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Ulrich’s Couloir Snowboard on Mount Stuart
The Ulrich’s Couloir on Mount Stuart is one of those Cascade Classic backcountry lines. Being a continuous 4’200 foot south facing run it is both aesthetic and fun. Being the second tallest non volcanic peak in the Cascades and isolated
Bonanza Peak the Crown of the North Cascades
Bonanza Peak is the biggest non volcanic mountain within the Cascade Mountains of Washington State. Located near the head of Railroad Creek it’s main access is via Holden Village. It has two main drainage’s which are both to the East
The Black Hole Couloir on Bandit Peak
Some lines haunt your dreams, so aesthetic so isolated, so perfect. Deep in the Northeast Cascades there is a small peak among the giants refereed to as Bandit. Whats impressive about Bandit is its 3500 foot continuous chute on the
Mount Stuart and the Cascadian Couloir Descent
Mount Stuart is one of the more stunning peaks within the Washington Cascades. On the North side it is near a vertical descent down to Mountaineers Creek while the south side it is covered in chutes that drop 4,200 feet
Sarvant Glacier off White River Road
The Sarvant Glacier is one of those places that always holds good snow. It feeds into Fryingpan Creek which is a major drainage on Rainier’s northeastern side. The whole area is filled with open alpine, steep chutes and old growth
Making it into the Pages of BC Magazine
It gives me great pride and honor to announce that both Kip Garre and myself were featured in the February issue of Backcountry Magazine. Not only is it cool to be included but we stole the show by being the
Interglacier in Early Spring Snowboard Descent
If you have ever been to the summit of Crystal Mountain on a blue sky day the view of Mount Rainier is dominating. A world of wide open glaciers, tight couloirs and all in-between. The area has enough terrain to
Sarvant Glacier and Tamanos Mountain
Heading out to the Sarvant Glacier and Tamanos Mountain with Photos and writing by Amar Andalkar. Boot and Kyle Miller kindly invited me to join them on a winter trip into the northeast side of Mount Rainier National Park. The
The Strugle to Find Powder part 2: Mt. Shuksan
Our plan was to head into the North Cascades and pull off something big but the weather had other plans. Mt. Shuksan is a mountaineers dream with each side having a uniquely separate personality. With high freezing levels and a
Kotimaani Historia Salish Sea
Salish Sea on kaunis lahti, jossa on reheviä metsiä ja vuoria ympärillä. Vaikka se on karua seutua, niin se on ollut kotimaaa Amerikan intiaaniheimolle Salish. He asuivät, metsästivät, kalastivät ja keräsivät marjoja tällä eristäytyneellä maalla. Se oli 1776 kuin Captin
Canuck Splitfest presented by Prior
On January 22 John Cocci and I made our way up to the Revelstoke area to take place in a splitboard festival up at Rogers Pass. This was my second time in the area and I was stoked to head
Bring Efficiency to your Skinning Game: Spark LT Pin System
Spark R & D has made a name for themselves coming out with multiple innovative binding systems, so it came to no surprise that they invested time and energy on there own touring bracket and pin system. Attempting to make a lighter more efficient setup for skinning and changeovers.