Alpental

Location

Kittitas County
United States
47° 25' 14.448" N, 121° 24' 42.12" W
US
General info: 

Alpental is one of four base areas at the Summit-at-Snoqualmie, separated from the other three by Interstate 90. Alpental offers the most advanced and expert terrain at the area with runs like Upper International and Shot Six. Enjoy a 360-degree view and 500 acres of backcountry terrain, plus your choice of either black or double-black downhill runs from the top of Chair 2, the Edelweiss chair. Alpental is served by three double chairs and one detachable high-speed quad, has 2,280 feet of vertical, and averages 444 inches of snow a year. That’s a lot of big numbers for a ski area with just a bit more than 300 skiable acres inbounds. There is no wasted space.

BASE: 3140ft
SUMMIT: 5420ft
VERTICAL DROP: 2280ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 5
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 4
Surface: 1

Costs: 

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: US$60.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekday: US$12.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: US$63.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekend: US$12.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

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