The run that Jim Jack called the "best of his life". Three thousand vertical feet and walking distance to the town of Leavenworth, Icicle Ridge is better known for having one of the most popular hiking trails in the valley. Thanks to the storm of the season, the ridge became rideable for a short period of time and Jim Jack, Shane Wilder, Rex Flake, and Joe Vasta hit it up.
With an alpine start, the riders skinned up the Icicle Ridge trail to the top and descended down the east shoulder. The line can easily be viewed from town and was originally scoped out while drinking beer on the deck of Gustavs. Conditions were surprisingly good with knee deep blower powder top to bottom.
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Logan Carter, a film major from Spokane Washington, is today’s Icicle TV contributor. Logan has been making films for about four years and specializes in outdoor/adventure filmmaking.
The Wenatchee Valley is lucky to have two ski resorts to call their own. Stevens Pass or Mission Ridge or a healthy dose of each, our home mountains are pretty rad. Mission Ridge has the distinction of receiving a colder, continental snowpack and when it’s good, it’s on! A quick twelve minute drive from town and it’s easy to see why people working in Wenatchee (cough cough) always seem to (cough) come down with something on a powder day.
We are happy to share another user submitted video. This piece, submitted by Matt Kurle, highlights the natural beauty of our area and includes lots of early season wave action. 
Another dispatch from local contributor Russ Ricketts. Watch what happens in the arctic to a cup of boiling water.
