| Voted number seven of the top mountains in | | | | the main basic area of the mountain, |
| North America by SKIING Magazine, Crystal | | | | including chairlifts Chinook Express, |
| Mountain Ski Resort has invested millions of | | | | Discovery, Miner's Basin, and Quicksilver; |
| dollars in its "top of the line high-speed | | | | Rainier Express, or "Rex", which includes the |
| lifts", the Chinook and Forest Queen Express. | | | | Rainier Express chair lift, accessing Green |
| With a summit of 7,012 feet and a vertical | | | | Valley; the valley below Silver Queen Peak, |
| drop of 3,100 feet, it is easy to see why | | | | with the Forest Queen Express Chair, is an |
| Crystal Mountain is considered the largest | | | | "intermediate's paradise"; and Silver Queen, |
| ski area in Washington, with over 2,300 acres | | | | the most advanced terrain accessed only by an |
| and 50 named runs. In addition, the mountain | | | | old-double chairlift, High Campbell, from the |
| has 1,300 acres of lift service, and 1,000 | | | | early 50s. |
| acres of back country. The ten lift service | | | | |
| has 2 high speed six-passenger, 2 high speed | | | | The Chinook and Rainier Express chairlifts |
| quads, 2 triple chairs, 3 double chairs, and | | | | rise 2,500 vertical feet to the top of |
| 1 children's surface lift, with a capacity of | | | | Crystal Mountain, also a site for Olympian |
| 19,110 passengers per hour. | | | | training for Scott McCarthy and Libby Ludlow. |
| | | | During the summer, the chairlifts are used |
| Considered the best ski area in Washington, | | | | for mountain biking, scenic rides, summer |
| novice skiers are offered gently winding | | | | skiing in Green valley, and dining at the |
| cruisers, such as Queens Run, while the more | | | | Summit House Restaurant. While at the top, |
| seasoned experts use the narrow chutes in the | | | | Mt. Rainier, Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, Mt. St. |
| 1,000 acre backcountry. The in-bound area of | | | | Helens, and Mt. Baker can all be seen, along |
| skiing is broken into four major sections: | | | | with fantastic scenery. |