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  • Mt. Baker Ski Atlas — The Key to Mordor Powder?

    by Louie Dawson November 15, 2017
    by Louie Dawson November 15, 2017

    Review of Mount Baker ski touring guidebook from Off Piste Atlas publishing.

  • Deep Powder at Mt. Baker — Video

    by Louie Dawson February 24, 2014
    by Louie Dawson February 24, 2014

    Video of backcountry skiing pillows and powder in the mt. baker backcountry in Washington state.

  • Mt. Baker, North Ridge Climb

    by Louie Dawson June 24, 2013
    by Louie Dawson June 24, 2013

    Mount Baker North Ridge, trip report of a climb and ski descent of alpine ice and snow.

  • August turns – check! Boulder Glacier and Park Headwall, Mt. Baker

    by Louie Dawson August 9, 2011
    by Louie Dawson August 9, 2011

    Mount Baker, Park Headwall and Boulder Glacier trip report, summer backcountry skiing.

  • Escaping Wildfire Smoke on Easton Glacier, Mount Baker

    by Manasseh Franklin August 18, 2021
    by Manasseh Franklin August 18, 2021

    Trip report from a summer hike on Mount Baker’s Easton Glacier to cool off and escape wildfire smoke.

  • Mt Baker Boulder Glacier — Park Headwall Ski

    by Julia Dubinina July 11, 2019
    by Julia Dubinina July 11, 2019

    Backcountry skiing on the Park Headwall of Mt. Baker’s Boulder Glacier: steep, exciting and beautiful spring skiing.

  • Mt. Olympus Ski Descent – Washington

    by Jonathan Cooper July 10, 2013
    by Jonathan Cooper July 10, 2013

    Backcountry ski of Mt. Olympus and hike through the beautiful Hoh Rain Forest, summer skiing in the Pacific Northwest.

  • Weekend on Mt. Shuksan – Ski Mountaineering

    by Louie Dawson March 15, 2013
    by Louie Dawson March 15, 2013

    Backcountry skiing on Mt. Shuksan, in the North Cascades, during an incredible sunny weekend that was perfect for ski mountaineering.

  • Coleman Headwall Ski Mountaineering – Mount Baker, Washington

    by Louie Dawson July 16, 2012
    by Louie Dawson July 16, 2012

    Coleman Headwall Mount Baker, backcountry skiing trip report from July 2012.

  • Mount Baker Early Season Turns & Hummel Pics

    by Louie Dawson September 27, 2011
    by Louie Dawson September 27, 2011

    Early season backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering on Mount Baker, Washington state outdoor recreation.

  • Backcountry Skiing Shuksan and Baker in a Weekend

    by Louie Dawson April 2, 2010
    by Louie Dawson April 2, 2010

    Mount Shuksan and Mount Baker Backcountry Skiing Trip Report

  • TR – Racing the weather to Mt. Fitzsimmons – Whistler

    by Louie Dawson January 29, 2010
    by Louie Dawson January 29, 2010

    Mount Fitzsimmons, Canada, trip report, Whistler area ski mountaineering.

  • 65 & Slushy — Baker TR from Louie and Jason

    by Louie Dawson December 12, 2008
    by Louie Dawson December 12, 2008

    After a brutal finals week spent stuck inside, I was eager to get out skiing. Especially since the forecast for Mt. Baker called for sunny skies, something that I have a feeling I am not going to be seeing often…

  • A Climb of Mythical Proportions — Mt. Olympus

    by Jessica Downing September 4, 2008
    by Jessica Downing September 4, 2008

    So I wrote in my backpacking journal on a four-day backpack trip this July in Olympic National Park in Washington (not Greece despite popular belief). The trip was with Summit for Someone, a fundraising climb series benefiting Big City Mountaineers. I had convinced my good friend Lane Keough to take on this adventure with me. After months of fundraising and training, we were finally undertaking what would be my hardest, but most enjoyable, expedition to date.

  • K2 Baker Superlight Review

    by Lou Dawson February 19, 2008
    by Lou Dawson February 19, 2008

    Review of K2 Mount Baker Superlight backcountry skis. Excellent choice for nearly all backcountry skiing.

  • The Volcanos Are Calling — PNW Trip Reports

    by The Editors Of Wildsnow April 30, 2021
    by The Editors Of Wildsnow April 30, 2021

    Trip reports from Pacific Northwest Volcanoes including Mt. Adams, Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Hood, Mt. Baker, Glacier peak.

  • Scarpa Freedom SL First Look

    by Louie Dawson November 18, 2013
    by Louie Dawson November 18, 2013

    Scarpa Freedom SL, a ski mountaineering boot for alpine touring reviewed by Louie Dawson at Mt. Baker, Washington.

  • Pow Season Begins for PNW Backcountry Skiing

    by Louie Dawson October 23, 2012
    by Louie Dawson October 23, 2012

    Early season backcountry skiing on Mt. Baker. In the North Cascade mountains of Washington.

  • Watson’s Traverse — A Cascades Trip Report

    by Louie Dawson April 24, 2011
    by Louie Dawson April 24, 2011

    Trip report of ski mountaineering on Watson’s traverse on Mt. Baker in the North Cascades.

  • Report from the Wet and Scrappy — Lookout for Winchester!

    by Louie Dawson May 18, 2009
    by Louie Dawson May 18, 2009

    This weekend my friend Skyler and I took a trip up to Winchester Fire Lookout, an historic fire lookout north of Mt. Baker highway on top of Winchester mountain up here in Washington State (see map below). I hadn’t gotten to go skiing in a few weeks and I was itching to get out, even if the conditions looked a little iffy due to warm weather and tons of new, unconsolidated snow (and I don’t mean powder).

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