Amar Andalkar's Ski Mountaineering and Climbing Site
    WWW.SKIMOUNTAINEER.COM
        Dedicated to Ski Mountaineering, Backcountry Skiing, Alpine Touring, Randonnee, Telemark, and Snowboarding since 1997

        "The combination of skiing and mountaineering is the finest of all sports."   - Sir Arnold Lunn (1888-1974)

  Photos and Trip Reports
  Ski Mountaineering Info
  Skiing the Cascade Volcanoes
  Skiing the Pacific Ring of Fire and Beyond
Photos and Trip Reports
from my personal adventures:
Ski Mountaineering
Alpine Climbing
Ice Climbing
Ski Mountaineering Info:
What is Ski Mountaineering?
Equipment & Gear
Book Reviews
Web Links
Skiing the Cascade Volcanoes:
A Guide to Year-Round Ski &
Snowboard Mountaineering
on 28 Majestic Volcanoes
in the Pacific Northwest
Skiing the Pacific
Ring of Fire and Beyond:

Ski Mountaineering on the
Great Volcanoes of the World
(A preliminary version of a
250+ page online guidebook)
(Last updated: January 2009) (Last updated: July 2005) (Last updated: January 2006) (Last updated: January 2004)

Website News: 
March 2009  
La Niña is back! The 2007-2008 season brought the strongest La Niña conditions in the Pacific Ocean during this decade, which
produced the greatest snowfall at many locations in the OR and WA Cascades since the record 1998-99 season, topped by 947"
at Paradise on Mount Rainier. The current 2008-2009 season began with ENSO neutral conditions, and the early winter was the
most spastic in recent memory, with a large number of cycles of abonormal cold and lowland snowfall interspersed with some
heavy rain and extended periods of sunny high pressure. However, there is strong hope for a colder-and-wetter than normal
late-winter and spring, as Pacific Ocean temps have now shifted back towards moderate La Niña conditions. A major storm
cycle in mid-March has brought the snowpack to above-normal throughout most of the Oregon and southern WA Cascades,
although depths still remain below-normal in northern WA and southwestern BC. A pair of major storm cycles in mid-February
and early March also boosted the snowpack from far below-normal to slightly above-normal in the northern CA Cascades.

I have finally resumed updating this website after a lengthy hiatus of over a year. Hopefully I can continue making regular updates.
Work on my Skiing the Cascade Volcanoes guidebook had also been halted since July 2005, but some progress has now resumed.
Through January 2009, I have skied or climbed over 200 routes on all 28 of the Cascade volcanoes included in the guidebook.
I would like to ski some more routes on the less-known volcanoes in southwestern BC, where information is quite limited, but
otherwise the research for the book is largely completed. Finishing the 330+ page, full-color, fully-typeset book is the major
remaining task, followed by getting it printed and sending it out the door. Publication sometime during 2009 appears possible.

 Featured Pages:
SkiMountaineer WebCam

Seattle / Glacier Peak WebCam:   My own personal webcam, with a view looking
across Lake Union and out to the Cascade Range   Arrow
Cascade Volcano WebCams:   Live views of weather conditions throughout the Cascade Range
and on numerous other skiable volcanoes in the United States
Cascade Snowfall and Snowdepth Interesting and useful data and plots, including snowpack info
and extensive historical records
Historical NWAC Snowdepth Plots and Paradise & Crater Lake Snowfall/Snowdepth Plots,
        with a custom plotting program to display data back to the 1916-17 season
Cascade Volcano Info Pages: Sortable Comparison Chart, Distance Calculator, and Sunrise / Sunset Calculator with Sun Charts
Conifers of the Cascade Range:  Info about native conifers, plus a separate page about cultivating Dwarf and Slow-Growing Conifers
Site Map & Search:  Easily navigate through this large website (over 650 html pages) or search for a specific page
Site News & History:  Website history including recent updates
About the Author:  A brief biographical sketch and contact info

Disclaimer Skiing, snowboarding, and mountaineering are inherently dangerous activities, and all of the trips and activities described on this web site carry the risk of serious injury or death. Anyone who is not an expert in skiing, snowboarding, and/or mountaineering should use an experienced, qualified guide or seek qualified instruction before engaging in any ski or snowboard mountaineering.
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Last modified Monday, March 16, 2009