Backcountry Skiing: Crystal Mountain, Washington

Closed, opens at 11amIndependent shop in South Lake UnionDirections

Available from Feathered Friends when we last checked, in the last two days. Sold from the shop’s own store; the price there is the one that counts.

Endless acres of bowls, faces, glades and chutes have drawn dedicated backcountry skiers and splitboarders to this end-of-the-road powder paradise for decades. A sense of adventure still reigns in this land of cold-smoke face shots and devoted locals. Along with the daily avalanche forecast, avalanche education and good group communication, this atlas is your tool for safe and smart route-planning and decision-making. Author Matt Schonwald has drawn from his years of skiing and guiding experienc