It has felt very much like fall here for the past week, topped off Friday by a snowstorm at the higher elevations that dropped about 2 feet of snow. Looking for higher-quality snow, I went to Paradise thinking I'd ski some treed terrain and bowls low on the mountain. A dreadful whiteout and snow aced that idea, so I decided to get another workout in and go up the snowfield. I broke out of the clouds at about 9,000 feet. The first bit of skiing was great: Nice, dense powder. The rest was horrendous in a classic Rainier whiteout. Slow, frustrating going. Here's some video of the section where you could actually see:
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