Denver, CO – The M.A.X. Pass keeps growing. New for the 2017-2018 ski and snowboard season, The M.A.X. Pass now includes access to 44 resorts in North America on a single multi-mountain pass by adding six new ski resorts next winter: Windham, Belleayre, Gore and Whiteface Mountains in New York, Lutsen in Minnesota and Granite Peak in Wisconsin. … Continue reading The M.A.X. Pass Adds Six New Resorts
Seattle, WA – Crystal Mountain, Stevens Pass Mountain Resort and The Summit at Snoqualmie have partnered on a new season pass alliance for the 2017-2018 ski and snowboard season. Skiers and riders will have the option to add a Cascadia Pass to a qualifying season pass from one of these resorts. The Cascadia Pass gives season … Continue reading Seattle-area Ski Resorts Unite
Chewelah, WA – A man is dead after suffocating in a tree well while skiing at 49 Degrees North in northeastern Washington State, north of Spokane. The Stevens County Sheriff has confirmed the death, which occurred at the resort on Monday. The victim was recovered by the resort’s ski patrol, and an investigation is still … Continue reading Skier Dies in Tree Well at 49 Degrees North
Crystal Mountain, WA – Crystal Mountain officials sent a strong message this week to those who would duck a rope to ski closed slopes. The incident occurred at around 11 a.m. on Tuesday when two skiers — males ages 23 and 30, one of whom was an employee of the mountain — entered the closed Southback … Continue reading Crystal Charges 2 for Skiing Closed Avalanche Terrain
Yakima, WA – An avalanche swept across U.S. Highway 12 in Washington State on Wednesday, prompting officials at White Pass to close the ski area for the day. The slide near the east end of Rimrock Lake, east of the ski area and 37 miles west of Yakima, has closed the road in both directions, although … Continue reading Avalanche Closes White Pass Ski Area
Crystal Mountain, WA – A 64-year-old Seattle woman has died in an avalanche while skiing out of bounds at Crystal Mountain in Washington. Elizabeth Hampson had been a Crystal Mountain regular for 50 years. She embarked upon a solo ski tour from the Crystal Mountain parking lot last Wednesday and is believed to have triggered … Continue reading Out-of-Bounds Skier Dies at Crystal Mountain
White Pass, WA – A Bellingham, Wash. man died last week in an avalanche in the sidecountry of White Pass ski area, south of Mt. Rainier. Adam Roberts, 31, was found by members of White Pass Ski Patrol on Tuesday, buried under five to six feet of snow. Two feet of snow had fallen in … Continue reading Skier Dies in Out-of-Bounds Avalanche at White Pass
