Snow Report

Best Ski Hills to Visit Across the Pacific Northwest

Ski season has already begun in Northwest resorts. Here's what's new, what's different, and where to ski and snowboard from Canada to Oregon.

01/09/2025 By Allison Williams

Snow Town

The Growing Glacier of Mount Baker

One northern Washington town finds new life on a quiet highway east of Bellingham.

12/08/2023 By Allison Williams

Indie Cred

These Are Washington’s Independent Ski Areas

Small and locally owned mountains offer character—and affordability.

11/28/2023 By Allison Williams

Spring to It

Where to Hit the Slopes for the End of Ski Season

Goggle tans, jean-clad ski bros, and blue skies—spring skiing is here.

03/15/2023 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach and Allison Williams

Holy Window Benches

Property Watch: A Playful and Spacious Mount Baker Tudor

This elegant yet joyful home is big on square footage, creativity, wallpaper, and window benches.

07/20/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

The View From the Top

Property Watch: A Governor's Home with Views on Every Floor

Political and architectural prestige follow this opulent Mount Baker home.

04/06/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

It Has a Dog Bath

Property Watch: A Creatively Updated Mount Baker Tudor

Built-ins, new and old, reign in this 1925 Tudor Revival home.

03/09/2022 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Iconic Architects

Property Watch: A High-Design Home in the Trees

A Frank Lloyd Wright disciple built this geometric wonder—and loved it so much he lived there himself.

08/11/2021 By Sarah Anne Lloyd

Critic's Picks

The Best Restaurants in the South End Right Now

Next-level deep dish, juicy rotisserie chicken, and pillowy pita: Seattle’s southerly neighborhoods harbor long-standing laid-back restaurants and ambitious newcomers alike.

05/29/2019 Edited by Jaime Archer

Habitat

A Natural Take on a Modern Mount Baker Home

Reclaimed wood accents and siding help soften this house’s modern angles.

07/17/2018 By Stefan Milne

Temporary Closures

Iconiq Is Closing...For Now

Due to a family emergency, the Mount Baker restaurant will be closed indefinitely. Its last day of service is this Saturday, October 28.

10/25/2017 By Rosin Saez

Critic's Notebook

Meet the Saloon, Mount Baker’s New Cocktail Hangout

Brought to you by the owners of the Feed Store, Mount Baker’s growing everything-else hangout.

03/27/2017 By Kathryn Robinson

The Year's Best

Our Top 5 Most Popular Stories of 2015

Here are the most read Seattle Met longform stories of the year

12/28/2015 By Seattle Met Staff

From Our Media Partner

KING 5: 188 Inches of Snow Has Fallen at Mount Baker This Season

A wet and rainy few weeks in Western Washington have translated into heavy snow in the mountains.

12/14/2015 By Elizabeth Wiley, KING 5 News

Mountain Adventures

Washington's 6 Signature Mountains Are Waiting

Where to find them, how to climb them. This is how you reach the top of the world.

06/08/2015 By Allison Williams Illustrations by Eric Larsen

Feature

Unburied: The Secrets of a Deadly Mount Baker Avalanche

In 1986, a snow slide on a Cascade volcano engulfed four young men in a torrent of ice and snow. Almost 30 years later, the mountain gave something back.

03/24/2015 By Allison Williams