http://www.ncmountainguides.com/ Your North Cascades Mountain Guides en-US Sun, 7 Mar 2010 13:18:15 GMT North Cascades Mountain Guides BP Blog 7.0 http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=545 http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=545 Dave Waag of Off Piste magazine visited recently. Being the visiting dignitary that he is, I thought I'd better show him some of the fine skiing we have been enjoying recently. He shot these photos from a tour in Liberty Bowl on Friday. We explored... Sat, 6 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Trip Reports http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=544 http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=544 Paul and Laurie Sherman of Anacortes were spending President's day weekend in the Methow and decided to go out for a day of backcountry skiing with Larry. The trio headed up into First Bowl after approximately 14 of new snow had fallen over the last... Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Trip Reports http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=543 http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=543 NCMG just finished its last Level 1 avalanche course of the season. The weather cooperated really nicely offering us sunshine and creamy snow. The snowpack is amazingly stable at the moment, but the skiing remains quite good.Here Larry demonstrates... Mon, 8 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Trip Reports http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=542 http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=542 Despite the recent lack of snow and all of this talk of El Nino we have still been finding some great skiing in the North Cascades. Fun, cold, fast and silky - all with great stability!Here Ray Thomas shreds an unnamed Coulior high in Huckleberry... Wed, 3 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT Trip Reports http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=538 http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=538 Kerstin Harding was able to make it out for a day of skiing last Saturday. She and Jeff found some great boot-top powder up the Hairpin Valley. The conditions around WA Pass continue to provide great skiing. We have been lucky enough to avoid all... Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Trip Reports http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=537 http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=537 The skiing in the North Cascades has been amazing over the last few weeks. I was fortunate enough to spend a few days at the yurt in Baron over the Winter Solstice with a few friends. This video shows the quality of skiing we regularly experience... Mon, 4 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Trip Reports http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=536 http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=536 After having an epic day of powder at Washington Pass two years ago, Kathryn and Rick were back for more. They were able to squeeze in a day just before Christmas. They were able to pull this off while at the same time making the whole family happy... Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Trip Reports http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=535 http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=535 This is an awesome fifteen minute video compilation from one our trips to the Ortler region last year. Todd Sperry put together this montage that does a great job of capturing the flavor of the trip. Follow the link below to enjoy....Ortler 09' video... Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Trip Reports http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=534 http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=534 Well the skiing isn't quite as epic as it was in late November when the video below was made, but we are still managing to hunt out some good turns here and there. Below are a few shots from recent outings that show how any day in the mountains beats... Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Trip Reports http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=533 http://www.ncmountainguides.com/permalink.asp?id=533 Rest assured, we are not moving away from our photo essay trip reports, but sometimes a little video captures a feeling even better than a still photo. Here is a short video I put together from a couple of runs on Delancy ridge the weekend of November... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT Trip Reports