Accolades

Accolades

SKI Magazine- March 2009
Ranked #2 for Side Country/ Out of Bounds territory

King 5 Evening Magazine – 2009
Voted “Coolest Ski Area” in Western Washington in Viewers Poll

Tacoma News Tribune – November 2008
Best of Washington, Oregon, Idaho & British Columbia Readers Poll
Reader’s picked Gold, Silver & Bronze winners for several categories and Crystal received the following:

BEST SKI AREA: Silver
BEST EXPERT RUN: Silver (Powder Bowl) & Bronze (Exterminator, Pin Ball & Right Angle)
BEST NIGHT LIFE: Silver
BEST GROOMING: Bronze
BEST SNOW: Silver
BEST SCENERY: Gold
BEST STEEPS: Gold
BEST BACKCOUNTRY: Gold
BEST LESSONS: Silver
BEST LIFT: Silver (Northway chair)
BEST LODING: Silver
BEST LODGE FOOD: Honorable Mention
BEST TREE SKIING: Gold
EASIEST ROAD ACCESS: Bronze

Powder Magazine – November 2008
Full-page story on the Northway lift written by Ingrid Backstrom

Powder Magazine – October 2008
Crystal Mountain listed first in the Pacific Northwest Resort Guide

Freeeskier Magazine – October 2008
Crystal Mountain was listed as #3 in the “Best of the Rest” for Powder.

Skiing Magazine – October 2008
Ranked #9 in the country for “Best Backcountry Access”

Backcountry Magazine – October 2008
Cover shot featuring Wayne Grevey carving some pow in the Crystal backcountry

Skiing Magazine – October 2007
Ranked # 2 in Reader’s Choice for Top 5 Backcountry.

King 5 Evening Magazine – 2006
Voted “Coolest Ski Area” in Western Washington in Viewers Poll

Skiing Magazine – October 2005
Ranked #20 Ski Area in North America on Top 25 list.

King 5 Evening Magazine – 2005
Voted “Coolest Ski Area” in Western Washington in Viewers Poll

Skiing Magazine – October 2004
Ranked #7 Ski Area in North America on Top 25 list.

Skiing Magazine – October 2003
Ranked #12 Ski Area in North America on Top 25 list.

King 5 Evening Magazine – 2003
Voted “Best Ski Area” in the Western Washington Viewers Poll

Skiing Magazine – October 2002
Ranked #25 Ski Area in North America on Top 25 list.

King 5 Evening Magazine – 2002
Voted “Best Ski Area” in the Western Washington Viewers Poll

King 5 Evening Magazine – 2001
Voted “Best Ski Area” in the Western Washington Viewers Poll

Silver Eagle Award – 1997
Crystal Mountain received the Silver Eagle Award for Water Conservation