The Mountain

This skiers paradise turns into a summer oasis with beautiful wildflowers & green meadows, hiking & biking, guided horseback rides and our famous Sunset Dinners at Washington’s highest restaurant!

Elevation

Base – 4,400 feet
Summit – 6,872 feet

Summer Season

June 16 to September 23 (Daily)

Hours of Operation (times vary)

Sunset Dinners
& Scenic Gondola Rides

Milestones

1962
Crystal Mountain Opened with Miner’s Basin & Iceberg Ridge double chairlifts

1963
Installed Green Valley double chairlift
Silver Skis was built

1964
Summit House “warming hut” installed

1965
Crystal Mountain held the National Alpine Championships
Installed Quicksilver double chairlift
Crystal Inn was built and pool was installed

1970
Installed Campbell Basin double chairlift, which at the time was the the longest lift in North America.

1972
Rainier World Cup (PH & SL)
Base lodge increased from 174 seats to 342 seats

1976
Installed Bullion Basin triple chairlift

1980
Installed High Campbell double chairlift

1983
T-Bar to Gold Hills replaced with Bullion Basin Triple

1984
Installed Discovery Triple chairlift

1985
Base lodge increased from 342 seats to 822 seats

1987
25 Year anniversary

1988
First High Speed Quad Installed

1997
Boyne Purchased Crystal Mountain

**1998*
Replaced “Rendezvous” with the Forest Queen Express high-speed six passenger chairlift

1999
Replaced “Midway” with the Chinook Express high-speed six passenger chairlift

2001
Green Valley chair replaced with a high speed quad

2004
Campbell Basin lodge was built

2007
Northway chairlift installed
Summit House restaurant renovation

2010
Mt. Rainier Gondola installed