Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA Breaks 400โ€ณ of Snowfall:

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DND = dry โ€˜n deep. 1/30/16 Skier: John Walters Photo: Mike Jensen/snowbrains
DND = dry โ€˜n deep. Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA on 1/30/16 Skier: John Walters Photo: Mike Jensen/snowbrains

Mt. Baker ski area broke 400โ€ณ of snowfall last week and today theyโ€™re sitting on the 2nd deepest snowpack in North America at 170โ€ณ and theyโ€™ve seen 413โ€ณ of snowfall this year!  Only 1 ski resort has gotten more snowfall this year, Alyeska at 509โ€ณ.

NOAAโ€™s strong El Nino forecast for the Pacific Northwest was for drier than normal and warmer than normal.  So far, theyโ€™ve been dead wrong.

Only two ski resorts in North America (most likely Earth) have broken 400โ€ณ of snowfall this year:  Mt. Baker, WA & Alyeska, AK.

Baker has the 2nd biggest snowfall total in North America and the 2nd deepest snowpack in North America.  Not bad.

WOOOOT!! 1/30/16 Photo: Berry Moorhead/snowbrains
WOOOOT!! Mt. Baker Ski Area on 1/30/16 Photo: Berry Moorhead/snowbrains

The skiing and riding at Baker was all-time last week with deep, dry snow and snow levels as low as 1,000-feet.

โ€œBaker called it for Saturday and Saturday delivered!  The week was good, Thursday was great, then Saturday came and it was powderful!  Happy powdery faceshots all around.โ€ โ€“ Namoi VanPatten, SnowBrainsโ€™ Mt. Baker ski area reporter, Feb 7th, 2016

Mt. Baker ski area, WA on Feb. 6th, 2016.
Mt. Baker ski area, WA on Feb. 6th, 2016.
image: mt. baker, today
image: mt. baker, today

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