skiing in washington state?

Question

i am going to go in febuary to ski and i just want to know what are some of the best mountains to ski in washington

Answer 1

Crystal Mountain. It's a pretty big place. THe SnOw iS KiND Of WEt aND HeAvY.

Answer 2

Washington has been a magnet for skiers for decades. From as early as the beginning of the 19th century, skiers have been drawn to the Northwest for its prime snow conditions and awesome vistas. Locations such as Mt. Baker, an active volcano that has been used as a winter recreation area since the 1920s and receives more than 600 inches of annual snowfall a year, can attest to the draw of the virgin slope. So can Crystal Mountain, southeast of Tacoma near Mount Rainer National Park, which dedicates more than half of its trails to intermediate skiers and is the largest ski area in the state.

Finding the right slope in Washington is often simply a matter of looking out one’s window. Just about every geographic area of the state has a winter recreation spot on which to test skis or snowboard. Hurricane Ridge, in the Olympic National Park continues to gain notoriety as a small weekend ski destination, while 49˚ North on Chewelah Peak, north of Spokane, offers a full complement of trails for the experienced and novice Alpine skier. The Summit at Snoqualmie, between Seattle and Ellensburg at Snoqualmie Pass, boasts prime facilities for the experienced snowboarder. Steven’s Pass, northwest of Leavenworth, began more than 50 years ago with a homemade tow system and is now considered a top ski and board destination. Like many ski areas in Washington, it offers accommodations and dining facilities and is within a couple of hours’ drive from city shopping and attractions.

Nordic skiing locations range from publicly funded sno-parks, to trails on the backside of ski areas. Prime backcountry tour opportunities in Washington include heli skiing and boarding, mountain climbing, snow mobiling and dog sledding.:-)

Answer 3

White Pass, Alpental, Crystal Mountain, Baker, 49 Degrees North, Mission Ridge, Stevens Pass are the better resorts

Answer 4

Mt. Baker is pretty good if you're in the northern part of the state. Also the October issue of Transworld Snowboarding they have a pretty detailed region report on the Seattle area. It profiles all the mountains in the area and gives recommendations on places to eat and stay. If you wait a couple of weeks I'm sure they'll put it online or you can pick up an old issue.

If they did put it up, here's where it would be:

http://www.transworldsnowboarding.com/snow/guides

Answer 5

yeah like the guy above me said, white pass, it is the best! (actually it is pretty small, but a great mountain and steep) baker is hard to get to about 2.5 hrs from Seattle, and Stevens pass has as good of back country as baker does, If you have a chance go to crystal, stevens, white pass and baker. the snoqualmie mountian close to seattle can be good, especially if you just want to ride half pipe or jumps, alpental has some really good back country but you have to work for it