Historical Timeline

Ever want to know the history and progress of our Resort? Here's a time line of some of the more noteable happenings. Great for some trivia with your buddies.

Celebrating 30 years of fun-filled family adventures

1979

Mount Washington Alpine Resort opens for business! Here are just a few of the main highlights from our opening year in 1979!

Mount Washington Alpine Resort opens for business!
Alpine Lodge
Blue Chair
Green Chair (fix grip double, 1440pph)
Handle Tow (modified in 1990, 100pph)

1980

Operations Shop
Lift Operations Building
Red Chair
Nordic Lodge

1981

Reception Building
General Store

1983

Whiskey Jack Chair (fix grip triple, 2000pph)
Maintenance Shop

1987

Sunrise land purchased

1989

New Ownership

1990

Alpine Lodge Expansion

1991

Summer operations began
Addition of downhill mountain biking and scenic chairlift rides

1992

Sunrise Chair (fix grip quad, 2222pph)

1994

Highlights and changes for 1994:

Bradley Centre
Platter Tow (750pph)

1996

Sewage Treatment plant
Deer Lodge
Strathcona Parkway was paved

1997

Ozone Tube Park
Tube Park Lift (443pph)
Ticket Kiosk

1998

Eagle Chair (detachable quad, 2400pph)
Mtn Tek

2001

Raven Lodge

2002

Hawk Chair (detachable six pack, 2400pph)
Night Skiing began
Outback land purchased

2004

Boomerang (fix grip quad, 1200pph)
Bear Lodge

2005

Mtn Tek Ski Shop expansion

2006

First Aid Building

2007

Night Lights on the Whiskey Jack Chair, lighting Coaster and the Stomping Ground Terrain Park
Whiskey Jack Conference Room rennovation

2008

2009

2010

2011

Easy Acres is introduced and 4 Magic Carpets are installed in a 3 million dollar expansion