#Crystal mountain full#
Crystal has grown to include a full array of summer activities for all walks of life. Rainier National Park, amid stunning forests, wildflower-filled meadows and pure Washington wilderness. Rainier, just 6 miles from the Northeast entrance to Mt. You'll also find Washington's highest restaurant, the Summit House serving fresh Northwest cuisine.Ĭrystal Mountain is no longer just a mecca for snow enthusiasts - we'll remain open during the Spring and Summer too! Crystal Mountain lies on the sunny side of Mt. Rainier and the surrounding Cascade Range. It will travel 2,500 feet from the base of the mountain to the summit in less than 10 minutes! Once you arrive at the summit you'll be greeted by and breathtaking view of Mt. Rainier Gondola, the first gondola to be installed at a ski resort in Washington, whisks visitors to 6,872. Crystal Mountain averages 367 inches of snowfall annually which gives powder enthusiasts plenty to smile about. You’ll find 2,600 acres of everything from gentle groomed runs for beginners to challenging steeps, glades, chutes, bowls and expansive backcountry for the more adventurous. The key word at Crystal Mountain is variety. Rainier and the Cascade range from the top of the new gondola and Summit House restaurant a place you can enjoy fresh Northwest cuisine and relax and reflect in the majesty of the towering peaks and sweeping views. The sprawling expanse of the ski terrain flows over half a dozen peaks and basins and lends itself to seemingly limitless variations. This Northwest jewel, which first opened in 1962, is located on the Northeast corner of Mt. Scenic Drive: Point Defiance, Gig Harbor and Key Peninsula.Scenic Drive: Point Defiance to Steilacoom.
Market conditions, visitor projections and the project’s pro-forma have been reviewed favourably by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
By way of comparison, Big White Ski Resort, which is located an hour to the east of Crystal (45 minutes east of downtown Kelowna), currently sees 650,000 annual skier/day visits. In summer, Crystal is minutes away from the most popular warm-water lake in Western Canada as well as some of Canada’s most popular wineries.Ĭurrent visitor projections are very conservative and envision 75,000 skier/day visits at opening and approximately 250,000 visits are projected at build-out. In winter, Crystal is a bit like Colorado, but with more comfortable elevations and easier accessibility. Approximately 360,000 people live in the Okanagan. Kelowna is the fastest growing city in British Columbia, with a 1.8% average annual growth rate. Kelowna and Lake Okanagan are already popular with Albertans as well as British Columbians as a vacation getaway - but also as a family and retirement community. There is considerable opportunity for growth in the tourism industry in British Columbia, which has seen record growth in revenue and visitor numbers. The region is the second-most visited in British Columbia with approximately 4 million yearly visitor-days from Canada, the U.S., Asia and Europe. The Okanagan region’s attractiveness has been proven by its summer visitors and famous wineries and lake attractions. The resort village site, at 1,100 m (3,600 ft.) elevation, has exceptional access from Kelowna International Airport and the Coquihalla freeway from Vancouver, B.C.
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