In October and November, snow depth is immaterial. Any amount feels like one of the best powder days ever. Later in the season I might get more jaded, but my naivety made these recent three days feel like the best ever.
Skyler's first day of the season. I think he's hooked.
Day one and two we headed up to Heliotrope Ridge on Mount Baker. An unreal amount of people were up there enjoying the fresh snow. Conveniently, everyone stuck to the main bowl, so we decided to hike a bit further and scored fresh tracks.
Then, on Sunday we scooted up to Twin Lakes to explore new terrain (and dodge the crowds). We got our car stuck and snowmobiled up the road to the lakes. Essential ingredients for the true backcountry skier. We skinned out to Goat Mountain and had many lovely laps.
No, this isn't a resort, but 200 people seem to think so. We have a theory here at WildSnow.com, that this winter is going to see a huge boom in human powered backcountry skiing. Looks like we might be right.
As always, go a bit farther than everyone else, and you'll find a a pow field all for yourself.
We stayed out late, and enjoyed the sun setting over the Twin Sisters and Puget Sound.
Toby on Goat Mountain.
Louie Dawson earned his Bachelor Degree in Industrial Design from Western Washington University in 2014. When he’s not skiing Mount Baker or somewhere equally as snowy, he’s thinking about new products to make ski mountaineering more fun and safe.
