Resorts PHOTOS: Pacific Northwest Snowfall October 1, 2013 11:23 am First Tracks!! Online Media Leave a comment Crystal Mountain, WA – Our first snow stoke of October comes today from the Pacific Northwest, where a lucky 75 skiers are presently enjoying Crystal Mountain, Wash.’s earliest “opening” on record. Plows were out on Monday at Stevens Pass, Wash. (photo: Stevens Pass Resort) A lucky 75 skiers and riders saw this view from Crystal Mt., Wash.’s Rainier Express Gondola this morning. (photo: Crystal Mountain) There’s plenty of snow for today’s skiing at Crystal Mountain, Wash. (photo: Crystal Mt.) The first skiers and riders of the season emerge from Crystal Mountain, Wash.’s Rainier Express Gondola this morning. (photo: Crystal Mountain) Whistler Blackcomb on Monday (photo: Mitch Winton/coastphoto.com) Whistler Blackcomb (file photo: Mitch Winton/coastphoto.com) Whistler Blackcomb on Monday (photo: Mitch Winton/coastphoto.com) Whistler Blackcomb on Monday (photo: Mitch Winton/coastphoto.com) Employees work in snow to prep chairlifts for winter at White Pass, Wash. (photo: White Pass Resort) Today’s summit view from Mission Ridge, Wash. (photo: Mission Ridge) The snow pack deepens this morning at the base of the Pine Marten Express (photo: Mt. Bachelor) Mt. Baker, Wash. (photo: Mt. Baker) A white view on the Heather Cam at Mt. Hood Meadows. (photo: Mt. Hood Meadows) Snow falls this morning at Mt. Hood Skibowl, Ore. (photo: Mt. Hood Skibowl) New snow dusts the ground at Mt. Washington on Vancouver Island, B.C. (photo: Mt. Washington Alpine Resort) The top of the Comet lift this morning at Silver Star, B.C. (photo: Silver Star Resort) (photo: Summit at Snowqualmie, Wash.) Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood, Ore. this morning. (photo: Timberline Lodge) RELATED STORY: 2024-25 Ski Season Progress Report as of November 20, 2024