Christmas Opening!

I didn't go, but here is the Mountain Report 

Tips UpUpdated: 12/25/14 @ 8:00 a.m. Merry Christmas! We've picked up almost three feet of snow since last Friday and the forecast is calling for snow showers today and as we head into the weekend. Out on the slopes you'll find plenty of soft fresh snow and packed powder on top of a solid base. We are open daily with 9 lifts in operation and are planning to get Southback open this morning! We opened the new Quicksilver lift and Chair 6 yesterday and they will now be open daily.

Here we go. Dec 21, 2014.

OPENING TOMORROW!!!

WE ARE CLOSED TODAY – BE ADVISED THERE IS NO AVALANCHE CONTROL.  We made it through the warm front and fared as well as we could.  For most of the storm the freezing level was around mid-mountain and we picked up over a foot of new snow at the higher elevations.  Green Valley filled in with a thick layer of snow and coverage is great.  We will open the Mt. Rainier Gondola and Green Valley Express lift on Monday, December 22, and tickets will be just $35.  We will open more lifts and terrain starting Tuesday, and plan to remain open daily!  We’re expecting snow showers over the next few days and will get as much of the mountain open as we can throughout the week.  It’s a Christmas miracle!  Either that or the pineapples finally got the message.  Stay tuned for updates.

2014/15 SEASON STARTS with a thud......

It's December 19 and it has not started yet.  Here is the Crystal Report:

Crystal Mountain Washington, USA Last Updated: 12/18

24 HR: 0"  72 HR: 0"

4" - 24"

It's really not open, and nothing in Washington has that much.  Alpental and Snoqualmie are not close to opening. And there is a Pineapple express coming in this weekend. 

  It'd be ok if there was a great base elsewhere in the West, but there is not a place that is at normal.  It's warmer is the problem, because there has been a lot of moisture here and there. 

I bought a seasons pass at Crystal, so it'll be interesting to see the value I get from that!!