Washington’s lift-serviced ski season is back on hiatus with Mission Ridge, the only ski resort in the state to have opened so far, changing course and closing this weekend in the wake of flood and wind damage in Chelan County.

Warm, wet weather has done the mountains no favors, with bare ground visible on webcams at the base areas of The Summit at Snoqualmie and White Pass.

Even if they had sufficient snow, Crystal Mountain Resort, Mt. Baker Ski Area and Stevens Pass are inaccessible due to road closures on Highways 410, 542 and 2, respectively. Stevens Pass evacuated 100 staff training at the resort on Wednesday ahead of the highway closure between Skykomish and Leavenworth, which WSDOT announced Friday will remain in place through the weekend.

“The 15-20 inches of snow we had on the

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