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Schweitzer Ski Resort
Idaho, USA

Resort Statistics
vertical drop:2,400 feet
summit:6,400 feet
base:4,000 feet
lifts:8
trails:59
longest run:14,256 feet

Snowboarding
permitted:Yes
terrain park:Yes
half-pipe:Yes
Snow and Terrain
annual snowfall:300 inches
skiable area:2,500 acres
easiest: 20%
more difficult: 40%
most difficult: 35%
experts only: 5%

Other Activities
x-country:30 km
snow tubing:No
Contact Information
information:208 263-9555
conditions:208 263-9562
web site:schweitzer.com
e-mail:ski@schweitzer.com
location:Idaho, USA
area ski conditions:Idaho Ski Report



Schweitzer Snow Report
Schweitzer Conditions & Weather

Saturday
N/A
N/A° / 44°
N/A
Sunday
Sunny
89° / 48°
Sunny
Monday
Sunny
88° / 54°
Sunny
Tuesday
Sunny
84° / 51°
Sunny
Wednesday
Sunny
82° / 45°
Sunny


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Schweitzer Ski Resort News

Looking over Lookout Pass
January 24, 2008 - Last week, I started my series of reviews with Schweitzer Mountain. This week, I headed to the Idaho/Montana border to check out Lookout Pass, the resort with fresh tracks almost daily. Lookout Pass receives approximately 400 inches of snow annually, the most in the Inland Northwest.  read more

Ceremonial Opening of Basin Express at Schweitzer Mountain
December 18, 2007 - SANDPOINT, Idaho. - The community of Sandpoint  came together for the second annual Day for Heather at Schweitzer Mountain Resort and raised $18,730 to benefit Community Cancer Services.  read more

Overlooked Values; Discounts And Deals
December 01, 2007 - Jay Peak in Westfield, Vt., Solitude Mountain in Utah's Big Cottonwood Canyon, and Schweitzer Mountain in Sandpoint, Idaho, are among 10 "overlooked" ski destinations recommended by the travel website TripAdvisor.com.   read more

New chairs to give Schweitzer more bang for the buck
February 16, 2007 - SANDPOINT -- Amid gray skies, a heavy fog and a steady downpour of wet snow on Thursday, Schweitzer Mountain Resort unveiled news that brightened most every skier's day and had the popular ski resort buzzing with excitement.  read more

Former freestyle pros reunit in Idaho to make ski film
February 03, 2007 - COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho - The sunny skies above Schweitzer Mountain Resort recently made for the best kind of reunion, one in which 20-year-old friendships were rekindled as skis swooped through sugary snow with cameras rolling.  read more

Ski tales from the snowy Northwest
January 16, 2007 -  You just can't help it. Ride up the six-person ski lift at Schweitzer Mountain in northern Idaho, and you can't help but shriek the lift's name.   read more

Holiday Snow at Schweitzer Mountain Means Record Holiday Business Levels
January 02, 2007 -  The Snow Gods play favorites. This year, they have chosen to bless the Pacific Northwest and resorts such as Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Sandpoint, Idaho are recording above average snowfall and record-breaking revenues.  read more

Don't tell anyone about Snowbasin
November 02, 2006 - For the past 10 years, I've maintained a list called, "The Best Places You've Never Skied." Included were a lot of discoveries that were not yet on the radar for most skiers and snowboarders, yet deserved a look. Places like Kicking Horse, Silver Star, Fernie, Schweitzer and Mt. Rose have been featured as hidden gems that you may want to visit. Now, there's a new No. 1 on the "Best Never" list,   read more

Outdoors: Heavy snowfall helps N. Idaho's Schweitzer rebound
March 14, 2006 - SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) -- What a difference a mountain of snow - and a village flourishing with skiers and snowboarders - can make.  read more

Woman sues over plummet from ski lift
December 07, 2005 - Bonner County Daily Bee, ID - SANDPOINT -- A Kootenai County who broke her spine in a chair lift accident in 2003 is suing Schweitzer Mountain Resort. Counsel for Caroline M. Herron contends an improperly maintained loading ramp and an inattentive lift operator...  read more




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