Purple Mountains Majesty
by Kym Backland
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Purple Mountains Majesty
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Kym Backland
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What a gorgeous day in the Pacific Northwest! Blue skies, and sunshine! Wow, I love the fog, and the snow! On the way to go skiing! Some of us are just going to take pictures of everyone else skiing. This is Washington, a few hours outside Seattle! It's a "Winter Wonderland" of enjoyment and pure fresh air. You've heard the song, " The blue-ist skies you've ever seen are in Seattle" I'm not sure of the names of these mountain tops, I use to have one of those maps with all the mountain ranges and their names. One for all the Olympic mountains and one for the Cascade range. I knew them at one time, but the memory...well I just need to google it again! Here is some information about the area. Nice place to ski! Gorgeous place to be. The air is clean and the skiing is fun..Now for those "stats"
Crystal Mountain Resort opened in December 1962 with two double chairlifts. The first of these lifts, Miner's Basin was decommissioned in the summer of 2011. Its route was close to that of the new gondola and ended by the top of the Exterminator and Deerfly runs. The other original lift (Iceberg Ridge) was removed when the current Rainier Express chair was built.[3] The site, just northeast of Mount Ranier National Park, was chosen after some Tacoma skiers were unable to start a resort within the boundaries of the park.The following summer the Green Valley double chairlift was built, and the Quicksilver lift followed in 1964.In 1965, Crystal hosted the collegiate ski championships in late March and the following week the U.S. Alpine Ski Championships, which included famous racers such as Karl Schranz of Austria, Olympic medalists Jimmie Heuga and Billy Kidd of the U.S., future triple gold medalist Jean-Claude Killy of France, and future gold medalist Nancy Greene of Canada. Crystal hosted the national championships again in 1968, a few weeks after the Winter Olympics Kidd, Heuga, and Greene were again in the field, as well as Spider Sabich. Back from the Olympics and the World Cup tour, local Judy Nagel won the women's slalom and combined titles at age 16Five years earlier, her father Jack Nagel
(1926 -2004) and the racing school at Crystal were featured in Sports Illustrated, with her older sister Cathy, then 14, on the cover.1970s The Campbell Basin chairlift opened in 1970, which opened Campbell Basin to skiing for the first time and traveled from the base area all the way to the site of the current Campbell Basin Lodge.Two weeks after the 1972 Olympics, Crystal hosted the World Cup tour in late February 1972 with two downhills for both men and women, with the start above Campbell Basin.Weather forced a low start; the winning men's times were under 90 seconds. Newly-crowned Olympic downhill champion Bernhard Russi of Switzerland won the Saturday race, and took second on Sunday. A women's slalom scheduled for Sunday was cancelled due to weather.In 1974, Crystal added its first triple chairlift, Bullion Basin. High Campbell, the highest lift at Crystal, was added in 1976. It was pre-owned, purchased from the defunct Yodelin Ski Area near Stevens Pass. High Campbell serves the summit of Silver Queen and provides access to The Throne, Silver King, Campbell Basin, Avalanche Basin, and Silver Basin.1980s In 1984, Bullion Basin was moved to its current location as the Gold Hills lift. That same year, the Rendezvous and Discovery triple chairlifts were installed. Washington�s first high-speed detachable quad chairlift, the Rainier Express was installed in the summer of 1988, replacing the original chair 2. A fixed grip quad, Midway Shuttle, was added to connect the base area with Rainier Express. The Campbell Basin double was shortened because the lower half was no longer necessary. These upgrades were funded with money from investors, who in return would get future discounts on lift tickets and season passes. Today this group of investors in the Crystal Mountain Founder's Club. 1990s In the mid-1990s, Crystal Mountain became deeply in debt and was unable to pay for further important improvements such as new lifts and lodges. The original investors sold the area to Boyne Resorts in March 1997.The deal directed Boyne to spend at least $15 million in capital improvements during the first ten years. In the first two years, Boyne purchased two high speed six passenger chairlifts, the Chinook and Forest Queen Express lifts to replace Midway Shuttle and Rendezvous, respectively. Boyne also made other improvements such as a new rental facility, paved parking lots, and five new Bombardier snowcat grooming machines. 2000sThe Green Valley double chairlift was replaced with a high-speed quad in the summer of 2000. In the summer of 2007, Crystal underwent a major expansion, building the Northway chairlift in the former North Backcountry.This increased developed terrain by 70% to 2,300 acres needed In addition, the Summit House restaurant was remodeled. 2010s During the summer of 2010, a terrain park was construction and the Mt. Rainier Gondola was installed. The gondola travels directly from the base area to the summit house,and its first day of operation was New Year's Day 2011.
