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**Spanish Highs, Sierra Nevada** @sierranevada@shmg.online · Mar 26

Mar 26

Spanish Highs, Sierra Nevada @sierranevada@shmg.online

Ski Touring today above Puente Palo on Cerrillo Redondo in the Sierra Nevada

A skier ascends some white snowfields. behind him is a big bank of white cloud

#Spain #Mountains #skitouring

**Mountain Mindset** @mountainmindset@mountains.social · Mar 21

Mar 21

Mountain Mindset @mountainmindset@mountains.social

A few mountain scenes explored recently around Alpental, WA. Been trying to find more about the geology of this area, I heard a while back these peaks were once the top of a massive volcano mountain that sank becoming very steep and wild low elevation terrain. Washington apparently had 25 super volcanos that have come and gone but identifying the details has been challenging. I have been trying to find some good geology resources for Washington if you happen to know of any?

Snow-covered landscape with tall evergreen trees, a clear blue sky, and steep rocky mountains in the background. Ski tracks are visible in the fresh snow.

A snowy landscape featuring tall evergreen trees covered in snow, steep rocky cliffs, and a gray, overcast sky.

A panoramic view of snow-covered mountains under a cloudy sky, with evergreen trees scattered in the foreground.

A snowy landscape featuring tall evergreen trees, a steep slope with a few ski tracks on a snow-covered ground, and cloudy sky above. A mountain peak is visible in the background.

#mountains #geology #freeride

**Jeff** @outdoorjunkie@pixelfed.social · Mar 21

Mar 21

Jeff @outdoorjunkie@pixelfed.social

Late summer in Katmai National Park.
During this time in early September, the tundra comes alive with a psychedelic wave of color. Everywhere you look you are surrounded by undulating layers of reds, oranges, yellow and green.

Most of these small plants grow berries, and in this shot there are over 10 species of berries that I can see.

We were camped here for a week and got absolutely pounded by rain and wind, and on our last day it opened up and we went exploring. Hiking up that snow kissed peak in the background and then we dropped down through miles of tundra to a double waterfall that we had spotted on our flight in. Such a beautiful place, can’t wait to go back.

#tundra #mountains #berries #fallcolors #katmai #alaska #hiking #nature #naturesbounty #autumn #alaska #backcountry

#backcountry

**Robot Diver** @RobotDiver@starlite.rodeo · Mar 17

Mar 17

Robot Diver @RobotDiver@starlite.rodeo

My friend sent me this today from an amazing snowshoe camping trip we took in 2016.

MECFS has altered my life in such a massive way that I'm sometimes at a loss for words. I would have easily hiked 80-100km in a weekend in spite of some heavy fibromyalgia symptoms back then. Now I'm happy when i can make it around the block.

That being said, I'm not the only one. I have another friend in this photo with a degenerative disorder, and I was worried my hiking buddies would disappear when i got sick and came out as trans. But they are still here and I know how rare that is.

I miss the alpine, I miss the plants, I miss the peace and the beautiful reset it gave my audhd each time, i miss the bonding with my friends, but this photo reminds me that you have to love each moment to its fullest because you never know what's right around the corner and I'm so glad I did.

A group of happy campers who overnighted in -15C weather without too much wear, eager for hot pub food.

#mecfs #longCovid #alpine

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**albert** @albert@mountains.social · Jan 21

Jan 21

albert @albert@mountains.social

It was also my first time skiing the alternate route from the top, which delivered #skiing #backcountry

**albert** @albert@mountains.social · Jan 21

Jan 21

albert @albert@mountains.social

Problem: Wanted to ski, but it’s one of the coldest days of the year

Solution: Set a PR on the bootpack

View from the top of the chute. It’s a bluebird day, and my friend is visible hiking up from below.

Lower view. All 3 of us have moved from the sun into the shade. The town of Alta is visible in the distance

#skiing #backcountry

**Andrew Strain** @andrewstrain@pixelfed.social · Jan 17

Jan 17

Andrew Strain @andrewstrain@pixelfed.social

Hello pixelfed! I’m an adventure sports photographer based in Whitehorse, Yukon.

I like snowboarding when it's cold, biking when it's not, and lately I've been spending more energy on printing my photos rather than posting them online.

