Crystal Mountain, USA - Washington
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Crystal Mountain summary
Crystal Mountain in the United States (Washington State) is a large resort with 11 lifts (10 chair lifts, 1 surface lifts) that offers skiers an impressive 945 metres (3100 feet) of vertical descent. Crystal Mountain has 2600 acres of terrain over 53 trails. Crystal Mountain is best suited to intermediate skiers and snowboarders but there is some terrain for beginners and advanced skiers. We have no information about the existence of any cross country ski trails at Crystal Mountain. For snowboarders, there is a half pipe. A small proportion of the trails at Crystal Mountain are covered by snowmaking. The nearest airport is at Seatle and the nearest train station to Crystal Mountain is at Tacoma. There is accommodation located close to the pistes but we would welcome additional information about any hotels or chalets in Crystal Mountain.
Resorts close to Crystal Mountain include:
White Pass Village (41 km),
Summit at Snoqualmie (51 km),
Alpental At The Summit (52 km),
The Summit at Snoqualmie (71 km),
Stevens Pass (81 km),
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Trails (Pistes): 53 |
Halfpipes: 1 |
| Summit: 2137 m |
Toplift: m |
| Beg: 11% Int: 54% Adv: 35% |
Terrain Parks: - |
| Vertical Drop: 945 m |
X-Country: - |
| Lifts: 11 (10 chair lifts, 1 surface lifts) |
Snowmaking: 2% |
| Gondolas / Cable Cars: - |
Slopeside accom.: Y |
| Restaurants: 6 |
Acres of ski: 2600 |
| Bars: 2 |
Nearest Airport: Seatle |
| Nearest Train: Tacoma |
Info phone: +13606632265,
Crystal Mountain Resort Info Website |
Visitor Reviews of Crystal Mountain
Jeffrey Knecht from UNITED STATES writes:
Crystal Mountain has the most potential for being a world class resort in Washington State. The things that stand out about Crystal are that the lifts are now up to date thanks to the new owners (Boyne Usa) and the terrain they have. The terrain is awesome because it has runs for all levels of skill and the backcountry is amazing when they get new snow and you find a perfect run to the base. The snow at Crystal is usually better than the other Washington resorts due to its base elevation of 4,500 ft and top elevation of 7,000 feet. The lodge is alright too but isn't even close to be as good as the Whistler lodges or the Mt.Baker lodge. The lifts are pretty up to date but I'd really like to see the Green Valley chair be updated because its still a little rickidy double chair that holds access to best runs on the mountain. I'd advise beginners to go straight to the Forest Queens lift that has the best beginner run 'Queens.' The other beginner lift is Discovery which is way to flat to really learn since you can hardly get going. The Forest Queen lift holds the best intermediate runs like Mr.Magoo and CMAC. The Rainer Express lift has a lot of good terrain and has a Summit House on top so you can eat and not have to go all the way down to the base. Rainer Express has a few intermediate runs and a few expert runs which are pretty good. The High Campbell lift is a lift only for experts and can be quite difficult in early and late season runs because there are a ton of rocks all over the place and since its mostly wind blown snow you can get in some pretty bad situations up there. Those are the only bad things about it though There are a lot of good things about it like steeps, good snow and theres always some virgin snow that no ones gone through. Those are my favorite lifts and you should really check them out.
2003-09-11 |
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