Washington Ski Season Saved by Spring Snowstorm

0:00It's April 5th. This is Vancouver News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. Washington Skiers and Snowboarders just caught a major break with a spring snowstorm dumping up to a foot of fresh powder across the cascades. This. Week. Cold temps turn April into a winter wonderland, saving a shaky season from an early grave. Crystal Mountain set to close on April 19th, jumped on it, and added a bonus weekend, April 25th through 26th, firing up the Mount Rainier gondola and Green Valley chair for more runs. Other spots got in on the action too. The summit at Snowqualmi snagged 9 inches at Alpentalls top, and 3 at base level, plus extra snow making to keep Pacific Crest lives humming through Easter. White passes crushing in with over 90 inches mid-mountain, running daily till April 12th, then weekends, and eyeing early May if crowd show. Resort bosses are hyped, calling this the swing they needed after a rollercoaster year

1:01of rain, washing out March gains. It's breathing life into a season that saw events like bank slaloms and races get canceled left and right, due to thin cover earlier. Now folks are stoked to shred longer under that spring sun. Compared to the rest of the west, Washington's holding strong while big names in Colorado, Utah, and beyond, shut down weeks early. American Ridge only got an inch and wraps this weekend, but places like Mount Baker and Stevens pass stick to original plans with final fests. Crystal's capping it with the bikini downhill already done, and a new Mount Rainier berm. Brawl banks slalom on closing weekend, packing $10,000 in prizes. Their stockpiling snow all season to own spring skiing, so lace up while it lasts.