Mount Shuksan from Mount Baker Ski Area © Jay Goodrich
This past Saturday I dusted off the skis, woke up really early, and headed off to Mount Baker for my first Northern Washington ski experience. I have been to Alaska many times before so I had an idea of what maritime snowpack is like. Mount Baker has received a huge amount of snow so far this season and it showed as I drove up the road from Bellingham. I began to get more and more excited the closer I got to my destination and frankly a little bummed because I was all alone. My backcountry partner, Heather my wife, was in control of the kids and I have not made a ton of friends yet, at least ones that ski. I was completely surprised when I jumped onto my first chair, for my first run in a completely new area, and my fellow skiers ended up knowing all of my friends from back in Vail. They either worked with them, or went to college with them. How random? Needless to say they quickly added me to their group and proceeded to give me the whirlwind tour of Mount Baker and its surrounding backcountry. I have got to say that I am really excited to see how this season unfolds, now that I have a little experience.
I captured this image on my iPhone as we headed down to chair 8.
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