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Mt. Washington Alpine Resort was established in 1979 by Henry Norie and Alex Linton, two Campbell River businessmen. The idea originated in 1975 when Linton was impressed by Mt. Washington's height and snowpack. Together with Norie, they surveyed the mountain.
Mount Washington is a mountain on the eastern edge of the Vancouver Island Ranges of British Columbia and the site of Mount Washington Alpine Resort, popular for skiing and many other activities. It is located approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) from the Comox Valley .
Comparison table of North American ski resorts Resort name and website Nearest city State/province Peak elevation (ft) Base elevation (ft) Vertical drop (ft)
Mount Baldy Ski Area, Oliver (Baldy Mountain Resort) Mount Cain Ski Area, Vancouver Island; Mount Seymour, North Vancouver; Mount Timothy Ski Area, Lac La Hache/100 Mile; Mount Washington Alpine Resort, Vancouver Island; Murray Ridge Ski Area, Fort St. James; Panorama Mountain Resort, Invermere; Phoenix Mountain Ski Resort, Phoenix-Greenwood
The Mount Washington Auto Road—originally the Mount Washington Carriage Road—is a 7.6-mile (12.2 km) private toll road on the east side of the mountain, rising 4,618 feet (1,408 m) from an altitude of 1,527 feet (465 m) at the bottom to 6,145 feet (1,873 m) at the top, an average gradient of 11.6%. The road was completed and opened to the ...
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The White Mountains are a physiographic section of the larger New England province, which in turn is part of the larger Appalachian Highlands physiographic division. [2]The magma intrusions forming the White Mountains today were created 124 to 100 million years ago as the North American Plate moved westward over the New England hotspot.
Mount Washington: A Guide and Short History. University Press of New England, 1974. ISBN 0-87451-089-9. Slack, Nancy G. and Bell, Allison W. Field Guide to the New England Alpine Summits. AMC Books, 1995. ISBN 1-878239-38-4. Stier, Maggie and McAdow, Ron. Into the Mountains: Stories of New England's Most Celebrated Peaks. AMC Books, 1995.