After exploring the Iron Goat Trail near Stevens Pass in August, we tried a new adventure: taking a scenic chairlift ride at Stevens Pass in the summer! It was so fun!
Stevens Pass operates a chairlift on the weekends in the summer so that mountain bikers can take the lift up and ride down incredible mountain bike trails. You don't need to have a bike with you to buy a day pass, though. Just like chairlift passes for skiers, one day pass enables unlimited riding, so we had a lot of fun with this!
Every other chair is specially designed to carry mountain bikes.
Jake was sufficiently impressed at the folks doing jumps while riding mountain bikes down the mountain.
At the top, we got off, walked around a little, and had a picnic.
After our picnic, we rode the chairlift back down. We rode around a couple of more times before getting back in our car to check out the Interpretive and Martin Creek trailheads along the Iron Goat Trail.
BEFORE YOU GO:
1. Check out the hours of operation of the Scenic Chairlift Rides at Stevens Pass: https://www.stevenspass.com/site/summer/other-summer-services
GETTING THERE:
1. The address for Stevens Pass is 3001 NE Stevens Pass Hwy, US 2, Skykomish, WA 98288.
2. Park on the south side of Highway 2, just pass the trail overpass.
3. Go into the main lodge to purchase a lift ticket.
4. Head over to Hogsback Express - the only lift running in the summer.
