Turns All Year year-round backcountry skiing and telemark skiing in Washington West Cady Ridge, North Cascades, Washington Located in the North Cascades of Washington, West Cady Ridge is a green-to-white backcountry skiing tour which begins in the valley bottom and climbs through old-growth forest to a low saddle, and then up onto the open 5-mile ridge which culminates at Benchmark Mountain. Backcountry skiing runs are possible at many places along West Cady Ridge, and the tour is well-suited for waxless telemark skiing equipment. Benchmark Mountain affords a 360 degree view, including the Monte Cristo range, Sloan Peak, Glacier Peak, Mt. Rainier, Mt. Baker, and the north and central Cascade Mountains. The photos in this gallery are from telemark skiing trips to West Cady Ridge in May and June. < Mt. Adams Photos Snow Images Main Paradise Area Photos > Click any of the photos to view the large version North Fork Skykomish River rocks Big trees, dirty snow Hiking through old-growth forest toward saddle Monte Cristo Range from West Cady Ridge Sloan Peak from West Cady Ridge Telemark skiing, West Cady Ridge Skiing east slope, West Cady Ridge Atop Benchmark Mountain, looking southeast Spring backcountry skiing Nice telemark skiing conditions Glacier Peak from West Cady Ridge Perfect corn snow, West Cady Ridge Spring telemark skiing Waxless skis for climbing, with Monte Cristo Range Steeper SE slope, West Cady Ridge Follow this link for more galleries from North Cascades backcountry skiing trips. Follow this link for more galleries from May backcountry skiing trips. Follow this link for more galleries from June backcountry skiing trips. Photos ©2006 Turns All Year LLC, www.turns-all-year.com   Please read the full copyright details. To contact turns-all-year.com, use this link.