Comments on: Ski Mountaineering Racing Info

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:53:17 +0000

Excellent! I lived and skied in Wentatchee/Mission Ridge for a year and had a blast.

By: Randonnee

Randonnee — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:27:57 +0000

For about 8 years now I ski the Wenatchee Mountains (Ingalls Peak to Mission Ridge)-

http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1141#comments

http://www.wildsnow.com/?p=1092#comments

http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=4667.0

There is solitude, sunshine, and powder snow in the Wenatchee Mountains.

Before that I spent enough time on the Crest, now I prefer more sunshine and nicer snow of the Wenatchee Mountains even if 1/2 the amount…

My fulltime ski area career was ending, I think, about when you were becoming famous?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:41:24 +0000

Which part of the Cascades do you ski? I grew up at Alpental and still consider it my “home” area.

By: Randonnee

Randonnee — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:31:26 +0000

Good stuff, here, thanks. Since watching some videos of randonnee skiers stripping skins a few years ago, I adopted the occasional practice in my tours. Aside from efficiency, it is just nice to remain standing on skis in deep powder instead of postholing around while off skis.

My superlight Grivel helmet is on my head 100% of randonnee ski tours. Our Cascade snow may melt and refreeze to a hard surface anytime through the season, so that alone is a hazard to one’s head. It got my attention back when I Patrolled that skiers could incur head injury in a ski fall on a blue square or even green circle ski run. Not to mention the serious head injuries in a ski area after slides on double-diamond ‘white asphalt’ into trees or rocks.

Also it is nice when bushwhacking the forest between runs to have the helmet- limbs and snow slide off the helmet.