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Any good skiing in Washington ?



 
 
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Old November 11th 04, 01:26 AM
Eric
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We are moving to Seattle in january. I hope there are some good hills there.

Eric


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Old November 11th 04, 02:21 AM
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Eric wrote:

We are moving to Seattle in january. I hope there are some good hills there.

Eric


Washington skiing may not be as good it is in states with dryer snow, but it's
sure easy to get to. Snoqualmie Pass is the closest and has 4 areas with night
skiing you can get to after work. Crystal is maybe 80 miles from Seattle and is
even a destination resort, of sorts. Farther south gets you to White Pass, which
like Crystal has overnight lodging.

North of Seattle Stevens Pass is higher than the Snoqualmie areas so may have
more snow. Night skiing there too and it's close enough for after work skiing.
Mt. Baker outside of Bellingham is another fun area close enough for day skiing.

Seattle is a good town for a skier.


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Old November 11th 04, 08:54 PM
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Jack Nixon wrote:

Seattle is a good town for a skier.


Isn't Whistler also doable for a long weekend?

Dave

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Old November 21st 04, 12:04 AM
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Let's see - Snoqualmie Pass 1 hr, Stevens 2hrs, Crystal 2.5 hrs, Mt Baker
3.5hrs, White Pass 4 hrs, Whistler 5 hrs, Interior BC areas about 6 hrs and
that's just resorts

Jim

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We are moving to Seattle in january. I hope there are some good hills

there.

Eric




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Old November 24th 04, 12:25 AM
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Snoqualmie Pass has the best areas for beginners, but also some of the
best advanced terrain at Alpental with great backcountry but low base
elevation results in more wet snow then other areas. Averages around
380"

Stevens Pass has a good combination of all level of terrain, better
snow quality then Snoqualmie on average and is second best for night
skiing (snoqualmie first). Stevens averages around 400"

White Pass is a smaller area, but very fun. Snow quality is on par or
better then Stevens with overnight stays across the street. Averages
330"

Mt Baker has great terrain, great hiking areas and HUGE snow. Can get
heavy in warm weather, but there is always tons of snow. Average 640"

Crystal Mtn is the largest WA ski area and has limited slop
accomidations, but the most high-tech of the WA ski areas... Average
300"

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