Mt. Baker, WA Conditions Report: Spring Sprung It’s that time of year and Spring sprung fast up at Mt. Baker making this past week extra fun. Not only is the snowpack holding on, the sky has been blue more often than not for some prime sunny hot laps. Gaper Fools Day brought out the usual suspects (and lack of clothing) for a rowdy day on the spring […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | April 3, 2016 0 Comments
Mt. Baker Conditions Report: March-uary March is coming in hot at Baker! Storm after storm is keeping everything filled in and prime for shredding. This week will be fantastic – call in sick now! Monday (TODAY) and Tuesday are the days. Last week had some crazy record-breaking wind before the annual Baker SplitFest but turned out to wind-load all the right areas. Baker broke 500″ […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | March 14, 2016 0 Comments
Mt. Baker Conditions Report: 30th Annual LBS Was One to Remember! What a weekend! The 30th Annual Legendary Banked Slalom was nothing short of legendary. Mother Nature made up for last year’s “29.5 LBS” and dumped 8″ of fresh for the race on Saturday including a blue bird afternoon for all to enjoy. The four-day event was one of the best to date, thanks to the Baker crew and all the […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | February 22, 2016 0 Comments
Mt. Baker Conditions Report: 30th Annual Banked Slalom Stoke Another dump before the weekend with a surprise 14″ overnight Friday for some deep powder on Saturday! Cascade powder with some deep coverage and great skiing. But then that dreaded warm-up arrived Sunday for some classic PNW liquid snow. The forecast is looking a little damp but the 30th Annual Legendary Banked Slalom (LBS) is this week! Qualifiers start Thursday so […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | February 14, 2016 0 Comments
Mt. Baker, WA Conditions Report: Powder-Full Baker 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. With 171″ at the base of Pan Dome, the mountain is skiing great with exceptional coverage everywhere, including the Canyon. Oh, and Baker has gotten 411″ of snowfall this winter. Only Baker and […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | February 7, 2016 0 Comments
Mt. Baker Conditions Report: Blower Pow! The pow is back! Baker received 18″ on Friday night and it’s still snowing! After a little warm up, everyone worried it was going to rain all week but the snow gods decided to finish off January with a (dry and deep) bang. This weekend remained cold, deep and the PNW got what we waited patiently for. With below freezing […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | January 31, 2016 0 Comments
Mt. Baker, WA Conditions Report: A Bit of Everything If you were fortunate enough to get up to Baker earlier in the week, you got some good conditions! However, the last few days were not too awesome annnnnd included some rain. Mother Nature can’t always be as amazing as she was last month and the rain turned to snow on Saturday so there’s a new dusting to enjoy. Unfortunately, […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | January 24, 2016 1 Comment
Mt. Baker Conditions Report: So Northwest Baker had a little bit of everything this past week with some very “Northwest” conditions. Some powder, some ice, some rippin’ groomers and some good ol’ leg-burning “Cascade” snow. It’s snowing now (Sunday) and supposed to dump all night to give us a good and welcomed refresher. Yes, there’s new snow to enjoy but it’s sketchy in the backcountry right […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | January 17, 2016 0 Comments
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