#aerial #alaska #haines #mountains #snowboarding #backcountry #adventure #yukon #nikon #alpine #aerialphotography #landscape

#landscape

**Eric Daryl Meyer** @ericdaryl@mas.to · Jan 13

Jan 13

Eric Daryl Meyer @ericdaryl@mas.to

It’s the first day of the spring semester, but for #MountainMonday , a few pics from a great day skiing last week…
#mountains #skiing #backcountry

A skier in the middle distance climbs up an open snowy meadow towards the crest of a hill. The trees on the hill are crusted with snow and frost, shining white in the afternoon sunshine. There are some reddish colored rocks emerging from the snow towards the crest of the hill. The sky is a deep blue.

A snow covered hillside in deep fog. There are a few few trees scattered around the scene covered in big pillows of snow. The view is up a steep hill, and the snow looks deep and untracked. The fog leaves everything shrouded and dimly lit.

A man standing at the top of a hill, looks off to the right. behind him clouds and hills stretch off for dozens of miles into the distance beneath a blue sky. The evening sunlight comes into the picture from the right side and creates deep contrast on every surface.

**Eric Daryl Meyer** @ericdaryl@mas.to · Jan 10

Jan 10

Eric Daryl Meyer @ericdaryl@mas.to

The good news is… there’s mountains. And really long ski lines with great snow all the way down.
#backcountry #skiing #mountains

A distant snow-covered mountain rises above clouds into a blue sky. In the foreground, I t’s framed by two snow covered trees that are very tall and narrow.

Looking out over a very broad valley from the top of a very high mountain. Portions of the valley are full of clouds and fog in the near ground is a dead tree lit by slanting evening sunlight, and covered in four or 5 inches of frost or rime.

**JKrotkov** @JKrotkov@mastodon.social · Dec 31, 2024

Dec 31, 2024

JKrotkov @JKrotkov@mastodon.social

Today's #ski
#Montana #photography #backcountry

a dead tree spreads snow covered branches over smooth snow, before a foggy distance

a small, bare tree with snow clinging to the branches is highlighted by a dark foggy sky

a flower seed-head shaped like an upside down umbrelly is covered in snow

A snow squall is interrupted by a small shaft of sunlight breaking through the clouds to illuminate snowy mountain meadow

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**Sérac** @serac@troet.cafe · Dec 21, 2024

Dec 21, 2024

Sérac @serac@troet.cafe

The place.
Flue, #Graubünden #Switzerland
#Ski #backcountry #solstice

Foto. Winterlandschaft mit einem Maiensäss.

**albert** @albert@mountains.social · Dec 15, 2024

Dec 15, 2024

albert @albert@mountains.social

Yesterday a stranger skinned up to me and said “I got a great picture of you and your friends”, then sent this

3 shadowy figures on top of a snowy hill, golden clouds in the background.

#backcountry #skiing

**Jennifer White** @JenniferWhiteTMPhotography@mastodon.social · Nov 27, 2024

Nov 27, 2024

Jennifer White @JenniferWhiteTMPhotography@mastodon.social

Standing beside the historic San Rafael Swinging Bridge, the desert landscape stretches out in rugged beauty beneath a partly cloudy sky. The San Rafael River glides gently below, its muddy, winding waters carving through the earth. This is the black and white version.
https://5-jennifer-white.pixels.com/featured/a-desert-bridge-amid-timeless-peaks-grayscale-jennifer-white.html
#buyintoart #blackandwhitephotography #bridges #travel #backcountry #utahphotography

**Bill** @bil@mastodon.social · Nov 18, 2024

Nov 18, 2024

Bill @bil@mastodon.social

Skiing made me think a bit about what it means to belong to a place vs what it means to seek it. https://billmorris.io/shoals/2024/11/17/belonging-welcoming.html #vermont #skiing #backcountry

ShoalsBelonging and welcomingWhose woods these are, I think I know. His trailer’s in the village, though. He will not see me stoppin’ here To smoke a butt and drink some beer. –Nathan and Jennifer Hartswick, ca. 1998, with apologies to Frost Where do I belong? Where am I welcome? On this Sunday...

**New Mexico Nomad** @newmexiconomad@mstdn.social · Oct 5, 2024

Oct 5, 2024

New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad@mstdn.social

A forbidding #wilderness in #NewMexico - https://theweek.com/culture-life/travel/gila-forbidding-wilderness-in-new-mexico

#roadtrip #travel #hiking

**Mountain Mindset** @mountainmindset@mountains.social · Sep 27, 2024

Sep 27, 2024

Mountain Mindset @mountainmindset@mountains.social

Reflecting on the calm mornings, accepting the stillness and the peace, can truly be a blessing. Grateful to share moments like this in the mountains. Throwback to the morning I woke up in a snow cave with a view.

This wasn't expected or planned. Simply just embraced.