For First Time Ever, Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA, Will Launch Night Skiing Operations View this post on Instagram For the first time in its legendary history, Mt. Baker Ski Area is flipping the switch and inviting skiers and snowboarders to shred under the lights. According to a recent announcement from the resort on social media, the inaugural night skiing event is officially set for this coming weekend on Friday, March 13, and Saturday, […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | March 10, 2026 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA, Projects December 19 Opening Day: “We’re Waiting on Mother Nature” Mt. Baker Ski Area, Washington, is aiming for a December 19 opening, but the message from the mountain is clear: everything is ready—except the weather. “Lifts are ready and staff are ready to go. We’re waiting on Mother Nature,” the resort announced this week in a video shared on its social channels as a powerful atmospheric river continues to drench […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | December 11, 2025 0 Comments
Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA, Closed for 2 Days Due to Very Dangerous Avalanche Conditions Mt. Baker Ski Area, Washington, announced yesterday a temporary closure for Monday and Tuesday, March 24-25, due to an incoming atmospheric river bringing significant rain and wind to the region, leading to very dangerous avalanche conditions. The closure follows exceptional snowfall throughout the month. Related: Top 9 Biggest Snowfalls in North America This Season The ski area plans to reopen on […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 24, 2025 0 Comments
Bellingham, WA, Mountain Rescue Recovers Stranded Snowboarder in Backcountry Near Mount Baker Bellingham Mountain Rescue, a prominent rescue group out of the Whatcom Country Area of Washington State, had their hands full at the start of the new year with a rescue of a backcountry snowboarder who had fallen into a drainage area in the Swift Creek Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. This area is specifically dangerous in the Mount Baker wilderness due […] Backcountry Anders Henrikson | January 24, 2025 0 Comments
Mount Baker Ski Area, WA, Announces Early Opening for 2024-25 Season Mount Baker Ski Area in Washington has announced an early opening for its 2024-25 winter season. The legendary resort, known for its record-breaking snowfall, will welcome season pass holders on Wednesday, November 20, followed by a grand opening to the general public on Thursday, November 21. This early season opener is a welcome surprise, especially considering last year’s challenging conditions. […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 19, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 62 | Jessica Baker – North American Freeskiing Champion, Alaska Heli-Ski Guide, Founder of Ski Divas Women’s Ski Camp, & AMGA Certified Ski Guide This episode of the SnowBrains podcast is brought to you by Club Med. The SnowBrains Podcast is back for its 5th season and is kicking things off with the legendary Jessica Baker. Jessica Baker is: A heli-ski guide in Alaska for over 20 years The 2000 North American Freeskiing World Tour Champion A mountain guide guiding all over Earth as well […] Podcasts Podcast | August 6, 2024 0 Comments
Washington State Historic Snowfall Comparison: Mount Rainier vs Mount Baker When you think of legendary snowfall in the Pacific Northwest, I suspect a few spots that come to mind within the Evergreen State. That said, I want to jump right in and give you context on the precise coordinates of these two locations and their proximity to the Pacific Ocean. I begin with Mount Baker, or Koma Kulshan as it […] Brains Matthew Oliphant | May 12, 2024 1 Comment
Mount Baker, WA, Report: Much Needed Snow has Arrived Report from Saturday, March 2, 2024 Skiing Mount Baker, Washington, has been on my bucket list for a while. After hearing about the incoming storms this past week through today, I found time to make it. With over 60” of fresh snow in the past week alone, the area looked like a new mountain compared to the low snow winter […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | March 4, 2024 0 Comments
Mt. Baker, WA, Cancels Legendary Banked Slalom Event Due to El Niño The 36th annual Mt. Baker Legendary Banked Slalom snowboarding competition, set to take place this coming weekend, has been canceled. This is truly a shame as Mt. Baker, Washington, was one of the first ski areas to embrace snowboarders, and this event is paramount to the resort’s admired place in snowboarding culture. The event consists of a timed run through […] Industry News Brent Glogau | February 5, 2024 0 Comments
