Crystal Mountain Opens This Wednesday!!
Today marks two very important and wonderful occasions: the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and the announcement of this season's opening day at Crystal Mountain. Crystal Mountain is opening this Wednesday, Nov 11, with limited operations: the Discovery, Chinook Express, Quicksilver & Forest Queen lifts will run from 9am-4pm. Lift tickets will be discounted to $30 for adults and $25 for youth and seniors. Kids under 10 ski free.
Now, I want you to close your eyes for one second, take a deep cleansing breath, then open your eyes and look at the below image:
That could be your view on Wednesday instead of this:
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Great Skiing Conditions This Weekend, Today Conditions Suck
I was fortunate enough to go snowboarding this weekend at Crystal Mountain before the Pineapple Express warmed up the weather and turned the beautiful, fluffy white snow in the mountains into heavy rain. Saturday was opening day at Crystal, and I was there. The conditions were much better than I expected. In fact, the snow was fantastic, despite a few bare spots. I was well aware there would be early season conditions and rocks poking through the snow which would mess up my board, which is why I opted to ride my nearly 10 year old snowboard (pictured left) instead of my new board. I heard Sunday was even better than Saturday, when 17 inches of new snow fell over night. Sorry I didn't mention in this blog that Crystal opened this weekend, but I can't give away all of my secrets, now can I? Like they say, no friends on a powder day. All of the ski resorts in Western Washington are closed today due to rain in the mountains. But, the good news is most are scheduled to re-open this week after the rain storm passes through. For more information about the weather, visit Northwest Weather & Avalanche Center for a detailed forecast.
