Hip, hip, hooray!

In case you missed it in September (with all our gorgeous weather), NOAA officially issued a La Nina advisory on September 8, 2011.

Look for an active winter ahead, with above average snowfall in the Cascades.  Last year was an awesome La Nina, with over 600 inches falling at Crystal! 

We’re looking forward to lots of winter white.  Sounds like you should plan a winter trip now:)

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A fabulous Fall hike for all ages, and still easily accessible from the White River Campground—halfway up the Sunrise Road.

Mt. Rainier National Park and over 400 volunteers invested upwards of 18,000 hours rebuilding this trail, after it was ravaged in the 2006 flood.  Now the Emmons Moraine trail is a relatively easy 3-mile roundtrip hike to great views of the snout of the Emmons Glacier (the largest glacier in the lower 48 states) and Mt. Rainier. 

The road to the White River Campground will be open until October 30 this year (weather permitting).  Just park in the Day… Read Full Story

This is a great Fall hike for huckleberries, wonderful Fall colors and incredible views of Mt. Rainier!  It’s one of our favorite trails, and one to which we often escape on our days off.

You can actually hike to this trail from Alta Crystal Resort via the Deep Creek Trail (right behind the resort) but the trail is steep (lots of switchbacks) and it about 6 miles each way.

Most guests prefer to drive up the (rough) Corral Pass road, the next Forest Service road up from us.  The road is 6 miles each way on a gravel road that… Read Full Story