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welcome back!
Welcome to the 2017/ 2018 season! Are we all ready? Contracts are in place, decent coverage above about 3600' or so, and all the...

CCWRC
Dec 7, 20172 min read


end of season is near
What a winter, so much fun! I missed out on the sun and spring skiing last weekend, so no current photo, but I've dug into the archives...

CCWRC
Mar 23, 20172 min read


spring is here
Fun photo taken by John O'Brien of the first skijor class at Crystal Springs. All dogs got the hang of pulling and having a great time in...

CCWRC
Mar 16, 20171 min read


More snow!
It snowed about 2' on the east side of the pass this week! When traveling to and from Sno-Parks, keep in mind that they are not...

CCWRC
Mar 9, 20172 min read


yet again another storm!
The mushers have been absent from weekends at Crystal Springs this year due to an attractive race schedule all over the northwest. You...

CCWRC
Mar 2, 20171 min read


new equipment!
New equipment! It is finally HERE! Boone is at the controls and is happy to have the new cat. These are sophisticated pieces of...

CCWRC
Feb 23, 20172 min read


holiday weekend
Erling Stordahl ski trails are a great gem for a wide variety of skiers. You want steep? check. Flats? check. Curves? check. Winter...

CCWRC
Feb 16, 20171 min read


snow! lots of it
What is that? See the mirror? Taken at Crystal Springs this week. Yes, over 50" of snow there in this last round of storms. The snow...

CCWRC
Feb 9, 20172 min read


everybody plays
Ski For Light had a good turnout last Saturday. This is Chad and Patrick out enjoying the John Wayne Pioneer Trail and they were a bit...

CCWRC
Feb 2, 20171 min read


winter
Last weekend the Winter Recreation Advisory Committee met for their annual meeting in Twisp. This is the group that approves the budget...

CCWRC
Jan 26, 20172 min read


switchup
What a wonderful beautiful couple of weeks of perfect winter weather. Sunny cold weather with squeaky snow is rare in our area and when...

CCWRC
Jan 18, 20171 min read


brrrrr
Fantastic cold weather! Such a nice change from recent years of warm winters. I just heard it was super quiet up on the pass today, and...

CCWRC
Jan 12, 20171 min read


winter season full of activities
Fat bike riders enjoying cold hard snow on the John Wayne Pioneer Trail section east of Stampede Pass Rd on their way to Easton Reload...

CCWRC
Jan 5, 20172 min read


happy new year 2017
Happy New Year!!! Wishing all of you good health, smiles, cold temperatures and snow. Ring in the New Year with fun in the snow! This...

CCWRC
Dec 29, 20162 min read


Happy Holidays!
Winter is officially here and now the days will start to lengthen. The holiday season arrived and there is some snow in the mountains. ...

CCWRC
Dec 22, 20162 min read


cold and light
Well, it was quite a weekend of cold and snow and deep powder. This snow has very low water content, resulting in significant...

CCWRC
Dec 15, 20162 min read


welcome to the 2016/2017 season
Welcome back! Here we are, winter is just about official and snow is falling. As many of you know, the season begins on Dec. 1st,...

CCWRC
Dec 4, 20163 min read


last blog for the season
Ski for Light at Erling Stordahl this Saturday concludes events for the season. All in all, it was quite a year for us. Record flooding...

CCWRC
Mar 17, 20162 min read
el nino is still here
Well, this warm tropical weather just continues. Luckily for us there is still snow and the snow level is dropping for this weekend. ...

CCWRC
Mar 10, 20161 min read
march madness
It's been a rough couple of weeks for our snow pack. Low spots are melting out and places where the power folks plowed are somewhat...

CCWRC
Mar 3, 20162 min read
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