At Summit West, we found at least 1 place to stay about a 10-minute walk or less from a lift. The closest we found is Summit House, about 9 minutes on foot from Little Thunder chairlift.
In summer Summit West has 5 mapped mountain bike trail sections near the lifts, 11 trailheads within about 4 miles, Beaver Lake 0.7 miles from the main base. Hyak Chalet is 520 ft from a trailhead as the crow flies.
- 5lifts on the map
- 19mapped runs
- 760 ftvertical, lowest lift to top
- 3,770 fthighest point mapped
- 5bike trail sections nearby
- 11trailheads within 4 mi
- 0.7 mito the nearest named lake
Ski-in/ski-out or a short walk?
“Ski-in/ski-out” and “slopeside” are labels each property gives itself, and they can mean a run past the door or a groomed path to the nearest chair. We don't repeat the label; we measure the walk to a lift's bottom station and how close a mapped run passes. Before you book, ask the property which run reaches the door and whether it is groomed all season.
Places to stay, closest first
Condo complexes and rental homes are often missing from the open data we measure, so the real number near the lifts is usually higher. The mountain's own lodging pages list them.
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2 places to stay
- 9min walk0.3mi to a trail
Summit House
Hotel · 603 WA-906, Snoqualmie Pass, WA- To Little Thunder chairlift: about 9 minutes on foot, by a mapped walking route
- To the nearest trailhead: 0.3 mi as the crow flies
Food: Summit Pancake House, 130 ft
- 2.3mi to a lift520ft to a trail
Hyak Chalet
Hotel · 360 Keechelus Drive- To Wildside chairlift: 2.3 mi as the crow flies
- To the nearest trailhead (Hyak Trailhead): 520 ft as the crow flies
Food: Milwaukee Lodge Café, 490 ft
Summer at Summit West
Read from OpenStreetMap; distances are straight-line from the main base. What runs in summer, and when, is up to the mountain: check its own calendar.
- Nearest trailheadsPacific Crest Trail South - Snoqualmie Pass Trailhead (0.3 mi), Pacific Crest Trail North - Snoqualmie Pass Trailhead (0.3 mi), Denny Creek Trailhead (1.4 mi)
- Mountain bike trails5 mapped sections within about 2.5 miles of the lifts; difficulty is tagged on 5 of them
- Lakes nearbyBeaver Lake (0.7 mi), Lodge Lake (1.2 mi), Red Pond (1.5 mi)
The mountain in winter
Counts come from the map, which can lag behind a new lift or a renamed run.
- Runs by difficulty on the map2 easier, 11 more difficult, 6 most difficult
- Cross-country (Nordic) skiing nearbyThree Summits (1 mi, 75 mi of trails)
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Good to know
How many places to stay are within walking distance of the lifts at Summit West?
We measured 2 places to stay around Summit West in open map data. None is within about a 5-minute walk of a lift; 1 is within about 10 minutes and 1 within about 20, and the rest are farther out.
Which lift has the most lodging close by?
Little Thunder chairlift: 1 of the places to stay we list are within about 10 minutes on foot of its bottom station.
Is Summit West worth a summer trip?
The map shows 5 mapped mountain bike trail sections near the lifts; 11 trailheads within about 4 miles; Beaver Lake 0.7 miles from the main base. Lift-served biking and summer rides depend on the operator's season, so check its site for dates.
How high does Summit West go?
The highest point on our map is about 3,770 feet, and the lowest lift starts near 3,010 feet, a drop of about 760 feet. Elevations come from the map's terrain model, so treat them as close, not exact.
How do you work out the minutes?
Along a mapped walking route from each place to stay to the bottom station of the nearest chairlift, gondola or tram you can walk to, at an easy pace. Where the map has no route we give the distance as the crow flies instead of minutes. How we measure.