skiing

I'm cross posting this active track video I shot of myself skiing here and video.

I couldn't find a partner yesterday, and was sorry to worry my wife, but had to hit the blue-bird day with cold temps and recent bit of powder. Avy danger was low and I went to one of my old favorites that isn't far back. My first day using the drone to shoot skiing, which is one of the main...

The snow wasn't perfect, but it was good to get out for my first day of back-country skiing this year up at Stevens Pass WA. Taking in the view from The Diving Board One of the better little slopes we found

My favorite shot from a week of fantastic back-country skiing at Rodgers Pass in BC. This was the run of a lifetime - no tracks, perfect snow with low avy danger, and sun! I made a large print of it for my friend Eric who buys a red jacket just for my pictures. I sure hope I can get a day this...

Selkirk Mountains, BC

“ 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

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...

I'm the photographer among most of my ski partners. I often wait for them at the top to shoot (or ask them to wait while I ski down and then get set up), which can give a nice little person in a big landscape perspective. This was taken a couple years ago on a wonderful 7,000 ft. descent from...

This was a great early season day of front-country skiing at Stevens Pass ski area before they opened. Cowboy-Mt.-skiing-bw by Jim Dockery posted Feb 7, 2018 at 9:20 AM

These were taken on a 3 day ski tour in the North Cascades National Park, The Forbidden Traverse. In the spring it starts and ends with a few hours of carrying skis through some slide alder which can be challenging. The views are some of the best in the park. Forbidden-N-face-pano by Jim...

My partner Eric cooperates the best he can to help me get good ski shots. Ski fun, and getting down safely, is always the priority, but when we can get a shot like this where he hit the sun spot perfectly, it makes me very happy when I'm back home. Eric-skis-slot-bw by Jim Dockery posted Feb...

Mt. Pilchuck is the easiest access mountain to my home near Everett WA. For many years my friends and I did "dusk patrols" - after work runs up in the spring, skiing down with the sunset. Sadly they gate the 6 mile road to the trailhead now in the winter and don't open it again until all the...

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...

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...

Taken on a great day of back-country skiing at Stevens Pass WA. Heather-Ridge-1.25-(56) by Jim Dockery posted Feb 6, 2018 at 5:23 PM

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...

Here's a few from a lift at the Sunshine Ski Area in Banff. Not sure what forum is best, but I guess skiing is a sport!

Mt. Pilchuck is the closest mountain to my house (~40 min. to the trailhead) with a pretty easy 3 mile 2,000 ft. climb to the summit. I've climbed it more than any other peak (5 times in one week once - when doing multiple laps/day), normally to back-country ski in the spring. I love the views...

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...