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Mount Hood, OR, Backcountry Report: Snow Returns to the PNW

Report from Tuesday, November 6, 2024 It’s no secret that the Pacific Northwest has enjoyed a very stormy week to start the month of November. Happily, the stormy week allowed Timberline to open limited terrain for the weekend storm. Wednesday was the first sunny day the mountain had seen in quite a while. From the Timberline Lodge to the top […]

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Nicky Blumm | November 6, 2024
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Mount Adams, WA, Backcountry Report: Off the Summit of Adams

Report from June 28, 2024 Mount Adams is the second-tallest volcano in the Pacific Northwest. Sitting at 12,281 feet and with an 8,000-foot prominence, only Mount Rainier (at a mighty 14,411 feet) can make Adams feel small. After three attempts to summit in the past three years, Jardon Weems and I were stoked to drop off the top and earn […]

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Nicky Blumm | July 1, 2024
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Mount St. Helens, WA, Backcountry Report: Volcano Season has Arrived

Report from Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Mount St. Helens, Washington, may not be as big as it used to be, but it’s still a formidable PNW staple. I was excited to return to St. Helens after a wonderful, placid trip in 2023 and this Wednesday did not disappoint. The route from Portland to the Marble Mountain Sno Park was bare and […]

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Nicky Blumm | April 18, 2024
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Mt. Hood, OR, Backcountry Report: It’s Hard to Hate Spring

Report from Monday, April 8, 2024 Even though it’s hard to hate spring, I really do resent it. The extra hours of sun eat away at the snowpack and erase all the dust from the trees. Sure, it’s the natural seasonal cycle, but it feels like spring comes early every year. My first spring tour was up Mt. Hood’s east slopes. I […]

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Nicky Blumm | April 9, 2024
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Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, OR, Backcountry Report: Ice Above and Powdery Trees

Report from January 15, 2024 After the incredible storm system of the past week, I couldn’t help but double dip with a second weekend trip to the Ski Bowl area. The road from Portland to Sandy was mostly clear with snow in the middle and frozen slush on the shoulders. Heading up the pass, road conditions deteriorated to packed snow […]

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Nicky Blumm | January 17, 2024
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Wasatch Mountains, UT, Report: 1 Long, Heavenly, Blower Powder Run

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Martin Kuprianowicz | January 18, 2023
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Wasatch Mts, UT Report: Mt. Superior Extreme Skiing? | 4 Runs on Superior in 5-Days

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from January 20, 2021 Yesterday, I hiked up and skied down 11,045′ Mt. Superior, UT for the 4th time in 5-days. A fun little project & I learned a ton. 1/19/21 – Wasatch Mts, UT Report: Mt. Superior’s Pinball Alley | Denial, Side-Stepping, Snowplow, French Fries 1/17/21 – Wasatch Mts, UT Report: Mt. […]

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Miles Clark | January 21, 2021
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Las Lenas, Argentina Backcountry Report: Cliff Hucking in Valle Hermoso

While on the hunt for big pow, babes, and asados, we found ourselves in Valle Hermoso, at a back country refugio in the middle of the Andes, camping for a few days with a really good crew. Valle Hermoso is the neighboring valley close to the Chilean border and it holds a lot more snow, even though it is at the same elevation as the Las Leñas valley. The river supplied us with fresh drinking water and an old abandoned hut provided us with shelter. We arrived at Sunset on […]

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Eike Poeppelmeier | August 20, 2014
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Big Mountain Powder Report: Las Lenas, Argentina

After getting about a foot of fresh snow on Wednesday, August 6th, 2014, the Marte chair opened again on Thursday. Super excited for another Marte powder day! Unluckily, the wind really worked the snow pack the night before and the south face of Marte wasn’t nearly as good as it was on Monday, August 4th, 2014. It was wind packed and wind “carton” and some pow patches. Eduardo and Cerro Martin were still in really good shape with great pow. It warmed up a lot […]

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Eike Poeppelmeier | August 12, 2014
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