Who here would be interested in taking under an hour to ski with a patroller and go through some of the ins-and-outs of Crystal? We would like to offer a chance to ski with a patroller to our locals (you), in hopes to answer any questions you may have, share avalanche conditions, and ski some secrete… Continue Reading
Category Archives: News
Subscribe to News RSS FeedCan You Hear Us Now?
Posted in NewsWe got asked to help support a local campaign to improve cell phone coverage near Crystal Mountain. I hope I’m not stepping on anyone’s toes by being blissfully unaware of political ramifications of this. All I know is that it’s been real helpful for us ski patrollers to find hurt people quickly and lost people… Continue Reading
Volunteer Patrol Now Accepting Applications
Posted in Employment, NewsCRYSTAL MOUNTAIN VOLUNTEER SKI PATROL NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS! Skills Evaluations will be held the weekend of February 11 & 12. The evaluation is a one-day event; you may participate either Saturday or Sunday. Minimum requirements: • You must be at least 21 years of age. • Expert level Alpine Skier or Snowboarder able to ski/ride safely… Continue Reading
New Clutch
Posted in Events and Activities, News, PersonalWhen my old Subaru stopped accelerating because it would take a mile for the clutch to engage I would wait to enter any main road til I couldn’t see any oncoming cars before easing my way out and waiting for engagement for a few minutes. When I got a new clutch I felt like I was driving a sport’s car… Continue Reading
New Summit House Art Work
Posted in News, PersonalA little tooting of our own horn here; one of our outstanding patrollers is also an artist. You may have seen his work on the Crystal Mountain Facebook page, or hanging in the Summit House, or adorning the walls of Double Mountain Brewery in Hood River but you should defiantly check it out here; chrismorinphotography.com All… Continue Reading
Evolution of a Ski Area Opening
Posted in Conditions, Events and Activities, News, WeatherIn just a few days, the slopes at Crystal Mountain went from little snow to epic powder. We opened the ski area on Friday, based on the forecast. And how lucky we were! Saturday it snowed very hard. At closing time, as my husband likes to say, it was “snowing ten-year-olds.” We picked up nine… Continue Reading
Crystal Mountain Opening Tomorrow
Posted in Avalanche Hazard, Closures, Conditions, Events and Activities, NewsIt’s finally here. The 2011-2012 Crystal Mountain Ski Season will commence tomorrow, Friday November 18th. We are starting with a limited opening, then hopefully adding more terrain over the weekend. Tomorrow the Gondola and Green Valley will be running for skiing in Green Valley only. Be sure to bring your rock skis and get ready… Continue Reading
Fingers Crossed for an Opening Friday
Posted in Closures, Conditions, Events and Activities, News, WeatherThe National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch starting tomorrow morning. Right now, the NWS is predicting a few FEET of snow to fall at Crystal Mountain by Thursday night. If that forecast materializes, Crystal will open Friday November 18th. And what a great opening day it will be. We currently have a… Continue Reading
Northwest Snow and Avalanche Summit Workshop
Posted in Avalanche Hazard, Events and Activities, News, UncategorizedYesterday I attended the NSAS (Northwest Snow and Avalanche Summit) workshop in Seattle with 6 other Crystal Mountain Ski Patrollers and about 200 other interested people. There were some amazing speakers who gave informative lectures on their specific fields in avalanche research with incredible amounts of data an field work to back up their findings…. Continue Reading
“Like” Our New Avalanche Dog Facebook Page
Posted in Events and Activities, NewsThanks to Michelle Longstreth for putting together the new Crystal Mountain Avi Dog Face. Check it here. And be sure to “like” us below.
Avalanche Dog T-Shirts For Sale
Posted in Avalanche Hazard, Events and Activities, News2011/2012 Avalanche Dog T-Shirts are in!! Get yours by emailing Lisa Poncelet at lisamponcelet(at)gmail(dot)com. Adult short sleeve tee $20.00 Adult hoody sweatshirt $40.00 Adult zip/hooded sweatshirt $40.00 Kid’s short sleeve tee $15.00 Kids zip/hooded sweatshirt $30.00
What’s New at Crystal This Season
Posted in Avalanche Hazard, Conditions, Events and Activities, News, Place Names, WeatherWith the prediction of another La Nina season, we’re hoping for a repeat of last year, with an early start and record snow. Or at least plenty of powder days and few major accidents. One can dream. A few changes at Crystal could have a big effect on the skiing. Here’s my top 3: Snowmaking… Continue Reading
Opening Day Prediction Contest
Posted in Conditions, Events and Activities, News, WeatherNew Design Welcome to the newly redesigned Blog Crystal. Hopefully our new platform will allow us to continue to bring you the best of Crystal, including patroller insights, photos, education and other fun stuff. We love comments (it’s nice to know we aren’t alone here in cyperspace) and we love subscribers. Thanks for all those… Continue Reading
New Blog Design Coming
Posted in NewsNow is the time to give us any more feedback ideas. We’re all ears.
Skiing to Continue at Crystal
Posted in Conditions, Events and Activities, NewsJoin us at Crystal this Saturday for the last day of the ski season.
Paul Melby Found
Posted in NewsPaul Melby, a skier missing at Crystal since March 1st, was found yesterday by an employee working on the gondola. His body was spotted in an steep, tightly treed area known as "Mine Shaft", near the left side of Middle Ferk’s. Ski Patrol Director, Paul Baugher stated that the position in which Paul’s body was… Continue Reading
New Ski Area Legislation
Posted in NewsGovernor Chris Gregoire signed a bill last week making it a misdemeanor to ski into a closed area at a ski resort in Washington State.
A Season of Firsts
Posted in NewsCrystal Mountain saw many firsts this year: first year with the gondola, first year to reach our max snowpack in April (usually we peak in March and begin the inexorable melt back towards dirt), first season of year-round operations.
Search for Missing Skier Waiting for Snowmelt
Posted in NewsOnce about 20 inches of snow melts at Crystal Mountain, Ski Patrol Director, Paul Baugher, hopes to reinvigorate the search for Paul Melby.
Future Ski Patroller
Posted in NewsToday we buried Evelyn in a snow cave and let Newman, the avalanche dog, search for her.
Electronic Trail Maps
Posted in NewsThese maps list are up-to-the-minute, showing the latest run and chairlift status.
HELP WANTED!
Posted in NewsTHE VOLUNTEER PATROL IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!
Luna The Avalanche Rescue Puppy
Posted in NewsMeet the newest member of Crystal Mountain’s Ski Patrol.
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes: Blog Crystal Needs a Face LIft
Posted in NewsThe Crystal Mountain Ski Patrol Blog has grown tremendously in the past few years, and we are looking at making a few changes.
2011-12 Avalanche Dog T-Shirts for Sale
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