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Steep and deep in the Northwest

Peak season means peak park time and lots and lots of videos of it. A bunch of our favorite crews have been bombarding us with their manmade-feature enjoyment this week, so rather than crush dreams by rejecting them, or flooding the site by posting them all separately, here’s one mega post of all the park [...]

Population: 6,664,195 State since: 1889 Total Resorts: 15 There is no better place for a snowboarder than Washington. Being an old and bitter man, sometimes I forget this. But it’s true: we’re at least tied for Number One In The Galaxy, when you factor in everything. We get the most snow, and our young mountains [...]

You’ll definitely experience a lot more days of driving snow than bluebird skies riding in the Northwest, which is probably why Washington pumps out some of the gnarliest dudes around. But the Northwest-most state’s hardcore image may all change now that it has its first gondola at Crystal Mountain. In the press release below about [...]