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Grant Gunderson: 25 Years at Mt. Baker

25 years ago, Grant Gunderson moved to Bellingham to ski and pursue a degree in plastics engineering at Western Washington University. That year, Mt. Baker was about to set a world record for …
From snowflake to sea swell, water has a cycle. A circulatory system whose seasonal heartbeat pumps snowmelt into this green and gracious land so many of us have come to call home. Yet any …
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The use of a GPS has never been easier. In the old days, we carried around bulky devices that didn’t even have the capacity to allow for mapping. They just directed you to waypoints. Since …
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When the term “wildlife photography” comes to mind, one can often automatically surround the imagined photo with that famous, bright yellow border that makes National Geographic covers so …
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In 1886, the original Horseshoe Cafe opened on Holly Street in downtown Bellingham to serve “ornery folks” like loggers, fishermen, and coal miners who likely made their way there on …
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Video of the Week: Waiting for Winter

Some Mount Baker locals teamed up with The Ski Journal for this fun video about the beginning of this ski season. Micah Evangelista, Sophia Rouches, Kelson Callahan and Jake Little, ripping as usual. …

Video of the Week: Mt. Baker Ultra Marathon

The first ever Mt. Baker Ultra Marathon went off last weekend, and nearly every racer made it from the town of Concrete to the top of Sherman Peak and back. Race director Dan Probst has been working …

Video of the Week: Below the Trees by Port Side Productions

Port Side Productions is a Bellingham-based video production company. Here's its latest video from local trails. https://youtu.be/wf0d330y3lA  
Winter sports
Snowboarding
The view from the top of Chair 5 on the Shuksan side of Mt. Baker Ski Area on opening day, December 13.

Mt. Baker Ski Area opens for winter

Mt. Baker Ski Area is open for winter, finally. After a wet and warm start that delayed opening by a month, the lauded ski area opened for season pass holders on Wednesday, December 13 after …

WSDOT Closes North Cascades Highway for winter season

In one of the most surefire signs of the incoming winter, Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) announced crews will be closing State Route 20 (North Cascades Highway) at 6 p.m. on Thursday, November 30.

Wet & Wild

Ask most people to picture a surfing Mecca and they’ll likely envision sun-drenched beaches, Volkswagen vans with the windows rolled down and surfers wearing the least amount of clothing possible. But a winter-waves hotspot in chilly British Columbia will quickly turn that image upside down.
Skiing

Mt. Baker: Summit to Sea

From snowflake to sea swell, water has a cycle. A circulatory system whose seasonal heartbeat pumps snowmelt into this green and gracious land so many of us have come to call home. Yet any …

Mapping Applications for the Backcountry

The use of a GPS has never been easier. In the old days, we carried around bulky devices that didn’t even have the capacity to allow for mapping. They just directed you to waypoints. Since …

Winter 2023 Newsroom

Mt. Baker Highway reopens for traffic, NPS considers reintroduction of grizzly bears to North Cascades National Park, and other news from around the PNW.
Snowshoeing

Nooksack Nordic Ski Club

Nooksack Nordic Ski Club has been organizing like-minded skiers to get out on groomed trails around its namesake river since the 1990s. What started as a small group of dedicated winter recreationists has slowly grown into a yearly institution in the Mt. Baker foothills.

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Adventures

Mountain Trivia: Round Six

This article marks the sixth time that Mount Baker Experience has featured mountain trivia. I hear it all the time. When is the next mountain trivia issue coming out … ? Well, you asked. And so, you shall receive. With that said, let’s get to it!

The Peak Bagging Dilemma

It’s no secret the glaciers and the alpine environment are changing, yet despite extensive media coverage, it remains an issue that’s tough to fully comprehend. Those who are lucky enough to live in the shadow of big, glaciated mountains can only see so much change from down below. From Bellingham, it’s easy to spot the difference in Mt. Baker’s soft, snowy winter coat and its rocky summer skeleton, but it’s hard to notice how increasingly famished it become each summer.
Photography
Graham's Bar & Restaurant in Glacier.

Glacier's Back

Leave your sack lunch at home this ski season, because the restaurant scene is heating up in Glacier.

MBE hosts fundraiser for Northwest Avalanche Center in downtown Bellingham

Mount Baker Experience hosted a night of drinks, brats, and dozens of raffled gifts all going to benefit Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC), who work tirelessly to keep backcountry recreators safe and …

2023 Mt. Baker Hill Climb Gallery

Story and photos by Nolan Baker The 2023 Mt. Baker Hill Climb was a rousing success atop Artist Point on Sunday, September 17. Hundreds of cyclists from among the Pacific Northwest and around the …
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Local film to be chosen for 5Point Film Festival

The 5point Film Festival's "On the Road" tour is coming to Depot Market Square in Bellingham. The outdoor screening will feature the year's best adventure sports cinematography and storytelling, and …

Culture
The Mount Baker Experience crew at the finish line at 2023's Ski to Sea.

Ski to Sea opens registration for 2024

The legendary Ski to Sea is set for Sunday, May 26, 2024 and registration is officially open. After celebrating 50 years of the iconic relay race last year, Whatcom Events opened up its …

"Just pure luck and hard work"

Once upon a time, there were two brothers, John and his younger brother Drew, who grew up in their parents’ ski shop on Northstar Mountain in California. When they weren’t outside sliding on the snow, they ran around the ski shop getting in the way of ski techs and other mountain people and generally making a rambunctious nuisance of themselves. Sure, they learned about DIN settings, camber and torsional rigidity but what really rubbed off the on these boys was their love of mountains and skiing.

In conversation with John C. Miles

If there’s one person who can illustrate the tumultuous history of the initial incorporation of the park, the inception of its caretaker, North Cascades Institute, and the ongoing efforts to educate and share the pristine wilderness with all, it would be John C. Miles.
 

The Zen of Fishing

Past, present, and future come together on Lummi Island in the practice of reefnetting. Photo by Travis Moose. Story by Erin Deinzer. Photos by Travis Moose. Historical photos courtesy Washington …

Fall 2023 Gallery

COVER: A waterfall hundreds of feet high, full of stair-stepped drops, born on high snowfields and alp slopes, presents Jenny Abegg with a view to ogle over while fording. Photo by Jason Hummel. Fall …
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