Went for a nice 9.5 mile backcountry ski tour to Brandenburg & Island Junction shelters on New Years Day with Jason Wood (Santiam Ski Patrol / CMRU). A wonderful day with powder snow for a place that normally has "Cascade Conrete." There was about 7 feet of snow with 8 ~ 12" of powder on the top. It remained in the lower 20's all day even though it was partly cloudy. We broke about 4 miles of trail between the shelters and a bit on the PCT. An exhausting but fun day to kick-off 2008. Thanks go to Jason Wood for the photos.
