Mountain Update
posted by on February 8 at 13:31 PM
Stevens Pass has 30 inches of new snow in the last 24 hours but will be closed through Saturday due to an avalanche on Highway 2. Unfair! I-90 is also currently closed, and Alpental is closing early due to avalanche danger, but Summit Central will offer night hours tonight if the road reopens in time. Crystal Mountain is your best bet tonight and tomorrow—yesterday’s closure means there’s more than a foot of untracked powder to be had.
It’s pouring snow at Mt. Baker (a foot and a half since yesterday) and this weekend is the annual Legendary Banked Slalom race, which means it’ll be more crowded than usual.
Last Saturday at Mt. Baker was epic—the snow was dry and light, sun came out, the lift lines stayed short… utterly heavenly. At $41, laid-back Baker is still the best deal in Western Washington. If you can make a weekend of it, Mt. Baker Lodging rents cabins and houses around Glacier, many with hot tubs.
Snow doesn't pour. It dumps.
This is all great news though. Snow = happiness.
And riding weekends sucks.
if stevens & the pass are closed, crystal is a fucking madhouse.
i went on stupidbowl sunday, and had to park in lot F @ 9:30 a.m.
the drive to baker looks rational.
Does Crystal have night skiing now? Didn't used to.
Alpental was awesome. I think I barely got out, around 1 PM. I only counted three other vehicles on the way down, until SR-18. A shame, that the good snow was *too much of a good thing*. I coulda stayed up there until dark.
Stevens was pretty good on stupid owl sunday - we showed up after noon (slightly cheaper) and stayed until about 5. most people flocked inside to watch the stupid owl, leaving the lifts and trails wide open.
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