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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Mount Shuksan Second Attempt
In my quest to ski as much as possible during my sabbatical I had signed up for a Pro Guiding Sahale Peak trip and convinced Shawn to join me. Unfortunately we couldn’t do Sahale since the road was closed (unless … Continue reading
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Mount Shuksan Ski Summit Attempt
Last Tuesday Andre and I set off to summit Mount Shuksan in a day. Andre had been up it before, never in a day. I hadn’t been out of bounds at Baker at all and was stoked to do Shuksan. … Continue reading
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Skiing the Chair Peak Circum Nav
Met up with another random skier off Turns All Year on Saturday. He was looking to do a circum nav of Chair Peak in the Alpental Valley. Sure, why not? :) We started from the furthest out Alpental parking lot. … Continue reading
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Skiing The Slot on Snoqualmie Mountain
Andre, who is also taking some time off work (but has been out of town), emailed the other day asking if I wanted to ski “The Slot” on Snoqualmie Mountain. (Photo from Pro Ski’s awesome Snoqualmie Backcountry book. A must … Continue reading
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Skiing Snoqualmie Mountain and Phantom Slide Path
After sitting on the couch for a couple days I was getting a little restless. Without any friends able to skip work I posted on “partners wanted” on Turns All Year. Within a day or two I was overwhelmed with … Continue reading
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North Face Enzo Jacket Review
I’ve been wearing the same Goretex jacket for over ten years now. I’ve been wanting to replace it but have been waiting for the perfect jacket. This year I gave up and settled for The North Face Enzo jacket. A … Continue reading
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Ski Touring Windshirt: REI Fleet Jacket
Finally found a good ski touring upper body layering system! Usually I’m too hot, or too cold. My new system is an Icebreaker 200 t-shirt and a REI Packable Fleet Jacket. The Icebreaker provides some warmth and the Fleet is … Continue reading
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Best Ski Touring Pants: OR Trailbreaker Pant Review
This winter I picked up a pair of Outdoor Research (OR) Trailbreaker pants and they rock! Best ski mountaineering/ski touring pants ever. Thanks OR and Martin for a great product. I’ve tested them inbounds and on a couple big ski … Continue reading
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3 Day Spearhead Traverse with Pro Guiding
On March 24, 25 and 26 I skied from Blackcomb to Whistler along the Spearhead Traverse! The Spearhead is a 34 km traverse that starts from Blackcomb and ends on Whistler. It typically takes one to four days, though the … Continue reading
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