Snowboarder Killed in Deep Snow Immersion Incident at Mount Baker Ski Area, WA, on Saturday A snowboarder died Saturday in a deep snow immersion incident in an extreme danger zone cliff area of Mount Baker Ski Area, according to CEO Gwyn Howat. Cascade Daily News reports that the victim was a 44-year-old Bellingham man who appeared to be riding alone in the Pan Dome area of the resort—a seldom skied zone of the mountain just […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 12, 2022 0 Comments
The Winter of All Winters | The ’98-’99 Season at Mt. Baker, WA If you love snow, especially skiing or riding it, and have made looking at reports your morning ritual to go along with that nasty coffee habit—you may know about the large quantities that appear at Mt. Baker Ski Area most mornings. Especially during the 1998-1999 season, its 1,140″ snowfall was nothing short of legendary and recorded as a world record. […] Mitchell Milbauer | June 9, 2022 6 Comments
Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA Season Passes Sell Out Within Hours, No Longer Available At 9 am yesterday morning Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA opened its season pass purchase window. Within a matter of hours, they were sold out. The resort announced that, having reached its capped amount, season passes are no longer for sale. The resort sold about the same amount of passes as it did last season. OPEN PURCHASE WINDOW IS NOW CLOSED A […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 5, 2021 1 Comment
American Alpine Institute Warning Mount Baker, WA Climbers of Huge Serac Expected to Fall Catastrophically This Summer Attention climbers thinking of tackling Mount Baker this summer. The Coleman-Deming route currently has a hazard that those climbing Mount Baker should be aware of. The serac on top of Colfax Peak is separating and will likely fall catastrophically sometime this spring/summer. AAI guides have often seen people taking breaks beneath Colfax Peak in the debris zone. It is important that […] Climbing CragBrains | June 1, 2021 0 Comments
Mount Baker, WA Report: Spring Is Setting in but Mount Baker Is Still Going Off Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Spring conditions are setting in all over but Mount Baker refuses to quit. Tomorrow Baker is looking to get 7-9″ of new snow. With another moderate dump of 6-7″ on Friday too. Giving way to April powder skiing here in Washington. Related: 13 Deepest Snowpacks in North America […] Conditions Report Cameron Griffin | April 7, 2021 0 Comments
Mount Baker, WA Patrollers Trigger Massive Avalanche With 12-Foot Crown With the most snow in the lower 48, patrollers at Mount Baker ski area in Washington have a job on their hands keeping the area safe for skiers and riders. The image above shows an explosive triggered avalanche, outside the ski area, with a crown of up to 12-feet. Whoa… Ski patrol triggered an avalanche outside the ski area boundary using […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 15, 2021 0 Comments
Mount Baker Ski Area, WA Has Had Over 10-Feet of Fresh Snow Since Jan 1st Unbelievable! Mount Baker ski area in Washington has had 121″ of fresh snow since the turn of the year. That’s more than resorts in California have had ALL-SEASON. Related: 15 Deepest Snowpacks in North America Right Now 10-feet in 6-days. 20″ every day. Almost 1″ every single hour for 144-hours straight. This serious dumpage takes the resort to 378″ for […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 7, 2021 0 Comments
Mountain Weather Update 1/4/21: 35″ for Mount Baker, 14″ for Jackson Hole, 12″ for Alta A few different storm systems lined-up. Mountain weather update 1/4/2021 by meteorologist Chris Tomer. Weather WeatherBrains | January 4, 2021 0 Comments
Mountain Weather Update: 67″ for Whistler, 56″ for Mt. Baker, 26″ for Tahoe, 23″ for Mammoth New Year’s Eve update for the West. Meteorologist Chris Tomer 12/31/2020. Weather SnowBrains | December 31, 2020 1 Comment
1-3 Feet of Snow Expected Through Saturday for Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA Mt. Baker Ski Area is getting dumped on—big time. The resort has yet to announce an opening day as it is dependent on conditions, but this storm may give them a better idea as to when they are going to start spinning their lifts. Related: Mt. Baker, WA Operating Plan Winter 2020/21: No Limited Capacity and No Reservations to Begin […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 12, 2020 0 Comments
Mt. Hood Meadows, OR, Whitefish Mountain Resort, MT, and Mt. Baker, WA Announce Season Pass Exchange Program Mount Hood Meadows, OR are excited to announce that they have reached agreements with Mt. Baker Ski Area, WA, and Whitefish Mountain Resort, MT to include them in this year’s Season Pass Exchange. Related: 11 New Resorts Join the Indy Pass Revolution | 55 Resorts and 110 Days Skiing for Just $199 Guests who purchase an All-Access Pass to Mt. Hood […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 9, 2020 0 Comments
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