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Summer skiing in the Washington Cascades: long sunny days, pleasant temperatures, great access, corn snow, long ski runs, long ski tours, skiing in shorts, and aprs ski barbecues in the parking lot. Sometimes it's hard to think about going back to those cold snowy days of winter, but they are a necessary evil without which the real ski season would not be possible.

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July 22-23, 2006: Boulder Glacier skiing, southeast side of Mount Baker, Washington
A two day summer backcountry skiing trip to Boulder Glacier, on the southeast side of Mount Baker in Washington State.
July 6, 2006: Inter Glacier backcountry skiing, Steamboat Prow, Mt. Rainier National Park, Washington
Photos from a backcountry skiing trip to Steamboat Prow at the top of Inter Glacier (Interglacier) on the NE side of Mt. Rainier featuring good summer skiing and great weather.
July 1, 2006: Three Fingers via Goat Flat and Queest-Alb Glacier, Boulder River Wilderness Area, Washington
A July backcountry skiing trip to Three Fingers, via Goat Flat and the Queest-Alb Glacier in the Boulder River Wilderness Area in the Washington Cascades.
June 30-July 1, 2006: Mount Rainier summit skiing via Fuhrer Finger, Wilson Glacier, Nisqually Glacier, Washington
Photos from a two-day backcountry skiing ascent to and descent from the summit of Mount Rainier via Wilson Glacier, Fuhrer Finger, and Nisqually Glacier in July.
June 25, 2006: Mount Shuksan via White Salmon Glacier, Hell's Highway, and Sulphide Glacier, North Cascades National Park, Washington
Photos from a June backcountry skiing trip to Mount Shuksan, via White Salmon Glacier, Curtis Glacier, Hell's Highway, and Sulphide Galcier, with a good bushwhack thrown in for extra fun.
August 5, 2005: Summer skiing, Ptarmigan Ridge, Mount Baker backcountry, Washington
Photos from a summer skiing trip to the north side of Ptarmigan Ridge, in the Mount Baker backcountry of Washington State. A pleasant hike on a beautiful August day led to short ski runs on surprisingly good snow.
July 12-13, 2005: Part 1 of 2: summer skiing, Flett Glacier, Mount Rainier, Washington
Photos of summer skiing on the Flett Glacier and Russell Glacier on the northwest side of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. We camped at 7000 feet at the top of the marine layer clouds, and found nice sunset skiing on the Flett Glacier.
June 29, 2005: Scott Paul trail, Squak Glacier skiing, Mount Baker, Washington
36 photos from a backcountry skiing trip to the Squak Glacier, on the south side of Mount Baker, Washington, via the Scott Paul trail and Crag View. We were in the fog up to 8000 feet, but then broke out and had great views and skiing conditions.
June 19, 2005: Ski touring, Ptarmigan Ridge, Coleman Pinnacle, Mount Baker, Washington
36 photos from a ski touring trip out Ptarmigan Ridge past Coleman Pinnacle, on the northeast side of Mount Baker. There was still good snow coverage after this poor winter, and lots of good skiing.
May 28-30, 2005, days 1+2: Flett and Russell Glaciers, Mount Rainier National Park
Photos from the first part of a 3 day backcountry skiing trip to the Russell Glacier and Flett Glacier above Spray Park, on the northwest side of Mount Rainier National Park, Washington. Beautiful weather and even more beautiful snow made for some great skiing.
August 8, 2004: Paradise Glacier, Mt. Rainier, Washington
30 photos of August turns from a backcountry skiing trip to the Paradise Glacier - Cowlitz Glacier area on the south side of Mt. Rainier.
August 8, 2004: Snow Dome, Mount Hood, Oregon
A backcountry skiing trip in August to Snow Dome, on the north side of Mount Hood, featuring a blue bird day and surprisingly good August skiing.
August 1, 2004: Pinnacle Glacier Slush Cup, Mt. Rainier
Twenty backcountry skiers and boarders competed for the 2nd Annual Pinnacle Glacier Slush Cup grand prize: a kiss from the MadDog. Various styles were employed by the contestants, including the telemark power plunge, the randonee skim, the wakeboard, and the crowd-pleasing Nestea Plunge.
July 14-15, 2004: Flett and Russell Glaciers, Mt. Rainier, Washington
24 photos from an overnight backcountry skiing trip to the northwest side of Mt. Rainier, with skiing on the Russell Glacier and Flett Glacier.
