Oregon Ski areas in Oregon are near-paradise for snow enthusiasts. They get deep regular snowfalls from Pacific storms that dump before crossing the Cascades. Every ski region of North America gets its share of oatmeal during marginal weather, but few share Oregon's topography of snow-covered volcanic peaks up to two miles high. Those peaks mean great skiing on the flanks, in the bowls, and through the woods of the surrounding terrain. Washington Seattle's rainy winter season generally implies ample snow in the nearby Washington Cascades .
Most years see phenomenal amounts of the stuff.
Washington skiers figure that if there aren't at least a hundred inches base on the ground, it's still early in the winter. East of the mountains, Washington has 200 miles of high plateau and desert reaching to the Rocky Mountain foothills of Idaho and Montana. Ski areas like Mission Ridge, in the geographical center of the state, and Mt. Spokane, near the city of Spokane, benefit from a much dryer snow than the Cascades. British Columbia British Columbia covers 366,000 square miles, and over 90 per cent of that range is provincial forests and parks. It is the heli-skiing and Nordic touring center of the known ski universe, and has the added bonus of 35 or so alpine ski areas.