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WildSnow Girl, Julia Dubinina, is a weekend warrior chasing snow in winter and sun in summer. A lover of long tours and steep skin tracks, she explores the Pacific Northwest and beyond. When she is not out adventuring, she is working away at her corporate desk job for a software company to make her next adventure happen.

  • Exploring the Gem of Washington Pass (April 15, 2021)

  • Cooke City in Photos — Montana Trip Report (January 29, 2021)

  • G3 SLAYr Swift 114 Ski Review (January 28, 2021)

  • Outdoor Research Carbide W Jacket & Bib Review (December 24, 2020)

  • Buying Used Gear Guide Part II — Poles, Avy Gear, Packs (November 25, 2020)

  • Finding Early Turns on Rainier’s Muir Snowfield (November 14, 2020)

  • Buying Used Gear Guide — Skis, Boots, Bindings, Skins (November 3, 2020)

  • Atomic Hawx Ultra XTD 115 W Touring Boot — First Look (September 18, 2020)

  • Skier Learns to Stretch. You Can Too (September 9, 2020)

  • Whoops! My Ski Fell into a Crevasse (August 4, 2020)

  • Snoqualmie Classic — Chair Peak Circumnavigation (May 26, 2020)

  • Exploring Oregon’s Little Switzerland — Wallowa Trip Report (March 13, 2020)

  • Exploring Japan’s Backcountry — Trip Report & Tips (February 21, 2020)

  • Levels of Avalanche Education Courses Explained (January 8, 2020)

  • PNW Snow Report — More, Please (December 9, 2019)

  • Travel Tips for Your Next Ski Trip (December 2, 2019)

  • Get That Beacon up to Snuff — 6 Steps (October 21, 2019)

  • Trip Report — Mt. Olympus Ski Slog (October 11, 2019)

  • Mount Adams — North Face of Northwest Ridge (July 17, 2019)

  • Mt Baker Boulder Glacier — Park Headwall Ski (July 11, 2019)

  • Kokanee — Crazy Mary and KGR Couloirs (April 17, 2019)

  • Mt. Daniel — Pacific Northwest March Adventure (March 20, 2019)

  • New Zealand Ski Touring Experience 2018 (November 5, 2018)

  • Black Crows Camox Freebird for Ski Touring — Review (September 27, 2018)

  • Glacier Peak – Cool Glacier Headwall — Skiing Trip Report (June 18, 2018)

  • Eldorado, Cascade Pass, Washington — Weekend Ski Shenanigans (May 31, 2018)

  • Food for Ski Touring Hut Tripping (May 1, 2018)

  • Kokanee Glacier Cabin — Canadian Flurries Trip Report (April 24, 2018)

  • A Long Walk In The Woods — Patrol Race 2018 (March 28, 2018)

  • Inside a Ski Touring Press Event (March 22, 2018)

  • 2018 SCARPA Gea RS — New, Improved and Tested (February 16, 2018)

  • New Items For The Closet — Outerwear at Outdoor Retailer (February 6, 2018)

  • Black Crows Camox Freebird Ski — Review First Look (January 2, 2018)

  • G3 Scala Hybrid Climbing Skins — Handy Or Hoopla? (September 19, 2017)

  • Mt. Shasta — Spring Skiing Trip Report (August 2, 2017)

  • Outdoor Research Ascendant — Women’s Jacket Review (July 28, 2017)

  • Rogers Pass — Saphire Col and Jupiter Traverse (May 18, 2017)

  • Fischer Ranger 108 TI Ski — Review (April 11, 2017)

  • Ski Test or Trip Report? Grand Teton National Park and Fischer Hannibal 96 (April 6, 2017)

  • Maiden Skis — Made To Order (March 8, 2017)

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