Rob's Trip Reports

North Face of Alta Mountain

The North Cascades has a birthday tour, and now Snoqualmie Pass has one. Trevor persuaded me for an attempt on Alta for his...

Feature Tags : Alta Mountain

Wonder Gully

This winter has been tough, and I didn't bother checking the forecast before leaving Ballard. I was expecting light rain,...

Feature Tags : Bryant Peak

Mount Hood Meadows

Jon come out from Vermont for business in Portland and we decided to head down to Mount Hood area. We spent three days at Mount...

West Chute on Kendall

Itching to get on the snow and earn my turns, Trevor and I made an early morning start out of Summit West, and attempted to...

Feature Tags : Kendall Peak

Hidden Lake Peaks

The drive in on the forest service road was a mixture of anticipation and nervousness. Would there be enough snow for a decent...

Feature Tags : Hidden Lake Peaks

Kendall Ridge

I had high hopes for the tour a couple of days before. But in talking with Erik and Tim, I realized conditions had rapidly...

Feature Tags : Kendall Peak

South Face of Mount Catherine

After a long night at the Backcountry Ball at Alpental and a pit stop at the Family Pancake House for breakfast, Trevor and I...

Feature Tags : Mount Catherine

North Shoulder of Chair Peak

Blue skies and high quality snow were my hopes for the day, and although clouds rolled in while skinning up Chair Peak, the...

Feature Tags : Chair Peak

Humpback Mountain

I meet Tim up at Hyak and we rolled down to Exit 47 and were moving on the snow covered road around 8:30am. Lack of snowpack...

Feature Tags : Humpback Mountain

Kendall Couloir 1

Tim was at the Pass but not able to ski, and was nice enough to film my descent from Hyak (and also make sure I arrived safely...

Feature Tags : Kendall Peak

Gold Creek Snuff

Tim and I headed up Gold Creek and began the climb towards the flying pie in hopes of finding some decent turns up high. Once...

Hyak Pow Fest

Coverage was limited, but the snow ample as we lapped Dinosaur three times, getting deep pow on almost every turn. I was...

Feature Tags : Mount Hyak

Kendall Lakes

Desperate to go ski touring around the Pass, Trevor and I ventured out from Hyak and took the forest service road up towards...

Feature Tags : Kendall Peak

Muir Snowfield Powder Day

With recent new snow at higher elevations, we set the alarm clocks extra early and arrived at Paradise parking lot shortly...

Feature Tags : Muir Snowfield, Mount Rainier

Halloween on Paradise

Last day of October and I had to get my ski in, even though the forecast was calling for rain. TNT and I hiked up through the...

Feature Tags : Mount Rainier, Paradise Glacier

Sunny Day on Paradise Glacier

An early start allowed us to catch the alpenglow on Mount Rainier on the drive up, although by the time we reached...

Feature Tags : Mount Rainier, Paradise Glacier

The Pinnacle

Another August, and this time a trip to Baker was in order. Forecast was calling for a big storm coming in the afternoon, so we...

Feature Tags : Ptarmigan Ridge

Silver Peak in July

With a wedding, job change, honeymoon and bathroom remodel, I needed to get a ski in July to keep up my streak (I think I am...

Feature Tags : Silver Peak

Frisco Mountain

This is the second occasion where I have overestimated the snowpack around Rainy Pass area. Seeing how there is a couple feet...

Feature Tags : Frisco Mountain, Lyall Glacier

Lundin Couloir

Trevor, Tim and I were moving at 6:30am and quickly made our way up Commonwealth basin. The runout of the couloir was littered...

Feature Tags : Lundin Peak

Wild Cat Couloir

Ever since our last tour up Mount Roosevelt, Trevor and I have talked about skiing the couloir off the west side, dubbing it...

Feature Tags : Mount Roosevelt

Rampart Ridge Exploration

It was another solo day, and a chance to explore and scout some new lines for next winter. Taking a new variation, I made it up...

Feature Tags : Rampart Ridge

Fool's Gold Couloir

I’m not sure of the name of this line, so I ‘m calling it Fool’s Gold until I find out otherwise. I eyed the couloir my...

Feature Tags : Rampart Ridge

Cannon Couloir

I left Seattle at 4am and by 7:20am we were bushwacking up Rat Creek, eagerly anticipating the chance to get the weight of our...

Feature Tags : Cannon Mountain

Kendall Peak South Side

Running solo for the day, I decided to explore on Kendall and headed over to one of the chutes that dumps into Gold Creek...

Feature Tags : Kendall Peak