Trails
Summary
Difficulty
Distance
Mount Baker Wilderness
Summary
Difficulty
Distance
Artist Point Ski Tours
Skiing the Mt. Baker backcountry in deep winter powder or summer corn.
Skiing the Mt. Baker backcountry in deep winter powder or summer corn.
Moderate
1.5 mi/
2.4 km
2.4 km
Blue Lake Trail to Dock Butte
Great Trail for a short day hike with excellent scenery...in late summer the huckleberries are thick.
Great Trail for a short day hike with excellent scenery...in late summer the huckleberries are thick.
Moderate
1.9 mi/
3.1 km
3.1 km
Herman Saddle Ski Tour
Exploring the flanks of Mt. Herman and the basins around Table Mountain
Exploring the flanks of Mt. Herman and the basins around Table Mountain
Moderate
5.8 mi/
9.3 km
9.3 km
Table Mountain Ski Tour
Skiing the North Face of Table Mountain in the Mt. Baker Wilderness
Skiing the North Face of Table Mountain in the Mt. Baker Wilderness
Difficult
3.4 mi/
5.5 km
5.5 km
Mt. Baker Standard Summit Route
Via Coleman Glacier with optional ski descent
Via Coleman Glacier with optional ski descent
Difficult
12.1 mi/
19.5 km
19.5 km
Guides
Skiing the Mt. Baker backcountry in deep winter powder or summer corn.
Via Coleman Glacier with optional ski descent
Ski, snowboard or snowshoe the wilderness area just west of the Mt. Baker Ski Area in Washington State.
Skiing the North Face of Table Mountain in the Mt. Baker Wilderness
Exploring the flanks of Mt. Herman and the basins around Table Mountain
Great Trail for a short day hike with excellent scenery...in late summer the huckleberries are thick.
Community Trips
This hike is easy to moderate. Along the trail there are rest benches and many viewpoints to enjoy . to the south you can see Pyramid Peak. At the end of the trail a gorgeous view of Diablo Lake. I went with 4 others, Tonia, Bill, Kathy & Ruby.
The Ross Dam trail is short with nice views to the lake and walk on the dam. It's another short hike down to the Diablo Ferry from Ross dam. Crossing the suspension bridge continue on the 3 miles Diablo lake trail, which has a few nice views on the lake canyon.
Started from the City Light launch near Diablo Dam. The snow was falling lightly, and the wind was at our backs as we headed up the lake into the canyon leading to Ross Dam. The wind picked up to the point of being able to hold a speed of 3 knots without placing my paddle in the water. (All the time thinking how much fun the return trip would be.)Upon reaching Ross...
Rick and I left from Fairhaven near Bellingham at 8:30 AM all bundled up warm and headed down Chuckanut Drive taking the back roads to Baker Lake. We went exploring and ended up at the trailhead parking lot for Blue Lake trail. The sign described a 1.5 mile hike so we decided to head up the trail. Along the way we ended up shedding all our riding gear, hiding it, and continuing...
The one that almost broke me... Ed and I set off at 8pm Tuesday night, we walked throughout the night in 1 foot deep power. By 9am the following morning (13 hours after starting) we called it quits and headed home.
This was the hardest and most dangerous trip I have EVER been on!(we had avalanche and glacial crevasses to contend with) It was an epic 16 hour return trip that literally fucked...
