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    Upcoming reports & photos:

    • Mount Urquhart - scramble (June 2024)
    • Rock Mountain (WA) - hike (July 2024)
    • 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)

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    Resort, Slackcountry, Cat & Heli (chonological)

    Photo Albums (older):

        Dolomites (
    40 Photos)

        Washington & Idaho (31 Photos)

        Whistler & North Shore (39 Photos)

    Reports & Videos:

        Chugach Heli, April 2007 - report/photos (Heli skiing at Thompson Pass, Valdez AK)

        Dolomites, Winter 03/04 - video ("Return to the Dolomites" movie!)

        Dolomites, Winter 05/06 - video ("Fuori Pista" - the movie!)

        Dolomites, Winter 07/08 - report/photos (Low snow)

        Dolomites, Winter 09/10 - report/photos (Wild weather!)

        Dolomites, Winter 11/12 - report/photos (Groomers!)

        Dolomites, Winter 13/14 - report/photos (11 days chasing Dolomiti pow)

        Dolomites, Winter 2016 - report/photos (1 week of groomers, 1 week of pow, 1 f'ked-up ankle)

        Dolomites & Stubai Valley, Winter 17/18 - report/photos (Our old faves plus something new)

        Dolomites, Winter 19/20 - report/photos (10 days on the slopes with cracked rib)

        Dolomites, Winter 23/24 - report/photos (Shreddin' the hardpack!)

        N. Cascades Heli, March 2012 - report/photos (Silverstar and Varden Creek)

        N. Cascades Heli, March 2013 - report/photos (Above + Snagtooth, Swamp Cr, Fisher, Black, Frisco & Cutthroat)

        N. Cascades Heli, March 2014 - report/photos (Above + Tower, Fisher, Early Winters, Gardner & 'Roo Ridge)

        N. Cascades Heli, March 2015 - report/photos (Silverstar, Snagtooth & Kangaroo Ridge)

        N. Cascades Heli, March 2016 - report/photos (Cutthroat & Swamp Creek)

        N. Cascades Heli, March 2017 - report/photos (Silverstar, Varden, Kangaroo Ridge & Snagtooth)

        Powder Mountain Heli, January 2011 - report/photos (Cypress & Shovelnose zones, descents both sides of divide)

        Whistler Heli, March 2009 - report/photos (Cal-Pow zone, plus Rainbow Mtn.)

        Whistler Heli, February 2010 - report/photos (Rutherford zone, descents from Appa Peak and more)

        Whistler Heli, March 2011 - report/photos (Tenquile zone, plus Chipmunk and Goat)

        Whistler Heli, December 2015 - report/photos (Ipsoot, Rhododendron & Sugarloaf zones)

        Whistler Heli, January 2017 - report/photos (Mount Currie zone, plus Hibachi Ridge)

        Whistler Heli, December 2021 - report/photos (Petersen Creek/Wishbone Peak zone)

    Snow Blogs & Photos:

        A ski season to remember, May 2007 - photos only

        My (lift served) season thus far, January 2008 - report/photos

        March Update, March 2008 - report/photos

        The good, the bad and the ugly, April 2008 - report/photos

        Paralyzed by snow, December 2009 - report/photos

        Season Finale, May 2009 - report/photos

        So Long And Thanks For All The Fish, April 2010 - report/photos

        Snowdays, February 2010 - report/photos

        El Nino pow @ W/B, January 2010 - report/photos

        Stevens Pass (ski area), May 2010 - report/photos

        Working Stiff Pow, May 2011 - report/photos

        Ode To La Niña, April 2012 - report/photos

        End of Days, Nov/Dec 2012 - report/photos

        It's back ON!, February 2013 - report/photos

        And that's a wrap, March 2013 - report/photos

        In Conclusion..., March 2014 - report/photos

        The Winter of My Discontent, March 2015 - report/photos

        April Showers, April 2015 - report/photos

        Year-End Pow, November-December 2015 - report/photos

        Made Possible by Cortisone, January-March 2016 - report/photos

        Winter 2016/2017 recap (inbounds & heli) - report/photos

        Winter 2018/2019 recap (inbounds & touring) - report/photos

        Winter 2019/2020 recap (inbounds) - photos

        Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, December 2022 - photos

        Whistler Miscellaneous, February 2024 - report/photos

    Backcountry, Tours & Traverses (by location)

    Baker Backcountry:

        Mount Ann, February 2005 -
    video ("Mount Ann Tour" movie)

        Mount Ann, February 2009 - report/photos (Finally some pow!)

