The Alpenglow Gallery -
Mountain Stories
Personal stories of skiing and climbing in the Northwest and beyond — by Lowell Skoog |
Skiing the Cascade Crest
A 25-year journey across time and terrain (1982-2007) |
The Silver Skis
America's wildest ski race (2005) |
The Ptarmigan Traverse
Then and now (1953-2003) |
Rolling Thunder
Close call during a descent in the North Cascades (1998) |
The Logan High Route
Adding a new finish to a classic ski route in 1996 |
Early Paragliding in the North Cascades
Flying Crater Mountain in 1994 |
How to make a Zdarsky tent
From a 1994 Alpine Club of Canada newsletter |
High Skiing
A Decade of Exploration in the Cascades and Olympics (1991) |
Skiing in Climbing Boots
Remembering a bygone period in Northwest skiing (1970s-1990s) |
Skiing the Bailey Range
Classic high traverse of the Olympic Mountains (1989) |
The Thunder High Route
Skiing from Rainy Pass to Eldorado Peak in the North Cascades in 1987 |
Heli-skiing Mt Baker
Wilderness skiing before the 1984 Washington Wilderness Act |
Flights, Cameras, Action! on Golden Horn
The making of KOMO-TV's "Goldenhorn Pinnacle" in 1980 |
Bonanza Peak
First winter ascent in 1979 |
Skiing the North Cascades Highway
The making of KOMO-TV's "Backcountry Ski Tour" in 1978 |
World Record Backflip
Flashback to 1975 |