The truism that all that snow in the Olympics could only result from a lot of bad weather became the exception as we had a perfect mid july week in the park. With our local guide and friend Steve Barnett, Dave Goodman and I got a great intro tour of the summer skiing possibilities in the range.
DAVE GOODMAN ON THE APPORACH TO MT OLYMPUS, SOMEWHERE IN THE HOH FOREST OLYMPIC PENINSULA, WA
STEVE BARNETT AND DAVE GOODMAN AT GLACIER MEADOWS, OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WA
STEVE AND DAVE ABOVE GLACIER MEADOWS ON THE MORAINE TRAIL TO THE BLUE GLACIER OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WA
STEVE AND DAVE ABOVE CAMP ON THE BLUE GLACIER
STEVE BARNETT AND DAVE GOODMAN SKIING UP THE SNOW DOME ON MT OLYMPUS
STEVE BARNETT AND DAVE GOODMAN SKIING UP THE SNOW DOME ON MT OLYMPUS
DAVE GOODMAN NEARING THE SUMMIT OF MT OLYMPUS - 7965 FT, OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON
DAVE GOODMAN AT THE SUMMIT OF MT OLYMPUS - 7965 FT, OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON
STEVE BARNETT CARVING THE CORN JUST BELOW THE SUMMIT OF MOUNT OLYMPUS OLYMPIC NAT PARK
STEVE BARNETT SKIING EXCELLENT CORN SNOW NEAR THE SUMMIT OF MT OLYMPUS, OLYMPIC NAT PARK
DAVE GOODMAN LINKING TURNS ON THE MELLOW UPPER BLUE GLACIER ON MOUNT OLYMPUS OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WA
STEVE BARNETT DOING JUSTICE TO THE IDEA THAT THE GEAR DOESN'T MATTER, UPPER BLUE GLACIER OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WA
DAVE AND STEVE, EVENING, BLUE GLACIER BASECAMP
MORNING, STEVE BARNETT AND DAVE GOODMAN AT OUR BLUE GLACIER BASECAMP, OLYMPIC NAT PARK
STEVE AND DAVE MAPPING OUT A PLAN FOR DAY 2
STEVE BARNETT AND DAVE GOODMAN HEADED TO GLACIER PASS, OLYMPIC NAT PARK
STEVE BARNETT SKINNING UP TO BLIZZARD PASS FROM THE HOH GLACIER OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON
DAVE AND STEVE AT BLIZZARD PASS LOOKING AT ALL THE SKIABLE TERRAIN ON THE HOH GLACIER OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON
STEVE AND DAVE ARRIVING AT THE SHOULDER BELOW THE FINAL CLIMB TO MT CIRCE OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON
STEVE AND DAVE SKIING UP THE FINAL SLOPES TO THE TOP OF MT CIRCE OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON
DAVE GOODMAN SKIING THE SUMMIT RIDGE OF MT CIRCE OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON
STEVE BARNETT NEARING THE TOP OF THE HOH GLACIER, OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON
DAVE GOODMAN AND STEVE BARNETT ON THE EDGE OF THE UPPER HOH GLACIER BELOW MT OLYMPUS, OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON
DAVE GOODMAN AND STEVE BARNETT ON THE EDGE OF THE UPPER HOH GLACIER LOOKING EAST OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON
STEVE AND DAVE STARTING THE DESCENT FROM THE TOP OF THE HOH GLACIER IN OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON
STEVE BARNETT GETTING IN SOME MELLOW TURNS ON THE UPPER HOH GLACIER OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON
DAVE GOODMAN GETTING IN SOME MELLOW TURNS ON THE UPPER HOH GLACIER OLYMPIC NAT PARK, WASHINGTON