Alpental, WA, Edelweiss Chair Fundraiser Raises $194,000+ for Local Nonprofits SNOQUALMIE PASS, WA – August 12, 2025 — Alpental is proud to announce that the beloved Edelweiss Riblet double chairlift has raised $194,343.11 for local community organizations, demonstrating the ski area’s deep-rooted commitment to supporting the communities of Snoqualmie Valley and Upper Kittitas County. The original chairlift was decommissioned this spring to make way for the new Edelweiss Triple Chair. […] Industry News Press Release | August 19, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Finding the Best Backcountry Lines in Washington State Washington State is best known for its prominent, glaciated volcanoes, but it also has a variety of lesser-known backcountry lines. To get a better sense of the Washington backcountry skiing scene— especially the access out of Seattle, WA— I got in touch with Adam Pikielny. Adam lives in the Seattle area and, when he isn’t in the park at the […] Brains Nicky Blumm | May 5, 2024 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Alpental, WA – The Steepest and Deepest! If you talk to a skier or snowboarder from the Pacific Northwest, you’ll most likely hear about Alpental at The Summit at Snoqualmie. With over 2200 vertical feet of skiable terrain and an average of 430 inches of snow per year, it mostly lives up to the hype. Only a 50-minute drive from Seattle, Alpental is the local mountain that […] Shaw Clifton | June 26, 2023 0 Comments
Pacific Northwest 2020-2021 Season Closing Dates As the end of March is before us, it is time to start thinking about spring skiing in the Pacific Northwest, and depending on where you are, you may have only a week or so to cram in those final ski days this season. But don’t worry, if you know where to look, you maybe be skiing into the summer […] Industry News Liam Abbott | March 30, 2021 2 Comments
The Abandoned – Snoqualmie Ski Bowl, WA In this week’s edition of The Abandoned, we will take a look at one of Washington’s old gems: the Snoqualmie Ski Bowl. Last week we went over Cuchara Mountain Resort in south-central Colorado. You can check that article out here: The Abandoned – Cuchara Mountain Resort, CO Snoqualmie Ski Bowl was the first ski resort on Snoqualmie Pass, a major […] Brains Ryan Flynn | January 25, 2021 9 Comments
Oregon & Washington Ski Area Opening Dates For The 2018/2019 Season Personally, I think skiing in the PNW is underrated. Yeah, the mountains aren’t super tall, the snow’s a little heavier, and there’s that pesky rain to deal with, but it’s a small price to pay for huge base depths and tons of cool terrain. I have some great memories of skiing around Mount Hood. Here are the latest and greatest […] Industry News Mike Lavery | October 10, 2018 3 Comments
Alpental, WA Closed Yesterday Due to Huge Natural Inbound Avalanche Avalanche danger is high in the Alpental valley. Just after noon Tuesday, Rock Face was naturally triggered and slid big, running all the way down to the magic carpet carrying a massive amount of debris and force. The resort is currently closed and the uphill travel policy is still active, meaning uphill travel is strictly prohibited. For the safety of […] Avalanche Steven Agar | April 18, 2018 1 Comment
Top 5 Biggest Ski Areas In The Pacific Northwest The Pacific Northwest is a land of lush evergreen forests, that receive a ton of precipitation with a marine west coast climate. The areas ski resorts gets some of the most snowfall in the U.S. with Mt. Baker, Washington getting the most snowfall in North America last year with 866″. The area is dominated by the Cascade Mountain Range which is […] LadyBrains | November 16, 2017 5 Comments
2 More West Coast Ski Resorts CLOSE: Snoqualmie & Alpental Two more West Coast ski resorts have closed this week due to low snow: Snoqualmie & Alpental in Washington State. It’s a bummer that these areas have had to close because of low snow, but it’s really cool that Crystal Mountain ski resort is accepting season Alpental/Snoqualmie season passes. Well, we’ve put up a solid fight and while it’s not over yet, we have to call it for the time being. The main run down via Sessel to the base area at Alpental continues to deteriorate and the temperatures at night are making it impossible to climb the slope in our groomers to continue […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 13, 2015 0 Comments
Face-Shots in Washington Today: Up to a Foot of New Snow in Past 24 Hours Washington’s Cascades came up with the biggest win for the weekend. 6-12” in Washington didn’t sound like much until we saw the above video. That video made it look hideously fun. It appears that the Cascades had a good week in general from Mt. Baker to Mt. Hood who got 7 inches today. Alpental was the winner with a foot […] Weather SnowBrains | April 7, 2013 2 Comments
Washington Cascades Snow Forecast = 1-4” Saturday, 2-10” Sunday Above of 3,500 feet Why such huge discrepancies in the amount of snow forecasted? Because Washington weather is crazy. And mostly because the snow amounts will vary largely with elevation. This storm is coming in wet and warm and leaving wet and cold. Elevations above 5,000 feet will see the most snow where elevations around 3,500 feet will be on the brink. At the […] Weather SnowBrains | April 5, 2013 1 Comment
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