I am also from Olympia and had previously been bringing my 7 year old daughter to Crystal to ski. By the end of the day at Crystal, I had spent more than it costs to ski at White Pass 3 times. We started going to White Pass this spring, and haven't regretted it a bit. Dave and Scott have been exceptional ski instructors for my daughter - she even went down her first black diamond this year. We purchased season tickets this spring, which will be good through next year, and it was truly a bargain. We also stayed across the street at the Village Inn for her spring break and had a fantastic time. White Pass has friendly staff, reasonable prices, a laid-back lodge, and free ski check during peak times. It has a nice daycare and the kids' ski lessons are very reasonably priced. We will definitely be driving the extra 20 minutes to get to White Pass versus Crystal in the coming seasons.

I have been skiing at white pass for 13 years now and im still finding new hot spots. I mean at crystal, sure it's bigger but all of the runs are tightly packed together!!! At White we give you space to cater to your powder needs. I grew up here, i'm a local and i'm never switching mountains. There is sooo much variety here, and did i mention we have one of the steepest runs in the western united states? Try finding that at Crystal!

I've been riding White Pass since 1989. Though it's certainly not the largest of the Cascade Range resorts it's definately worth a visit. Everything you could want in a mountain can be found here. From high speed groomers to chutes to tight and technical tree lines. The staff is super friendly and laid back. Family oriented and inexpensive. In the past few years the staff has made great strides in creating a fun terrain park and halfpipe. Jumps not your style? Fresh turns can be found late into the afternoon. Hook up with a local and try to wipe the grin off your face.

White Pass is probably one of the best small ski places out there. 1500ft of vert is nothing to complain about. I went during the week, which offers cheaper lift tickets, by the way, and there were no lines. I mean literally you ski into the gate and directly get into the chair with no people in front of you! On the back side I was still able to make some fresh tracks at 1-2pm! On blue trails! The snow was good, too, even if it was tracked out. And the best part, the main lift, which is the only one you really need to ride anyway as it serves all the terrain, is a high speed detachable quad! How many small ski places have a high speed quad? None, they usually have a heartbreakly slow double or triple. Plus, you usually have to go to the big ski resorts to find good bump runs, but White Pass has some real moguls. It has a large tree area that if thinned out could provide some great tree skiing and make this the perfect smalll ski hill. If you like to challenge your self with more dense tree skiing than you can have it all, but I perfer it thinned out a little. Great variety and close distance to Yakima and Tri-Cities.