It's time to sharpen your egg-hunting skills, because we are hiding
A BAKER’S DOZEN OF GOLDEN EGGS (that’s 13 season passes!)
for the 2021 Mt. Baker Golden Egg Hunt!
Yes, there will be a Golden Egg Hunt at Mt. Baker this year, and YES, it will look different than our traditional Hunts. For the All Ages hunt, we are giving out a BAKER’S DOZEN OF SEASON PASSES for the 2021-22 season! And to avoid congestion and prolong the fun, we are spreading it out over a full week; starting Monday March 29 we will hide 2 Golden Eggs (each egg containing a 2021-22 Mt. Baker season pass) every day through Sunday April 4, except for April 1 when there will be 1 Golden Egg and Saturday April 3 when we will hide 1 egg and award 1 egg each to the fastest man and fastest woman in the Bunny Dash for the Pass race. So for this year only you have the chance to win one of 13 season passes rather than our traditional prize selection! For kids ages 6-8, we will have a modified kids’ hunt on Saturday April 3rd.
The Hunts will be very different than our traditional hunts this year since they've been adapted to maintain social distancing and safety protocols for Covid-19, so be sure to read through this page for details.
MAIN HUNT INFO
WHO'S IT FOR?
All ages with a valid lift ticket or season pass riding the chairlifts on the days of the hunt are eligible to participate.
WHEN
March 29 - April 4
9:00 am - lifts closing, or when the Golden Egg(s) are found, whichever comes first
GOLDEN EGGS - 13 of them!
- Each Golden Egg contains a certificate for a Mt. Baker 2021-22 season pass (each egg is sealed with a unique seal and the certificates are serial numbered)
- One Golden Egg win only per person and immediate family.
- Please visit our Covid-19 guidelines page for info on current requirements for skiing and snowboarding at Mt. Baker. Egg hunters will be required to maintain 6-ft social distancing while hunting the Golden Eggs. If another person is closer to the Golden Egg, keep your 6-ft distance and let them have it! We will have surveillance on the eggs and disqualify anyone who doesn't abide by the rules.
GOLDEN EGG SCHEDULE
- Monday March 29th: 2 Golden Eggs
- Tuesday March 30th: 2 Golden Eggs
- Wednesday March 31st: 2 Golden Eggs
- Thursday April 1st: 1 Golden Egg
- Friday April 2nd: 2 Golden Eggs
- Saturday April 3rd: 1 Golden Egg hidden in the ski area, 2 golden eggs given away in the "Bunny Dash for the Pass" race! see details below
- Sunday April 4th: 2 Golden Eggs
GOLDEN EGG CLUES
- The Golden Eggs will be hidden in places that can only be found by putting together clues that we provide (unless you're incredibly lucky and happen to stumble across a hiding spot)
- Things that might (or might not) be helpful in using the clues to figure out the location of a Golden Egg: current trail map, google, transceiver, shovel
- The first clues will be posted on the online snow report each morning for the locations of the eggs for that day.
- If the egg(s) aren't found by 10:00 a.m., we will begin posting clues every hour or half hour on white boards posted at the bottom of chairs 1, 7 and in front of the Raven Hut.
MORE INFO
- There will be no other types of eggs or prizes for the Main Hunt this year . . . just the 13 Golden Eggs.
- If you see any colored eggs on the slopes of Chairs 2 & 3 on Saturday April 3rd, those eggs are for the Kids Hunt! Please leave them for kids ages 6-8 to pick up. (They contain slime, sticky frogs, or other fun stuff for kids) These eggs cannot be returned for additional prizes like in years past. These eggs will be sealed with a special Mt. Baker sticker
- Egg Hunt rules and maps will be handed out the morning-of the event.
KIDS HUNT
WHO'S IT FOR?
- Ages 8 and under
- Must have a valid Mt. Baker lift ticket or season pass on April 3, 2021 to be eligible to participate.
- Please visit our Covid-19 guidelines page for info on current requirements for skiing and snowboarding at Mt. Baker. Egg hunters will be required to maintain 6-ft social distancing while hunting eggs . . . so if another kid is closer to an egg than you, keep your distance and let them have it. This is going to be a relaxed egg hunt, not a no-holds-barred, elbows-out one!
WHEN
- Saturday April 3
- 9:00 am - 11:00 am
WHERE
On the main runs accessed from Chair 2 & Chair 3. Eggs will be on the main, groomed runs and areas no more than 5 ft from the edge of the groomed areas.
PRIZE EGGS
- 1,000+ plastic eggs containing small prizes (i.e. stickers, slime, finger puppets)will be hidden on the runs of Chairs 2 & 3. (each egg is sealed with a unique Mt. Baker seal)
- ONLY kids ages 8 and under are allowed to hunt and keep these eggs.
- Kids can open their eggs and keep the prizes inside. In order to maintain social distancing this year, there will be no prize tent or additional goodies, unlike our traditional hunt.
- Eggs will be sealed with a special Mt. Baker sticker.
MORE INFO
Egg Hunt rules and maps will be handed out the morning-of the event.
THE BUNNY DASH FOR THE PASS!
WHAT
- Run from the bottom of chair #7 to about halfway up 7 (approx. to start of man-made halfpipe).
- Overall fastest man and woman each win a golden egg (2021-22 Mt. Baker season pass!)
- Every racer who finishes gets a certificate for 1 free serving of fries
- Bootpacking only, no skiing/splitboarding uphill
WHEN
- Saturday April 3, 2021
- first wave starts at 8:30 am
- lineup starts at 8:00 am (first-come, first-serve on line position and which wave)
WHO
- For all ages of skiers and snowboarders. There will only be 2 divisions: Men and Women (no separate categories for ages or equipment type) Women will compete first. Maximum 125 entrants.
- Must wear your snowboard boots or ski boots and carry your snowboard or skis (no x-country gear, but tele and randonee acceptable). You will be required to strap in or click in at the finish line and ride or ski back down to White Salmon lodge. Skiers are not required to carry their poles, but can if you want.
- No entry fee required, but must have either a current, valid Mt. Baker Season Pass or a Mt. Baker lift ticket for Saturday April 3, 2021
HOW
If there are 25 or fewer entrants in a division:
- Racers line up 6 feet apart at bottom of chair #7
- Masks/face covering must be worn until 1-minute start warning is given. Masks are not required during racing, but must be worn again after crossing finish line.
- Follow directions of the race starter
- At starting signal, racers run up Chair line. A race official will be standing somewhere under Chair #7, about halfway up, holding a golden egg. The first person to touch the golden egg wins. Winner stays at finish to receive instructions from race official.
- After finishing, racers must strap in or click in to gear and ski/ride down man-made halfpipe and back to WS lodge.
If there are more than 25 entrants in a division:
- First wave of racers line up 6 feet apart at bottom of chair #7. Each wave will be assigned a distinct color of survey tape - each racer in a wave will get a piece of survey tape to tie around their wrist. This tape must stay on until completion of event.
- Masks/face covering must be worn until 1-minute start warning is given. Masks are not required during racing, but must be worn again after crossing finish line.
- Follow directions of the race starter
- At starting signal, racers run uphill. A race official will be standing somewhere under Chair #7, about halfway up, holding a golden egg. The first 2 racers in each wave to touch the golden egg advance to the finals.
- After finishing, racers must strap in or click in to gear and ski/ride down man-made halfpipe and back to WS lodge.
- Finalists gather immediately at bottom of chair #7 and lineup again. First finalist to touch the golden egg wins.
***Race rules and/or format may change at any time. Check back here/and or with race officials on Saturday morning for any updates.