Washington · United States · ski area
Crystal Mountain ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Crystal Mountain is a ski area in Washington, United States with 39 km of mapped downhill runs and 11 lifts, between 1,344 m and 2,072 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 39 km
- Lifts
- 11
- Top elevation
- 2,072 m
- Vertical drop
- 728 m
- Nearest airport
- YKM · 83 km
Slopes by difficulty
85 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 9 Chairlifts
- 1 Gondolas
- 1 Magic carpets
Crystal Mountain is a ski area in Washington, the United States. Its 85 mapped downhill runs add up to 39 km, which ranks it #66 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.4% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 459 m long.
Slopes at Crystal Mountain
About 15% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 48% intermediate and 33% advanced or expert, which makes Crystal Mountain best suited to confident and advanced skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 11 lifts: 9 chairlifts, 1 gondola, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,344 m up to 2,072 m, a vertical drop of 728 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Crystal Mountain
The nearest airport is Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field (YKM), about 83 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 48 min by car; Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) is 84 km away. Nearby ski areas include White Pass Ski Area (35.8 km), Meany Lodge (1.1 km), Three Summits (43.3 km) and Summit West (7.0 km), which together add 101 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Crystal Mountain
- 1 YKM83 kmstraight line
- 2Seattle–Tacoma International AirportSEA84 kmstraight lineSeattle, United States
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- 3 BFI90 kmstraight line
- 4 TIW90 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Crystal Mountain
- 35 kmWhite Pass Ski Area36 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 1,987 m
- 40 kmMeany Lodge1.1 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 1,029 m
- 52 kmThree Summits43 km of slopes · 20 lifts · up to 1,183 m
- 54 kmSummit West7.0 km of slopes · 8 lifts · up to 1,149 m
- 55 kmSahalie Ski Club1 lift · up to 933 m
- 57 kmAlpental14 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 1,659 m
- 90 kmMission Ridge33 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 2,064 m
- 92 kmIcicle River Ski & Snowshoe Areaup to 353 m
- 94 kmStevens Pass30 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 1,727 m
- 98 kmLeavenworth Ski Hill0.7 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 519 m
- 110 kmPlain Valley Ski TrailsSmall ski area
- 115 kmChiwawa Sno-Parkup to 671 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.