Hello all! I come from Oregon with AIARE1, Search and Rescue and backcountry touring experience (Hood/Bachelor/Crater Lake areas). I recently moved to Central WA and i am excited to explore both east and west while also considering options south and north. This weekend's plan, Sat Jan 14, is to push around Willow and Stevens, just east of Wallace, ID, if conditions permit. Excited to check out some intermountain snow.
Touring for me began in 2021 having made the step from extensive resort riding. Skinning sure beats the heck out of snowshoeing! There's also a heck of a lot more to consider regarding risk mitigation. I'm expanding my library at the moment by reading Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain by Bruce Temper. If anyone has a good followup/complement for reads, I'm all ears. Cheers!