VIDEO: Mt. Baker is CLOSED | Mt. Shuksan is OPEN and Powdery Mt. Baker ski resort is closed, but adjacent to the ski area is the gorgeous and ominous Mt. Shuksan. Shuksan holds some incredible ski terrain. These boys chose the big climb up to Shuksan’s Whitesalmon glacier. They put 14 hours of skiing in and were well rewarded with great snow and killer terrain. After mondays great powder, i wanted more. Figuring that north aspects were the best places i thought the whitesalmon could deliver. It was a long walk to find a few good […] SnowBrains | March 20, 2015 0 Comments
Avalanche Kills Ski Mountaineer on Mt. Shuksan, WA An avalanche caught a ski mountaineer as he was ascending the north face of 9,130-foot Mt. Shuksan yesterday, May 14th, 2014 and swept him 2,000 feet down mountain. He did not survive the avalanche. Mt. Shuksan is located adjacent to the Mt. Baker ski resort in Washington state and is considered a classic Cascade Range climb. Two men from Seattle, WA were climbing the north face of Shuksan at about 7,000 feet when the avalanche struck. […] Avalanche SnowBrains | May 15, 2014 0 Comments
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