Solid Season In Pacific Northwest Runs Into April
During most any winter season, the coastal mountain ranges in the Pacific Northwest will receive more snowfall anywhere else in the West -- and the 2024-2025 season was not exception.
While no significant snowfall records were set this year, the more than two dozen ski and snowboard mountains in the states of Washington and Oregon lived up to their reputation as the snowiest section in the Lower 48.
Most mountains in the far northwest will end the 2024-2025 season at or just above average for season snowfall depths. The leader was Mt. Ashland in the southern Cascades where, according to OpenSnow data, 137% of normal snowfall came down so far this season.
Totals of 300-400 or more inches was once again common at the ski and snowboard resorts in the northwest U.S., giving skiers and riders who came up from Seattle, Portland and Spokane plenty of destinations to choose from.
Like most of the West, these ski and snowboard resorts got early dumps in November and December, but then had to hold on until mid-February when the snowfall returned. March has proven to be as plentiful as ever, meaning about half of the resorts in the Northwest will be open in April -- and another half-dozen beyond that.
Typically, late-season warming trends have already shrunk some trail maps, and a handful have already closed. But nine resorts report they expect to be open into April. Here are the resorts and their projected closing dates.
Mt. Hood Ski Bowl: April 13
Mt. Spokane: April 13
Stevens Pass: April 13
Mt. Baker Ski Area: April 20
Summit at Snoqualmie: TBD beyond April 20
Hoodoo Ski Area: April 27
Mission Ridge: April 27
Mt. Ashland Ski Area: April 27
White Pass: April 27
