Washington’s largest ski resort bid farewell to a roller coaster season recently, and there’s a new face on top of the mountain.

Last month, at the end of a particularly cold midweek afternoon—with visibility declining and snowfall increasing—I hopped off the Triple 88 chairlift, one of two main lifts at the Pomerelle Mountain ...

Washington's lift-serviced ski and snowboard season ends this weekend, when Crystal Mountain shutters for the summer after the inaugural Mt. Rainier Berm Brawl Banked Slalom. With ...

The ski landscape has changed fundamentally over the past two decades, driven by the rise of multi-mountain corporations offering access through a single mega pass. The two largest mega passes, Vail ...

The Pacific Northwest (PNW) has had quite the roller coaster of a ski season. From no snow and late ski area openings to massive storms that dump feet of snow before turning to rain and unseasonably ...

For decades, Alpine ski resorts competed by expanding terrain and linking lift systems across valleys and borders. Now, as many of the region’s largest areas become interchangeable on size alone, ...

Washington ski resorts are dealing with extremely low snowpack as February begins, forcing closures and limiting terrain. Skiers at Snoqualmie Pass say conditions feel more like spring, with thin ...

Washington's mountain snowpack is well below normal, with most of the Cascades and Olympic Mountains at about 40% of average. The Summit at Snoqualmie has limited terrain open, though its president ...