 The Hampton Lodge at the base of the mountain includes a restaurant, bar, shop, and rental center.Additionally, facilities in the base area include lesson centers, a childcare center, and first aid operations.The name "Mission Ridge" was selected in June 1964, and it began operations in the fall of 1966 with two chairlifts in the Squilchuck Basin, where a Walla Walla-based B-24 Liberator bomber crashed on September 30, 1944.