The Glaciers of the North Cascades, WA, in an Ever-Changing Climate Did you know that the most glacier-concentrated terrain in the lower 48 is in the North Cascades National Park, located in the northern section of Washington state? In fact, this remote and wild National park embodies more glaciers than Glacier National Park (Montana) or any other National Park in the contiguous United States. There are over ~250 active glaciers contained […] Brains Matthew Oliphant | August 27, 2023 0 Comments
Why Didn’t a Ski Lift/Tram Ever Get Built on Mt. Rainier, WA? Imagine taking a ski lift from Mt. Rainier’s Paradise station at 5,400 ft to the 10,000 ft Camp Muir level where you would have endless terrain to snowboard or ski. One could certainly see why this precise location would be so enticing and attractive to set up a permanent ski lift. You could easily argue that the south part of […] Brains Matthew Oliphant | March 21, 2023 0 Comments
The 2 Places Where The Most-Ever Snow Fell in 1 Season We know the Pacific Northwest is world-renowned for its exceptional snowfall amounts during the winter months. But, what If I told you there are two spectacular spots that reside in the same state and are within a five-hour drive of each other that have claimed this coveted title before or currently hold it to this day? These sites are Mt. […] Brains Matthew Oliphant | February 24, 2023 2 Comments
Mt. Baker: Greed is Good As the famous line from the 1987 Oscar winning film Wall Street stated, “Greed, for a lack of a better word, is good” and when it comes to all the ski areas in North America, there is none greedier than the Mt. Baker located in the state of Washington. Yet unlike the real life Wall Street, Mt. Baker’s greed does not come in the form of money, but in the form of snowfall, and there is plenty of it. You won’t see any fancy hotels or restaurants here. This is a mom and pop ski area with no lodging within 30 minutes, but what you’ll get is a ski area that consistently records the highest average snowfall of any mountains […] Michael Etezadi | December 2, 2014 0 Comments
NOAA: “Avalanche Warning” for Washington’s Cascades & Mount Hood, OR FURTHER HEAVY SNOW AND THEN POTENTIAL RAIN SHOULD BE SEEN IN THE MT RAINIER TO MT HOOD AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. THIS IS VERY LIKELY TO CAUSE WET LOOSE…STORM SLAB AND WIND SLAB AVALANCHE CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA. AN AVALANCHE WARNING IS ISSUED […] Avalanche SnowBrains | April 23, 2014 1 Comment
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