SEARCH BY LOCATION:

Backcountry Skiing Journal and Vert Tracker

Click Here to Add Your Vert!
Vert Tracker
Total Uphill: 116,151 ft
Total Downhill: 125,001 ft
Total Days: 43
Date Range Month and/or year only
-
mm/yyyy format or yyyy format


view all vert add your vert

Vert Tracker

READ MORE
32
views

Bartlebee: February 6, 2012 Uphill: 9,000 ft. | Downhill: 9,000 ft.

Great skiing in the chute. Unexpected powder all the way down. Watched a crew ski West Hourglass looked pretty nice in there as well. Great skiing in the chute. Unexpected powder all the way down. Wat...[view]
READ MORE
46
views

Lukelubchenco: February 6, 2012 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.

Super fun! Where did all this snow come from?! 1 to 2 feet on top of coalbank! Absolutely blower powder conditions, but some definite instability. Skied some 30-35 degree slopes and had a few sloughs ...[view]
Image
READ MORE
121
views

Powderjunky: February 6, 2012 Uphill: 4,400 ft. | Downhill: 4,400 ft.

Went up the south fork of garnet canyon. Cold but great snow. Not too filled in up there. Apron up to the west hour glass is really bare. About 3- 6inches of cold smoke on top of a firm yet soft base....[view]
Image Image Image Image
READ MORE
1,870
views

Pnwpow1984: February 2, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.

So nice! Wind absolutely ruthless up top but virtually nonexistent 25ft down....[view]
Image
READ MORE
23
views

Lukelubchenco: February 1, 2012 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.

Nice short run into deer creek and hitched back to the summit. Nic's first day in the backcountry and it was a good warm-up for him to get a bit humbled and know what he's got to work on to get after ...[view]
READ MORE
1,232
views

Pnwpow1984: January 31, 2012 Uphill: 1,200 ft. | Downhill: 1,200 ft.

Sunny until we got to the top. Alot more stable than a few days ago. Still alot of terrain avialable but in need of another storm!...[view]
READ MORE
25
views

Lukelubchenco: January 28, 2012 Uphill: 400 ft. | Downhill: 400 ft.

Went and built a sweet backcountry booter with some friends. Triggered some small avys off the landing patch and heard some wumps, but otherwise a beautiful day. Learned to Backflip!...[view]
Play Video
READ MORE
350
views

Powderjunky: January 28, 2012 Uphill: 1,600 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.

Windy cold, but blown in and fun. Wind loading on north east aspects. can't believe January is over....[view]
READ MORE
1,686
views

Brennanlagasse: January 27, 2012 Uphill: 4,891 ft. | Downhill: 4,891 ft.

Blower pow, this up high, great couloir skiing!...[view]
Image
READ MORE
943
views

Pnwpow1984: January 27, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.

Another blue bird day. Great snow early, warming to a spring day by noon....[view]
Image
READ MORE
578
views

Powderjunky: January 26, 2012 Uphill: 1,600 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.

Got out late, but the snow was piling up and there was a little wind slabby ness starting to form on north easterly aspects. But pretty fun. Skied pretty conservative line in the trees....[view]
READ MORE
534
views

Pnwpow1984: January 26, 2012 Uphill: 1,500 ft. | Downhill: 1,500 ft.

Surprisingly sunny and calm!6" of light fluff on a rain crust which was moving around a little....[view]
Image Image
READ MORE
1,653
views

Powderjunky: January 24, 2012 Uphill: 400 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.

Great snow, but avalanches everywhere. Ski to live for another pow day. Look how tracked glory is in the photo....[view]
Image
READ MORE
1,121
views

Jeffdostie: January 23, 2012 Uphill: 4,170 ft. | Downhill: 4,170 ft.

...[view]
READ MORE
358
views

Powdermonkey: January 22, 2012 Uphill: 1,300 ft. | Downhill: 1,300 ft.

Deep, deep snow. Lots of whoomping and settling and a few small, small natural slides....[view]
Image Image Image
READ MORE
423
views

Jeffdostie: January 22, 2012 Uphill: 10,141 ft. | Downhill: 10,141 ft.

...[view]
READ MORE
360
views

Jeffdostie: January 21, 2012 Uphill: 1,503 ft. | Downhill: 1,503 ft.

...[view]
READ MORE
1,752
views

Pnwpow1984: January 21, 2012 Uphill: 2,300 ft. | Downhill: 2,300 ft.

WINDY! Drier than expected in the morning. Massive amounts of snow and high winds made for some tough visibility. Excellent in the trees....[view]
Image Image
READ MORE
2,739
views

Powderjunky: January 17, 2012 Uphill: 1,600 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.

Windy, Cold, but good snow on leeward slopes. Fast crust underneath the windblown snow. Here comes the storm!!!...[view]
READ MORE
566
views

Seattleslider: January 17, 2012 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.

Deep new snow, stormy day, hard work. Too much snow perhaps? Had to point straight down....[view]
READ MORE
425
views

Jeffdostie: January 16, 2012 Uphill: 2,100 ft. | Downhill: 2,100 ft.

...[view]
READ MORE
1,790
views

Pnwpow1984: January 16, 2012 Uphill: 750 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.

Exceptionally Light and fluffy! 10+ inches and snowing most of the day. First time skiing Sand Mtn. another storm or two to bury all the manzaneta up top and that place will have it going on....[view]
Image Image
READ MORE
527
views

Seattleslider: January 16, 2012 Uphill: 2,500 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.

20-24" Utah like powder on a cold stormy day. La Nina has returned to the Pacific NW. Thanks....[view]
READ MORE
1,831
views

Powderjunky: January 14, 2012 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,500 ft.

Sun aspects up high are fine, but down low a little crusty. It was warm and windy. Still a little thinner than normal these days, hopefully that will change this week:)...[view]
Image
READ MORE
349
views

Jeffdostie: January 13, 2012 Uphill: 6,631 ft. | Downhill: 6,631 ft.

...[view]