Laax, part of the Flims Laax Falera family of ski resorts, is famous for having the world’s biggest half-pipe at a whopping ...

The only thing stopping the Mount Baker Ski Area from opening is a lack of snow. All ground operations are ready to go and staff are on standby. Unfortunately, there is no estimated opening date due ...

Students in grades 4-12 interested in skiing and snowboarding at Mount Baker Ski Area can sign up for the Anacortes School District Winter Ride program. A bus leaves Anacortes at 5:30 a.m. and returns ...

WASHINGTON STATE — Mission Ridge Ski & Board Resort is set to kick off the 2025/26 season Thursday. It is likely to be the ...

SEATTLE – Next weekend’s 36th annual Legendary Banked Slalom snowboarding competition at Mt. Baker Ski Area has been canceled. The culprit: El Niño, which has sent too much rain, too little snow. The ...

WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. — Due to historically frigid temperatures, Mount Baker Ski Area is temporarily closing on Saturday, Jan. 13, the ski resort announced on Friday night. In an announcement, the ski ...

Mt. Baker Ski Area is often characterized by things like its epic annual snowfall (641 inches a year!), complex terrain, and stunning views, all of which make it a worthy stop or destination on its ...

Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office search and rescue team, the Ski Patrol and volunteers look for snowboarder at the Mt. Baker Ski Area in 2018. Two people were rescued from tree wells at the Mt. Baker ...

An off-duty Ferndale firefighter died early Friday afternoon in an apparent snowboarding accident in the Mount Baker wilderness. Capt. John DeVenere, 63, of Sedro-Woolley, became separated from his ...

MT. BAKER SKI AREA, Whatcom County — Go east. Set against George Washington’s silhouette on a Highway 542 road sign, this command adorns bumper stickers across Western Washington. The message ...

Mount Baker, a 10,781-foot volcano in Whatcom County, about 60 miles east of Bellingham, is shown from the Heliotrope Ridge Trail at the 5,000-foot level in August 2020. Robert Mittendorf The ...