Willamette Pass Resort

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]

Willamette Pass Resort
View from summit of Willamette Pass Ski Area
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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°W / 43.60; -122.036
Status	Operating
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 km^2)
Trails	29 total - 20% Beginner - 45% Intermediate - 35% Advanced / Expert
Longest run	2.1 mi (3 km)
Lift system	5 Total - Winter - 1 High-Speed Six Pack - 3 Triple Chair - 1 Magic Carpet
Terrain parks	1
Snowfall	430 in (10.9 m) per year
Website	willamettepass.ski

Ski area information

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 111.56 mph (179.54 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.

Willamette Pass resort entered into a new joint venture with Mountain Capital Partners

Resort statistics

Elevation

• Summit: 6,683 ft (2,037 m)
• Base: 5,120 ft (1,561 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)
• 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)
  • 4 Triple Chairs Sleepy Hollow, Midway, Twilight Lift and Peak 2 Lift (Riblet Tramway Company)
  • 1 Magic Carpet
• Lift capacity: 12,300 skiers per hour

U.S. Ski Team

• Mike Lafferty - 1972 Olympian

References

1. Solomon, Chris (October 16, 2002). . SKI Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-04-17. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
2. Lynch, Bill (May 30, 1982). "Ski area to install chairlift". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1B.
3. Mortenson, Eric (November 8, 1986). "Crash kills Eugene woman". Eugene Register-Guard. p. 1.
4. "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