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Mount Baker resort snow
Lat Long: 48.79° N 121.82° W
Ski USA - Washington

Mount Baker Resort Reviews

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Issued: 4 pm 30 Apr 2026 (local time)

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Next snow in Mount Baker: 3.9 cm on Wed 13th

Visitor reviews for Mount Baker Ski Resort

Mount Baker Ratings

Overall: 2.7. Based on 101 votes and 80 reviews.

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Snowsure: 3.7

  • Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing
  • Is often closed due to a lack of snow
  • Occasionally suffers from a lack of snow
  • Rarely suffers from a lack of snow
  • Mount Baker is snowsure even in the poorest seasons

Variety of pistes: 3.6

  • The ski runs are featureless and unvaried
  • The ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week
  • Mount Baker has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain

Off-piste: 3.5

  • No off-piste worth mentioning
  • Off piste is out-of-bounds
  • Some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days
  • A vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days

Scenery: 3.8

  • An ugly resort in a bland setting
  • Average mountain views and resort
  • A spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town

Access: 2.9

  • At least one overnight stop
  • Requires a whole day
  • Requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns
  • Arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon
  • There is a main airport within an hour of Mount Baker

Public Transport: 2.1

  • There are no buses or taxis to Mount Baker
  • There are slow or infrequent buses / trains available
  • Getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections

Accommodation: 2.1

  • No places to stay in/near Mount Baker
  • A few places to stay in the resort
  • A wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets

Cheap Rooms: 1.9

  • No budget accommodation available
  • Just one or two hostels so book ahead
  • Several cheap hostels and pensions available

Luxury Hotels: 1.6

  • No luxury accommodation available
  • Just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead
  • Several up-market hotels in Mount Baker

Ski in/Ski out: 1.5

  • The ski area is located far from any accommodation
  • A free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip
  • Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available

Childcare: 1.7

  • There are no child care facilities at Mount Baker
  • The resort has limited child-care facilities
  • the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche

Snowmaking: 1.5

  • Mount Baker relies entirely on natural snow
  • There are just a few snow cannons
  • There are snowmaking facilities on all pistes

Snow Grooming: 3.0

  • There are no snow groomers at Mount Baker
  • Occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state
  • All the runs at Mount Baker are groomed daily

Shelter: 3.2

  • There is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut
  • There are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close
  • Mount Baker is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close

Nearby options: 1.8

  • If snow conditions are poor at Mount Baker, it will be poor everywhere nearby
  • There are good alternatives within an hours drive
  • Other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions

Regional rating: 3.9

  • Mount Baker usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region
  • Has average conditions for the region
  • Usually has the best snow conditions in the region

Lift Staff: 3.5

  • The staff at Mount Baker are rude or unhelpful
  • Lift staff at Mount Baker are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help

Crowds/Queues: 3.4

  • The resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues
  • It is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays
  • It is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare

Ski Schools: 2.7

  • No ski schools available
  • One or two ski schools but local language only
  • A few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors
  • Plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available
  • Excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors

Hire and Repairs: 3.4

  • Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex
  • There are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance
  • Good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible

Beginners: 2.7

  • Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard
  • A few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week
  • Vast areas of gentle terrain

Intermediates: 3.2

  • No intermediate terrain at Mount Baker
  • Intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days
  • Vast areas of cruising runs

Advanced: 3.7

  • Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders
  • Enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste
  • Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week

Snow Park: 2.1

  • Not even a kicker at Mount Baker
  • Average sized park quite well looked after
  • Huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails

Cross-country: 2.3

  • There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Mount Baker
  • There are some cross country trails available
  • The area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails

Luge/Toboggan: 1.5

  • No designated luge or toboggan runs
  • There are toboggan runs that open quite often
  • Mount Baker has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages

Mountain Dining: 2.9

  • Nowhere to buy food by the pistes
  • Some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive
  • There is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets

Eating: 2.8

  • Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop
  • There are a few places to eat in the resort but nothing special
  • A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants

Apres-Ski: 2.1

  • Nothing to do, not even a bar
  • There are a few bars in the resort but nothing special
  • Clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere

Other Sports: 1.4

  • No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts
  • Resort has just a small public swimming pool
  • Resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool

Entertainment: 1.7

  • Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here
  • The non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week
  • The resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports

