Guided Snowshoe trips at Mount Baker, Stevens and ... (0 Replies)
Snowshoes required for this hike More photos here: Jump at the chance to take this guided excursion on Mount Baker, or similar snowshoeing trips at Stevens and Snoqaulmie passes By Michelle Dunlop, Herald Writer Maybe Mother Nature was making up for that snowstorm in January. But the weather could not have been better for snowshoeing at Mount Baker. On the first Saturday in February, the temperature was well above 40 degrees even at t...

    Mount Rainier: Missing snowshoers found alive (0 Replies)
Skills, love help Lacey woman, Vancouver man survive Mount Rainier blizzard in a snow cave CRAIG HILL Last updated: January 28th, 2012 03:30 AM (PST) As the third day of searching for a missing snowshoer began at Mount Rainier last week, a man and a woman appeared out of the inclement weather. When searchers first saw them on Mazama Ridge, they figured the two were fellow rescuers. There were no reports of any other missing parties, and...

    Perfect snowshoe trip (1 Replies)
This is my idea of a perfect snowshoe trip. I wish I could afford to gear up faster.

    Snowshoer missing on Mount Rainier since Saturday (1 Replies)
Snowshoer missing on Mount Rainier since Saturday ASHFORD, Wash. (AP) - Teams of park rangers, search dogs and volunteers are combing a snowy area of Mount Rainier for the third day in search of a 66-year-old man missing when he slid down a slope and became separated from his snowshoeing party. Weather conditions prevented a helicopter from joining the search for Yong Chun Kim, of Tacoma, Wash., who last told his group in a patchy radio ...

    Yukon Charlie's Snowshoes at Costco 2011- 2012 (0 Replies)
Costco has the Yukon Charlies snowshoes back in stock. I saw the 8x25 and 9x30's at my local store. Haven't seen the kids version yet. These are great entry level snowshoes that come with with trekking poles. I think it's about $70 for kit. Costco online has the kids snowshoes and the Yukon Charlie's Pro-Guide snowshoes. I got a par of the Pro-Guide snowshoes a couple years ago. The Pro-guide model has a ratchet binding, which I like. I've got ...

    Showshoeing Boardman Lake Trail (0 Replies)
With an 80% Chance of rain, our plan for the day was a quick trip into the Big Four Ice Caves. When we stopped in at the Verlot Ranger Station for our parking pass, we found out the Mountain Loop Highway was closed at the Red Bridge Campground due to a washout. Not wanting to waste a trip, we decided to see if we could find some snow up the Boardman Lake road. We hit snow .9 miles up, and after a short walk though patchy snow we were able to put ...