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Baker Mountain Guides is a family owned and operated outfitter and guide service based in Bellingham, WA.

Our purpose is to make adventure possible, and create meaningful life experiences for our clientele.

11/06/2026

The Twin Sisters Backcountry Basecamp is locked and loaded for deployment next spring! We’ve got 8 to 10 inches of snow on the ground at the campsite, and fingers crossed for a great winter.

We had a great time designing and building the basecamp. Over the next few weeks we will be running a series of emails and social media posts detailing how we did it. Follow along if you’re a DIYer or off-grid enthusiast!

10/31/2026

Jeff Hambelton laying tracks in the Twin Sister Range. The twin sisters backcountry basecamp is on its way up the mountain!

10/29/2026

Well, hello there…

10/24/2026

Baker Mountain Guides is psyched to announce the addition of motorized courses to our AIARE avalanche skills courses! The North Cascades hold some of the best and most badass snowmobile terrain in the world, and provide the ideal setting for motorized avalanche education.

Baker Mountain Guides motorized courses are built for riders, by riders. Motorized AIARE course leader, Jeff Hambelton has taught avalanche courses for over 25 years and has motorized lead instructor certifications in both the US and Canada. Learn from the pros who ride like you, in the terrain that you want to ride.

10/15/2026

Baker Mountain Guides is excited to announce our Twin Sisters Backcountry Basecamp! For years, we have dreamed of big days of skiing and riding in the Twin Sisters range, followed by memorable overnights with friends at the foot of the mountains.

Baker Mountain Guides Twin Sisters Backcountry Basecamp is more like a BaseGlamp, and features comfort that you would normally expect to find at a ski hut. Our 12 x 20’ insulated shelter sits on a fully insulated floor, sleeps up to six guests, and features push button / on demand heat, supplied by two, 27,000 BTU diesel heaters. 880 W of solar and a 3000 Wh battery powers the heaters, lights, and personal electronics. The fully stocked kitchen is powered by a 50,000 BTU stove for making water, and a 40,000 BTU, two burner stove for cooking. The six oversized bunk cots ensure you get your beauty rest, and also convert into couches for lounging in the evenings. Best of all, there’s sauna…heck yeah!

The Twin Sisters Backcountry Basecamp will operate mid February through mid April, and possibly beginning of February through end of April depending on demand. Each weekend there will be a scheduled, three day guided program from Friday through Sunday, which will include backcountry skiing adventures, avalanche courses, and ski mountaineering courses. Custom guided trips can be booked during the week. We’re also planning on offering public rentals Sunday night through Thursday night, pending forest service approval. Unguided guests will need to purchase a day pass from Hampton Timberland for the day they enter and the day they leave.

We’ve had an absolute blast building out the camp over the last few months, and we think it’s gonna be pretty darn awesome. We hope you agree. We’ll be posting videos on the build out and how it all happened over the next couple of weeks, but until then, check it out on our website. Link in bio.

09/13/2026

First twin sisters workday of the season! Big shout out to everyone who came up to help fix bridges and brush out the trail. Improving access to the twins has taken a Herculean amount of work over the years, and we’re grateful to anyone who has ever lent a hand. We’re going to be working up here throughout September and October, so let us know if you want to join.

09/04/2026

Termination dust. That’s what we would call it growing up in Alaska. The first dusting of snow on the high peaks. The termination of summer. The beginning of the end. There may be more warm days to come, but slowly and surely, the northern hemisphere is tilting further and further away from the sun. The jet stream is moving south. It’s only a matter of time

̇scoming ☀️

08/30/2026

We’re hearing a lot of chatter about the forecasted super El Niño, or Godzilla El Niño, or whatever massive adjective they’re using to describe this winter‘s weather. Obviously, as a business that sell skiing and snowboarding, we want to know what to expect, so we did a little research of our own. Although the phrase “El Niño” strikes fear into the hearts of Pacific Northwest snow lovers, 15 years of snow dorkology in the North Cascades has taught us that the absolute worst years are almost always neutral, or weak El Niños and La Niñas.

Local famous meteorologist, Cliff Mass, concurs. Surprisingly, the last handful of strong El Niño events have produced average winter snow packs for the Cascades, even down to lower elevations like Snoqualmie Pass. Check out Cliff’s most recent blog post on the topic.

https://cliffmass.blogspot.com/2026/08/super-el-nino-misinformaton.html

02/18/2026

All of us at Baker Mountain Guides are deeply saddened to learn of the recent avalanche accident in California.

Our thoughts are with those involved, as well as their families, friends, and the rescue teams responding. Incidents like this ripple throughout the mountain community and serve as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of winter travel in avalanche terrain.

We extend our support to everyone affected and to our colleagues and partners in the broader snow and guiding community. Please take care of one another out there.

Address

2025 James Street, Ste 103
Bellingham, WA
98225

Telephone

+13603191160

Website

https://www.bakermountainguides.com/

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