White Pass Ski Area

White Pass Ski Area
Looking northward, down the liftline
Location	White Pass, Washington,  United States
Nearest city	Yakima - 50 mi (80 km) Tacoma - 110 mi (180 km)
Coordinates	46°38′07″N 121°23′15″W / 46.63528°N 121.38750°W / 46.63528; -121.38750
Vertical	2,000 ft (610 m)
Top elevation	6,500 ft (1,980 m)
Base elevation	4,500 ft (1,370 m)
Skiable area	1,402 acres (5.7 km2)
Runs	45 - 30% Beginner - 50% Intermediate - 20% Advanced
Lift system	6 chairlifts, - 2 hi-speed quads - 1 quad - 1 triple - 2 doubles 2 surface lifts - 1 platter lift - 1 magic carpet
Lift capacity	9,700 / hr
Snowfall	350 in (890 cm)
Snowmaking	At base area on Far East and Poma Face
Night skiing	limited: Saturdays & holidays
Website	Ski White Pass.com

The White Pass Ski Area is a ski area in the northwest United States, in the Cascade Range at White Pass, Washington. Located 50 miles (80 km) west of Yakima on US-12, it is 110 miles (180 km) east of Tacoma.As the crow flies, the pass is 25 miles (40 km) southeast of the summit of Mount Rainier and 30 miles (50 km) north of Mount Adams.

The base elevation of White Pass is at 4,500 feet (1,370 m) above sea level, with a lift-served summit at 6,500 feet (1,980 m), yielding a vertical drop of 2,000 feet (610 m). Located on the south side of the east-west highway, the slopes primarily face north.

The mountain has six chairlifts: two high speed quads, a fixed-grip quad, a triple, and two doubles. It also includes two surface lifts: a platter lift and a magic carpet for beginning skiers. There is a terrain park that regularly features rail jams, slopestyle, and the like located on Rib Eye off the Basin Quad.

The Nordic Center provides access to a variety of groomed, double-tracked cross-country ski, trails in the Wenatchee and Gifford Pinchot National Forests. The terrain challenges all ability levels in classic cross-county, skating cross-country, and snowshoeing on 18 km (11 mi) of trails.