CRAIG HILL
Craig Hill is The News Tribune’s injury-prone Adventure writer. After eight years covering college football and basketball, he started writing about adventure sports in 2004. He writes about everything from mountaineering and cycling to skiing and camping. You can reach him at craig.hill@thenewstribune.com
JEFFREY P. MAYOR
Jeffrey P. Mayor has been The News Tribune’s Adventure editor since 2003, and oversees our weekly Adventure section. His coverage focuses on fishing, hunting, Mount Rainier and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can reach him at jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com
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Here's how the end of ski season is shaping up (Get up there and hit the slopes while the skiing is good - and it is very, very good right now.):
SPRING SCHEDULE
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
Open through April 19. Could extend season or reopen in May if skier numbers are up.
SUMMIT AT SNOQUALMIE
Night skiing at Summit Central ends Saturday. Summit West and Summit East are closed for the season. Summit Central and Alpental will remain open as long as conditions permit.
WHITE PASS
Open daily until April 12 then Saturdays and Sundays until April 26.
STEVENS PASS
Open daily until April 5. Open Thursday to Sunday until April 19.
MISSION RIDGE
Closes April 5.
MT. BAKER
Open weekends through April. Closing day depends on conditions.
In 2005 I spent a day skiing at Alpine Meadows on Lake Tahoe. While the skiing was good – very good in fact – and the lift tickets were cheap (a great combo), I was most interested in the stories I heard from the locals.
Whether I was hanging out in the lodge with ski instructor Vinny Distefano or riding the chairlift with Jim Cochrane, a 70-year-old former Oregon State University football player, it seemed everybody wanted to share the same piece of history about the ski area.
On March 31, 1982, Alpine Meadows was the site of the deadliest avalanche any American ski resort has ever seen. Inbounds avalanches are very rare at ski areas, but this avalanche killed seven people and resulted in several stories of heroism.
Now, Jennifer Woodlief, a former Sports Illustrated reporter and CIA case officer, is recounting the combination events that lead to the avalanche as well as the stories of those who died and survived.
Her book, “A Wall of White,” went on sale Feb. 17. It is $25 and is published Atria Books.
