Tis the season ...

To learn how to ski or board that is!

The conditions are perfect and we've got the deal you've been waiting for!

From now until Christmas purchase and take one beginning level lesson and receive a certificate for ANOTHER lesson FREE. 

Yep, there is a Santa and he loves you because this deal is AWESOME.

This lesson gift can be shared with someone else or taken yourself – so it makes a great gift for a loved one or even you! 

And don't forget, Chair #1 lift tickets from now through Christmas are only $20!

Free lessons, cheap tickets – it's a learner's paradise!   

Call for details and reservations 509.663.6543  (restrictions apply such as cannot be used on lesson packages which are already discounted or any other discount program)

Happy Holidays - we appreciate your business! 

We know you love the sport and like sharing your passion with others - so let us help you with that!

Mission Ridge is offering you $25 lift tickets from now through and including Christmas Day for your friends, family or co-workers. 

The tickets must be used on or before Christmas Day and there is a limit to 5 per season passholder. It's a 50% discount and a great way to share your love of the great outdoors. Share your passion and bring your buddies up.

You can be confident they will enjoy some fabulous conditions - guaranteed!

Click here to go to our ticketing and passes page. 

A little update on our progress, since everyone these days is only interested in when the new snow is coming.  At Mission Ridge, we have logged 710 hours of snowmaking production since November 1, 2011. The 300hp pump in the area, which feeds 21 of our hydrants on Mimi and Tumwater and also doubles as our reservoir fill line has pumped 19 million gallons.  When we started on November, we had 18 million gallons of water in the reservoir.  We opened the mountain with Sunspot, Tumwater, Mimi and Pika Peak.  Then we nailed the face of Tumwater 3, stringing out thousands of feet of hose and portable diesel generators becasue snowmaking does not normally exist there, in order to get that run opened early.  Next we dragged the hoses and generators to Tower 14 slope and lower Toketie to open up more terrain and acres.  We built up all of Nastar from scratch as well.  This had never been done before. “It is awesome and kicked our asses", said Jon Wax, head of snowmaking.  We are now working on finishing up Lip-Lip the same way which we hope to have ready for this weekend.  That means that two runs without previous snowmaking capabilities have opened up for skiing.  Once Lip Lip is done we will be able to move to Chair 4 and start work over there.  We continue to run three guns in B.24 for volume to begin building the jumps. 

We received two demo guns from SMI:   a Puma fan gun and a Viking stick gun. The Puma can be run in manual or fully auto mode.  All of our existing guns are manual which means our crew needs to make all the water and wind adjustments according to the temperature.  The Puma, which came with a hydrant actuator, can be set up to run itself. 

The gun will make its own adjustments at the water hydrant and will adjust its valves to the nozzles via info it receives from its own onboard weather station.  The Puma works great in warmer temps and is capable of converting 130 gallons a minute into snow in cold temps.  The Viking is sled mounted for easy transportation and uses less energy to operate than our larger fan guns. 

The skiing will be fantastic with all the hard work of our snowmaking crew and equipment.  Check all our great runs out!

While the persistent high pressure system entrenched over the Northwest is essentially unchanged of late, the activity at Mission Ridge has been anything but stagnant.  The Snowmakers have been busy chasing temperatures and making good headway towards more terrain options to be coming soon.  Our Groomers and Patrol have pulled-out all the stops to open Kiwa, Java, Toketie and Kwan with natural snow and creative farming for the upcoming weekend, starting Saturday, Dec. 10^th.. 

This brings the early season terrain totals up to 12 trails and 90+ acres.  All open terrain above Midway will be accessible from the Liberator Express.  We still have early season conditions so for your safety, please observe all posted closures and warnings.  Sunscreen recommended!

Hours of Operations:  9:00AM – 4:00PM, Fri-Sun

Lifts Open:  Chair #1, Liberator Express and Pika Peak Rope.

This holiday season give the gift of the great outdoors with Mission Ridge Mountain Money!

Mountain Money cards give you access to the WHOLE mountain – they'll get you lift tickets, gear, food, lessons, rentals, swag – you name it!

These cards make great stocking stuffers for the kids and help cut down on your clutter while on the mountain. Why worry about dropping cash or credit cards when you can just carry your hand-dandy Mountain Money card?

Plus they're rechargeable!

Cards can be purchased with any dollar value you desire over $10 and can be loaded and reloaded as often as you wish.

This season, skip the shiny gimmicks and couch-potato gadgets and give the gift of the great outdoors with Mountain Money!

Cards purchased online are preloaded at increments of $25.00, $50.00 and $100.00. Plus they can be shipped anywhere – shipping fee is $3.00. To preload your Mountain Money card with other amounts, call us at (509) 663-6543 and we'll be happy to help!