Washington State slopes and winter resorts offer ample space for downhill and cross country skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, inner-tubing or just sitting in front of the fireplace with your sweetheart while the snow falls outside the window. Whatever cold-weather activities warm your heart, you’ll find premier winter activity destinations throughout Washington. It’s a little easier to pry yourself from the comfy bed when you know you’re only an hour’s drive from fresh snow on the slopes of the Cascade Range, sometimes referred to as the “Switzerland of North America.” Washington State is gifted with skiing unsurpassed in accessibility and variety of terrain.