All the information you'll need to explore Washington's lesser known ski areas, like Hurricane Ridge and Eastern Washington locales that range from kiddy hills to trips of a lifetime.
CHEWELAH
49 Degrees north
Lift tickets: $37 weekend, $31 weekday
Terrain: 54 trails, 2,325 acres, terrain park
Lifts: Four double chairs, one surface lift
Elevation: 5,774-foot highest lift, 3,923-foot base, 1,851-foot drop
Annual snowfall: 301 inches
Cross-country: 10 kilometers
More info: ski49n.com
DAYTON
Bluewood
Lift tickets: $34
Terrain: 24 trails, 350 acres
Lifts: Two triple chairs, one pommel
Elevation: 5,670-foot highest lift, 4,545-foot base, 1,125-foot drop
Annual snowfall: 300 inches
More info: bluewood.com
STEVENS PASS
Cascade Powder Cats
Lift tickets: $395 per day for nonmembers, $2,500 per season for members
Terrain: 2,000 acres
Lifts: Four SnowCats, two Mattracks
Elevation: 6,000-feet summit, 3,000-foot base, 3,000-foot drop
More info: cascadepowdercats.com
NEAR CHELAN
Echo Valley
Lift tickets: $20
Terrain: 70 acres
Lifts: Three rope tows, one Poma
Elevation: 3,000-foot summit, 2,100-foot base, 900-foot drop
Annual snowfall: 72 inches
More info: echovalley.org
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK
Hurricane Ridge
Lift tickets: $20 per day, $185 per person or $375 per family for season pass.
Terrain: 10 trails, 100 acres
Lifts: Three (one Poma, two rope tows)
Elevation: 5,500-foot highest lift, 4,700-foot base, 800-foot drop
Annual snowfall: 400 inches
Cross-country: Available in the area and other parts of Olympic National Park
More info: hurricaneridge.net
LEAVENWORTH
Leavenworth Ski Hill
Lift tickets: $10 to use either tubing, downhill or cross-country facilities; $15 to use all three facilities<
Terrain: 20 acres, including a small-scale ski jump
Lifts: Two rope tows
Elevation: 1,700-foot summit, 1,400-foot base, 300-foot drop
Annual snowfall: 120 inches
Cross-country: 7.5 kilometers, including five kilometers lit for night skiing
More info: skileavenworth.com
BETWEEN TWISP AND OMAK
Loup Loup Ski Bowl
Lift tickets: $25 Wednesdays-Fridays, $30 weekends; closed Mondays and Tuesdays
Terrain: 10 trails, 550 acres
Lifts: Three
Elevation: 4,020-foot highest lift, 2,780-foot base, 1,240-foot drop
Annual snowfall: 150 inches
Cross-country: 25 kilometers
More info: skitheloup.com
NORTH OF SPOKANE
Mount Spokane
Lift tickets: $35 weekends, $29 midweek.
Terrain: 44 trails, 1,200 acres, terrain park
Lifts: Five double lifts
Elevation: 5,889-foot highest lift, 4,200-foot base, 2,000-foot skiable drop
Annual snowfall: 300 inches
Cross-country: 25 kilometers
More info: mtspokane.com
MAZAMA
North Cascade Helicopter Skiing
Lift tickets: $860 per weekend day and $800 per day midweek; three-day packages are $2,500 for weekends and $2,300 during the week.
Terrain: Access to more than 300,000 acres
Lifts: One A-Star helicopter that shuttles groups of four and their guide to the top of the peaks
Elevation: Drop-offs as high as 8,900 feet with vertical drops as much 3,800 feet
More info: heli-ski.com
NORTH OF TONASKET
Sitxmark Lifts
Lift tickets: $25, $15 for students
Terrain: 15 trails, 80 groomed acres
Lifts: Two (one double chair and one rope tow)
Elevation: 4,950-foot high point, 4,300-foot base, 650-foot drop
Annual snowfall: 150 inches
Cross-country: Three kilometers
More info: 1-509-486-2700 or 1-509-485-1902
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