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 Downhill skiing in Idaho has long been the premier
winter sport starting with the founding of Sun Valley, America’s first resort designed specifically for
skiing. Snow skiing in Sandpoint revolves about Schweitzer
Mountain Ski Resort atop 6,400-foot Schweitzer Mountain.
With several hundred inches of snowfall each winter season
Schweitzer draws snow skiing enthusiasts to its slopes
throughout the Northwest.
The resort’s eight lifts and tows provide 2,400 vertical
feet access to 2,500 acres of terrain featuring 58 named
trails. A new high-speed, six-passenger lift will be
available to skiers this season, along with 30 kilometers of
cross-country ski trails.
Schweitzer’s ski-in, ski-out village atop Schweitzer
Mountain is a small community in its own right. The 82-room
Selkirk Lodge provides slopeside luxury accommodations to
skiers who can also enjoy excellent
restaurants and retail shops. Some 450 fully furnished
mountain homes are nestled throughout the rugged alpine
terrain, and their availability as four-season mountain
vacation retreats has put Schweitzer in Sandpoint, Idaho
high on the list of many real estate bargain hunters
throughout the West. Several hundred thousand skiers enjoy
Schweitzer’s slopes each year.
At the bottom of Schweitzer Mountain, in the town of
Sandpoint itself, an average of 72 inches of snow falls each
winter. The town presents its visitors and residents alike a
very relaxed, laid-back feel, particularly during its Hometown Christmas holiday season when candles burn bright
in the windows of shops and office buildings. Meanwhile, out
in the landscape surrounding Sandpoint, hikers, skaters and
cross-country skiers enjoy the overpowering sensation of
delightful silence, one of the most highly sought
commodities in today’s fast-paced society.
"Photos on this page were
taken on Schweitzer Mountain, by Kris Kingsland."
Photo Gallery of Schweitzer
Mountain
- Alpine Skiing
- Snowboarding
- Cross Country & Skate Skiing
- Tubing
- Terrain Park
- Lodging
- Dining
Located at 10,000 Schweitzer Mountain Road
Sandpoint, Idaho
83864
208-263-9555
Toll free 1-800-831-8810
ski@schweitzer.com |
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