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Congratulations Tom Loverich, you win a new XR7 Mag goggle from Xevo! Hello skiers and snowboarders, This Tuesday morning marked the dawn of a powder paradise in the West Cascades, with ski areas reporting a delightful accumulation of 20 to 30 inches of fresh powder over the past few days. And guess what? More is on the horizon! On Wednesday, although snow ....

Hello skiers and snowboarders! Last Thursday's snowpack report presented rather modest figures, with percentages of normal snowpack ranging from 50% in the Mt. Baker area to 33% in the Olympics. However, hold onto your beanies, because a significant shift is on the horizon! With the forecasted snowfall for the upcoming week, we anticipate a dramatic increase, possibly reaching 80% or mor....

Hello skiers and snowboarders, Friday will bring some sun breaks to enjoy your turns. Saturday will bring some new snowfall and the map below shows that we will get from 5 to 8 inches for the West Cascades resorts of Mt. Baker, Stevens Pass, Snoqualmie Pass, and Crystal. On Saturday the East Cascades and Inland Areas are expecting between 2 to 4 inches, this includes Mission Ridge, White....

Hello skiers and snowboarders, Photo is from Denis DuBois skiing this weekend at Paradise Mt. Rainier and he reported variable powder and wind slab. Short term A broad trough of low pressure is off the California Coast and much of the moderate mountain snow is directed into the Sierra. However, the Washington Cascades will still get some light snowfall for the mid mountain slope....

Hello skiers and snowboarders, Short term Here are the 24 hour new snowfall totals as of Thursday morning for areas that did the best: Snoqualmie Pass 3 inches, White Pass 7 inches, Crystal 10 inches, and Mission Ridge 9 inches. Short term Here are the 24 hour new snowfall totals as of Thursday morning for areas that did the best: Snoqualm....

Hello skiers and snowboarders! Short term We currently have a strong southerly flow which will bring rain to the lower slopes. Then later today and into early Monday snow levels lower to 3000 to 4000'. The first map below shows cumulative snowfall for the period from today through 1 pm Monday. Snow totals for this period are; Crystal, Snoqualmie Pass, Stevens, Crystal 4 to 6 inches mainl....

Hello skiers and snowboarders, Short term During the day on Sunday, some moisture will move in from the southeast bringing some snowfall of 2 to 4 inches for the inland areas of 49 Degrees North and Silver Mountain. Then additional snow of up to 4 inches Sunday night and into early Monday mainly for Mission Ridge and White Pass. Later on Monday and into early Tuesday the West Cascades sk....

Hello skiers and snowboarders, Short term The recent rain and warm temperatures have reduced our snowpack (map above) for much of the West Cascades snowpack. The snowpack is close to 53% of normal in the north to 75% in the south. However, the Central and North parts of the East Cascades have fared better with 70 to 80% of normal. During the day on Thursday, snow levels will slowly lowe....

Hello skiers and snowboarders, Short term A mixed bag of weather is expected this week! We certainly have had our share of rain this weekend. On Monday the Cascades will get a brief drying trend with mild conditions and some sun breaks in the West Cascades. However, Mt Baker will get rain on Monday. Monday morning temperatures should remain above freezing. The map below shows condit....

Hello skiers and snowboarders, SHORT TERM: For those that can sneak away to ski this Thursday, you can expect up to 6 inches of new snowfall by Thursday morning. The map below shows snowfall for the 24 hours ending Thursday morning. Many of the popular resorts in the West Cascades will get from 4 to 6 inches of snow (purple colors). White Pass should also get 4 to 6 inches. These snow to....