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Six years later in June 1996, John Eminger, a local, purchased the ski area and acted as owner operator for the next 23 years. In the 1990s, the trees were thinned over most of its 2,300 acres (9.3 km), providing some of the greatest variation and magnitude of tree skiing found at a single
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with the summit at 5,774 feet (1,760 m) on Chewelah Mountain, yielding a vertical drop of 1,851 feet (564 m). Its slopes are primarily north-facing and are served by six
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The ski area first opened in late 1972 with three chairlifts. It is actually at 48.3° North, about fifty miles (80 km) south of the
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resort in the northwest United States. The resort will soon be implementing mountain biking.
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A predecessor ski area named "Chewelah Peak" was about two miles (3 km) west (
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In the spring of 2019, the ski area was sold to CMR Lands LLC, headed by
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49° North is located in Washington (state)
Washington
49° North is located in the United States
Colville National Forest
Stevens County
Washington
Chewelah
Spokane
Coordinates
48°18′04″N 117°33′47″W / 48.301°N 117.563°W / 48.301; -117.563
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Lift system
chairs
Terrain parks
Snowfall
Snowmaking
Night skiing
ski49n.com
ski resort
Colville National Forest
Stevens County
Washington
Chewelah
Spokane
elevation
sea level

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