Winter Walks: 2.3

  • Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails
  • A couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails
  • Extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities

Ski Pass Value: 3.6

  • A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available
  • The ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts
  • Ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area

Value (National): 3.6

  • Overall, Mount Baker is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money
  • Overall represents average value for money
  • Overall offers the best value resort in the country

Value (Global): 3.6

  • Overall, Mount Baker is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world
  • Overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries
  • Internationally the resort offers excellent value for money

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February 26, 2014
Stefan Ek from Ski Sweden Sweden
Simply one of the best resorts I've ever skied. And I have visited a lot of great resorts. 100 inches of snow during the week I was there and great terrain for expert skiers! Anyone putting this resort down is either a beginner or a local, wanting the rest of us out of there ;) Awesome people, great hippieish relaxed atmosphere - will come back!
December 20, 2013
Tom from Ski USA - California USA - California
Baker is a great mountain that falls far short of its potential due to poor management. Although the natural terrain is great, the old lifts are slow, (no plans for upgrading to high speed lifts) the snow forecast is usually misleading, and the management is inflexible and inept about customer service. The powder gets skied off fast, and the grooming is terrible. Lots of us locals still love skiing there, but it could be a lot better with just a few improvements.
December 13, 2013
Jap
I have been skiing at Mt-Baker for 30 years. I would like to warn skiers that you should not trust the snow report written on the Mt-Baker web site. If you want a true report get it from an independent organization and not from the Howat family from Baker.
February 17, 2013
Bob
Mount Baker is just fine for a day of skiing. If you want a resort destination feel free to go elsewhere. (Been there done that for 25 years) More room for me. The price is right, the staff are pleasent, the nachos, chlli and beer are good. Check the Wx forecast. Pick your day and enjoy.
February 15, 2013
Jason
This is one of the best places I've been to. More powder days on average than the big mountains. It has a bit of everything for everyone. Runs are short but when it snows who cares! I'll take this over Whistler any day!
January 26, 2013
Roy
Compared to mainstream resorts Baker doesn't cater to novice or intermediate skiers. If you are up for it, Baker does offer very steep terrain and more snow than anywhere else. That snow can be wet and heavy so you better be on a snowboard or big skis if you want to play there. It's my first choice. I don't usually ski on sunny days so you know what I like.
January 03, 2013
yodielay from Ski USA - California USA - California
Positives: new fireplace at Raven Hut is a nice place to get warm and you don't have to deal with the double-black diamond out-houses any more. I think they remembered to turn on the heat at Heather Meadows lodge last time I was up there. Lots of snow; seasons often start out with 100" base. Lots of easy hiking and gorgeous views. Some people jump across the highway. No fur coats and diamond earrings. They're all at Vail, Aspen or Whistler. It is cheaper than those places too. Negatives: short runs, road can be icy. Hitch-hiking can take awhile. Lotta flakes. The cafe food looks okay but tastes average. Light is flat more often than not, which makes getting stuck almost a guarantee if it's a powder day and you're unfamiliar with the terrain. The same in-bound runs I've been riding since the late-90s are all of the sudden, in 2010, marked off with signs saying you go here you can die, the runs haven't changed, just there are now ropes with warning signs. Hm. People don't wait for the snow to settle before hiking out of bounds, so fresh turns are hard to come by if you have any common sense at all. You get one or two runs of fresh turns if you are lucky enough to be at the canyon right when it opens. It does get warm up there but they call that impenetrable ice cement off the groomers "packed powder" or sometimes 'machine groomed conditions' which means, do not venture off.
October 15, 2012
Thomas Sharp from Ski USA - California USA - California
This mountain sucks. Stay away at all costs.
April 22, 2012
superskier from Ski USA - California USA - California
Pros: Stunning scenery, food, terrain, lots of snow. Cons: Lousy customer service, cooler than thou attitude amongst the locals (can be really irritating).
February 09, 2012
mike hill
Just spent a couple weeks at Baker. Busy and tracked fast on the good days. Great terrain but tons of good riders eat it up quick. Heard about their new snow forecast? Where everyone else uses NWAC (nw avy center) Baker now has GwenWAC - the Howats own interpretation of the forecast. It's always gonna snow more and be colder than anywhere else - so get on up here and spend $$ in our new lodge cause its actually raining.