Willamette Pass Resort

Willamette Pass Resort
View from summit of Willamette Pass Ski Area
Willamette Pass Resort Location of Willamette Pass in Oregon Willamette Pass Resort Willamette Pass Resort (the United States)
Location	Cascade Range, Klamath County, Oregon United States
Nearest major city	Oakridge 20 miles (30 km)
Coordinates	43.60°N 122.036°W / 43.60; -122.036
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)
Trails	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.

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.

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)

View of Odell Lake from the summit of Willamette Pass

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

The only High Speed Six-Pack in Oregon.

• 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

External links

• Official website
• Ski Lifts.org Photos of Willamette Pass Lifts