The 9er Project

    In Washington State there are 10 non-volcanic peaks that are over 9000 feet tall. Splitboarder Kyle Miller and I set out to climb and ski each of them, many of which had not been skied before. Our goal, since not all the peaks are skiable from the very top, was to ski from as near to their summits as we possibly could. 

    By the project’s completion we had pioneered 5 new steep ski descents and completed one new climbing route. 

    Our list of peaks included:

    1. Bonanza Peak (Northeast Face*)
    2. Mount Stuart (Ulrich’s Couloir)
    3. Mount Fernow (North Face, In-Fernow Couloir*)
    4. Goode Mountain (South Face*)
    5. Mount Shuksan (White Salmon Glacier)
    6. Buckner Mountain (North Face)
    7. Seven Fingered Jack (Southwest Face*)
    8. Mount Logan (Douglas Glacier)
    9. Jack Mountain (Nohokomeen Headwall**)
    10. Mount Maude (North Face)

    *pioneered steep ski descents
    **pioneered steep ski descent and climbing route