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Alpental ski area agreed to maintain this section of road at their cost for the Sahalie group in exchange for this access for 99 years. The ski area opened for the 1967–68 season with 3 chairlifts, then called Eins (1), Zwei (2), Drei (3), and 5 rope tows, had night skiing from the beginning, and was closed on Mondays.
Alpental Valley is a popular outdoor recreation area in the Cascades during summer and winter. In the summer, Alpental Valley provides a starting point for hikers and climbers. The hiking trails provide access to the Alpine Lakes Wilderness ; there is a rich climbing history starting from the Alpental Valley floor.
The Summit consists of four ski areas: Alpental, Summit West (formerly named Snoqualmie Summit), Summit Central (formerly Ski Acres), and Summit East (formerly Hyak). [12] The Summit at Snoqualmie is the closest ski area to Seattle. Snowmobiling just east of the pass is also popular during the winter months.
The Snoqualmie Tunnel is a former railroad tunnel near Snoqualmie Pass in the U.S. state of Washington, located east of Seattle.The tunnel crosses the Cascade Range about three miles (5 km) south of the pass, which is used by Interstate 90, on the border between King County and Kittitas County.
Of the 503 ski areas, 390 are "public U.S. ski areas that run chairlifts" and "113 either run only surface lifts, or are not open to the general public", says to Storm Skiing. [5] Of the 390 public, chairlift areas, 233 or 60% have joined one or more United States–based, international multi-mountain ski pass , according to Storm Skiing.
Snoqualmie Mountain is the tallest peak in the immediate vicinity of Snoqualmie Pass in the North Cascade Range of Washington state, U.S. Its shape is often described as "amorphous" or "blob-like", although it does display a steep north face dropping down to the Middle Fork of the Snoqualmie River.
Mt. Baker Ski Area is a ski resort in the northwest United States, located in Whatcom County, Washington, at the end of State Route 542.The base elevation is at 3,500 feet (1,067 m), while the peak of the resort is at 5,089 feet (1,551 m).
The road was first able to be kept open all winter by 1931, and in 1934 it was numbered Primary State Highway 2 in addition to US 10. [10] The highway was paved between 1931 and 1939. [14] [15] SR 906 came to be the name of the highway during the construction of Interstate 90 over the pass.