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Chair Peak Explorations

January 29, 2023
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Exploring lesser-skied areas on Chair Peak, from couloirs to open slopes to fun faces. Good day out in Snoqualmie.

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Chair Peak Circumnav ALT

January 23, 2023
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A variant on the classic Chair Peak Circumnavigation, throwing in some other goodies along the way.

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Little Alien Couloir

January 21, 2023
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A narrow, short couloir off Chair Peak Lake. A great extension to the normal Chair Peak Circumnavigation.

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Pilot Ridge Loop

August 13, 2022
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A 29 mile loop through the Glacier Peak Wilderness with great views and awesome wildflowers.

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Grand Loop (Olympic National Park)

August 7, 2022
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A 42 mile loop through high alpine and beautiful meadows in Olympic National Park. Connects Deer Park, Obstruction Point, Grand Pass, Cameron Pass, Lost Pass, and Graywolf Pass.

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Boulder, Talum Glaciers

July 16, 2022
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Exploring the lesser visited sides of Mt. Baker. Skiing a few thousand feet of the Boulder Glacier and then the Talum Glacier off Mt. Sherman.

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Mt. Adams, Pinnacle West Ridge

July 12, 2022
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A great alternative to the NFNWR off the Pinnacle. Fall-line, 40 degree skiing directly west.

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Kautz Chute

July 12, 2022
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Skiing the Kautz chute in great corn in a fat snow year! Great fall line skiing down the Turtle was a cherry on top.

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Magic S Loop

July 9, 2022
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A scenic tour through the Cascade Pass region including two great fall-line ski descents.

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Squak Glacier

July 3, 2022
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A low-angle glacier ski from the south summit of Sherman Peak. Fall-line and just over 30 degrees makes for great party skiing.

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Fuhrer Finger

July 1, 2022
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The most popular ski descent on the mountain, dropping from the summit via the Nisqually and Wilson Glaciers.

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Success Couloir

June 26, 2022
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A 3,500′ couloir off Point Success on Mt. Rainier. Sustained, 45 degrees, and fall-line the whole way down.

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Little Tahoma

June 23, 2022
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Skiing the south side of Little Tahoma via the Fryingpan Glacier. Fun, lower angle skiing with great views.

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West Ridge Notch Couloir

June 9, 2022
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A fall-line, 45 degree couloir from the west ridge notch of Mt. Stuart. An alternative to the more traveled ski descents on the mountain.

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Ulrichs Couloir

May 23, 2022
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A 4,000′ couloir right off the summit of Mt. Stuart.

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Another lovely day of steeps in the nooks and cran Another lovely day of steeps in the nooks and crannies of Snoqualmie with friends.
Another great day in the home range, exploring new Another great day in the home range, exploring new zones and skiing good snow. Hard to beat the backyard when it's firing.
Excellent day hunting north facing pow with Anton, Excellent day hunting north facing pow with Anton, @shannonoslick and @toddtsuyoshi. Got to ski all of the skiable Little Alien, Cupcake, North face of Chair, and Bryant's. Great day with great homies.
@nick_murad in the backyard of Chair Peak a few we @nick_murad in the backyard of Chair Peak a few weeks back. Rainy days got me looking forward to more of this soon.
Exciting to see how far Peter has brought @wovnski Exciting to see how far Peter has brought @wovnskis in the past few years. He's doing AMAZING things and working his a$$ off night and day. 
Got him out of the shop and into the powder to enjoy the sun and slopes with @porter.mcmichael, John Berude, and Logan Heine.
Back in the steeps with @porter.mcmichael. Early s Back in the steeps with @porter.mcmichael. Early slot lap was spicier than normal.
Ran up and down a canyon again. Fun times. W/ @ni Ran up and down a canyon again. Fun times.
W/ @nicholaspearsons
Awesome day running the Pilot Ridge loop with @sam Awesome day running the Pilot Ridge loop with @sam__davis @anth.marra and @wyatt.mullen. The Glacier Peak Wilderness always is a delight. 
Wildflowers were popping and got some views from in the afternoon once the clouds burned off.
Corn skiing and vibes with @nick_murad and @jberud Corn skiing and vibes with @nick_murad and @jberude on the Squak, Boulder, and Talum Glaciers on Mt. Baker. Ski season ‘21/‘22 might be done for me. It’s been a blast 🤟
Another great day on Pahto (Mt. Adams) skiing west Another great day on Pahto (Mt. Adams) skiing west off the Pinnacle. Fun turns with good dudes @nicholaspearsons @anth.marra @jberude @nick_murad and Le Borislav
Awesome day out on the Magic S Loop with @nicholas Awesome day out on the Magic S Loop with @nicholaspearsons @anth.marra !
Great views, mostly good skiing, and of course an epic and unnecessary bushwhack to end the day. Classic north cascades.
Corn o’clock today on the Squak Glacier with @sa Corn o’clock today on the Squak Glacier with @sam__davis @joeweber978 @_noah_asher_
Great day on Tahoma (Mt. Rainier) skiing the Führ Great day on Tahoma (Mt. Rainier) skiing the Führer Finger from the summit.
Summer seems to finally be here. Little T with @ Summer seems to finally be here. 
Little T with @nick_murad @kate.l.yang @sam__davis
Sweet day on the West Ridge Notch Couloir with @ni Sweet day on the West Ridge Notch Couloir with @nick_murad. Firm snow up high to deep mank down low…a full buffet!
Great weekend skiing Ülrichs Couloir with @joeweb Great weekend skiing Ülrichs Couloir with @joeweber978 and @nick_murad 🤟
Fun little weekend in the wasatch with @admanbello Fun little weekend in the wasatch with @admanbellomy @nicholaspearsons @danny_and_aiya trying to find the mystical 🌽. Come on spring!
Pretty rad day skiing an epic line out in the alpi Pretty rad day skiing an epic line out in the alpine yesterday with @nick_murad and Anton. If you know the name of the line…you know why I’m not naming it here 🤣
NE Couloir of Cashmere with @mattrandall9 was a fu NE Couloir of Cashmere with @mattrandall9 was a fun one, even in baaaaad snow. Matt gave the NE face a go to, which he said was quite 🌶
Peeled the magic banana on Saturday with @nick_mur Peeled the magic banana on Saturday with @nick_murad @joeweber978 and Anton…
In all seriousness, the Banana Couloir on Magic Mtn is pretty sweet.
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