The Cascade Kid

Tis the season to clean out the ski closet. All skis are in Portland OR but I'll ship them to real people with a history on this site at your cost. All of them are accurately described and sold as-is. I'll remove skis from this post as they sell. Icelantic Keepers - 181 ($225) Traditional camber underfoot with rockered tip and tail. Handmade in Colorado. 150-119-136 Mounted once, with filled holes. Barely skied, excellent condition, flawless bases. Traditional camber with rockered shovel and tail, moderate stiffness but still playful. Capable of charging hard. Bluehouse Mavens w/Marker Dukes - 189 cm ($400, $250 w/o bindings) 154-139-151 Zero camber with big rocker, these are massive chargers. They're powerhouses in the crud but become playful and half their weight in pow. They make 6" into bottomless. Skied intermittently for a few seasons. Bases are perfect, topsheets have some chipping from the skis hitting each other. Bindings are in perfect condition. SOLD Black Diamond Revert w/Dynafit TLT Speed - 181cm ($300, $175 w/o bindings) 121-95-109 Mounted for BSL 307 mm using quiver killer inserts. Skis are in good condition, couple of stickers that I'm happy to remove for you. Fun shape with camber underfoot and gradual rocker in tip and tail. Makes a good one-ski-quiver for the PNW. Playful, poppy, skis shorter than their length. Tours nicely. Bindings are dynafit TLT speed, no brakes, light and simple. Great condition, as dynafits always seem to be. SOLD Black Diamond Stigma - 176 cm ($30) Previously mounted with dynafit tlt speed as above, with quiver killer inserts still in there. These have seen better days, and are a good rock ski. They're light, edge well, and have >100 days on them. The bases are scratched, and theres a small core shot underfoot that could be fixed easily. Rock ski. Shot ski. First ski.

Moderately used, 3 years old, the orange ice tools that everyone loves. Equipped with T rated picks with a lot of life left in them. Both have hammers, though I can probably dig up the adze if you want a mixed pair. I bought them for $500 as a pair a few years ago, so they're yours for $300 plus shipping if you're outside the portland area.

Lightly used, perfect condition. Not sure what "size" it is, but it's normal person size. I'm 5'10" 160# 30in waist and without any layers I cinch it down completely. With layers, it fits quite well. In Portland, will ship if you want and are a real person willing to pay in advance. $15 plus shipping.

pics here: http://www.turns-all-year.com/skiing_snowboarding/trip_reports/index.php?topic=36834

Black Diamond Revert Skis 180 cm: A rockered ski that doesn't suck on hard snow, ie a good 1 ski quiver. Skied lightly over two seasons, no base damage, just some minor scratches. Mounted with Dynafit TLT Speed bindings (4 years old) using quiver killer inserts. BSL 307, though the speed binding has some adjustment. With bindings: $420, without $220. I'm based in Portland and will gladly meet you around here, or will ship at your cost if you venmo item price plus expected shipping in advance. Happy to answer any questions. Image upload isn't working now, but if you're seriously interested, I can send some pics.

Trip: Mt Baker - Easton Glacier Date: 6/22/2016 Trip Report: Taylor and I enjoyed an awesome ski in a tight but gorgeous weather window last week. Volcano season is in FULL SWING right now, so go get the goods before all the snow bridges get droopy. TR: http://mountainlessons.com/skiing/mt-baker-easton-glacier-ski-descent Gear Notes: Skis. You'd have to be crazy to want to walk both up and down this thing. Atomic Ultimate 78s with mohair race skins. No ski crampons. Real crampons optional for skiers depending on time of day. Approach Notes: A bit of snow on the trail yields to dry hiking up the railroad grade. Higher camps weren't melted out so we camped in the highest trees and were happy for it.

When I read that line about dropping a big gala apple, I immediately thought that was some clever way of saying that someone took a dump in the bootpack. Then you ate it, and I felt differently about my initial impression.

there's dirt walking only for about a half a mile of trail. There's some sun-cupping and melt lines in the lower elevation band around treeline, but not much above the crescent glacier.