        Mount Baker, June 2003 - report/photos (After climbing North Ridge)

        Blueberry Chutes, February 2010 - report/photos (Heavy pow and fog)

        Coleman Glacier, June 2012 - report/photos (Whiteout)

        Coleman Pinnacle, February 2004 - video ("Sun, Sweat & Sweet Turns" movie)

        Heliotrope Ridge, March 2010 - report/photos (Good snow, crazy wind)

        Ptarmigan Ridge, December 2007 - report/photos (With Pot'tyrex!)

        Table Mountain, February 2004 - video ("Sun, Sweat & Sweet Turns" movie)

        Watson's Traverse, May 2013 - report/photos (Coleman-Demming up, Park down)

        White Salmon Glacier, March 2010 - report/photos (Great snow, great day!)

    Crystal Backcountry:

        Bullion Basin & Union Creek, December 2003 - video ("Bullion Basin" movie)

        Bullion Point, February 2004 - video ("Bullion Point" movie)

        Crystal Backcountry, January 2005 - video ("Crystal b/c cubed" movie)

        Cayuse Pass loop, November 2009 - report/photos (Tired 70-lb dog carried out in backpack)

        Cement Basin, December 2007 - report/photos (Blue skies and blower pow)

        Cement Basin, January 2010 - report/photos (She delivers once again!)

        East Peak, December 2009 - report/photos (Mega POW!)

        Southback, May 2009 - report/photos (Silver Basin extravaganza)

        Union Creek/Bullion Basin, November 2009 - report/photos (With Agata)

    Enchantments:

        Cannon Mountain, March 2004 - video ("Into the Jetstream" movie)

        Cashmere Mountain, March 2004 - video ("Last Gasp of Winter" movie)

    North Cascades:

        Bedal Peak, April 2006 - report/photos (Off route)

        Glacier Peak, June 1998 - report/photos (Sitkum Glacier)

        Green Mountain, Dec/Jan 2004/2005 - video ("More White Than Green" movie)

        Hidden Lake Peaks, March 2005 - report/photos (Cascade River area ski tour, lots of potential)

        Klawatti Icecap Traverse, April 2004 - report/photos (Eldorado to Tricouni Peak)

        North Twin Sister, April 2002 - report/photos (North Slope on skis)

        Mount Pilchuck, June 2011 - report/photos (Afternoon tour)

        Ruth Mountain, February 2003 - report/photos (Perfect timing)

        Silver Star Glacier, April 2004 - video ("April Freshiez" movie)

        Mount Watson, November 2005 - report/photos (Intended to ski Bacon Peak)

    California, Oregon & Southwest WA Cascades:

        Curtis Gilbert Tour, November 2004 - report/photos (Early season Goat Rocks tour)

        Mount Adams, July 2010 - report/photos (Southwest Chutes)

        Mount Hood, March 2002 - report/photos (Palmer Glacier)

        Lassen Peak, June 2010 - report/photos (North Face)

        Middle Sister, June 2008 - report/photos (Up North Ridge, down South Side)

        Mount Saint Helens, May 2001 - report/photos (Monitor Ridge)

        Mount Shasta, June 2010 - report/photos (Avalanche Gulch)

        South Sister, June 2010 - report/photos (South Side)

    Mount Rainier:

        "Cow-Qually" to bridge, May 2011 -
    report/photos (~7000-ft descent!)

        "Cow-Qually" (no bridge), May 2015 - report/photos (BIG slough slides!)

        Fuhrer Finger, May 2009 - report/photos (Ripper corn!)

        Gibraltar Chute, June 2011 - report/photos (Via DC!)

        Interglacier, June 2008 - report/photos ("Juneuary" pow!)

        Little Tahoma, June 2008 - report/photos (Turned-around on Whitman Glacier)

        Little Tahoma, June 2011 - report/photos (Climb in sun, ride in fog)

        Mazama Ridge, February 2005 - report/photos (Paradise area touring)

        Muir Snowfield, February 2002 - report/photos (High winds at Panorama Point)

        Muir Snowfield, November 2007 - report/photos ("Muir on Saturday")

        Nisqually Chutes, December 2004 - report/photos (Solo)

        Nisqually Chutes, June 2008 - report/photos (with Scott)

        Nisqually Chutes, April 2010 - report/photos (with Agata)

        Paradise Glacier, February 2010 - report/photos (With Eric)

        Tatoosh freshiez, November 2003 - report/photos (No dogs allowed)

        Turtle Snowfield, May 2012 - report/photos (Race against the weather)

        Van Trump Park, December 2005 - report/photos (Skin issues)

        Wilson Glacier, April 2009 - report/photos (Fuhrer Finger attempt)

    Snoqualmie Pass & I-90 Corridor:

        Bryant Coulior, May 2010 - report/photo (Sloppy!)

