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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



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Schweitzer Ski Resort News

Bucking nature, renown ski resort buys snow machine
September 05, 2008 - Schweitzer Mountain Resort, Idaho (AP) A ski resort in northern Idaho is hoping a $1.4 million snow-making machine will ensure a successful skiing season. and an earlier opening.  read more

Bucking nature, Schweitzer buys snow machine
September 01, 2008 - A ski resort in northern Idaho is hoping a $1.4 million snow-making machine will ensure a successful skiing season. -- and an earlier opening.  read more

Bucking nature, ski resort buys snow machine
September 01, 2008 - Crews at the Schweitzer Mountain Resort are racing to finish an automated snow-making system that they hope will cover a 1,000-feet long and 300-feet wide area on one of the resort's slopes.  read more

Stay and Play: Sandpoint teems with lake, land activities
August 04, 2008 - Everyone knows that skiers flock to Schweitzer Mountain Resort every winter to enjoy world-class skiing just a short drive from downtown Sandpoint. But for those not so comfortable on the slopes, summer may be a better time to visit.  read more

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




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