Tagged: Skiing

Foggy Slopes: Skiing and Snowboarding at Mt. Spokane

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February 19th, 2012

I only made it up snowboarding a few times this season. But this day was notable, not only because of the heavy fog, but also because of the foot of new snow that fell the night before. Joining Ashley and myself on the hazy slopes was our friend Kate Wheeler. The three of us ripped up the tree runs with all the joy that comes with cutting through buttery, soft snow.

Photo by Ashley Ward.

Photo by Kate Wheeler.

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© 2012 Eric Ashley

Cross Country Skiing at Mt. Spokane

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December 31st, 2011

I’ve been snowboarding at Mt. Spokane a number of times, but when my family was in town we selected cross country skiing as an outdoor activity of choice. It’s a different perspective of the mountain compared to snowboarding—especially when you don’t have any edges.

Photo by Ashley Ward.

Photo by Ashley Ward.

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Sunriver/Mt. Bachelor Trip: February 13, 2010

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February 13th, 2010
Day two on Mt. Bachelor. We decided to hit the terrain park and try our luck on the rails and (albeit) little jumps.

Photo by Ashley Ward.

Photo by Ashley Ward.

Lucas Raab hopping the fun box.
Photo by Ashley Ward.

Oliver Raab getting some air.


© 2010 Eric Ashley

Sunriver/Mt. Bachelor Trip: February 12, 2010

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February 12th, 2010
Oh yeah, snowboarding. That’s something I haven’t done in far too long. Ashley’s aunt and uncle graciously invited us to join them and a group of other families on a trip to Sunriver/Mt. Bachelor to ride the slopes. And, it was awesome. Good mountain, good snow, great company. Oh, and a late night visitor who I named Skippy (see last image in post).
Also, jump over to Lucas Raab’s blog to see images he took from today here.

Lucas and Zach Raab.

Ice formations on the summit of Bachelor.

“Skippy” downing some Pirate’s Booty (popcorn).
© 2010 Eric Ashley

Rail Grinding

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December 12th, 2008
Date Shot: December 12th, 2008.
Three years ago my friend Aaron Coffeen and I took a hand rail from Dairy Queen with the hopes of turning it into a rail for grinding on. However we didn’t do anything with until this year when Aaron got motivated after we got a decent amount of snow and cut the feet off of it. We then welded supports to the base and presto, we had our own back yard 18 foot rail.

Aaron has the delightful habit of grimacing every time he grinds a rail. I think it makes the rail look more intense.
Me grinding the rail sans helmet. I left it at home, but fortunately I didn’t suffer any head injuries. Photo by Aaron Coffeen.
© 2008 Eric Ashley