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In-area, lift-served b/c and heli

    Photo Albums:
    Dolomites (Italia!)
    Washington/Idaho (Various, including selected b/c shots)
    Whistler/Vancouver (Various, including selected b/c shots)

    Videos:
    Dolomites (Return To), Winter 03/04 (video - 17.8MB/9.32min)
    Dolomites "Fuori Pista", Winter 05/06 (video - 42.6MB/11.46min)

    Reports:
    Chugach heli-ski, April 2007 (First trip to Alaska!)
    Dolomites, Winter 07/08 (Low snow)
    Whistler heli-boarding, March 2009 (Oh yeah!)

Backcountry - videos

    Arrowhead Mountain, Feb. 2004 (video - 5.63MB/2.57min)
    Bullion Basin/Union Ck, Dec. 2003 (video - 9.79MB/2.40min)
    "Bullion Point", Feb. 2004 (video - 10.6MB/2.53min)
    Cannon Mountain, Mar. 2004(video - 9.46MB/2.35min)
    Cashmere Mountain, Mar. 2004(video - 19MB/5.11min)
    Coleman Pinnacle, Feb. 2004 (video - 17.4MB/4.48min)
    Crystal b/c^3, Jan. 11/13 2005 (video - 14.1MB/3.50min)
    Granite West, December 2003 (video - 5.81MB/2.51min)
    Green Mountain, Dec - Jan '04/'05 (video - 25.8MB/7.09min)
    Jim Hill, Feb. 2004 (video - 5.7MB/3min)
    Mount Ann, Feb. 17 2005 (video - 19.7MB/5.25min)
    Red Mountain, Jan. 2004 (video - 5.94MB/3.07min)
    Silver Star Glacier, Apr. 2004 (video - 15.9MB/4.20min)

Backcountry - reports and photos

    Day tours

    Mount Ann, February 2009 (Finally some pow!)
    Mount Baker, June 2003 (After climbing North Ridge)
    Bedal Peak, April 2006 (Off route)
    Birthday Tour, May 2003 (Washington Pass classic)
    Big Chiwaukum, Feb. 2005 (West-side touring)
    Mount Catherine, April 2003 (In lieu of Lundin Peak)
    Chair Peak, May 2009 (North Slope only)
    Colchuk Glacier, May 2002 (A soggy weekend!)
    Crystal b/c (Cement Basin), December 2007 (Blue skies and blower pow)
    Crystal Southback, May 2009 (Silver Basin extravaganza)
    Decker Glacier, April 2009 (End-of-season pow)
    Denny Creek, January 2007 (Attempt at Kaleetan Peak)
    Granite West, February 2006 (Quick and dirty)
    Mount Hardy, May 2008 (Aesthetic coulior, crap snow)
    Heather/Maple Pass, Nov. 2007 (Short tour, great pow)
    Hidden Lake Pks., March 2005 (Lots of potential)
    Mount Hood, March 2002 (Palmer Glacier)
    Humpback Mountain, April 2006 (Solo)
    Interglacier, June 2008 ("Juneuary pow!")
    Jim Hill, January 2007 (Crowded)
    Jove Peak, March 2006 (Fun loop tour)
    Little Tahoma, June 2008 (Turned-around on Whitman Glacier)
    Mazama Ridge, February 2005 (With Agata)
    Middle Sister, June 2008 (With Aaron)
    Moonlight Bowl, April 2007 (Skyline Ridge classic)
    Muir Snowfield, February 2002 (High winds at Panorama Point)
    Nisqually Chutes, December 2004 (Solo)
    Nisqually Chutes, June 2008 (with Scott)
    North Twin Sister (North Slope), April 2002 (On skis)
    Old Snowy, May 2006 (Too much for a day-trip)
    Ptarmigan Ridge, December 2007 (With Scott)
    Rainy Pass Tour, May 2003 (Loop tour led by Mike Palmer)
    Ruth Mountain, February 2003 (Perfect timing)
    Mount Saint Helens, May 2001 (Monitor Ridge)
    Silver Peak, February 2008 (West Face, down north slope)
    Snoqualmie Mountain (Slot Couloir), May 2002 (Enigma Gully)
    Snoqualmie Mountain (Slot & Phantom), Feb. 2008 (Ice and corn on same day)
    Snoqualmie Mountain (Slot & Phantom), Apr. 2008 (All time pow!)
    Snoqualmie Mtn. (Crooked Couloir/S. Face), Mar. '03 (Not enough snow)
    Snow/Source Lake touring, April 2008 (Sluff slides!)
    Tatoosh freshiez, November 2003 (No dogs allowed)
    Mount Townsend, February 2009 (Long approach)
    Van Trump Park, December 2005 (Skin issues)
    Washington Pass (Blue Lakes Col), Nov. 2007 (T-giving day ski/split)
    Wilson Glacier, April 2009 (Fuhrer Finger attempt)

    Multi-day tours/trips

    North Chiwaukum Tour, Dec. 2004 (Tod Bloxham's brainchild)
    Curtis Gilbert Tour, Nov. 2004 (Early season Goat Rocks tour)
    Mount Garibaldi, June 2002 (Lost my skis)
    Glacier Peak, Summer 1998 (Sitkum Glacier)
    Klawatti Icecap Traverse, April 2004 (Eldorado to Tricouni Peak)
    Rainier Fuhrer Finger, May 2009 (Ripper corn!)
    Spearhead Traverse, April 2004 (Classic ski traverse near Whistler)
    Wapta Traverse, March 2006 (Classic hut-to-hut ski traverse in Canadian Rockies)
    Mount Watson, November 2005 (Intended to ski from Bacon Peak)



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