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Top 5 Biggest Ski Areas In The Pacific Northwest

Mt. Bachelor, OR. photo: jeffery murray

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
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Crystal Mountain’s Chair 6 To Be Replaced After Being Destroyed by Avalanche in March

On March 10th, 2014 an avalanche triggered by explosives came crashing down at Crystal Mountain, WA and destroyed the legendary Chair 6. Chair 6 was ranked the #1 chairlift in the Northwest and provided access to some terrific terrain. Crystal Mountain vowed to replace Chair 6 with a better chair and now, Kim Kricher lets us know exactly what this new chair will be like. New Chair 6 Details:
– Fixed grip double chair, just like the old one
– Chair will be twice as […]

SnowBrains | April 15, 2014
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HUGE Stevens Pass, WA Avalanche From the Helicopter’s Perspective

Stevens Pass just got 10 feet of snow in 10 days. The sent patrollers out in a heli to trigger some avalanches to make sure things were safe for skiers and riders. They triggered an enormous avalanche last week that tore down trees and made for a helluva show. This video gives us a little background on the avalanche and how it was triggered and shows us how it all looks from the helicopter’s perspective. […]

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SnowBrains | March 2, 2014
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Skier Dies in Tree Well @ Crystal Mountain, WA Yesterday

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A 35-year-old Seattle snowboarder was found dead in a tree well in bounds at Crystal Mountain ski resort in Washington state yesterday. He had apparently suffocated in the deep snow. Crystal Mountain has received 112″ of snow in the past 11 days. The man was reported missing by his ski partner at 2:25pm on Wednesday. He was last seen at 1pm on “Dick’s Face.” A ski patroller found the missing man in a tree well at 2:30pm. He […]

SnowBrains | February 20, 2014
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