The road to Paradise has ostensibly gotten easier to climb. After three consecutive seasons of limited openings at the gate to the state’s highest-elevation road-accessible winter wonderland, Mount Rainier National Park has restored seven days per week op... See more
Stevens Pass, the last Cascades ski area still yet to open this winter, will fire up the lifts on Monday, Dec. 29 — but prepare for a grueling detour if you’re coming from the west side of the state and want a taste of fresh powder. And in a reversal of i... See more
This year was exceptionally heavy with news on the outdoors beat, especially as national politics intruded on the solitude of hikers and backpackers. Changes in federal public lands policy had direct and indirect impacts on Washington’s mountains and trai... See more
On any given winter morning, several members of the Northwest Avalanche Center’s 11-member team commute to one of the region’s hardiest jobs: avalanche observation. From Mount Hood to the North Cascades, these professional forecasters drive mountain roads... See more
Stevens Pass will open this winter and Vail Resorts will not issue refunds for season passes at this time, the ski area’s leadership says, with a likely scenario requiring a 100-mile-plus detour forSeattle-area skiers and snowboarders after recent floodin... See more
