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Shaw Clifton

Alpental, WA, Getting New Lifts Making the Back Bowls More Accessible

To accommodate the increasing number of visitors, The Summit at Snoqualmie in Washington is adding a new chair and upgrading two others to increase capacity and terrain accessibility at Alpental. This is part of a larger project, Summit 2030, funded by Boyne Resorts to revamp Snoqualmie. Related: Summit at Snoqualmie, WA, Unveils 2030 Plan: 8 New or Upgraded Chairs, Top-to-Bottom […]

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Shaw Clifton | September 13, 2023
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Road Trip: From Seattle, WA, to Mammoth, CA and Back | 8 Days and 2,100 Miles

Trip report from July 2023 Day 1: July 10th, 2023 Still recovering from a fever that ailed me the previous day, I set off from Seattle in my parents’ 2015 Nissan Rogue at 6 am. Fueled by Yerbs and protein bars, my goal was to complete the 14.5-hour drive in one go. I had left Seattle early enough to avoid […]

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Shaw Clifton | September 10, 2023
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Alpental, WA – The Steepest and Deepest!

Snow-filled valley with a couple of friends at the top of a drop.

If you talk to a skier or snowboarder from the Pacific Northwest, you’ll most likely hear about Alpental at The Summit at Snoqualmie. With over 2200 vertical feet of skiable terrain and an average of 430 inches of snow per year, it mostly lives up to the hype. Only a 50-minute drive from Seattle, Alpental is the local mountain that […]

Shaw Clifton | June 26, 2023
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