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! Â The week was good, Thursday was great, then Saturday came and it was powderful! Â Happy powdery faceshots all around. Â With 171″ at the base of Pan Dome, the mountain is skiing great with exceptional coverage everywhere, including the Canyon. Â Oh, and Baker has gotten 411″ of snowfall this winter. Â Only Baker and […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | February 7, 2016 0 Comments
VIDEO: Missing Snowboarder Survives 2-Nights in the Mt. Baker, WA Backcountry 21-year-old Oliver Smith just spent two nights lost in the Mt. Baker backcountry after leaving the northern boundaries of Mt. Baker ski area. Â It’s snowed 21″ while he was out there. Oliver was riding with a friend when they tried a new trail and Oliver ended up skidding down a slope into the backcountry. Â He continued downhill and ended up […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 3, 2016 1 Comment
Mt. Baker Conditions Report: Blower Pow! The pow is back! Â Baker received 18″ on Friday night and it’s still snowing! Â 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. Â 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! Â However, the last few days were not too awesome annnnnd included some rain. Â 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. Â Some powder, some ice, some rippin’ groomers and some good ol’ leg-burning “Cascade” snow. Â 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
Mt. Baker, WA Conditions Report: Bluebird Sunny Speed Demons: this week was for you at Baker. Â The snow is holding up nicely during this high pressure spell. Â Runs like Daytona are rippin’ as fast as can be. Â With 131″ at the base of Pan Dome, there’s still plenty of coverage with pockets of hidden powder among the hard-packed groomers. Need a refreshing powder lap? Â Head to […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | January 9, 2016 0 Comments
Mt. Baker Conditions Report: Happy New Year! It was definitely a Happy New Year at Mt. Baker! Â Hopefully 2016 brings more big storms and luckily, the forecast is calling for snow next week. Â This week was full of sun and if you were willing to work for it, lots more powder. Â Even Pan Dome had some leftovers on Saturday after the long holiday. Â The groomers were fast […] Conditions Report Naomi VanPatten | January 3, 2016 0 Comments