        Mount Catherine, April 2003 - report/photo (In lieu of Lundin Peak)

        Chair Peak, May 2009 - report/photos (North Slope only)

        Chair Peak circumnavigation, May 2010 - report/photos (Solo)

        Mount Daniel, June 2013 - report/photos (Lynch Glacier touring)

        Granite West, December 2003 - video ("Deep Powder & Some Crud" movie)

        Granite West, February 2006 - 1 photo (Quick and dirty)

        Humpback Mountain, April 2006 - report/photos (Solo)

        Kendall Peak touring, February 2013 - report/photos (Left Twin and more!)

        Red Mountain, January 2004 - video ("Sluff Surfing" movie)

        Silver Peak, February 2008 - report/photos (Up West Face, down North Slope)

        Snoqualmie Mountain (Slot Couloir), May 2002 - report/photos ("Enigma Gully")

        Snoqualmie Mountain (Crooked Coulior & South Face), March 2003 - report/photos (Not enough snow)

        Snoqualmie Mountain (Slot Couloir & Phantom), February 2008 - report/photos (Ice and corn on same day)

        Snoqualmie Mountain (Slot Couloir & Phantom), April 2008 - report/photos (All time pow!)

        Snow/Source Lake touring, April 2008 - report/photos (Sluff slides!)

    Stevens Pass & Highway 2 Corridor:

        Arrowhead Mountain, February 2004 - video ("Struggle & Reward" movie)

        Colchuk Glacier, May 2002 - report/photos (A soggy weekend!)

        Big Chiwaukum, February 2005 - report/photos (West-side touring)

        Jim Hill, February 2004 - video ("Midweek Powder Fix" movie)

        Jim Hill, January 2007 - report/photos (Crowded)

        Jove Peak, March 2006 - report/photos (Fun loop tour)

        Lichtenberg Mountain, May 2010 - report/photos (Poor visibility)

        Moonlight Bowl, April 2007 - report/photos (Skyline Ridge classic)

        Stevens Pass, May 2010 - report/photos (Snowmobiles...cough, cough)

        The Swath, March 2010 - report/photos (A rare gem!)

        Mount Townsend, February 2009 - report/photos (Long approach)

        North Chiwaukum Tour, December 2004 - report/photos (Whiteout, no summit)

    Washington Pass & Highway 20 Corridor:

        Blue Lakes Col & Copper Creek, November 2007 - report/photos (Thanksgiving day tour)

        Frisco Mountain Tour, May 2003 - report/photos (Loop tour between Frisco & Maple Pass )

        Mount Hardy - "OpenFly Coulior", May 2008 - report/photos (Aesthetic coulior, crap snow)

        Heather/Maple Pass, November 2007 - report/photos (Short tour, great pow)

        Sally Portman's Birthday Tour - Washington Pass, May 2003 - report/photos (Washington Pass classic)

    Whistler-Blackcomb, Coquihalla, Manning Park & Canadian Rockies:

        Blowdown Peak, February 2023 - report/photos (Classic ski tour near Duffey Lake)

        Mount Chief Pascall, January/April 2022 - report/photos (Joffre Group ski tour with great views)

        Cowboy Ridge, April 2023 - report/photos (Ski tour out beyond Whistler's Musical Bumps)

        Decker Glacier, April 2009 - report/photos (End-of-season pow)

        Decker Mountain, March 2022 - report/photos (Tagged the tippy top!)

        Mount Garibaldi, June 2002 - report/photos (Lost my skis)

        Gin Peak, January 2022 - report/photos (Fun ski tour from Whistler Olympis Park)

        Musical Bumps, March 2022 - report/photos (Whistler slackcountry touring)

        Oboe Touring, March 2022 - report/photos (Whistler slackcountry touring)

        Phalanx Mountain, February 2022 - report/photos (Classic Whistler-Blackcomb ski tour)

        Mount Price, February 2021 - report/photos (Classic Garibaldi Lake area tour)

        Mount Rohr, March 2021 - report/photos (Introduction to touring in Duffey Lake area)

        Round Mountain, February 2023 - report/photos (Short ski tour in Garibaldi Prov. Park)

        Silverdaisy Mountain, March 2023 - report/photos (Ski tour in Manning Park)

        Slalok Mountain, April 2022 - report/photos (Classic ski tour in Joffre Prov. Park)

        Spearhead Traverse, April 2004 - report/photos (Classic ski traverse near Whistler)

        Spearhead Glacier, January 2019 - report/photos (Plus Spearhead summit)

        Spearhead Glacier, January 2023 - report/photos (With Husume Couloir descent)

        Steep Peak, March 2024 - report/photos (Touring in Duffey Lake area)

        Wapta Traverse, March 2006 - report/photos (Classic hut-to-hut ski traverse in Canadian Rockies)

        Zoa Peak, December 2020 - report/photos (Coquihalla Pass area ski touring)


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