Crystal Mountain ski area, Northern Cascade Range, Washington

Crystal Mountain ski area, Northern Cascade Range, Washington

Crystal Mountain is a big mountain with all kinds of skiing available, easy, hard, you pick. The scenery is great, and so is the snow. says Ken Baker.

This ski area has 10 lifts, and they make for a comforting ride up the mountain. All in all there are 50 trails to select from; it's a perfect mixture. With 2,300 acres of terrain you will never lack ski terrain. This ski mountain gets higher than average snow each season. Crystal Mountain is a full-scale ski mountain featuring a rather high elevation difference

    when you compare it to other ski mountains in the region. The ski run map on this net page will give you a good idea what Crystal Mountain is like. Crystal Mountain is a good ski resort for everybody with many beginner and intermediate ski runs. The grandiose
mountain vista of Washington and the buzz of coasting down a slope are in themselves incentive enough to come here to ski. Crystal Mountain has a much lower than average ratio of red and black ski runs and a much higher than average share of blue and green ski runs. The snow blanketed mountains of the Northern Cascade Range make for a magnificent panorama. Crystal Mountain's drop from top to bottom of 3,100 feet is sufficient for a good top to bottom run. Crystal Mountain has an okay diversity of ski runs and an okay

selection of different ski lifts. The snow here gets especially deep, 32 feet every season, and that is one of the reasons this is such a great ski mountain. Crystal Mountain has the biggest altitude difference for 512 miles. You may be into skiing or snowboarding, or both, doesn't matter, there are loads of good locations for that around here. The snowboarding and the skiing in this part of the country is a wonderful thing to do during the winter. The snow-white mountains of Washington are a magnificent location for snowboarding or skiing. This is a good ski resort with loads of different ski runs; it's completely out of the question to get bored here. Not too many hotels in the neighborhood, you'll have to voyage a bit to get to one, but if you don’t have reservations, you might end up sleeping in your car. Getting a good workout and just hanging out with your skiing pals will have you returning. The Northern Cascade Range in winter is so picturesque you won’t believe it.

Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.93556
Longitude: -121.47361

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QUICK STATS
Elevation drop: 3,100 feet
Expert and advanced runs: 30 %
Intermediate runs: 57 %
Beginner runs: 13 %
Runs: 50
Lifts: 10
Annual snowfall: 32 feet
Skiing Area: 2,300 acres
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Crystal Mountain ski area Trail Map:

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These outdoors activities are available near Crystal Mountain ski area.

Ski Areas Near Crystal Mountain ski area:

White Pass, Washington , 15 miles away
   1500 vertical feet
   32 runs - 6 lifts
   20% Expert & Adv.
   60% Intermediate
   20% Beginner

Snoqualmie, Washington , 23 miles away
   1100 vertical feet
   96 runs - 29 lifts
   33% Expert & Adv.
   47% Intermediate
   20% Beginner

Alpental, Washington , 24 miles away
   2280 vertical feet
   19 runs - 5 lifts
   75% Expert & Adv.
   22% Intermediate
   3% Beginner

Stephens Pass, Washington , 38 miles away
   1800 vertical feet
   37 runs - 10 lifts
   35% Expert & Adv.
   54% Intermediate
   11% Beginner

Cooper Spur, Oregon , 72 miles away
   500 vertical feet
   10 runs - 2 lifts
   20% Expert & Adv.
   40% Intermediate
   40% Beginner

Mission Ridge, Washington , 76 miles away
   2200 vertical feet
   35 runs - 5 lifts
   30% Expert & Adv.
   60% Intermediate
   10% Beginner

Mt. Hood Meadows, Oregon , 77 miles away
   2777 vertical feet
   87 runs - 12 lifts
   35% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   15% Beginner

Timberline Lodge, Oregon , 77 miles away
   3590 vertical feet
   32 runs - 6 lifts
   20% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   30% Beginner

Mt. Hood Ski Bowl, Oregon , 80 miles away
   1500 vertical feet
   65 runs - 9 lifts
   40% Expert & Adv.
   40% Intermediate
   20% Beginner

Mt.Baker, Washington , 92 miles away
   1500 vertical feet
   38 runs - 8 lifts
   31% Expert & Adv.
   45% Intermediate
   24% Beginner

Whitewater Near Crystal Mountain ski area:

Chinook Creek, Pierce County , 8 miles away, Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats)

White River, Pierce County , 8 miles away, Class III - 10 miles long (Silver Springs Campground to West Fork White)

American River, -blank- County , 10 miles away, Class II-III+ - 7.5 miles long (Lodgepole Campground to Hell's Crossing)

Trails Near Crystal Mountain ski area:

Castle Mountain Trail, Pierce , 3 miles away

Cascade Crest Trail, Kittitas , 4 miles away

Dewey Lake Trail, Yakima , 4 miles away

National Parks Near Crystal Mountain ski area:

Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA , 36 miles away