Ski Guide 2009 | There are many options for skiing around the state
THE NEWS TRIBUNE
49 DEGREES NORTH
Chewelah
LIFT TICKETS: $48 weekend, $42 weekday
TERRAIN: 68 trails, 2,325 acres, terrain park
LIFTS: Four double chairs, one quad, one surface lift
ELEVATION: 5,774-foot highest lift, 3,923 base, 1,851 drop
ANNUAL SNOWFALL: 301 inches
CROSS-COUNTRY: 10 kilometers
MORE INFO:
ski49n.com
BADGER MOUNTAIN
Near East Wenatchee
LIFT TICKETS: $10
TERRAIN: 5 trails, 20 acres
LIFTS: Two rope tows and one T-bar.
ELEVATION: 3,800 feet summit, 3,000 base, 800 drop.
ANNUAL SNOWFALL: 100 inches
CROSS-COUNTRY: Five kilometers
MORE INFO:
skibadgermt.com
BLUEWOOD
Near Dayton
LIFT TICKETS: $42
TERRAIN: 24 trails, 350 acres
LIFTS: Two triple chairs, one pommel
ELEVATION: 5,670-foot highest lift, 4,545 base, 1,125 drop
ANNUAL SNOWFALL: 300 inches
MORE INFO:
bluewood.com, 509-382-4725
CASCADE POWDER CATS
On Stevens Pass
LIFT TICKETS: $395 per day Dec. 15-Jan. 15 and March 16-April 15. $449 per day Jan. 16-March 15.
TERRAIN: 2,000 acres
LIFTS: Four snowcats, two mattracks
ELEVATION: 6,000 feet summit, 3,000 base, 3,000 drop.
MORE INFO:
cascadepowdercats.com, 877-754-2287.
ECHO VALLEY
Near Chelan
LIFT TICKETS: $20 for skiing and tubing
TERRAIN: 70 acres
LIFTS: Three rope tows, one poma
ELEVATION: 3,000 feet summit, 2,100 base, 900 drop.
ANNUAL SNOWFALL: 72 inches
MORE INFO:
echovalley.org
HURRICANE RIDGE
Olympic National Park
LIFT TICKETS: $25. A park entry fee of $15 per vehicle is charged to enter Olympic National Park.
TERRAIN: 10 trails, 100 acres
LIFTS: One poma, two rope tows
ELEVATION: 5,500-foot highest lift, 4,700 base, 800 drop
ANNUAL SNOWFALL: 400 inches
CROSS-COUNTRY: Available in the area and other parts of Olympic National Park.
MORE INFO:
hurricaneridge.net
LEAVENWORTH SKI HILL
Leavenworth
LIFT TICKETS: $10 to use either tubing or downhill, $12 for cross country. $18 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 base, 300 drop.
ANNUAL SNOWFALL: 120 inches
CROSS-COUNTRY: 7.5 kilometers, including five kilometers lit for night skiing.
MORE INFO:
skileavenworth.com
LOUP LOUP SKI BOWL
Between Twisp and Omak
LIFT TICKETS: $38
TERRAIN: 10 trails, 550 acres
LIFTS: One quad, one platter pull and rope tow.
ELEVATION: 4,020-foot highest lift, 2,780 base, 1,240 drop
ANNUAL SNOWFALL: 150 inches
CROSS-COUNTRY: 25 kilometers
MORE INFO:
skitheloup.com
MT. SPOKANE
North of Spokane
LIFT TICKETS: $42 weekends, $36 midweek.
TERRAIN: 44 trails, 1,200 acres, terrain park
LIFTS: 5 double lifts
ELEVATION: 5,889-foot highest lift, 4,200 base, 2,000 skiable drop
ANNUAL SNOWFALL: 300 inches
CROSS-COUNTRY: 25 kilometers.
MORE INFO:
mtspokane.com, 509-238-2220
NORTH CASCADE HELI SKIING
Mazama
LIFT TICKETS: $850 per day. Three-day packages are $2,400.
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
SITZMARK LIFTS
17 miles northeast of Tonasket
LIFT TICKETS: $30, $20 for students
TERRAIN: 15 trails, 80 groomed acres
LIFTS: One double chair and one rope tow
ELEVATION: 4,950-foot high point, 4,300 base, 650 drop.
ANNUAL SNOWFALL: 150 inches
CROSS-COUNTRY: Three kilometers
MORE INFO:
skisitzmark.org.
