Winter | Summer

Mountain Stats

Mountain Stats

Crystal Mountain is the largest ski area in Washington with a total of 2,600 acres (2,300 lift serviced acres) and over 50 named runs. There’s everything from gentle groomed cruising runs for beginners to challenging steeps, backcountry, glades, chutes and unbelievable black runs for the more adventurous.




Elevation

Base – 4,400 feet (3,912 feet
at the bottom of Lower Northway)
Summit (Silver King) – 7,012 feet
Vertical – 3,100 feet

Acres

2,600 Total Acres
2,300 Lift serviced acres
300 In-Bounds Backcountry acres
Unlimited Out-of-Bounds Backcountry

57 Named Trails

Advanced/Expert – 35%
Intermediate – 54%
Beginner – 11%

Longest Run

Northway – 2.5 miles

Average Annual Snowfall

350 inches

Lift Capacity

20,310 passengers per hour

Lifts (11 Total)

2 high speed six-passenger
2 high speed quads
2 triple chairs
4 double chairs
1 children’s surface lift

Winter Season

Mid November to Mid April

Historic Opening/Closing Dates (since 1982)

Earliest opening: November 4, 2005
Latest opening: December 15, 1995
Latest closing: July 14, 1999

Hours of Operation

Lifts run daily from 9am – 4pm
Night skiing is not available at Crystal

Additional Hours

Rental Shop
8:30am – 5pm

Left Angle Demo Shop
8:30am – 5pm

Ski School and Kids Club
Doors open at 8am for registration

Right Angle Sports Shop
8:30am – 4:30pm

Campbell Basin Lodge
10am – 3pm

Summit House Restaurant
10am – 3pm

Cascade Grill
7am – 5pm

Bullwheel Bar & Restaurant
Monday – Thursday 10am – 8pm
Friday 10am – 9pm
Saturday 10am – 1am

See the mountain in a whole new way!

View 360 degree panoramas, user generated videos, lift status, runs groomed overnight and much more with the New Interactive Trail Map

Maps for Download:
PDF (1 MB), Crystal Mountain Trail Map & Northway Inset

Milestones

1962
Crystal Mountain Opened with Miner’s Basin & Iceberg Ridge double chairlifts

1963
Installed Green Valley double chairlift
Silver Skis was built

1964
Summit House “warming hut” installed

1965
Crystal Mountain held the National Alpine Championships
Installed Quicksilver double chairlift
Crystal Inn was built and pool was installed

1970
Installed Campbell Basin double chairlift, which at the time was the the longest lift in North America.

1972
Rainier World Cup (PH & SL)
Base lodge increased from 174 seats to 342 seats

1976
Installed Bullion Basin triple chairlift

1980
Installed High Campbell double chairlift

1983
T-Bar to Gold Hills replaced with Bullion Basin Triple

1984
Installed Discovery Triple chairlift

1985
Base lodge increased from 342 seats to 822 seats

1987
25 Year anniversary

1988
First High Speed Quad Installed

1997
Boyne Purchased Crystal Mountain

**1998*
Replaced “Rendevues” with the Forest Queen Express high-speed six passenger chairlift

1999
Replaced “Midway” with the Chinook Express high-speed six passenger chairlift

2001
Green Valley chair replaced with a high speed quad

2004
Campbell Basin lodge was built

2007
Northway chairlift installed
Summit House restaurant renovation

Crystal Mountain Conditions

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Additional Information