Finding out that the road over Monitor Pass had recently opened meant that a ski trip was in order. Michele and I headed up after work with Makisha

Since there was enough snowfall to cover the slopes on Mt. Sputnik, a dawn patrol mission was in order. Penny and Stev on Driveway Run (Self-timer 1 of

With weather that felt more like late May than early February, Makisha, Penny and I headed up the surprisingly open Monitor Pass road for a dusk patrol. Penny

A recent snowfall that came in with a high snow level meant that a location with high elevation would be desirable. The turnoff for Dunderberg, Green Creek Road,

A new month with new snow. While the storm didn’t deliver the predicted 1 to 3 feet above 7,000 feet, it did snow a bit. I needed to

We wanted to see how the snow around The Nipple was holding up. Makisha and Penny were happy to offer their opinions. Before bootpacking up I saw a

A new month was started with a trip to an old favorite, Jack’s Glacier, Dunderberg Peak. (L to R) Michele’s Tacomama, Jack’s “Glacier,” Makisha, Penny, Dunderberg Peak. A

After a few days of snowfall to start the fall season the weather cleared up, so we headed up to Roundtop for our first powder day of the

Recent overnight temperatures dipping below freezing helped us in deciding to ski the sun warmed, somewhat softened, south facing slopes on the backside of The Nipple. Penny and

Seeing snow in some recent photos that my friends Carl and Ethan posted while camping at Highland Lakes meant that a patchskiing trip was in order. Spence joined