1) Easy read: Alpental opening day is Saturday, Jan 3rd Operating hours from 9am to 4pm, and our crews are working all week to get the mountain ready for opening day. Full operations update on Friday (Jan 2) with details on terrain and lifts. Opening weekend also marks the debut of the brand new Edelweiss Triple. Early season conditions exist, and coverage is thin in places as we continue to build our base. Alpental might be a shredders paradise, but we recommend easing into

Dry weather continues this week, but ski conditions are improving as more terrain opens across the Cascades. Here’s what to know and what’s ahead.

Check the resort and links below for updates. As posted on Fri, 12/26 approx. 2:30pm WSDOT Facebook: BIG US 2 UPDATES! There's a lot here, so read all the way through: - On Monday, Dec. 29, we'll reopen a portion of US 2 Stevens Pass to daylight pilot car operations. A pilot car will guide alternating one-way traffic between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily between Stevens Pass Resort (MP 64) and Mill Creek Road (MP 71). - This means that US 2 Stevens Pass will also reopen from MP 71 t

Christmas Eve ski forecast for Washington: Mt. Baker leads, limited terrain elsewhere, light snow Friday, and a dry outlook into late December.

Dec 21- snow in the Cascades and many ski areas are open. Big snow at Baker!

Cold air returns to the Pacific Northwest, bringing new snowfall to Mt. Baker, Stevens Pass, Snoqualmie Pass, and Crystal Mountain. Expect 5–10 inches by Friday morning, with additional chances for snow through the weekend.

A short-term Pacific Northwest snow forecast highlighting falling snow levels, 6–10 inches of new snow midweek, and an extended outlook pointing to continued cold and above-average precipitation for skiers and snowboarders.

Larry Schick, the Powder Poobah, shares a 10-day Whistler Blackcomb field report with firsthand observations on snow conditions, weather impacts, alpine coverage, lift access, and what’s ahead for Pacific Northwest skiers.

Hello Skiers and Snowboarders, The two Atmospheric Rivers (details below) brought heavy rain and little mountain snow. DOT reports several major mountain pass roads are closed. The net result has been record breaking floods, with the Governor saying close to 100,000 people will likely need to be evacuated. We will experience a brief drying trend beginning later on Friday and continues into most of Saturday, as a weak ridge of high pressure develops. Late Saturday, and more l