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A few more from a successful summit climb/ski of the Emmons Glacier in 2013 to celebrate a friend's 65th B-day! Sunrise wake up. Skiing at about 13,000 ft Little Tahoma (3rd highest peak in WA) far below Almost done with skiing, then time to strap skis to packs and hike out another 5...

Late spring - mid-summer is the prime season for back-country skiing on Mt. Rainier. The snowpack has firmed up so there is little avalanche danger on most slopes and crevasses are more apparent and so avoidable (you still have to be damn careful near them). I normally carry my Sony RX100...