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Mt. Baker Ski Area

Open until Apr 25 · 228 days left

WA · Cascade Range · Bellingham

Mountain stats

Vertical drop
1,500 ft
Trails
38
Lifts
10
Skiable acres
1,000
Base elevation
3,500 ft
Summit elevation
5,089 ft
Annual snowfall
688" / yr
Snowmaking
0%
Season
— → late April
Difficulty mix
24%Beginner
45%Intermediate
31%Advanced
0%Expert Only
Terrain park

Snow surface today

US-standard SANY classification. Predictions sharpen once resorts open in November.

VariableLow confidence

also called crud / mixed

Patchy — skied-out powder mixed with hard pack and ice chunks. What you find depends on aspect, time of day, and what's been groomed.

  • · Mixed signals — not enough recent weather to pick one surface
3-day surface outlook
Wed, Sep 9
VC
Variable
Thu, Sep 10
VC
Variable
Fri, Sep 11
VC
Variable

Confidence drops with distance — day 3 is trend only.

Today's weather

Off-season — opens in Nov
62°/42°F
Sunny
2 mph S
Wind
24h new
Sunrise 6:34 AM Sunset 7:34 PM13h daylight UV 5.7

Synced Tue 12:03 PM · Snow report Tue 12:05 PM

10-day forecast

Swipe sideways to see the full window. Days 8–10 are trend-only.

Tue
Sep 8
62°/ 45°
💨 1 to 7 mph WNW
Wed
Sep 9
65°/ 48°
💨 5 to 8 mph SSW
Thu
Sep 10
54°/ 41°
💨 9 mph WSW
Fri
Sep 11
52°/ 42°
44% precip
💨 3 mph WNW
Sat
Sep 12
55°/ 42°
41% precip
💨 3 to 7 mph NNW
Sun
Sep 13
57°/ 43°
💨 1 to 5 mph W
Mon
Sep 14
61°
💨 3 mph WNW
Tue
Sep 15
64°/ 44°
💨 4 mph SW
trend
Wed
Sep 16
64°/ 41°
💨 5 mph N
trend
Thu
Sep 17
76°/ 46°
💨 4 mph E
trend

Where to stay

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Amenities

Ski schoolRentals

Around the resort

🍴 Eat nearby

Restaurants within ~25 km of the resort, sourced from OpenStreetMap.

Local sit-down

Regional cuisine + local spots

Family + casual

Burgers, pizza, diner-style

Cafe + breakfast

Coffee, bakery, morning fuel

Closest airport

BLI

Maps & cameras

About

Address
1420 Iowa Street, Bellingham, WA 98229

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