Lookout Pass offers great holiday conditions, complete withChristmas buffet
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December 19, 2011
Lookout Pass offers great holiday conditions, complete with a Christmas buffet
ON THE IDAHO/MONTANA BORDER: A lack of snow is leaving a white Christmas in doubt at the lower elevations in the inland northwest, but winter is in full swing at Lookout Pass Ski Area. The mountain is open seven days a week through Jan. 2. A full slate of holiday activities is highlighted by Lookout’s annual Christmas buffet, served from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Dec. 25.
A series of productive early season storms followed by cold temperatures have preserved a quality base at Lookout Pass. Recent light snowfall has refreshed the surface and conditions are excellent at the ski area, which has 100 percent of its terrain open through the holidays.
Kids can ski with Santa at noon Christmas Eve and Lookout opens at 10:00 a.m. on Christmas Day. Families can spend a day on the snow and enjoy a Christmas buffet in the lodge for $12.99 a person. Kids under 12 are $7.49. Diners can whet their appetites with teriyaki meat balls, deviled eggs, little smokies and cucumber rounds on rye. The main course features pot roast, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy and mixed vegetables. Huckleberry ice cream, peanut butter cheesecake and Bavarian cream tarts will be served for dessert. Egg nog, coffee or soft drinks are included.
A strong high pressure ridge in the Pacific that has perpetuated a recent dry spell is weakening. A low pressure system moves in Tuesday and Wednesday this week that could result in 3-6 inches of snow at Lookout Pass. A possible stormj on Christmas Day could bring up to 5 inches in the mountains. Stronger storms are expected to move through the area between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
About Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area
Lookout Pass Ski Area was voted as the “Favorite Family Friendly Resort” in the Pacific Northwest in April 2011 by users of OnTheSnow.com, one of the world’s most visited web platforms. The resort, entering its 76th season, offers nearly 600 acres of skiing and riding immediately off the Exit 0 off ramp off Interstate-90 on the Idaho/Montana border. The unique location of Lookout Pass at the crest of the Bitterroot Range makes it the Inland Northwest’s “No. 1 Powder Place,” with an average of over 400 inches of light, dry powder snow annually. Lookout Pass was recognized for the most snowfall on Planet Earth in the seven-day period ending March 1, 2011 by skiinfo.com. Visitors to OnTheSnow.com, one of the most widely viewed travel sites on the web, voted Lookout Pass “Most Family-Friendly Mountain Resort in the Pacific Northwest in April, 2011. Learn more at www.skilookout.com.
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