Mount Baker Ski Blog

After a great weekend of deep, deep powder skiing Washington’s Birthday is celebrated by lapping up the dirty seconds and trying to recapture the glory that was the last couple … Read More

So a couple of days last year I gave Eli Lee a Go Pro to do some laps with.  Here is what we got.  Coming from a former sick bird … Read More

Banked Slalom Weekend is always a good time to well, just party.  Lots of people do it, luckily the skiing was pretty horrible, like really the worst of the season … Read More

Words and Photos: Diane “D” Harrington Six female and three male athletes calling Snowbird UT their home mountain traveled to Crystal Mountain, WA  to competed in the opening event of the … Read More

One sick line by Paul Kimbrough.  This is what we are all searching for deep down inside, 2,000 vertical feet of pure bliss.  Paul Kimbrough slays some B.C. pow making … Read More

These are the heavy hitters in the industry for gloves.  If you are hard on your gear, have cold hands, tour a lot, or work on the mountain slaying bamboo … Read More

Powder Tripping w/ Paul Kimbrough in Revelstoke, B.C.  Mid January anywhere in British Columbia is usually pretty good.  In the heart of winter the temps are low and stable, air … Read More

http://lbs.mtbaker.us/index.php/results/2012-results/sunday-finals  – Check out the full list of all categories here. Once again Terje Haakonsen shows the world why he will continue to dominate snowboarding’s most famous race.  With his … Read More

  UPDATE: The 8 unaccounted for individuals from the Stevens Pass avalanche today has been accounted for, leaving the death toll of this particular slide at 3.    A separate … Read More

The snow this weekend will be focused on the Pacific NW.  Mt. Baker has the most snow so far this season with 317 inches outside of Alyeska in Alaska which … Read More

I’m married with 2 kids so I can’t just pack up and move where it snows, but if you are single and mobile I hope you have spent your time … Read More

When low tide hit in the Western United States in January most people just skied less and complained more. Powder Mag cover boy/ Line skier Colter Hinchliffe, K2 athleteLexi DuPont, … Read More

After nearly 30 hours of driving, more than 1500 miles of travel, 3 resorts, and one long weekend the whirlwind tour of the Pacific North West has come to an … Read More

Okay friends, the final and unofficially last “busy” weekend of the 2011/2012 ski season is upon us. For many of you reading this, the winter is only half way done. … Read More

Willamette Pass is a little resort southwest of Bend boasting a modest 5 chairs, 555 skiable acres, a peak of 6,683 feet, and lift tickets at a mere $49.  Finding … Read More

This just in: the sky in Washington likes to precipitate.  A lot.  While things might not be piling up, it is perpetually raining, snowing, snaining, or misting in the wet … Read More

If you ski a lot then you know how valuable these guys are.  Your local Pro Patroler is pretty much God to your run of the mill powder hound.  They … Read More

Hipsters and beer.  Two things that more or less sum up what can be found in the Oregonian part of the Pacific North West.  That and there’s a bit of … Read More

skip to 3:02  for the riding Wrapping up the final episode of Outdoor Research’s Tiny House Tour, Zack, Molly and Neil cross the border back into the states from Nelson, B.C. the crew … Read More

The snow took a little vacation in the Pacific NW this past week with only a few inches of snow falling in past couple of days.   That was change from … Read More

The 1st ever Get the Girls Out ski day is going down this Saturday Feb. 11th, 2012 at 13 lucky resorts in North America. Who isn’t a huge fan of getting … Read More

The world’s best and bravest Action Sports athletes united in one team – the Swatch Proteam! May we introduce the French Freeskier and daredevil Richard Permin. Lean back and enjoy! … Read More

skip to 2:26 To get to the snowboarding. Otherwise enjoy the cinematography.  Xavier de Le Rue and TimeLine crew and went on a scoping session by plane and spotted a … Read More

Lowell Skoog /// History of the N. Cascades The Alpenglow Gallery Lowell Skoog has been working over the past decade or more to collect and document some of the accomplishments … Read More

skip to 1:30 – to get to the skiing Outdoor Research and the Tiny House team have released the fourth installment of the Sidecountry Sessions series. In this latest episode, … Read More

The Smith Stance goggle is a strong goggle that won’t let you down in the clutch.  Trying to live in the shadow of the I/O and I/OS goggles the Stance … Read More