Mt. Baker Conditions Report: All-Time This has been the best opening season Baker has seen in years! This week was pure magic with more snow and even some sun earlier in the week. Once again, Sunday was a glorious day that ended up being a surprise powder day! With 114″ at the Heather Meadows base and 154″ at the base of Pan Dome, Baker is […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | December 27, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Baker, WA Conditions Report: Merry POWmas! Oh man, what a fun winter and its only December! Mt. Baker has the deepest snowpack in North America and its only going to get deeper. It remained cold and snowed pretty much all week and nuked on Friday allowing for great conditions heading into the weekend. The snow is awesome. Everyone is happy. Baker has received the most snowfall […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | December 19, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Baker Conditions Report: WOOOOOT!!! Can you get free refills when the cup is already overflowing? YES. And its glorious. This week was fantastic at Mt. Baker and the goods keep on coming. Sunday, December 13 was the day with 18″ in 24 hours and it nuked all day. Deep, light, snowing, and deeper throughout the day. You know its balls deep when the guys […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | December 13, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Baker, WA Conditions Report: Stormy Mashed POWtatoes, 28″ Storm Snow Total It was a classic Northwest storm over the past few days with a little bit of everything but most importantly, lots of snow! The early bird got the worm on Sunday this week with 6″ of new overnight and 12″ in the past 24 hours. As long as you arrived before it warmed up, you were rewarded with lots of powder – the wet gloves could be dried during apres. Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | December 6, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Baker Conditions Report: Sunny Hot Laps It’s been a beautiful fun and sunny week at Baker but we are ready for the storm heading our way! The “welcome back winter” week had more coverage than last season in February and got everyone ready for some heavy snowfall. The groomers are skiing great right now, Spring conditions aside, bust out the carving skis and shred. It was […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | November 29, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Baker Opening Day Conditions Report: Absolutely Bomber Coverage Mt. Baker opening day 2015/16 was welcomed with open arms and lots of smiles, especially since it is the first resort in Washington to open! As Baker so cleverly put on the day tickets, “Baker Family Reunion” and was it ever. No new snow in the past 24 hours but with a base depth of 63″ at the top of Pan Dome, 34″ at Heather Meadows base […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | November 19, 2015 2 Comments
Mt. Baker Conditions Report: Rain, Rain Go Away It’s been a wet one in the Cascades but Mt. Baker’s upper snow pack is holding on like a champ and if you got up high earlier in the week you could get some goods. Baker received 2″ of new snow overnight Saturday, 4″ in 24 hours and we’ll take it! With 32″ at Heather Meadows base and 52″ at the base of Pan Dome, Baker got nailed with the warm front and precipitation all week. The temp […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | February 8, 2015 0 Comments
Mt. Baker Conditions Report: A Much Needed Powder Day Mt. Baker had a powder day this past week on Monday and it was FUN, all things considered! It’s amazing what a little face shot can do for the soul. The Legendary Banked Slalom – Locals Qualifier also occurred that day, which is always a great day on the hill. New snow and a great event to get our minds off the lack of snow over a long holiday […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | January 25, 2015 0 Comments