Willamette Pass Resort
| Willamette Pass Resort | |
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 View from summit of Willamette Pass Ski Area | |
  Willamette Pass Resort Location of Willamette Pass in Oregon | |
| Location | Cascade Range, Klamath County, Oregon  United States |
| Nearest major city | Oakridge 20 miles (30 km) |
| Coordinates | 43°36′00″N 122°02′10″W / 43.60°N 122.036°WCoordinates: 43°36′00″N 122°02′10″W / 43.60°N 122.036°W |
| Vertical | 1,563 ft (476 m) |
| Top elevation | 6,683 ft (2,037 m) |
| Base elevation | 5,120 ft (1,561 m) |
| Skiable area | 555 acres (2.25 km2) |
| Runs | 29 total  - 20% Beginner - 45% Intermediate - 35% Advanced / Expert |
| Longest run | 2.1 mi (3 km) |
| Lift system | 6 Total - Winter - 1 High-Speed Six Pack - 3 Triple Chairs - 1 Double Chair - 1 Magic Carpet 1 Total - Summer - 1 Gondola, 6 person (sightseeing) |
| Terrain parks | 1 |
| Snowfall | 430 in (10.9 m) per year |
| Website | willamettepass.com |
Willamette Pass Resort is a ski area in the western United States, located at Willamette Pass in west central Oregon, in Klamath and Lane counties. In the Cascade Range between Oakridge and La Pine and accessed by Highway 58, it operates on federal land under special use permit on the Willamette and Deschutes National Forests. Founded in 1941, the ski area has been locally-owned and operated by the Wiper family of Eugene since 1982, the year its first chairlift was installed.[1][2][3]
Ski area information[]
Willamette Pass Resort is a year-round destination with two distinct seasons: A winter ski season and a summer season. In the summer, hiking, sightseeing, disc golf, geocaching, and downhill mountain biking used to be available, as the Eagle Peak Accelerator was converted into a 6-person gondola. Summer operations have been suspended for several years now, but the local biking clubs and disc golf clubs are ready to help support relaunching them when the owner chooses to open summer operations again.
Willamette Pass is best known for having one of the steepest runs in the world, "RTS", which at its steepest point is 52 degrees. It hosted the 1993 Subaru U.S. Speed Skiing Championships, where a top speed of 116.56 mph (187 km/h) was achieved.[4]
The area is a popular place for nearby schools to visit, with lessons and plenty of green runs. The lodge has a restaurant, shop, lost-and-found service, and ski and snowboard rentals.
Snowshoeing and Nordic skiing activities are also available.
Resort statistics[]
Elevation[]
- Summit: 6,683 ft (2,037 m)
- Base: 5,120 ft (1,561 m)
- Midway: 5,899 ft (1,798 m)
- Vertical: 1,563 ft (476 m)
Trails[]
- Skiable area: 555 acres (2.25 km2)
- Groomable area: 225 acres (0.91 km2)
- Trails: 29 total
- 20% Beginner
- 45% Intermediate
- 35% Advanced / Expert - Nordic trails: up to 12.4 miles (20 km) groomed
- Longest run: "Kaleidoscope/Perseverance" - 2.1 mi (3 km)
- Steepest run: "RTS"- up to 52°
- Average annual snowfall: 430 inches (1,090 cm)
- Terrain Parks: 2 (By George and Timberglades)
- Peaks: 2
- Eagle Peak
- Peak 2
Lifts[]
- 6 Total
- 1 High-Speed Six Pack Eagle Peak Accelerator (Doppelmayr CTEC)
- 1 Triple Chair Twilight (CTEC)
- 3 Triple Chairs Sleepy Hollow, Midway, and Peak 2 Lift (Riblet Tramway Company)
- 1 Magic Carpet
- Lift capacity: 11,100 skiers per hour
U.S. Ski Team[]
- Mike Lafferty - 1972 Olympian
References[]
- ^ Solomon, Chris (October 16, 2002). "Willamette Pass". SKI Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
- ^ Lynch, Bill (May 30, 1982). "Ski area to install chairlift". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
- ^ Mortenson, Eric (November 8, 1986). "Crash kills Eugene woman". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1.
- ^ "Willamette Pass Ski Patrol History". Willamette Pass Ski Patrol. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
External links[]
- Official website
- Ski Lifts.org Photos of Willamette Pass Lifts
- Ski areas and resorts in Oregon
- Buildings and structures in Klamath County, Oregon
- Tourist attractions in Klamath County, Oregon
- 1941 establishments in Oregon