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49 Degrees North
49 Degrees North is the #1 family-friendly resort in the Pacific Northwest! And this year, 49 rolls out a new online lift ticket purchase program. To take advantage of this cool feature, head to www.ski49n.com, print off a discount voucher, bring it to the ticket window and exchange it for a day pass. It's that easy. It's that simple. Plus, you'll save money! And don't forget about 49's night skiing dates - Dec. 20, Dec. 27 and Jan. 17. Two canned food items and a dollar donation gives you access to excellent night skiing, entertainment and the chance to win a custom 49 Degrees North snowboard. |
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Lookout Pass
Did you know Lookout Pass has tripled its skiable acres since 2003? In an effort to make it a fourth straight year of record breaking skier visits, Lookout has instituted a new ticket system that will improve the speed and processing of selling passes. What does that mean? Less time in line, and more time on the slopes! Plus, Lookout has doubled the size of the rental shop area and brought in a new rental fleet of shaped skis and snowboards. |
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Mount Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park
Wondering what the snow is like up at Mt. Spokane? Just check your phone! This year Mt. Spokane will offer a new text message snow reporting program ensuring skiers and boarders the latest updates on the mountain conditions. And how about the condition of the hill? With a new snowcat featuring new "pick points," the condition of the groomed runs will be second to none. Plus, the new architectural design was approved by State of Washington Parks. Preliminary plans are to create a historical lodge similar in design to the Timberline Lodge on Mt. Hood. Keep an ear out for further updates! |
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Schweitzer Mountain Resort
How does skiing on Thanksgiving sound? With Schweitzer's addition of cutting edge snowmaking equipment, it could happen this year! The energy efficient and low impact system features nine fully automated Techno Alpin M18 fan snowmaking guns which will be moved between twenty-three hydrants. These high tech automated snowmaking guns are able to produce 25% more snow for the amount of energy consumed than other types of systems. They sense when conditions make snowmaking possible and turn on automatically, and also turn off automatically to conserve energy when conditions are not ideal. And don't worry; the retractable hydrants do not create obstacles for skiers and riders. Plus, the water and air mix can be adjusted to help build that original base or top off the run with some fresh pow! |
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Silver Mountain Resort
This year you can hit the slopes and the waves at Silver Mountain Resort. With the opening of the new Silver Rapids Waterpark, Silver is now the only place in the Western US where you can ski and surf in the same location. The new waterpark offers body and tube slides, a lazy river, family raft slide, kid's activity lagoon and the ultimate in aquatic attractions - a FlowRider Surf Wave! On the FlowRider you'll never ride the same wave twice with over 10,000 gallons of water released into the wave box in just 10 seconds. And on the mountain, continued glading in the chair 3 and 4 basin this summer has opened up some fantastic tree skiing! |
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