I once asked John Kircher, owner of Crystal Mountain, to rank his ski area's night life on a scale of 1 to 10.

"We probably rate a minus-50 nationally," he said. "But for Washington, we're a 10."

Because Washington lacks a destination ski area, it's never had a killer night life like Whistler or Sun Valley.

But if the November issue of Skiing magazine is any indication, Washington's ski bars might finally being making a name for themselves.

Two bars were featured in an article called "34 Reasons to Drink in a Ski Town.

No. 7 was Shot Skis at the Snorting Elk Cellar at Crystal Mountain. This is a ski with about four shot glasses attached to it. A group loads up the glasses and all at once tip them back.

And at No. 11, The Foggy Goggle at Stevens Pass made the list based entirely on it's name. It shared the honor with a bar of the same name at Seven Springs in Pennsylvania.

The magazine also recommends the North Bend Bar and Grill for the drive home from the Summit at Snoqualmie.