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Sandpoint- Saturday, June 27th. Schweitzer will celebrate the summer season with free chairlift rides and live music provided by Truck Mills and Cris Lucas beginning at 11am. Schweitzer is also bringing back the Power Tower bungee trampoline and climbing wall to the village along with a variety of arts and crafts, games and a barbecue. Local vendors, including the Flatbread Pizza Co., and the Selkirk Conservation Alliance with displays and information about local wildlife, will be set up in the village. At the top of the quad, refreshments will be offered and geocaching, disc golf and access to hiking and biking trails will be open for summer. |
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Sandpoint- It isn%u2019t uncommon to witness a North Idaho meteor shower in late summer or early autumn, but not many people in Sandpoint ever get the chance to witness a winter meteor shower, and even fewer ever see a mountain-top meteor shower. But this year, in the heart of the Schweitzer village, eyes will be skyward at 6PM on Friday, February 27th and Saturday, February 28th as the stars of skiing join together to create celestial splendor, soaring through the sky during Yoke%u2019s Outrageous Air show at Schweitzer. |
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Sandpoint- If you gathered at the top of Primetime run at Schweitzer on Thursday, February 5th several minutes before 10AM, you would find a flurry of skiers racing to get there. Some would be trickling in late because they were out getting in as many turns as possible, and some would be having their morning cup of %u201Ccoffee%u201D or %u201Ccocoa%u201D out of a plastic flask. All of them would be laughing, chatting and high spirited and you may think you had just encountered a group from Schweitzer%u2019s College Daze. |
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Silver Mountain announces Powder Thursdays and Mogul Mondays.
Kick off includes special lift rates and après ski party at Silver Rapids Water Park.
In an effort to provide the highest quality guest experience possible, Silver Mountain has announced a change to the resort%u2019s operating schedule from seven to five days a week. |
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Schweitzer's College Daze weekend offers affordable chance for students to stay, eat and ski |
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Lookout Pass is pleased to announce an extension of normal operating days to include Wednesdays through February 25th. That%u2019s right! Lookout Pass is now open 6 days a week, Wednesdays through Mondays. |
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Sandpoint, ID %u2013 Schweitzer Mountain Resort announces several initiatives intended to reduce their impact on the environment. Schweitzer hired an environmental coordinator, signed the National Ski Area Association%u2019s Sustainable Slopes Initiative, purchased wind energy to operate several chairlifts, enlisted an environmental committee to work on improvements resort wide, and implemented a contest to see how much energy the resort could save last summer. While recognizing that any ski resort is going to have an impact on the environment, Schweitzer is committed to minimizing theirs to the extent possible. |
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Sandpoint, ID %u2013 This fall several national snowsports magazines spotlighted Schweitzer with special honors. Skiing Magazine editors chose
Schweitzer Mountain Resort as %u201CBest Place to Ditch the Crowds%u201D in the magazine%u2019s first annual Resort Awards issue. SKI Magazine readers
placed Schweitzer in the top 10 resorts in North America for their chairlift system. Powder Magazine claims Schweitzer has the %u201Cbest park
in the Pacific Northwest%u201D and Snowboard Magazine says it%u2019s a world class mountain with lots of soul. |
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What's new at the Ski the Northwest Rockies resorts for this year! See what we've been up to this summer. |
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YAHOOO! The ROUTE OF THE HIAWATHA mountain bike or hike trail will open for the 2008 season this Saturday, June 7. Described as "one of the most scenic stretches of railroad in the country", this 15 mile rail-to-trail adventure includes 10 tunnels and 7 sky high trestles. The 1.66 mile long St. Paul Pass tunnel is one of the highlights of the trail. Snowcapped mountains and numerous waterfalls add extra delight, this time of year, and there are 47 historical and interpretive signs along the way that explain the colorful railroad history of this section of the old Milwaukee line. |
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Sandpoint, ID Schweitzer's 08-09 season passes go on sale beginning March 15th, 2008, and are available at last year's prices until June 1st, 2008. Adult Sunday through Friday passes are $399 and adult unlimited passes cost $599 if purchased before June, when they will increase to our standard early purchase rates. |
