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)
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