Last week, the North Cascades got hammered with snowfall.  Reports varied, but most tallies showed about nine feet of snow in seven days in the northern part of the range.  I was out of town, so I had to live vicariously through friends as they slayed the freshies.

There was a lull in the storm cycle today and since tomorrow marks the beginning of my winter work season I thought it prudent to sneak in a few turns with some friends.  We poked around in the backcountry near the Mount Baker Ski Area and probably only skied about 3000′ vert, but it was a beaut!

Skinning up to Mazama Bowl