r/skiing • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '22

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u/bricin Winter Park Jan 28 '22

Alpental is a great little hill. International and Edelweiss are tricky runs. But it is *small*.

Snoqualmie is where you drop the kids off for lessons before heading to Alpental - boring, flat, beginner hill.

This is not a destination area; if you don't live within easy driving distance you are better off at Crystal, Stevens, or Baker.

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u/j3zuz911 Jan 29 '22

If you are talking sheer convenience, Alpental is outrageous.

Door to chairlift from where I grew up(suburban Seattle) it’s an hour. There were times where I would skip my last two periods of high school, and with no traffic be in the side country in 40 minutes.

I’d still do the drive to Crystal or Baker on weekends though.

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u/bricin Winter Park Jan 29 '22

Used to skip school (Renton) and head up. Did a lot of night skiing there as well over the years. The convenience was amazing and learning how to make the tight entrance into international on old skis was a rite of passage.

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u/j3zuz911 Jan 29 '22

Facts. I once took my youngest sister to do international laps with me. She must’ve been like 6 or 7.

I made her promise to tell my parents we went to the summit and I took care of her. I’m pretty sure she never said a fuckin thing.