Oval Peak (8,795ft) – Probable Second Winter Ascent Eric and David February 11/12, 2017 We left the Twisp River Sno Park at 6am Saturday morning and skinned up about 9 miles to the west buttermilk trailhead. After following the trail for about 3 miles we cut up into the woods… Continue reading
Osceola Dog Leg Slide Alpine Ice Climbing February 4, 2017 Eric, David, Kevin, Kyle, Mike, Ana, John, Donald, Greg, Nicholas We parked at Greeley Ponds trailhead, and walked down the Kanc for 1 mile to the East Pond trailhead, which is currently unplowed. From here we hiked up the east… Continue reading
Mt Lowell, Unnamed route on SW face (WI 3) Eric and Dave February 3, 2017 We left Boston at 5:30am Friday morning, seeking an ice climbing place where there would be no crowds. That weekend was the annual New England Ice Fest, and all the usual places would likely have… Continue reading
Robinson Mountain (8,726 ft) Eric and Birkan January 28-29, 2016 Robinson Mountain is one of the few Washington Hundred Highest mountains with a trailhead that is reasonably accessible in the winter. With a good weather forecast, we drove out to near Mazama Friday night and camped out in the car… Continue reading
Keechelus Ridge (5,151 ft) Eric, David, Birkan, Julia January 22, 2016 Keechelus Ridge is one of the few mountains near Seattle that you can count on to have a broken trail. This is because most of the route is on a popular groomed snowmobile trail. With snowy weather predicted, we… Continue reading
Gold Mountain (1,761ft) Eric Gilbertson January 16, 2017 I headed out to the Olympic Peninsula on Monday and hiked about 4 miles up to the summit of Gold Mountain. There were great views of the Olympic Mountains just to the west, and an awesome lenticular cloud was forming on Rainier… Continue reading
Eric Gilbertson January 15, 2017 I headed out on I-90 on Sunday morning at parked in the Gold Creek sno-park near Snoqualmie Pass. This is an extremely popular place for snowshoers and snowmobilers. I hiked up the groomed snowmobile trail for a few miles, then ditched my skies and started… Continue reading
Mt Hood – 11,239ft Eric and Katie January 14, 2017 We drove down to Oregon Friday night and slept in the parking lot at Timberline Lodge. Saturday morning was sunny and we started hiking at sunrise carrying skis. We dropped the skis at the top of the lifts, and continued… Continue reading
Blowdown Mountain – 4,560ft January 12, 2017 I left town at 1:30pm after work and was soon hiking up the Mt Si trail. I reached the base of Mt Si, but the scramble to the summit looked too icy to be safe. I changed to snowshoes, and continued breaking trail… Continue reading
Kendall Knob #2 (4,720ft) Eric, Aaron, Anna January 7, 2016 We hiked up from Snoqualmie pass through the woods to the top of a small local maximum north of the ski resort. There were plenty of other backcountry skiers up there, and we summitted just before the bad weather rolled… Continue reading