Skiable area

Beginner slopes

0

Elevation

5,500

Intermediate slopes

0

Peak

5,500

Advanced slopes

0

Mid

5,150 

Expert slopes

0

Base

4.800 

Longest run

Vertical drop

700

Ski trails

10 

Cross country

Snowboarding trails

Yes

Annual snowfall

400 inches 

Total lifts

3

Snow making

Rope tows/T-Bars

2/0 

Double chairs

Triple chairs

Handicap access

Quad chairs

Night skiing

High speed quad

Trams

Gondolas

Snowboard Notes:

Terrain Park: Natural Hits only

Ski School Notes

Hurricane Ridge operates a special 6 week ski & snowboard school with toddler, group and private lessons. An Alpine ski team trains at Hurricane Ridge and sends athletes to compete regionally.
 

Getting There

From Seattle:

Highway 101 into Port Angeles, turning south onto Race Street, watch for the sign, and make a slight right onto the Hurricane Ridge Parkway. The National Park charges an entrance fee, $10 per car, or purchase a yearly pass for $30. The road generally opens to uphill traffic at 9am and closes to uphill traffic at 4pm.  

Area Information

Hurricane Ridge Ski and Snowboard Area is located in the Olympic National Park, 17 miles south of Port Angeles, Washington. It is one of only two remaining lift operations in the National Parks. Rising a mile high, Hurricane Ridge offers winter recreation and activities and features winter vistas unmatched anywhere in the Pacific Northwest. It is a small, family oriented ski area, offering to residents and visitors alike a quality winter sports experience, without the high cost and congestion of most ski areas. The Ridge boasts some groomed areas, but for the accomplished skier or snowboarder the steeps, bowls and glades are well worth the effort it takes to get there.

A shuttle bus service is available from Port Angeles (Vern Burton Community Center) to Hurricane Ridge most weekends. Downhill, cross country and snowshoe rentals, as well as food and beverages and restrooms are available at the Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center. There are no overnight accommodations at Hurricane Ridge.

Hurricane Ridge is the furthest west ski area in the contiguous United States and one of only two remaining ski areas in the U.S. located in a National park, the other being Badger Pass at Yosemite.