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Ski Bluewood, formerly known as "Bluewood Ski Area," is an alpine ski area in the northwestern United States, in southeastern Washington. Located in Columbia County, at the northern end of the Blue Mountains in the Umatilla National Forest, the elevation at the base area is above sea level, with a summit of for a vertical drop of . The northward-facing slopes are about four miles (7 km) north of the Oregon border and west of Idaho, part of the headwaters of the Touchet River, the main tributary of the Walla Walla River. The only surface access to the base area of the mountain is through Dayton, to the northwest and nearly below on North Touchet Road. Though the summit is only about twenty miles (30 km) due east of Walla Walla as the crow flies, Ski Bluewood is about an hour's drive as Dayton is northeast on U.S. Route 12. In addition to Walla Walla, Bluewood is the closest alpine ski area (in mileage) to the Tri-Cities to the west, and the closest chairlift-served area to Lewiston-Clarkston. == History == Originally conceived in the 1960s and created by Skyline Basin Associates during the 1970s, the ski area's original name (as a concept) was "Skyline Basin." After years of planning, fundraising, and approval procedures, the ski area opened as "Bluewood Ski Area" in January 1980. The second season of 1980–81 was a very poor snow year,〔''(Tri-City Herald )'' - Bluewood area hardest hit by snow drought - 1981-01-13 - p.25〕 with only three days of skiing, and the fledgling ski area filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in August 1981.〔〔''(Tri-City Herald )'' - Bluewood offer - 1981-07-05 - p.2〕 Auctioned off two years later and acquired by Rainier Bank, it was purchased for $550,000 in October 1983 by Portland executive Stan Goodell, a former president of the ski patrol at Mount Hood. To distance itself from the past financial difficulties, Goodell renamed it "Ski Bluewood" and relocated to Dayton to run the area himself.〔''(Tri-City Herald )'' - Sale should keep Bluewood ski area operating all season - 1983-10-09 - p.C1〕 An expansion in the summer of 1986 added parking and the ''Triple Nickel,'' a triple chairlift to serve the instructional area with a vertical rise of . It joined the existing lifts, the ''Skyline Express'' triple chair and ''Easy Rider'' platter lift, which was relocated.〔''(Tri-Ciy Herald )'' - Work on Ski Bluewood lift beginning July 1 - 1986-04-04 p.D2〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bluewood Ski Area」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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