Trip: Mt Adams - SW Chutes speedski Date: 6/6/2016 Trip Report: The weather is so good right now! Slid out of Portland last night and made it up to the Cold Springs TH around 10:30 pm. A 7:20 am start and easy skinning/booting had me on top in 2:57. Quick video edit . The entrance to the SW chutes was ripe and the bottom was over-ripe by 10:30 am. The low traverse out required some shennanigans/scrambling/booting/skinning, but the travel was still quick and I made it back to the car in 4:23. TR: Mt Adams Speed Ski I met a bunch of nice folks up there. Hope y'all had a good ski as well! Gear Notes: Light is right. Atomic Ultimate 65 with Plum race bindings. 1L H2O and 2 tubes of shot blocks. Approach Notes: Standard. Dirt trail becomes continuous snow after about 15 min walk.

Were you able to drive to the trailhead?

Trip: Talkeetna Mountains AK - Bomber Traverse Date: 4/22/2016 Trip Report: From April 16th to the 21st of this year, my now-fiance Taylor and I made a circuit of the classic Talkeetnas ski loop, the Bomber Traverse. The loop itself is no huge effort, with 20-some miles and 6000' of gain interrupted by three huts. It's been skied in a day by plenty of folks, but going a bit heavier we spent 6 days in the range skiing great snow under blue skies. I've written up our trip, including a pdf with beta to complement Joe Stock's guidebook, and an annotated caltopo map. There are a lot more photos than I can possibly share here. The post is in two parts: Skiing the Bomber Traverse: Part 1 Skiing the Bomber Traverse: Part 2 Skinning up the little susitna on the first day. Taylor climbing backdoor gap between the Mint and Bomber huts. Taylor skins below the Snowbird glacier Nunataq. The Bomber hut at moonrise. Harvesting the Alaska-grown. Gear Notes: Lightweight gear means more room for beer. Purposely brought the Free Range Big Medicine pack for some detailed testing. Short review: awesome. Approach Notes: If you can see it, you can ski it.

Trip: Mt Hood - Ski Circumnavigation Date: 5/7/2016 Trip Report: Taylor had a big birthday to celebrate and wanted to do something epic. I've been around mt hood on skis many years ago, but this time was a bit different. In later season, the route was a bit more complicated, with some open cracks requiring navigation, and sagging bridges on the Eliot called for roped skiing. FULL TRIP REPORT (more photos/beta) Still, with good weather and a pretty casual pace, we finished it up in 8 hours and 40 minutes in pretty good style. It's a good way to earn yourself a big pizza dinner. Tight Whips Seracs on the Ladd/Coe Faint ski tracks across and down the Eliot Final traverse across the White River. Gear Notes: Atomic Ultimate 78s with speed superlight bindings, race skins. 25m 7mm rope, light crevasse rescue kit. Race packs. Alu spikes and axes. Approach Notes: 1:45 from Timberline lodge to Irock Saddle

Nice work. Looks windy as nuts in your video. Why so early?

Trip: Mt Adams - South Side, SW Chutes Attempt Date: 4/2/2016 Trip Report: Inspired by the snow coverage described in a recent TR here, tschef and I decided to take a two-day trip up Mt Adams to try to ski the SW Chutes Our trip report is here, with many more details (w/video/photos): bit.ly/mtadamsCC We started from Pine Side snow park on barely snow covered road, ascending equally thin snowpack through the trees into the burn area, where coverage improved. We made camp ~1/2 mi above the south climb trailhead, near timberline. Weather was favorable on the first day, but high clouds and surprise wind kept the snow cool on the second, preventing a thaw in the SW chutes that we came to ski. There were still good turns to be had below 8500'. Gear Notes: Atomic Ultimate 78s w/race skins and superlight bindings. Ski crampons briefly useful on the crescent glacier. Alu crampons for the upper S. side. Camped with a BD betamid and tarp, totally adequate. Approach Notes: I recommend no longer approaching from Pine Side this year. Per another TR on TAY, the south climb road is snowed in about 8 mi out, but this will shrink and will be a much better approach than using Pine Side any further (unless you like dirt and brush).

How was getting down from cooper's spur onto the Eliot?

I can see how if you skied in the wrong spot, it'd be a short run. The skiing back to the car was indeed "less than thrilling", but it's at least downhill and didn't require any skinning, which is a rarity round those parts it seems. It's a long drive from Portland. We'd planned on maybe going to Mt Washington the following day (even longer approach), but the weather forecast kept getting worse.