June 30, 2004: Mt. Baker summit via Easton Glacier, Washington
33 backcountry skiing photos from a day trip from Schrieber's Meadow to the summit of Mt. Baker, via the Railroad Grade trail, Easton Glacier, summit crater, and Roman Wall.
June 25, 2004: Dege Peak, Sourdough Chutes, Sunrise, Mt. Rainier, Washington
Thirty Mt. Rainier skiing photos from a backcountry trip to Dege Peak and the Sourdough Chutes, near Sunrise on the northeast side of Mt. Rainier.
June 20, 2004: Southwest Chutes backcountry skiing, Mount Adams, Washington
Fifteen photos from a June backcountry skiing trip to the south side of Mount Adams, Washington. The ascent route was the standard south climb up Suksdorf Ridge, and the descent featured great skiing in the southwest chutes on soft and creamy snow.
June 18, 2004: Skiing Snowdome, north side of Mount Hood, Oregon
Photos from a backcountry skiing trip in June to Snowdome, on the north side of Mount Hood between the Eliot Glacier and the Coe Glacier, featuring sunshine, blue skies, and great skiing conditons.
July 20, 2003: Paradise Glacier, Mt. Rainier, Washington
Corn snow, warm weather, and lots of summer skiing in shorts - includes many photos of telemark skiing and randonee skiing.
August 13-14, 2002: Spray Park - Flett Glacier, Mt. Rainier N.P., Washington
Year-round skier Danny Miller skied in his 106th consecutive month on the Flett Glacier, surpassing the known Washington record of 105 months held by Jim 'Jaydee' Drannan. The skiable snow was a long way in, but the hot sunny days made the snow good for skiing.
August 4, 2002: Lower Paradise Glacier, Mt. Rainier N.P., Washington
August turns on good snow in interesting weather, with fog on the ascent giving way to snow squalls and sunbreaks. The skiing was great on smooth corn snow, which, if not abundant, was fully sufficient to ski several different runs.
July 20, 2002: Southwest Chutes, Mt. Adams
Two year-round skiers found ideal skiing conditions in one of Mt. Adams' long SW chutes: perfectly softened corn snow on a 3500' run. Six spectacular views from Ron and Jeanette.
July 7, 2002: Sourdough & 2nd Burroughs Chutes, Sunrise, Mt. Rainier N.P.
Ten skiers aged from 25 to 73, four of them year-round skiers, gathered at Sunrise for some easy-access chute skiing. The snow softened enough to do runs like "Fear Factor" and "Courage Classic". Dana tried out his new Scotty Bob skis, and fun was had by all.
July 5, 2002: Heliotrope Ridge-Coleman Glacier, Mt. Baker, Washington
Four inches of new on the smooth snow of the Coleman Glacier meant spectacular July skiing on this 4300' run. I joined TOMSKI (275 consecutive months of skiing) for a hike up the Heliotrope Ridge trail to skiable snow, and we climbed to 9200' on Mt. Baker before starting our run.
July, 2002: Sahale Mountain skiing, Cascade Pass, Sahale Arm, North Cascades, Washington
Photos from a backcountry skiing trip to Sahale Mountain in July, via Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm in the North Cascades of Washington State; includes two time panoramas of skiing.
June, 2002: Whitehorse Mountain via Lone Tree Pass, High Pass, and So-Bahli-Ali Glacier, Washington
A June backcountry skiing trip to Whitehorse Mountain via Lone Tree Pass, High Pass, and So-Bahli-Ali Glacier, near Darrington, Washington.
June 2002 and June 2004: South Sister summit ski, Three Sisters Wilderness, Oregon
Photos from two backcountry skiing trips to the summit of South Sister, in the Three Sisters Wilderness Area of Oregon. Both trips were in June, of 2002 and 2004, and featured great weather, corn snow skiing, and views of Middle Sister, North Sister, Broken Top, and Mount Bachelor.
June, 1990: Mount Baker ski traverse, Watsons Traverse, east to west, two days, Mount Baker ski area to Coleman Glacier, Mount Baker Wilderness Area, Washington
Skiing photos from a two-day skiing traverse of Mount Baker, Watsons Traverse, from Mount Baker ski area and Ptarmigan Ridge in the east, over the summit, to Coleman Glacier in the west.

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