iamamountaingoat
iamamountaingoat t1_iyd7qsq wrote
Reply to comment by IamChwisss in If you look closely you can see Whoville in the valley | OC | Mt Baker WA | 1284x1605 by michaelfoosh
It’s actually a very popular ski descent, but you have to hike up it. It takes about 7 hours for an average group to reach the summit.
iamamountaingoat t1_iybpjyd wrote
Reply to If you look closely you can see Whoville in the valley | OC | Mt Baker WA | 1284x1605 by michaelfoosh
Why the significant compression? It’s incredibly jarring. Baker isn’t even close to that conical.
iamamountaingoat t1_iydega1 wrote
Reply to comment by IamChwisss in If you look closely you can see Whoville in the valley | OC | Mt Baker WA | 1284x1605 by michaelfoosh
Nope, the chair lifts are located about 9 miles NE of Mt. Baker itself. The mountain proper is almost entirely on wilderness land, so there’s literally nothing there besides a few dirt roads to get you to the base, and some hiking trails that are covered in snow anyway if you’re skiing it during peak season (spring). Its also covered in crevasses so people generally rope up for the climb (but not for the descent). Climbing and skiing it is very much a long ski mountaineering day. The cool thing is timed right you can ski continuously from the summit to your car for about 8,000 vertical feet of descending.