page_title: The Summit at Snoqualmie
section_title: Alpental
hierarchical_section_title: The Summit at Snoqualmie / Alpental
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo taken by myself at the top of Armstrong Express (also known as chair 1) on opening day 2005. The picture is a collection of what I call my "photo of the week" that comprise a history of events over the years located at my website I call "Hyak Ski and Snowboard Adventure". This photo was taken on my first run of the day (and season) on Dec. 3, 2005, opening day of Alpental.
context_page_description: The Summit at Snoqualmie, is a winter resort in the northwest United States, located on Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. It provides alpine skiing and snowboarding, Nordic skiing, and winter tubing. Owned and managed by Boyne Resorts, it is 52 miles east of downtown Seattle on Interstate 90.
  The Summit consists of four base areas that used to be individually owned and operated resorts. Alpental, Summit West, Summit Central, and Summit East, border Lake Keechelus on the East and the Alpine Lakes Wilderness on the West/North. The Summit at Snoqualmie is the closest ski area to Seattle, about an hour away.
  Ski Lifts, Inc., the operator of what became Summit West, acquired the other three resorts. Booth Creek Ski acquired the properties in 1997. Booth Creek sold The Summit to CNL Lifestyle in 2006, but continued to operate the resort under a lease. Booth Creek sold The Summit lease to Boyne Resorts in 2007. CNL Lifestyle sold Booth Creek in a batch of resorts to Och-Ziff Capital Management in 2016. Boyne purchased the ski resort in March 2018.
  The vertical drop ranges from 2,280 ft at Alpental, to 765 ft at Summit West. Combined, the four base areas have 21 chairlifts and 6 surface lifts.
context_section_description: Of the four base areas, only Alpental is located north of I-90 and is known for its advanced and backcountry terrain,  including some of the steepest runs in the state.
caption: Top of Armstrong Express (also known as Chair 1)
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