Red Mountain Powder Turn

Swooping turns above clouds on Red Mountain. In the distance is Mount Rainier. Red Mountain, Snoqualmie Pass, Washington

Powder for life

Best days are numbered and cataloged and this one stands out. Waist deep snow at Crystal Mountain Ski Area couldn't be ignored.

A Slice of Heaven

Adam Roberts charges down Little AK near Mt. Baker Ski Area. A dark sky and a curving cornice sparkling with ice crystals frame the image. Table Mountain, Washington

Powder Devil (color)

A poof of snow circles like a powder devil as a skier drops Little AK off Table Mountain in the Mount Baker Backcountry. Table Mountain, Washington

Sauk River Fern Garden

During a week long ski mountaineering adventure where three of us skied around Glacier Peak, we approached via the jungle-like forests of the North Fork Sauk River.

Above as below

Clouds laced in shadow above. Snow laced in shadow below. Mount Baker, Washington

Sunset Powder Flight

Flying down into fields of powder. Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Slice of light

On the way to Glacier Peak, Jeff Rich cuts a skin track across a sliver of light. Painted Traverse, Glacier Peak Wilderness, Washington

Shadows and Silhouettes

The Mount Baker Backcountry is especially spectacular. Few places hold so much amazing snow, and no place is better when the sun is shining. Shadows and silhouettes can't help but distract, but whenever they do, the views soon contend. Mount Baker Backcountry, Washington

Skiing the Forbidden Glacier

In the poor winter of 2015, Andy Traslin skis the Forbidden Glacier to Moraine Lake. Forbidden Tour, North Cascades, Washington

North Cascades National Park, Washington

Adam Roberts skiing above hwy 20

Ski Signatures

Every skier has a signature. And if you know the skiers well enough, you can tell who they are by just their tracks.

Red Mountain summit camp

Camp on the summit of Red Mountain with a tent perched on the tippy top.

Iceland overview

Ben Starkey capturing the spectacular view of one of the many great fjords that line the Icelantic coast.

Mount Adams, North Face Northwest Ridge and Lava Ridge

Mount Adams shines under the Milky Way. On the right is the North Face Northwest Ridge (NFNWR), center is the Adams Glacier, then Stormy Monday, West Face of the North Ridge, North Ridge and on the far left is the Lava Headwall and ridge. North Face of Mount Adams, Washington

Nisqually Glacier, 2015

Ascending the White Salmon Glacier

Two skiers climb the White Salmon Glacier. Above to the left, a sun halo blossoms as a thin layer of marine clouds seep in from the Pacific. Mount Shuksan, Washington

North Cascades from Sahale

The North Cascades in all their glory. In the distant left is Glacier Peak. In between the peaks of the Ptarmigan Traverse. To the far left is the flank of Johannesburg and below, just to the right is CJ Col. Sweeping the foreground to the left is Cascade Peak. North Cascades, Washington

Summit Salutation

Jeff Rich stoked to reach the top of a small tower on the flanks of Mt. Daniel. Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Spring time reflections

Jeff Rich traverses Circle Lake on his way around Mount Daniel. Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington

Mountain Top penthouse

Jeff Rich and Rowan Stewart atop Red Mountain. It the background is the lights of Stevens Pass.

Black Mountain, N. Face

Jeff Rich skiing the N. Face of Black Mountain in the early morning while on the Painted Traverse. See more about the Painted Traverse here: http://www.myadventurecrusade.com/2015/09/16/the-painted-traverse/

Across a winter's paradise

Another backcountry skier passes by me and I snap a photo of him with clouds swirling and Mount Baker poised in the background. Table Mountain, Washington