January 27, 2022 After going 24 x 7 for 7 weeks, and a couple weeks of catch-up, it is a bit of a letdown – frozen solid tree debris...

Well, went from cold and fluffy snow to spring conditions. Crazy. And a crazy deep snow-pack for this time of year or compared to the...

Trees falling, snow and more snow and now avalanches and rain. Those of us who have ventured up to the pass for many years now remember...

Holiday time and we can enjoy plenty of snow! Maybe even some at sea level. Holiday schedule - pretty much all open everywhere except for...

Was it ever pretty up there yesterday! The trees were full of snow, and it is / was about 2’ deep on the ground. Many of us are wondering...

Whoo hooo! snow is falling, freeway’s been closed 3, 4 maybe 10 times already and it’s looking like it is still snowing right now. When...

CCWRC - Winter Recreation Advisory Committee - Summer funding meeting Wenatchee, July 24, 2021 The overall budget was 2.6 million up from...

2021 / 2022 season fee increase information: This is a repost of what I posted end of the season in March 2021...

May 6, 2021 Here it is! The month of May. Time for bike rides, spring wildflowers, and bar-b-ques. Who even thinks of skiing? Well, there...

March 25th, 2021 This blogger took a hiatus from sending out news. Just got to be waaay too much time in front of the computer. Above...

Feb. 26th, 2021 Snow snow and more! It just keeps coming! Above photo is take near French Cabin Creek out Salmon La Sac while parked in...

Feb. 19th, 2021 Happy Winter! Great snow for the moment! All this new snow does not make for fast skating, but we’ll take it. I can't...

Feb. 12, 2021 Snow, wind and chilly While down here in the lowlands, the weather is hovering at probably 28-34 degrees this early...

Feb. 4, 2021 I had a conversation today that led to the thought of Crystal Springs turning into a 4 story parking garage with a 2000 car...

CCWRC weekly news 1/21/21 Martin Luther King Monday set more population records for the pass. For all of us who are used to a busy place,...

Jan. 14th, 2021 Well, another busy week with a noteworthy weather event. I found myself retreating to our downstairs to attempt sleep...

Jan. 7, 2021 Happy New Year! A lot is happening in our world right now. Let’s immerse ourselves into thinking about snow and the fun that...

The approach to the winter solstice is proving to be a bit wetter than we would like. Snow rain snow rain repeat. At least there is...

The Great Pause continues. But now add on our snow pause. The next few days may produce a bit more snow, we shall see. At least we have...

Welcome back to the 2020 / 2021 season! We are picking up where we left off! Still social distancing darn it. This is my 101st of these...