Spring skiing

Finally, I got some skiing in this season and spent four days on Big White. I love spring skiing at this resort: the snow is still good, but it is warm and sunny. More snow photos:

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Annual meeting with Snow Ghosts

Skiing with friends on Big White became good annual tradition. This year I spent here four days in the middle of February. Pure pleasure. And photos of snow ghost, of course:

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AT skiing on Mt St Helens

A week ago we spent day on Mt St Helens slopes. Last years we did it several times already, but this mountain is worth it. If at out first winter climb on St Helens we were alone on the whole mountain, this time the parking lot . . . → Continue reading AT skiing on Mt St Helens

Skiing among Snow Ghosts

Three days of New Year vacation on Big White with friends. Skiing under winter sun with snow ghosts.

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Christmas around

Leavenworth, the pseudo-Bavarian village in east Washington, is a nice place to find Christmas mood.

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Black-caped chickadee

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Ape Cave and Mt St Helens, 2012 – day one

Mt St Helens is a volcano on the south part of Washington state. 30 years ago it was close to 3000 meters of heights (2950 actually), but in 1980 it violently exploded and now we have only 2550 meters of mountain and mile wide crater . . . → Continue reading Ape Cave and Mt St Helens, 2012 – day one

Snow horse

Whitbey Island

In February I started to explore my new environs. We came on the south end of Whitbey Island by ferry, which terminal is only 10 minutes from my home and leaved island by bridge on the north end. South part of Useless Bay is nice, but . . . → Continue reading Whitbey Island

Big White

Two weeks ago I skied on Big White ski resort that is near Kelowna, BC. It was my first time there and it was really nice. A lot of soft snow and even some sun. The only bad thing about Big White that it is much . . . → Continue reading Big White