49 Degrees, WA: La Nina will mean another good snow season. 49 Degrees North is a wonderful destination for all your winter activities! 49 Degrees North is located 330 miles east of Seattle via I-90 and WA-231 and 60 miles north of Spokane via US-395, just 10 miles outside of Chewelah, Washington in the heart of the Colville National Forest along Flowery Trail Road.

RackNRoad – cool story and good people. Greg Bauer grew up skiing, mountain biking, whitewater kayaking, and trying just about every other outdoor activity you can think of. He was frustrated that there was no one- stop-shop for all his vehicle outfitting needs. In 1991, Greg, his cousin, brother and best friend, reached out to Yakima and Thule – to pitch the concept. After several weeks, it was Yakima who decided to take the risk and give Greg and his team a go. With an opening order and a storefront in Redwood City, Sports Rack was born. Later changed to RackNRoad, they locally own and operate seven stores in San Jose, San Rafael, Sacramento, Costa Mesa, Seattle, Bellevue and Salt Lake City.   Why RackNRoad? Because we know racks and hitches. Outfitting vehicles is our life. 50,000 vehicles, 35,000 installs, over the last 30 years. We no longer advertise; we just rely on our customers to speak for us. After all, our customer is our biggest advocate. Visit Rack N Road in Seattle or Bellevue.

Crystal Mountain Hotels: Stay overnight. Great food at the Snorting Elk and Alpine Inn - try the goulash. Ask about pet-friendly rooms. Crystal Mountain Hotels is the premier destination in Washington State for ski vacations and winter getaways. Just steps away from the Mt. Rainier Gondola and ski to your door accommodations at the Alpine Inn, Crystal Hotels offers everything you need for an amazing trip without spending valuable vacation time in the car.

Silver Mountain, ID - La Nina means more snow for winter. Silver Mountain Resort is conveniently located in Kellogg, Idaho just off I-90 - an hour east of Spokane and 30 minutes east of Coeur d'Alene. They offer skiing, snowboarding, and lift served snow tubing and snowshoeing.

Aslan Brewing - Organic beer (love the Batch 15 & Dawn Patrol) Fremont and Bellingham locations. Check website for food and other beer offerings. Aslan began in 2012 and is passionate about preserving the tradition of brewing beer, connecting with the community and making a positive impact. Subscribe to their Brewsletter!

Zeeks Pizza - Fuel the stoke! Fabulous pizza at 15 locations, delivery too. Owners are powder skiers. Generous toppings, excellent crust. Tree Huger - great veggie, love Puget Pounder too. New Woodinville location is awesome. From Tom & Doug: “We founded Zeeks to fuel our Northwest stoke. We couldn’t find a company that allowed for powder days and charging the Gorge, so we started our own. Turns out when you organize a beer and pizza company around ripping Cascade powder turns and riding Columbia swell with your friend, you end up creating something special and uniquely Northwest. That was 1993 and we are still as stoked as the day we started.” #FUELYOURSTOKE

Outdoor Research - Best warm gloves, OR keeps you on the slopes in comfort and style - because they live it. Check them out online or visit their retail shop in SODO on 1st. Outdoor Research has been building award-winning outdoor clothing and gear in Seattle since 1981. They stand behind every product they make with the Outdoor Research Infinite Guarantee.®

Sturtevant’s - Check the new gear and ski clothing for 2023. They have a great lineup equipment for skiers and snowboarders, with a Performance Guarantee. Expert boot fitting service, tune shop, demo skis and a great staff of snow lovers. Since 1977, Sturtevant’s has been a favorite in the area.

Woolly - Keeping you warm...experience life in merino wool. NW merino wool for skiing and so much more, like biking and hiking. Affordable merino wool online. Most of the Woolly crew are powder skiers. Wooly is James, Mike and Chris - the founders of Woolly Clothing Co, 3 Seattleites who love the outdoors and love wearing merino. They see the negative impact synthetic garments have on our environment. #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Alpine Physical Therapy - They are skiers and understand your physical therapy needs. Give them a call. They helped me. Alpine PT is an independently owned collective of three longtime Seattle physical therapists with over 30 years of combined experience in outpatient orthopedic rehab and sports medicine.

XEVO Optics - Quality goggles. 50% off - click logo, then code: POWDERPOOBAH.

XEVO is a small shop near Leavenworth, Washington. “We deliver the highest quality product, with the best warranty in the business. We believe in what we sell so much, that we have a no nonsense, no questions asked return policy. Don't confuse our pricing with quality - as we guarantee that our product is equal or superior to our competition at a much better price.”

Pass Life Workspace - Take your winter to the next level with an office you can practically ski in, ski out from! Pass Life Workspace is located directly across the street from The Summit at Snoqualmie and offers an incredible coworking, meeting, and event space for you and your team to utilize before hitting the slopes. Use code word POOBAH22 for 25% off a day pass! *one time use

Crystal Mountain - La Nina will deliver, once again. Crystal Mountain is Washington’s largest ski resort stretches across 2,600 acres of terrain with over 2,400 vertical feet to explore. An 80-mile drive southeast of Seattle. Located on the northeast corner of Mt. Rainier National Park, Crystal offers a wide variety of groomed and off-piste runs, with expansive views of the Cascade Range.

Summit at Snoqualmie - Alpine skiing and snowboarding, Nordic skiing, and winter tubing. Summit at Snoqualmie Pass and Alpental is located 1 hour east/southeast of Seattle via I-90. Snoqualmie Pass is composed of four unique ski areas offering a huge diversity of terrain. Elevation: West 765’-3765’, Central 1025’-3865, East 1100’-3710’, Alpental 2280’-5420’. Total: 62 trails, 24 lifts, 1981 skiable acres.