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  1. Jim Dockery

    Mt. Baker Ski Ascent

    A few shots from a ski ascent of Mt. Baker a few years ago. We don't have any snow at our ski areas yet, but I'm getting psyched (just ordered a new set of Back-country gear). Climbing into a white-out, but the weather prediction is good. Above the clouds. Climbers nearing the summit on...
  2. Jim Dockery

    Climb-Ski Mt. Baker

    My friend John and I did our annual climb-ski on Mt. Baker yesterday. We had the Squak glacier to ourselves, but saw a few others on top who came up other routes. Neither of us were in great shape, so it took longer than usual - 12 hours car-car. I was too tired to shoot many pictures, and...
  3. Jim Dockery

    Skiing Vesper Pk. 5.19 video

    In another forum I read that you can now post commercial music to youtube that will get denied if it's a problem, so I've gone ahead with this little video.
  4. Jim Dockery

    Back-country skiing Frame Grabs

    I hauled my DJI MP2 up Vesper Pk. in the Cascades yesterday. We thought it was going to be a mostly sunny day, but the mountains got socked in, we even got sprinkled on at the summit. I was disappointed with the light, but managed to get a few good shots. These are frame grabs from 4k video...
  5. Jim Dockery

    Ski Selfies II

    Yesterday I skied The Choke, a steep gully down the ridge from our normal descent. Snow was soft and sluffy, so I skied conservatively. I'm in the bigger sun spot up from the center. cruising the ridge Stopping to look for cliffs below a roll-over
  6. Jim Dockery

    Back-country Skiing Selfies

    I took my DJI M2P drone along for another run on Mt. Pilchuck yesterday. This time I was solo and was quite happy with the active track performance. These are screen grabs from the 4K video which I shot without a ND filter so that I could get sharp stills. I'm the red dot lower left of...
  7. Jim Dockery

    Central Cascades Back-Country Skiing

    Dropping a steep gully down from Rachel Lake.
  8. Jim Dockery

    Recipe #10 - S-Curves

    Sunset ski run, on Three Fingers Mt., WA
  9. Jim Dockery

    A perfect slope of powder

    My shadow at the top of one of my favorite backcountry ski runs near Stevens Pass, WA. This was a perfect crisp day with no wind and good snow. A couple runs down pristine slopes like this makes a backcountry day so much more aesthetically enjoyable than fighting for powder at a ski area. Hoping...
  10. Jim Dockery

    Jumpin’ Jeff

    “ Jumpin’ Jeff” is the nickname I gave my young partner who heads for every snow covered boulder he can catch some air off of. This is the first shot I got of him in action on Mt. Pilchuck many years ago on an after work dusk patrol. IMG_2745gnd.nn2 by Jim Dockery posted Feb 13, 2018 at 9:21 AM
  11. Jim Dockery

    Thunder Storm on Mt. Pilchuck

    We were hustling to ski off the summit area as a thunderstorm threatened, but I had to wait for this shot since the light was so nice. Adding to the cool theme.
  12. Jim Dockery

    Skiing the Cowlitz Glacier

    I've been sworn to secrecy to not post pictures of this hidden gem, kidy corner from the heavily traveled Muir Snowfield, but that's on skier sites. My partners and I selfishly want to keep it as quiet and smooth back there as we can, plus it's a real glacier, which could lead to trouble for...
  13. Jim Dockery

    Ski Touring at Rogers Pass, BC

  14. Jim Dockery

    Aerial view of The Grand Teton & Ski Tracks

    My friend Rick Wyatt had just done the first telemark ski descent of The Grand Teton solo. We took a flight around the range to shoot his ski tracks. Shot on Fuji Provia 100 back in the early 80s. Tetons-ski-descent-grand-bw by Jim Dockery posted Feb 23, 2018 at 8:01 AM
  15. Jim Dockery

    Denali Climb IV

    Orient Final 1 by Jim Dockery posted Feb 13, 2018 at 9:57 AM Pat climbing into The Orient Express couloir on our last attempt. We only make it half way up the rib to the right (avoiding dangerous wind slab snow). Note the spindrift blowing off the top. Jim Descent 1 by Jim Dockery posted Feb...
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    Denali Climb III

    Denali (241) by Jim Dockery posted Feb 13, 2018 at 10:00 AM Cruising around the 14,000 ft. plateau on an acclimatization day. Denali (236) by Jim Dockery posted Feb 13, 2018 at 10:00 AM Ice chunks the size of houses that fell from an ice cliff. PatSki1b by Jim Dockery posted Feb 13, 2018 at...
  17. Jim Dockery

    Denali Climb II

    Most of the climb up the West Buttress is snow slogging with heavy loads. We would carry a load of food and fuel up to the next camp a few thousand feet higher, ski back down with empty packs, then pack up everything the next day and bring it all up to that next camp. This not only makes each...
  18. Jim Dockery

    Denali Climb I

    I'm going to break this into 4 threads because I got a lot of shots on a 19 day trip up the standard West Buttress route in 2005. This was my first expedition using a digital camera. I went with a Canon Rebel XT for it's light weight with an 18-125mm Sigma lens. I brought a solar charger which...
  19. Jim Dockery

    Last Ski picture this winter I'm afraid

    I was skiing one of my favorite back-country areas near Stevens Pass WA yesterday. There was 10 inches of pretty good new snow on top of a supportive rain crust, but very little avalanche danger. The morning started off well (see picture) then I made a mistake dropping into a steep slot where I...
  20. Jim Dockery

    Powder Ski Turn Composite

    I held my RX100 IV steady and shot continuous while my partner skied down this back-country ridge near Stevens Pass WA on a great day of powder skiing. Layered the best in PS then copied and blended just the skier from the top layers into the final layer. Heather Ridge 1.25 Powder Turn Hd by...
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