Near the lift ticket office are signs warning of early season conditions. Summit East and Alpental, Riach said, need more snow before they can open. The snowpack is so low that Summit at Snoqualmie Marketing Director Karter Riach said only Summit West and Summit Central are open. 'It's a brand-new board, and I don't want the bottom of it all ruined.' 'My board is in the car, and I looked at the hill, and I said, 'oh no,'' West said. RELATED: Increasing spring heatwaves to be a danger to snowpack, WSU study says It's so thin in places that season ticket holder Eric West came to snowboard on New Year’s Day but opted to sit out. One family told KOMO News this weekend they encountered thin snowpack, ice, and bare spots in places. Skiers and boarders have noticed the lack of snow at the Summit at Snoqualmie.
Snowpack in the Cascades and Olympic mountains is currently running 25%-58% of normal, according to data from the Natural Resources Conservation Services. Where's the snow? Skiers, boarders, back country enthusiasts and even those traveling the mountain passes have noticed the lack of snowpack in western Washington's mountain passes as of late.
