Christy
Angel Diva
I'll start a whole PNW thread as there probably aren't enough of us to keep threads about individual ski areas going.
December has been very snowy and the WA Cascades ski areas are over 100 inches for the season. I skied Crystal for the first time yesterday and it was as good as it gets--lots of new snow, a good base, everything covered, and very light snow due to the cold temps. Okay I suppose it could have been blue sky too but it's still snowing so I'll take it. It was probably my best first day ever, mostly due to that hero snow, which anyone would ski well in. Bigger than usual pre-Xmas crowds (that's what you get when you get 16" in the previous 48 hours) but the great thing about Crystal is how spread out everyone gets. Baker got 28" this weekend and is up to 92"-131" for its base.
We rode a chair with a young guy that just moved here from Indiana. He was so blown away that he could drive to Crystal for the day. Over and over he kept saying, "I can't believe this. I'm coming every single weekend." It was pretty sweet.
It's going to snow through today then be sunny tomorrow. If were weren't heading to Sun Valley Thursday I would take a leave day for sure. Tomorrow is going to be incredible.
December has been very snowy and the WA Cascades ski areas are over 100 inches for the season. I skied Crystal for the first time yesterday and it was as good as it gets--lots of new snow, a good base, everything covered, and very light snow due to the cold temps. Okay I suppose it could have been blue sky too but it's still snowing so I'll take it. It was probably my best first day ever, mostly due to that hero snow, which anyone would ski well in. Bigger than usual pre-Xmas crowds (that's what you get when you get 16" in the previous 48 hours) but the great thing about Crystal is how spread out everyone gets. Baker got 28" this weekend and is up to 92"-131" for its base.
We rode a chair with a young guy that just moved here from Indiana. He was so blown away that he could drive to Crystal for the day. Over and over he kept saying, "I can't believe this. I'm coming every single weekend." It was pretty sweet.
It's going to snow through today then be sunny tomorrow. If were weren't heading to Sun Valley Thursday I would take a leave day for sure. Tomorrow is going to be incredible.