Crystal conditions

[saltypeaks]

Anyone go up there yesterday? How was it?

[SnowByrd]

went on Saturday...was icey and bare but there was snow...and we skiied.

[Toast]

skiied what babe? They opend with 12" at the base and 26" up top

[thelawgoddess]

you can ski on 12". might not be very exciting skiing, but you can ski.

[Double_E]

all I can say, SB.... I hope you didn't ski with brand-new skis (if i recall, you were thinking 'bout getting some)

 

i only have one pair, and they're fairly new, so i'm gonna wait till there's a niiice, thick base, and all the rocks and treetops are all covered up.

[Jens]

Is Crystal's base currently at about 4 inches because they opened with a 12" base and it has only been super warm since then- And to warm to use the snomaking machine?

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Time to dust off the rock shoes and head to icicle creek canyon.

[AlpineK]

I talked to a friend on Saturday evening who had spent the day at Baker. He said the bottom of the hill was snow mixed with mud.

 

Baker has the most snow of all the areas, so you connect the dots.

[KaskadskyjKozak]

I talked to a friend on Saturday evening who had spent the day at Baker. He said the bottom of the hill was snow mixed with mud.

 

Baker has the most snow of all the areas, so you connect the dots.

 

I was at Baker on Saturday as well. The snow *was* thin at the bottom, but there were only a few places where "snow was mixed with mud".

 

Overall the conditions were more like the end of April than December.

 

The views of Shuksan were nice though. :-)

[SnowByrd]

Went to Crystal on Ssaturday and there was barely anything...ice and rock. I rented skis. Was a beautiful warm day and we had fun though. They closed the next day

[chelle]

Went to Baker on Sunday and the conditions sucked. The lower slope at the White Salmon lodge was pretty muddy, but the snow cat groomer was trying to cover it up with snow from the area next to the lift. Good luck with all the rain. I'm sure it is all frozen mud and snow right now after the rain yesterday.

 

Their website snow report boasted a 37" base and said all lifts were running on Sat. Mud on the slopes doesn't jive with anything near a 37" base. Salvaged the trip with a nice hike off the Mt. Baker Highway.

[Greta]

Sorry to hear that Chelle. The bc conditions in north yellowstone were, hmmmm, badassssss. Coupla feet of dry and fluffy pow. Unfortunately, I think its the best action Ill get all season. Makes me not want to come back to seattle. See yall soon, I suppose.

[Ricardo_Montalban]

"true" conditions can be found here

 

all NW telemetry sites can be found

here or here

 

greta, i love your sig!!

[MPaul_Hansen]

At Crystal web site, one can sign-up to be emailed with conditions. Since I do not get up that way much, can not verify how good the emailed information is.