FYI: Mt. Baker is 10,778 feet high and is the fourth highest summit in Washington, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This is far from Mandy’s first hike: She ...

And then there is the snow — Mount Baker had 845 centimeters (nearly 333 inches) in 2019-20, according to the list, which ranked seventh behind Jackson Hole’s 1,152 cm (453.5 inches).

There’s no fancy lodging or high-speed gondola, and yet it remains one of the most legendary ski areas in the world because, like Kelly, Mt. Baker keeps dancing to the beat of its own drum.

This past September, the photographer Peter Funch, along with a team of assistants, travelled to Bellingham, Washington, to document Mt. Baker’s ten glaciers. The resulting body of work ...