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Top 5 Deadliest National Parks

From 2007 – 2018, 2,727 people have died on U.S. National Parks sites across the country. While that number at first may seem high, it is minuscule compared to the 3.5 billion visitors the national parks have received in that same timeframe. Nonetheless, it is still interesting to see which of those national parks are statistically the deadliest and why […]

Liam Abbott | April 20, 2021
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1-3 FEET of Snow In Northern Cascades, WA by Wednesday

Forecast By Eric McNamee 3/28/2020 3:20 PM Note:  We are not encouraging skiing and riding at this time.  These snow forecasts are created so that our friends in mountain communities know when challenging weather is headed their way. Summary: A steady moist westerly flow will allow for 1-3 FEET of snow to fall in portions of the northern Cascades by […]

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Eric McNamee | March 29, 2020
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Recovered Body of Missing Bellingham Snowboarder Brings Closure for Friends and Family

A body recovered near Mt. Baker last Sunday is believed to be 24-year-old Bellingham resident Vitaliy Datskiy.  Datskiy was reported missing back in January after failing to meet his friends at the bottom of the lift. He was last seen going under a rope that marked a danger zone in the Panorama Dome area. Although Datskiy was riding in-bounds, more than 50 inches of […]

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Katy Shipley | May 24, 2018
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After More than Seven Weeks of Clearing, The North Cascades Highway, WA will Open on Friday

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The North Cascades Highway, WA at 5,477-feet, is on track to reopen for the spring at 10 am Friday, reports The Spokesman. State crews have worked on opposite ends of the 37-mile closed off section of road since March 26th and finally met near Rainey Pass on Monday, according to the state Department of Transportation. The state closes the North […]

Steven Agar | May 8, 2018
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Winter Storm Warning for Washington Today = 18″ of Snow for Mt. Baker Ski Area, 32″ for Olympic Mts, & Up to 95″ for Mt. Baker Proper

NOAA is calling for wild weather for Washington through the next 5 days.  A Winter Storm Warning is forecasting 6-18″ of Snow in North Cascade mountains in the next 24 hours with Snow Levels down to 3,000-feet Hurricane Ridge in the Olympic Mountains is forecast to see 20-32″ of snow which could be a “Top 5 Single Snowfall Event for […]

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WeatherBrains | November 14, 2015
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North Cascades, Washington Conditions Report Video: Powder & Sun on October 4th, 2013

Washington got hammered with snow last week. Mt. Baker proper reportedly got about 13-feet of snow on its summit. After reporting on that storm, we were really hoping people would let it settle, then get up there and ski it. Jacob & Andrew did. This video is of these guys skiing and riding in the North Cascades of Washington state on October 13th, 2013. Coverage looks exceptional and conditions look fun, especially for early […]

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SnowBrains | October 8, 2013
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