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
2014/15 Washington State Ski Resort Opening Dates: Washington state gets the most snow in North America and maybe the world. Mt. Baker ski resort holds the world record for most snow with over 1,100 inches of snow in 1997/98. Ski resorts in Washington state open late due to their bulging snowpacks. Crystal Mountain ski resort is known to open for the season before Thanksgiving and stay open into July. Not bad. Crystal Mountain and Stevens Pass both average over 450″ of snow per year. Mt. Baker ski resort averages 655″ of snow per year. If you like snow, you’ll like Washington […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 18, 2014 2 Comments