Snoqualmie pass backcountry Sled Skiing round 2! 12.31.10

So it was going to be a bluebird day and Nick Drake, Matt Ahl, and Karter Riach had the time to Sled-Ski until about 2pm and we had 2 amazing runs about 1200 vert a piece. The photos and vid's don't lie. This vid is a combination of Karters contourHD, Nick Drake's Canon HX-10, and my GOPROhd.

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Photos:
Setting up in the morning


The scenery was good


MWA Hitting up the first line


Karter pillow huggin


Nick Drake droppin cliffs ya hurd


I'm not sure there is anything to explain here


ND bashin treez


Karter, doing the usual


Pow?


Where else would you want to be?


Upper


Karter hittin the hay


MWA


Pillow to Pillow

Snoqualmie pass backcountry 12.26.10

So Nick Drake and I got a decent day in Sled-Skiing outside of Snoqualmie Pass. Found some new zones and other sick places to go check out, now all we need is some sun and a bit more snow.

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White Pass expansion tour 12.18 and 12.19

So Amber got me a GoPro HD for my birthday and this was the first weekend to test it out. Its kinda weird not doing pictures but I spent about 6 hours on this video, its long but I wanted to get as much of the mtn in there as possible, the next ones will be shorter trust me!

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Paradise Basin grand opening 2010

This past weekend White Pass opened "Paradise Basin" which they have been trying to get in order for over 33 years. Now opened makes white pass the 3rd largest ski area in the state, behind Snoqualmie and Crystal. It was an honor to be a part of this opening and great to see the ~30 people that donated money to places like the Childrens Miracle Network to ride the grand opening Friday. The weather could have not been better!

Full Album: http://airpoppoff.com/Extravaganzas/Skiing/White%20Pass/Paradise%20Basin%20grand%20opening/

The infamous first chair:


Serious Pow


First tracks down below the Couloir Express


Justin underneath the Couloir Express with famous Mt. Rainier


Andy Mahre underneath the Couloir Express


Hiking back towards the end of traverse on Hogback.


Checking out the new Mid-Mountain Lodge


Looking up towards the top of Hogback from the Basin Quad


Stupid fog had to get right in the way when the group picture happened :(


Looking down from the Couloir Express


Fresh tracks down "Run 9"


The first chair group


I think it should be renamed "Epic Basin"


Hi Andy


Awesome Lunchez


Looking out to paradise basin from the main quad


Skiing down towards the Couloir Express


The top of Couloir


Andy finding features


The Ticket


Hogback Mountain


Ross Reid getting some pow


Paradise Basin from the top of Pigtail Peak


Andy finding more pow