Published October 2005

Suncadia resort includes
golf, mountain views

Snohomish County Business Journal/JOHN WOLCOTT The luxurious 14-room and four-suite Prospector Inn, opened in July, overlooks Suncadia’s 18-hole Prospector Golf Course and the valleys and mountains of the Cascades that surround nearby Roslyn.

By John Wolcott
SCBJ Editor

Roslyn, Cecily, Suncadia are names that reflect the history and changing times of this small mountain village a few miles west of Cle Elum.

As Roslyn, the community was known for its coal production for railroads and heating boilers in Seattle. As Cecily, the town was known for its center-stage role in the popular television series “Northern Exposure.”

Now, Roslyn is becoming known for being the home of Suncadia, the first major regional resort to open in the Northwest in many years, a four-season recreation, getaway and retirement community where 550 families have already bought property for home sites.

The first phase of the 13-year development has been operating since July, featuring the Arnold Palmer-designed, public 18-hole Prospector golf course and the Prospector Inn. With 14 guestrooms, and four suites, its developers say it’s the only inn on a golf course in Washington state.

Part of the Lowe Destination Hotel & Resorts portfolio — which includes The Gant in Aspen, Colo.; Teton Mountain Lodge in Jackson Hole, Wyo.; Sunriver Resort in Oregon and Skamania Lodge in Stevenson, Wash. — the inn features a huge fireplace, a restaurant, lounge, golf pro shop, wine cellar and a great-room with panoramic windows with views of nearby mountains and the golf course.

Rooms and menu items have names reminiscent of Roslyn’s coal mining days. Homes being built or planned for the resort community range in price from several hundred thousands of dollars to a million or more. Scenic forests of Ponderosa pines and flowing streams make the setting both intriguing and relaxing.

Eventually, there will be two public golf courses in Suncadia, plus development of The Lodge at Suncadia, a 156-unit mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom spaces and six two-story penthouses, plus a 25,000-square-foot conference center.

Communications Director Alex Hillinger said it will take around 13 years to fully develop the 6,300-acre resort community. A part of the development will include Tumble Creek, a 2,000-acre private community with its own private access and private golf course. The first nine holes of the course opened this summer.

To reach the resort, exit off I-90 at Exit 80 and follow the Roslyn/Salmon La Sac road two miles to the resort entrance. More information can be found on the Internet at www.suncadia.com.

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