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Sandpoint, ID - Schweitzer Mountain Resort launched their Safety Trading Card program and Park Pass Program in observance of National Safety Awareness Week. National Safety
Awareness Week, January 19-25, 2008, is an annual event of the National Ski Areas Association that highlights ski resort safety education efforts and aims to increase slope safety. |
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Former Idaho Mining Town Finds New Life As Swanky Ski Resort |
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A Mining Town With a Bleak Past Starts to Blossom |
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We are pleased to announce the GRAND OPENING of our new "NORTH STAR" CHAIRLIFT, scheduled for Wednesday, December 26. |
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Sandpoint, ID %u2013 The last three day%u2019s snowfall of almost three feet brought Schweitzer%u2019s year-to-date total up to 108%u201D, allowing the resort to open 100% of their 2900 acres of terrain. All ten chairlifts will operate during the holiday week, giving skiers and snowboarders more reasons to celebrate this holiday season. |
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Sandpoint, ID - Schweitzer Mountain Resort opens more terrain and lifts on Saturday, December 8th. The Basin Express high speed quad and the Lakeview Triple are opening, allowing access to the top of Schweitzer Bowl. From the top, Ridge Run will be open but not the steep chutes of Schweitzer Bowl. |
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Sandpoint, ID - Schweitzer Mountain Resort gears up for the forecasted winter storms by making snow to ensure there is plenty at the village base and the lower elevation beginner%u2019s ski area. Snowmaking machines are being utilized to supplement the anticipated natural snowfall that is expected to begin on Saturday night and continue during the coming week. |
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The Inland North West Ski Association launches their new website, along with a new moniker that together will better identify to the rest of the world the great location and terrain in the region. 'As our resorts gain national recognition this new name will help orient people outside of our region along with communicating to the regional visitors a sense of pride that our terrain and resorts are exceptional!' said Brad McQuarrie, president of the Inland Northwest Ski Association. |
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Snow in September? Yes, on September 20th it snowed at Lookout Pass & 49° North! We hope this means winter is just around the corner. We've already received some good news form the National Weather Service. According to the National Weather Service, the Northwest Region is in for a wetter than normal winter as the result of La Niña conditions. |
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It is currently snowing at the summit of Chewelah Peak. This is the first sign of winter seen at 49° North Mountain Resort this fall and we are elated. We hope this means winter is just around the corner. |
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Sandpoint, ID - Skiing Magazine readers voted Schweitzer Mountain Resort as number 21 in the magazine's annual survey to decide the top 25 ski resorts in North America. By receiving this rating, Schweitzer joins the ranks of well known destination resorts such as Whistler, Alta/Snowbird, Jackson Hole, and Crested Butte. Schweitzer is nestled in the rugged Selkirk Mountains of the Idaho panhandle and the northwest Rocky Mountains. The resort is well known for its two massive bowls, breathtaking views and amazing gladed terrain. |
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Sandpoint, ID - Schweitzer Mountain Resort's Fall Fest on Labor Day weekend marked the end of summer chairlift operations and pushed the resort beyond previous summer visitation records. On Sunday, September 2nd, during Fall Fest, more people enjoyed riding the Great Escape Quad than ever before on a single summer day, excluding free days. Overall, chairlift rides purchased this summer were 14% above the previous record last summer. |
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Lookout Pass is pleased to announce that the new "North Star" chairlift installation is proceeding as planned for the 2007-2008 ski and ride season. All line towers were flown this morning via a K-Max helicopter provided by Timberline Helicopters based out of Laclede, Idaho, (see attached photo). |
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Schweitzer Mountain Resort launches their new interactive multimedia website, along with new branding that together will better serve and represent their guests. These are breakthrough accomplishments for Schweitzer said Dave Kulis, director of sales and marketing for the resort. We are excited to now offer our guests enhanced state-of-the-art website services and to simultaneously launch a new look that better represents the friendly yet rustic atmosphere our mountain offers. |
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