It’s been balmy and pouring rain in Portland. I can’t help
but think of what an epic storm this would have been, had temperatures been a
few (20) degrees cooler. Nonetheless, the cold front is forecasted to move in
any minute now, and snow is expected to fall in the mountains. As I was sitting
by my powder skis, pining for face shots, I was reminded that ski season in
Oregon is more than just early season dumps. The late season is often the best.
While most of my top runs of all time involve deep, dry powder snow, one of the
best was on corn snow on Mt. Adams. So, after an unfortunately long hiatus, the
Kickturner is back with a throwback Thursday.
I skied the Southwest Chutes of Mt. Adams on June 7, 2014.
Much has been written about the Southwest Chutes, but they are worthy of all
praise. The climb is a little bit of a slog. The standard route is typically
crowded. The false summit can be a total buzz kill. But the ski down is truly
world class.
