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Lat Long: 48.79° N 121.82° W
Ski USA - Washington

Mount Baker Resort Reviews

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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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December 23, 2011
BT from Ski USA - California USA - California
All you people who are talking 'bout Baker doesn't have enough resort features and it's rustics, no daycare. You can just stay at your big resorts because that's what makes it Baker. Locals who love to get face shots. So you can stay on your gondolas and groomed runs if you don't like steep and deep and if you wanna ride it, come with a positive attitude and be smart.
November 15, 2011
Zach from Ski USA - California USA - California
This is the gnarliest mountain in Washington. Tons of sick terrain, fresh pow dumps and the friendly vibe makes it a sweet place to ski. Small local mountains are the places to be at Whistler and Jackson Hole are dope but Baker is there if you want to ski for real. The world record for annual snow fall is a definite indication of the 'epicness' of this mountain.
October 26, 2011
Jordan from Ski USA - California USA - California
Mt Baker is a World Class Ski and Snowboard Mountain, and by that I don't mean a world class resort. People go here to ski and snowboard, not to sit in the lunch room and complain about the runs! And if 2000 vertical feet isn't enough, go back up and start again because with the short lines there's still tons of powder left...and it is POWDER!
October 17, 2011
Gary from Ski USA - California USA - California
Well I have skied a bunch of mountains around the country and I can honestly say that Baker is a fun mountain. However, the lack of amenities, hotels, and what not would make this a much better place. Also getting hit with mid day rain is always a bummer. I never experienced rain in Utah, but still when the powder dumps here there is a lot of it to be found. The runs can be very short but I would say they are longer compared to say Stevens Pass.
July 17, 2011
Johnny from Ski USA - California USA - California
Baker rocks. The runs are pretty short but there are great natural features off-piste. It's my favorite mtn and I like the relaxed atmosphere and not having hotels and condos is a huge plus. The only problem as of late is all the Canadians coming down to hit it. It used to be a locals only mountain because it's a dead end road, but now all these Canadians (nothing against them, basically everyone I've met is really nice) just make the lines longer and chew up the powder quicker.
March 25, 2011
Mike P & son Dominic from Ski USA - California USA - California
The best and simple way to describe Mount Baker is it is a "Skier's or snowboarders mountain". If you go for the skiing or snowboarding, Baker is the place to go. My kids learned to snowboard there, now that's the only place they want to go. Everything else is mediocre to them.
March 20, 2011
John H from Ski USA - California USA - California
Meh, it's ok. It's kind of a low budget operation and it's quite the drive from Seattle. But you'll be rewarded for your troubles with smaller crowds and often more snow. Definitely not a beginners mountain, though.
March 18, 2011
Kyle Sanderson from Ski USA - California USA - California
Mt. Baker is horrible stay away! Just kidding - Mt. Baker is fantastic, all the negative reviews make me laugh. It's a little hardcore and doesn't have any amenities but if you're trying to ride hard it's heaven. The amount of natural terrain in-bounds is incredible: cliffs and natural wind lips everywhere. You can hike for 15 minutes and build the biggest kicker you've ever seen. It's not beginner friendly but if you're a softy stay home! Everybody is complaining about problems opening up due to heavy snowfall but do you realize the liability if people started dying in-bounds?!?! That's no joke people and with the amount of snow that can fall at Mt. Baker it's real, believe me.
March 12, 2011
Rob
Baker is sick!! no argument
January 11, 2011
jon
STEEP & DEEP!!!!!! I have lived in Whistler for 7 years and would take Baker any day. No lift lines(mid-week) and I mean no need to unstrap kind of no lift-lines. So much powder it chokes you. Anyone who has given a poor review; good beat it and don't come back! Baker is the best place I have ever ridden and I cant count the amount of places I have been to. As long as you are not there to learn or to ride park it will be the best 50 bucks you have ever spent.... Don't forget to check the snow phone in case of rain.