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

Mount Baker Resort Reviews

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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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January 09, 2011
sven
Alright then Jeffrey, stay in the Rockies. More Baker powder for us!
January 05, 2011
Jeffrey from Ski USA - California USA - California
Not specific to Mt. Baker, as this term gets erroneously used for Crystal Mt. as well, there is no such thing as "powder" snow in Western Washington. While snowboards and fat skis now allow one to push through our Cascade Cement, which sets-up about two hours after it falls, nothing that falls on the west side of the range can be considered powder, even on the coldest days. Baker frequently gets huge dumps of new snow, but it's moisture content averages 25%, whereas the snow falling in Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and elsewhere in the Rockies is typically 8-10%. And anyone who characterizes any area with less than 2,000' of vertical as "world class" has never actually been to a world class resort.
January 03, 2011
Peter
Baker is legendary. I've lived in Whistler for a few years now but I'll take a Baker pow day over a whistler one. Maybe I'm just getting over the Whistler scene but at Baker they don't seem to groom as much, leaving lots of pow easily accessible. In Whistler they groom a lot, which is understandable because it caters to all abilities, but I mainly look for powder when I'm on the hill. All in all, Baker has lots of gnarly terrain relatively easy to access. It doesn't have amenities like shopping and on-hill lodging, but that's the way people like it. Can't wait until my next trip there.
December 10, 2010
Nat
Mt Baker (Mount Baker) rules! Anyone who says otherwise is crazy or just hates riding steep terrain with lots of powder. I bought a cabin in Maple Falls last year just because I love Baker so much! Steep and deep, just like a mountain should be. Doesn't have a fancy resort? Who cares? I'm not there for the nightlife or the hotels (or lack there of in this case). I'm there to ride powder and have a huge grin on my face! From the looks of most of the locals, so are they.
December 10, 2010
Kyle from Ski USA - California USA - California
Mt. Baker (Mount Baker) is awesome! 10x better than Stevens. I would recommend it to anyone. Only downside is that there is no lodging at the base of the mountain.
December 04, 2010
Robert from Ski USA - California USA - California
Moderate to advanced terrain at Mount Baker. Frequent delayed openings due to avalanche control. (Perhaps begin earlier or hire more staff?) Frequent chair lift closures due to mechanical problems. Food services attempt to support local food and reduce waste! No accomodations near the mountain.. making it all the more beautiful.
November 02, 2010
lucas
I cannot believe some of the negative reviews I am reading about Mount Baker. I ride there a lot and I will tell you everything good you have heard about Baker is true x10. Without even stepping foot into the backcountry there is a ton of good terrain. In the backcountry at Baker: endless amounts of fresh turns. I live close to Whistler and will ride at Baker any day over Whistler. If you're thinking of coming to Baker for a holiday, do it. My suggestion to you is to talk to the locals, ask them what and where is good. Talk to people on the chairlifts, if you see people with super fat skis or long snowboards, they are most likely a local and know the terrain. If you're riding groomers all day of course it's gonna seem like any old mountain.
March 04, 2010
Geoff Hunt
Mount Baker has very little to get excited about. Don't go if you have kids. No day care, only one hour lessons available for kids, no safety bars on chairs. Hey Mount Baker does suck.
February 03, 2010
john riley from Ski USA - California USA - California
I live in Washington and in my opinion Mount Baker is the best resort I have ever been to. I hear a lot of talk about how much Mount Baker sucks.. well if you're an idiot or a park junky than I understand. But for those who respect the true sport of snowboarding are in love with this resort. The whole backcountry aspect of the mountain is amazing. It has the best most fluffy powder I have ever shredded through in my life! All the runs are awesome. None of them are similar at all, they each have their own style of a run. There are also many runs for people from beginners to extreme adanced. The whole mountain is just awesome. I would recomend Mount Baker to anybody.
November 28, 2009
longtime local from Ski USA - California USA - California
Mount Baker is a killer ski area but, unfortunately, in recent years the patrol seems to have a problem with getting the mountian open on time or when there is any significant snowfall. This is a huge difference from years past. Mount Baker can be crowded on pow days and with "delayed" openings the better terrain gets tracked out fast. There is great backcountry which can be accessed from the upper parking lot without buying a ticket: dont buy into the hype or believe all the bull. Many local riders are burnt with the new policies that are in effect now: more $$$$ less mountain. What happened to Gunners Bowl and the Canyon access?