Summit West
Ski resort · Washington, United States
Summit West is a ski resort in Washington (United States) with 7.0 km of runs and 8 lifts. You can ski between 917 m and 1,150 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 233 m. Its longest run is Big Bill (1.0 km) and the steepest, Thunderbolt, reaches 62% on its toughest stretch.
See Summit West on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 7.0 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Elevation
- 917–1,150 m
- Vertical drop
- 233 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue0.9 km
- Red4.6 km
- Black1.5 km
The steepest runs at Summit West
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Thunderbolt Red62% · 32°
- Wildside Black56% · 29°
- Freeriders Black49% · 26°
- 360 Bowl Black45% · 24°
- Thunderbird Red42% · 23°
The longest runs
- Big Bill Red1.0 km
- Dodge Ridge Red0.8 km
- Inter-Summit 90 Red0.8 km
- Little Thunder Blue0.5 km
- Julie's Blue0.5 km
Lifts
5 chairlifts · 3 magic carpets.
When to go to Summit West
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,031 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,034 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Summit West
- Alpental3 km · 14 km of runs
- Three Summits12 km · 43 km of runs
- Stevens Pass43 km · 30 km of runs
- Crystal Mountain54 km · 40 km of runs
- Mission Ridge78 km · 33 km of runs
- White Pass Ski Area89 km · 36 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Summit West?
- In Washington, United States. The nearest resort is Alpental, 3 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Summit West have?
- 7.0 km: 0.9 km of blue runs, 4.6 km of red runs, 1.5 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Summit West?
- You can ski between 917 m and 1,150 m: a vertical drop of 233 m.
- How many lifts does Summit West have?
- 8: 5 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets.
- What is the steepest run at Summit West?
- Thunderbolt (red), at 62% (32°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Summit West?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is December. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Summit West?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.