lili Posted October 9, 2012 Report Share Posted October 9, 2012 Hi, I just moved to Seattle and am wondering if there are any good carving mountains within a few hours drive? Thanks! LiLi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExcelsiorTheFathead Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 There are known carvers at Stevens, Crystal, and Snoqualmie. Baker is a long drive but is famous for pow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slopestar Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Crystal is the Shizznitto-bang! Although the O.G. left there back in the mid 90's... Great terrain. Great Carving! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jng Posted February 25, 2013 Report Share Posted February 25, 2013 Best carving near Seattle is Mission Ridge. The areas on the west side of the Cascades do not have the same caliber of runs and grooming for carving. In fact, Mission has the best grooming I can remember. 3 weeks without snow and I was able to rail turns pretty much everywhere. The crowds were thin enough even on President's Day weekend to have full pitches to yourself. Crystal comes in second with some nice carving pitches, but not the consistently, long, wide runs you can get a Mission, where you can really open it up. Crystal is also much more crowded so I worry more about someone taking me out. That being said, we get more snow on the west side, so off-piste is where it's at. Too much powder is not a bad problem, but it definitely cuts into my carving days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhD Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Check out White Pass, especially the expansion area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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