Washington’s oldest removable chairlift can be retired this spring to make manner for a next-generation excessive pace quad. Crystal Mountain’s Rainier Specific, or “Rex” for brief, dates again to 1988, when a bunch of native shareholders bought two Poma chairlifts for the mountain. By the mid-Nineteen Nineties, Boyne Resorts acquired Crystal and changed almost each carry between 1997 and 2014. Rex endured, nonetheless, and has now carried skiers for 37 seasons.
Alterra Mountain Firm purchased Crystal in 2018 and Rainier Specific 2.0 can be their first carry undertaking at Washington’s largest ski space. “Referred to regionally as ‘REX,’ this high-speed quad was the primary removable chairlift inbuilt Washington State,” famous Crystal. “Since its building in 1988, it has represented Crystal Mountain’s pioneering spirit in big-mountain, skier-focused operations and investments.”
Leitner-Poma will construct the brand new excessive pace quad and expects to interrupt floor in June. The brand new carry will carry skiers 1,600 vertical ft to the Summit Home in beneath 5 minutes. For Rex’s ultimate weekend Could 2nd-4th, Crystal plans a rail jam, picture contest and 1988 themed social gathering. A lot of the outdated carry can be scrapped and chairs auctioned to the general public to learn the Northwest Avalanche Middle. The brand new Rainier Specific is predicted to be accomplished in December 2025.
