Willamette Pass

Location

Eugene
United States
43° 36' 6.12" N, 122° 1' 54.12" W
US
General info: 

While everyone in the family will enjoy the terrain at Willamette, advanced skiers will pick eight black diamond runs. There's night skiing and a 1,563-foot vertical drop. You will find 29 trails over 550 acres and an average annual snowfall of 430 inches. There's plenty of cross-country skiing too.

BASE: 5120ft
SUMMIT: 6683ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1563ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 6
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 5
Surface: 1

Costs: 

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: US$49.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: US$49.00

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

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