Author Archives: Matt Goyer

Highlights From Manhattan

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Matt Goyer

Back at the end of June we headed to Manhattan for a long weekend to celebrate Ming’s 30th birthday. To keep things hip I cataloged our trip on Instagram, check out all my photos. Not surprisingly, we had a great … Continue reading →

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Partying on Shasta Island at Crescent Bar

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Matt Goyer

This past Friday we ditched Seattle’s non-summer and headed east over the mountains to Sunserra at Crescent Bar, just a few hours outside of Seattle. ResortWorks hooked us up with two great places right on the golf course (the fence … Continue reading →

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Ski Mountaineering Summit of Mount Hood

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Matt Goyer

For a July long weekend adventure Sam suggested we hit up Rainier, Shawn countered with Mount Adams, we settled on Hood. It was our first time backcountry skiing at Hood. However, at the last minute Sam had to back out … Continue reading →

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Multi-Day Ski Mountaineering Gear List

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Matt Goyer

Here’s the gear list for our 5-day ski mountaineering trip to Mount Baker. Since we each spent hours pulling our gear together for our first big adventure I thought I’d share what I took. Personal Gear Internal frame back pack … Continue reading →

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Learning Ski Mountaineering on Mount Baker’s Coleman Deming Route

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Matt Goyer

We summited Mount Baker! And not the ski resort, we summited the volcano. All 10,781 feet of it this past Saturday, June 4th. The adventure began in February when Shawn, Becky and I all realized we were interested in summiting … Continue reading →

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Flylow Stash Pant Review

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Matt Goyer

I first read about Flylow in Inc Magazine, I could build a $1 million company or ski 100 days a year. I choose to do both and have it all, and was instantly intrigued about their story. Then I noticed … Continue reading →

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Skiing Pineapple Pass Near Alpental

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Matt Goyer

We got up to Snoqualmie around 9:30 and had been planning to hit Pineapple Basin but Summit West was looking good so we geared up and planned to lap it a few times until security came along and told us … Continue reading →

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Skiing Kendall Stump

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Matt Goyer

We’re just getting into backcountry skiing and were looking for something close to home and not too technical so we decided to hit up Kendall Stump. We parked at Summit West and headed under the highway to get started. In … Continue reading →

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Mount Rainier Climbing Options

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Matt Goyer

Every year I swear I’ll climb Mount Rainier hoping by if some miracle that the trip will arrange itself. This year, I had been hoping the same thing but then recently a few friends and I have been emailing about … Continue reading →

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North Cascade Heli Seat Takers Trip

Posted on February 21, 2011 by Matt Goyer

If you ever get the chance to do a last minute heli ski trip and you know the conditions will be epic, do it. Wednesday morning my buddy JJ got the heads up about two spots opening up on a … Continue reading →

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