, Blogs & Reports

    Backcountry/Mountaineering/Peakbagging

            Alpenglow Gallery - Lowell Skoog's photography and ski mountaineering chronicles in Washington's Cascades.

        Coast Backcountry - Author Matt Gunn's climbing and skiing blog.

        John Scurlock - Amazing aerial photography of the North Cascades and beyond!

        Kyle Miller - Find out where Kyle Miller is. Splitboarding, full time, anywhere and everywhere.

        Rhinoclimbs - The Life and Climbs of Northwest climbing legend John Roper.

        Rich So's Blog - Selected Coast Mountain scrambles.

        Steven's Peak-bagging Journey - Coast Mountains, Canadian Rockies and more.

        Trail Cat Jim - Jim Brisbine's Blog, Cascades and beyond.

    Miscellaneous

    Maps & Topos

            Acme Mapper - Alt-Print Screen is mighty helpful.

        CalTopo - Save to PDF, upload to your smartphone and off you go!

    Web

        Plesk - Control Panel

        Horde - WebMail

        Cloudash - CWH Account


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