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Southback Closed For Now

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Redeemable skiing is tricky to find out South right now. And because there’s so little snow, skiers and boarders are damaging vegetation as they navigate the traverse out, which lies in a part of Mt. Rainier National Park designated as “Pristine Wilderness”. So this is a rare “resource management” closure. Tourer are still welcome to… Continue Reading

Northwest Snow and Avalanche Summit Workshop

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Yesterday I attended the NSAS (Northwest Snow and Avalanche Summit) workshop in Seattle with 6 other Crystal Mountain Ski Patrollers and about 200 other interested people.  There were some amazing speakers who gave informative lectures on their specific fields in avalanche research with incredible amounts of data an field work to back up their findings…. Continue Reading