[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
VIDEO: Intense Footage From Rescue of Snowboarder Buried in Avalanche on Snoqualmie Pass, WA [arve url="https://youtu.be/HbwBdQ15l9c"] AvyBrains | February 22, 2021 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Current Snowpack on Snoqualmie Pass, WA is Deepest in 10-Years It’s no secret that the PNW is getting dumped on this season, and in fact, it could be a once-in-a-decade season. Snoqualmie Pass, WA, has its deepest snowpack in ten years right now at over 10-feet. The cumulative snowfall was at 350″ on Thursday morning, just 22″ short of the 10-year season average. Breaking records! 🏆Snowfall: Currently at 350 inches & […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 22, 2021 0 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
Skiers Stranded at Summit at Snoqualmie Ski Area, WA as 53″ Snow in 2-Days Closes Snoqualmie Pass Interstate 90 over Snoqualmie Pass remains completely shut down through at least Wednesday morning after almost 5-feet of fresh snow fell in just two days. Crews will reassess conditions at that point and determine if the pass can reopen in either direction. WSDOT initially announced on Twitter that the pass was going to be closed for an undetermined amount of time […] Weather SnowBrains | February 13, 2019 0 Comments
Trip Report: A Whirlwind Tour of the Pacific Northwest Before this season even started I was investigating a big ski trip in January. Two good friends and ski buddies had recently relocated to Seattle. A ski trip to the Pacific Northwest would allow me to visit them, and make the down time far more enjoyable than a solo trip elsewhere. After conferring with Michelle and Paul, and getting my […] Trip Report Curtis Weller | February 1, 2019 0 Comments
Two Teens Snowshoeing Killed by Avalanche near Snoqualmie Pass, WA Two Bellevue teens killed in an avalanche near Snoqualmie Pass, WA have been identified as Declan Ervin, age 17 and Niko Suokko, age 18, reports king5.com. The teens were snowshoeing at Alpental on Sunday. Their parents called 911 when they didn’t return home. Deputies say one was an experienced snowshoer and both were wearing avalanche beacons. Search and rescue teams […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 28, 2018 0 Comments
117-Inches of Snow in 7 Days… | Snoqualmie Pass, WA Breaks 7-Day Snowfall Record Snoqualmie Pass, WA just saw a record snowfall event of 117″ of snow in 7 days (Dec. 18-24, 2015) beating the old record of 102″ of snowfall in 7-days (Jan. 27-Feb. 2, 1990). Snoqualmie Pass got 193.3″ of snow in December which broke their record for the snowiest December on record. Snoqualmie Pass saw only 104″ of snow all of […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 30, 2015 0 Comments
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