Crystal Mountain, WA- Crystal will open this weekend with limited operations on Saturday, December 1st and Sunday, December 2nd only. Three chairlifts will be running; the Discovery, Chinook Express & ForestQueen chairlifts will be open from 9am-4pm. For now the upper mountain will remain closed.

The snow depths range from 21 inches to 29 inches. The forecast is calling for more snow later today and Friday.

"The wait is finally over for now," said John Kircher, Crystal's General Manager. "We're able to fulfill the demand this weekend and I'm sure our pass holders are happy about that," he added.

Lift tickets have been reduced to $35 for Adults (regularly $58).

The Rental Shop and Snow Sports Learning Center will both be open this weekend. Food service will also be available.

Stay tuned to the website for details www.skicrystal.com

Crystal Mountain is a proud partner of the USFS offering equal opportunity recreation. Crystal Mountain is operated by Boyne Resorts, overseen by the Kircher family since 1947. Seattle-based family member John Kircher, President of Boyne Resorts Western operations, is President and General Manager of Crystal Mountain. Along with operating The Summit at Snoqualmie, WA; Brighton, UT; Cypress Mountain, B.C.; Loon Mountain Resort, N.H., Gatlinburg Sky Lift, TN; Sunday River Resort and Sugarloaf USA, ME, Boyne USA Resorts owns and operates Big Sky Resort, MT; Crystal Mountain, WA; Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands Resorts, MI, totaling ten resort properties in all. Boyne Resorts is the largest privately owned resort network in North America (www.boyneresorts.com).