Trip: Three Fingered Jack - South Ridge Ski Date: 3/26/2016 Trip Report: With an iffy forecast up and down the West Coast tschef and I decided to take a jaunt out to Three Fingered Jack for some Central Oregon backcountry fun. Our trip report is here (w/video/photos): bit.ly/casclimbTFJ Most of the info out on the web suggests that skiers (and climbers) should wait until May when the road to Jack lake trailhead opens up. I suggest that the 3 mile approach from Santiam pass is pretty darn easy, and you should go whenever you want to. While the weather didn't exactly pan out for us, the skiing did. The east aspect of the south ridge of TFJ offers 20-40 degree skiing down to the three lakes which lie below the ridge. They're not super-long runs, but skiing through a burned out pine forest is worth the trip. Gear Notes: Atomic Ultimate 78s with race skins. Beer at the car. Approach Notes: From Santiam pass travel N/NE through the burn area until you connect with the S. ridge. This is a good place to go skiing. If you want to access the upper mountain, pass to the East of the ridge and travel the lower terrain until reaching the upper bowls. The ridge itself is significantly wind-effected and corniced.

what, then, was the point of digging the pit?

ALL SOLD For sale, cash only pickup in Portland OR or shipping at your cost/risk w/o insurance if you're an active and verifiable community member. Email deepdrypowder at gmail if you want to buy - name the item, first come first served. PMs ignored. Arc'teryx Atom LT Hoodie, Carbon (L) $60 Moderately used. No functional flaws, tears, big snags. Zippers all good. Insulation good. Feathered Friends Hyperion Down Vest 7.6 oz, Grey (M) $60 850+ down fill, excellent condition and loft. Stored uncompressed. Mont Bell Thermawrap Ultralight Vest, Copper (M) $25 Used lightly x 2 years. Great condition. Dynafit Flatbrim $5, or free with another item if you'll wear it. Brand new. Cotopaxi Aguateca Windbreaker (M), Orange $35 Brand New, worn never. Patagonia Capilene Midweight Zip-Neck, Bamboo (XL) $25 Like-new, worn once.

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Millet Trillogy Pro GTX Hardshell, Men's L in Navy Blue. Retail $599, yours for $220. Shipping extra. Get it for Xmas before it's gone. Worn 1 day. Perfectly clean. Portland, OR. Cash only. Ship if I know you or yours. I'm 5'11", 160#, and it fits me with enough room to put a patagonia nano puff underneath. A great shell for bad weather, ice climbing, resort skiing, winter mountaineering. Nice details, tons of pockets, sleek exterior, optional pow skirt, and helmet compatible hood. EMAIL ONLY deepdrypowder a t gmail. Will not reply to PMs or comments here. Will remove ad when sold.

Trip: Dalvík, Northern Iceland - Mult. Ski Descents Date: 6/7/2015 Trip Report: There's just enough snow out there to really put some holes in your rock skis. Still, some parts of the world have been under snow (and without sun) for some time now. In the interest of kindling some stoke, here's some goods from our trip to Northern Iceland this June. Day 1: Surfing the North Atlantic, near Reykjavik Day 2-3: Snaefelsness Peninsula, ski descent from Snaefaelljokul volcano Day 4: Middle of nowhere, western iceland. Days 5: Travel to the North Coast Days 6-7: Ski mountaineering in Dalvik Day 8: Skiing Olafsfjordur Day 9: Back to Dalvik! Day 10: Roll out! Trip Report Part I Trip Report Part II I highly recommend Iceland as a wild country with many mountains and few people. It's super-friendly to the english-speaking traveler, and there wild here is more wild than we've got anywhere out west. Imagine a spring where the mountains are universally suited to skiing in shape and access, and the sun never sets. It's a corn farm to rival Iowa. If you find yourself going there and want some beta, email me! Gear Notes: Garden variety modern gear... skis around 90-95mm at the waist with a hair of rocker suited all conditions that we found Approach Notes: Flights run direct from Portland and Seattle to Iceland via Iceland Air. Cheaper than going to Asia, more expensive than Alaska.

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Well-used but functional Suunto Core watch, black with gold bevel. Includes altimeter, barometer, compass, temperature, watch/alarm. Will track altitude gained, etc. No GPS functionality, and consequently, has a long battery life. The bevel is scuffed and the face has some scratches, all from normal use. The band is in good condition without any notable issues. Cash only, Portland/Seattle area. Email me.