I took the trails on Orcas Island to work my courage up and hit some of the big boy jumps, but when I went to show Theo, this happened!

In a year of getting off the trade routes, I've been eyeing the ski from the summit of Silver down to Annette lake. While it's not the most extreme route, it actually has a high adventure value for such a relatively easy tour. The north bowls are a go to when conditions are questionable, since so much of the travel is on the XC trails - but attacking it from Annette lake starts you off at 1900'. The approach is relatively straight forward - follow the summer trail until th

McClellan Butte's East Face towers over the pass as one rolls westward toward Seattle, A 45+ degree 3000' face filled with cliffs and spines. For years I was obsessed with finding a window to ski the North Couloir on McClellan - Only attempting it on foot once in 2008. But over the past several seasons, this face has truly become more of my obsession. As luck had it, a high pressure system rolled into the PNW in March, making for an ideal time to attempt a route that would