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White Pass Ski Resort
Washington, USA


Resort Statistics
vertical drop:1,500 feet
summit:6,000 feet
base:4,500 feet
lifts:5
trails:32
longest run:13,200 feet

Snowboarding
permitted:Yes
terrain park:Yes
half-pipe:Yes
Snow and Terrain
annual snowfall:350 inches
snowmaking:6%
skiable area:635 acres
easiest: 20%
more difficult: 60%
most difficult: 20%

Other Activities
x-country:18 km
snow tubing:No
Contact Information
information:509 672-3101
conditions:509 672-3100
web site:skiwhitepass.com
location:Washington, USA


White Pass Ski Resort News

Early Start To The Season (KEPR Pasco)
November 29, 2009 - Cold temperatures mean the powder is piling up at White Pass. It's a nice change from last year when the lack of snow did nothing but cause problems. Action News has your first look at the ski and snowboard season.  read more

Transition Time for White Pass Ski Area - Wed, 25 Nov 2009 PST (The Spokesman-Review)
November 25, 2009 - The word is out. After nearly 25 years, a much-talked-about expansion of White Pass Ski Area is finally under way. When complete next year, the project will have doubled the size of the ski area and increased the vertical drop by 500 feet.  read more

Early opening at White Pass delights skiers, boarders (Yakima Herald-Republic)
November 14, 2009 - White Pass Ski Area ski patroller Johnny Williams marks a rock with a bamboo pole on the Cascade ski run as he prepares for the opening day at the White Pass Ski Area Nov. 13, 2009. Ski patrollers' duties in the last hour before opening included marking obstacles not yet covered by snow, checking roped-off areas and placing signs around the area.  read more

Extreme Winter Weather Hurts Ski Season (KEPR Pasco)
April 25, 2009 - The wicked winter weather is over which means so is the ski season. Mother Nature's given the folks at White Pass a little bit of everything first no snow, then too much snow, even extreme wind. We wanted to see how the wild ride of a season effected their bottom line and how things are looking for next season.  read more

Ski Season Opens At White Pass (KAPP Yakima)
December 19, 2008 - The 2008-2009 Ski Season has begun at the White Pass Ski Resort. The season started later in the year than normal, however, the heavy snowfall in the area recently has enabled the resort to open 80% of the slopes. The Great White Quad and the Platter were both open today.  read more

Snowboarders finally have deep snow for big air (The Daily News)
December 19, 2008 - Less than a week ago, White Pass — and, for that matter, most of the ski areas around the state — didn’t have enough snow to build a snowman, much less to turn on a ski lift.  read more

White Pass Winter wonderland
March 02, 2006 - If there's magic in the air this weekend at the 20th annual White Pass Winter Carnival, it's because Spike is everywhere.  read more

Ski bums? Think again about those who work at White Pass
February 26, 2006 - WHITE PASS He sleeps in his 1985 Subaru wagon with his dog, Angel, "a powder hound," shrugging off freezing temperatures and pretty much living in his ski pants.  read more

Skiing Back in Business
November 10, 2005 - The ski season that wouldn't arrive is about to be replaced by one that wouldn't wait. Barring an unexpected mid-week run of warm temperatures that might deflate its already healthy snowpack, White Pass is scheduled to open Friday.  read more

Ski resorts open slopes this weekend
March 31, 2005 - The Olympian, WA - Ski resorts that have been closed for a month will reopen Saturday after a storm dumped several feet of snow on the Cascade Range during the past 10 days. As a result, White Pass, Crystal Mountain, Mount Baker and Summit at Snoqualmie...  read more



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