This was a great advanced intermediate 12 mile ski on the Thompson Ridge trails.
The hike was three loops in four parks on Capitol Hill including historical areas . We also hiked to Union Bay and took photos of our hikers under a tree with three Bald Eagles. We experienced no rain.
Good skiing had at alternate destination
Planned hike to Murat's Bridge in rainy weather. Large tree has fallen across the trail hindering access
Bacon and Canadian Bacon GL climb
Basic snowshoe course field trip. Group of 6 instructors (3 equivalency candidates) and 4 students traveled to Grace Lakes on a snowy day, with breaking trail up and back. 3-4 inches new snow fall during the day, pretty steady 26 deg. temp, wind varied with exposure from calm to 12+ mph.
A fine though windy trip. Destination changed from Panorama Point to Mazama Ridge due to high winds, low visibility, and higher chance of wind slab accumulations. Ice axes were definitely necessary on this trip.
Although posted as a winter scramble, this could easily be done as an Intermediate snowshoe. Lovely even with very few views.
Due to low snow conditions at Snoqualmie pass, we went to Crystal instead. Snow and weather condions proved unexpectedly enjoyable.
Surprisingly great snow conditions and even sunny skies at the top of Amabilis.
Great views with a variety of snow conditions throughout the day (from cold and powdery, to warm and wet). A surprisingly good day for this ~9 mile, ~4400’ gain trip.
Great snow and weather conditions in Mt Rainier NP
Not-So-Sasse Peak was the star of the day. Surprisingly nice day up high.
A straightforward but beautiful snowshoe from the base of the Silver Fir ski lift through the around surrounding Nordic Pass to the lakes that lie above.
Beautiful day, beautiful views!
Christmas Eve scramble on a beautiful clear day. Gaining the ridge right off the old trail without dropping to the lake was challenging due to not enough snow. Trip rating 4 due to the post-holing nightmare on the ridge.
Great trip, although weather and avy conditions forced a turnaround. Approximately, 3 feet of new snow and avy signs all around made for slow going and alternative routes.