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Kym Backland
RACHEL COHEN, Thank you for the feature today of my photo PURPLE MOUNTAINS MAJESTY in your very attractive group called PHOTOGRAPHY AND ARTWORK BEST, I appreciate the group very much Rachel.
Kym Backland
RANDY (BLUE ELVIS) ROSENBERGER, Thank you, thank you very much.. for the feature today! I appreciate you giving me a feature of my photo PURPLE MOUNTAINS MAJESTY in your brand new group called WISCONSIN FLOWERS AND SCENERY.. thanks so much!
Randy Rosenberger
It is a true honor and privilege to FEATURE this creative and wondrous piece of art work on the WFS site, from one of our honored and prestigious members. This awesome piece of beauty is what we are looking for to promote and let others see, including other artists and potential customers, as your works are some of the Best of the Best in my Book! Thanks much for sharing this beauty with us. Fave and Vote Forever, Elvis
Kym Backland replied:
Randy, Thank you so much for the notes, the votes, and the promotes! It's really kind of you!
Andreas Thust
What a wonderful capture Kym! I love the purity and clarity of this winter scene! - Andreas, F/V
Kym Backland replied:
Andreas, Hello again! Long time no type! Thanks for your visit and vote the other day!
Kym Backland
LOIS, Happy June to you! Hello new group leader! Thank you so much for the feature today! I appreciate you giving me a feature of my photo PURPLE MOUNTAINS MAJESTY in your brand new group called EVERYTHING WINTER, I really appreciate it..
Kym Backland
ELLEN, So sorry I am behind in the replies and thank you notes again! Ouch! Thank you so much for the feature today! I appreciate you giving me a feature of my photo PURPLE MOUNTAINS MAJESTY in your group called BETWEEN ROCKS AND HARD PLACES Thanks again Ellen... so many groups you have!
Kym Backland
ELLA, Ding, Ding, Ding, it's a triple feature today! Thank you so much for the feature today! I appreciate you giving me a feature of my photo PURPLE MOUNTAINS MAJESTY in your group called NATURE WILDLIFE SUNSETS AND SUNRISES.. Thanks again!
Kym Backland
OMASTE, Hello fellow Washingtonian! I'm sure you have sunshine over there? Thank you so much for the feature today! I appreciate you giving me a feature of my photo PURPLE MOUNTAINS MAJESTY in your brand new group called ABC GROUP -L- LIGHT.. thanks so much Omaste..
Kym Backland
STEVE, Hello new group leader! Thank you so much for the feature today! I appreciate you giving me a feature of my photo PURPLE MOUNTAINS MAJESTY in your brand new group called TRANQUILITY AND BEAUTY.. thanks so much!
Kym Backland
RAMON, Oooh it's the first double feature for the first day of May! Thank you so much for the feature today! I appreciate you giving me a feature of my photo PURPLE MOUNTAINS MAJESTY in your brand new group called AFTERNOON AND DAWN
Kym Backland
MISTYANN, Happy Monday to ya! Hello! Thank you so much for the feature today! I appreciate you giving me a feature of my photo PURPLE MOUNTAINS MAJESTY in your brand new group called WITHIN THE TREES...
Ken Day
You sure have an eye for beauty Kym and a real talent for capturing such beauty. Some day you wake up and the morning says it's very good to see you with a big beautiful sun shining back at you. Favorite / Vote
Kym Backland replied:
Ken, Your comments are so welcoming, like a poem of the day! Thanks for stopping by the other day.. Most appreciative I am!