Rogers Pass Ski Touring

April 1st – 5th, 2009 – Rogers Pass Backcountry Training and Avalanche Skills 2 Course
POW POW POWDER! Rogers Pass was epic! Cold smoke and bluebird skies… Despite the pine marten invasion of our food stocks, the five-day trip to Rogers Pass was definitely the highlight of the ski touring section. With our guides Stevie B. and Nick Rapaich, we practiced avalanche safety skills and improved our winter camping. However, when presented with the option of skiing or learning to build snow cave shelters, we quickly learned that the proper response was, “Forget snow caving! Let’s go skiing!” Fat, gnarly turns were laid down on Young’s Peak and the Dome glacier as we floated over pillow-soft freshies. Although Yam subscribes to the Leave No Trace ethic, we left tracks all over the Asulkan Valley, at least until the next blizzard delivered another slice of heaven. Rogers Pass, we salute you!