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First 2011 Tearsheet- Powder Magazine Feb. 2011 issue

By Halle | Published: February 3, 2011

This trip wasn’t what we expected. Blue skies were rare and fleeting. Whiteout conditions were the norm and the oft uttered phrase ‘skiing inside a ping pong ball’ came to mind. Often. We planned on spending 5 days traversing the Wallowas from Halfway to Joseph in NE Oregon. We ended up spending only 3. The [...]

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Why I always ski Superbowl Sunday

By Halle | Published: February 8, 2010

For one day this season we were ok with El Niño. Superbowl Sunday. Chris and I had a surprisingly good day skiing der Hood. We ditched the car in Govy, stuck out our thumbs and the first car up Timberline Rd. obliged. The clouds lifted and the snow up high was as good as Hood [...]

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Mt. Adams-Southwest Chutes-29 June 2009

By Halle | Published: June 28, 2009

My likely last ski of the season was a grand one. Chris Hill, Blake Osmundsen, Trent Thelen and I bivied at the bustling Cold Springs trailhead Friday night and headed up 7,000 ft. or so to the top then skied down. Skied down most of the way at least. We did a wrinkle I’d never [...]

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One of My Favorite Things: Skiing to Ramona Falls

By Halle | Published: May 26, 2009

The tour to Ramona falls is one of my favorite things. Yesterday Steven, Ralph and I skied the route with a snowcat assist part way up the Palmer. It was a great day spent with friends on the mountain. We encountered a handfull of giants along the way.

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Mt. Hood January Corn Snow

By Halle | Published: January 18, 2009

Today’s was an exploratory tour I’ve wanted to ski for a while. After a long approach Lynn, Blake and I found great corn snow to the southeast of Lookout Mountain near Mt. Hood. We could have chosen a better line to ski and were forced to traverse through thick trees and over lots of bits [...]

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The Hummingbirds Are Alright

By Halle | Published: January 2, 2009

The feeder outside our kitchen window froze solid during the last arctic blast. The Hummingbirds seemed to protest by chirping loudly and incessantly. Food must be scarce for them this time of year so we attempted to regularly thaw the feeder and place warm sugar water in it from time to time.

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Winter Soltstice Eve Urban Tele Turns 12.20.08

By Halle | Published: December 20, 2008

My oh my the skiing was good off Alameda Ridge in NE Portland this evening:

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Volcano Corn Season Is On

By Halle | Published: May 6, 2008
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Winter’s End Is Near

By Halle | Published: April 17, 2008

AC and I did a half day tour near Mirror Lake Wednesday. Winter’s going down swinging this year. The end of winter means anything but ski doldrums in the Pacific Northwest. It means the start of something altogether new: volcano corn season.  

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