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Lookout Pass Ski Area, MT/ID, Extends Ski Season with Bonus Weekend After Fresh April Snowfall

Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area will reopen for a bonus weekend of skiing and riding this weekend, the resort announced on social media on Sunday. After receiving up to 11 inches of fresh snow earlier this week, the mountain will spin lifts on Saturday, April 26, and Sunday, April 27. Related: Lookout Pass, ID/MT Report: 16″ Overnight and Pillows […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | April 23, 2025
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These Are the 40 Ski Resorts Open in North America This Weekend

Opening day at Wolf Creek, CO. Credit: Wolf Creek

Winter’s here! Finally, after an endless summer, snow is falling, resorts are making snow, and some are opening earlier than planned. Related: Navigating the Chaos: The White Ribbon of Death If you want to ski this week, these resorts are open for your shredding pleasure. You might be sharing the lift line with the rest of the snow-starved state, but it’s […]

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Lookout Pass, MT/ID, Kicks Off 90th Season With Early Opening

Powder turns at Lookout Pass Idaho

Lookout Pass Ski is set to welcome skiers and snowboarders this weekend, marking an early start to its 90th winter season. In a social media post yesterday, the Idaho-Montana border resort announced it will open limited terrain on Friday, November 8, becoming the first ski area in the region to fire up its lifts. Related: These Are the 20 Ski […]

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Ski Idaho Passport Program Sports New Perk: AirFlare

The Idaho Peak Season Passport lets 5th-graders ski or ride three days for free at each of the 17 participating Gem State ski areas and offers 6th-graders two days free at those mountains for only $29. This winter it also comes with a complimentary family subscription to AirFlare, the app that turns your smartphone into an outdoors rescue locator, offering […]

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14 Idaho Ski Areas Will Be Open During the Holidays

BOISE, Idaho (Dec. 21, 2023) — Despite Mother Nature being pretty stingy so far this winter, at least 14 of the Gem State’s 19 ski areas will be open during the holiday season.All three ski areas in North Idaho — Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area near Mullan, Schweitzer near Sandpoint, and Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg — are open daily. Skiers and snowboarders dressed from […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | December 21, 2023
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Lookout Pass, ID, Report: New Eagle Peak Doubles the Fun at Lookout Pass Ski Area

This report was written by Steve Stuebner On a March visit to Lookout Pass Ski Area, 10-14 inches of fresh *pow* greeted us on a Saturday morning. And my, it was amazing to see how the North Idaho powder hounds turned out in force to shred the fresh snow! Related: Lookout Pass, ID/MT, Doubling Terrain This Season as Part of […]

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Guest Author | March 27, 2023
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Thanks to Early Season Snowfall Lookout Pass, ID, Opens Early for Winter 2022/23 This Weekend

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Lookout Pass in Idaho will open this weekend, turning chairs 1 and 4 on Saturday and Sunday from 9 am through 4 pm. The resort has seen 44″ of fresh snow this season and has a 13″ base. Lookout Pass typically opens in mid-December. Related: Lookout Pass, ID/MT, Doubling Terrain This Season as Part of Massive Expansion Project Opening weekend rates […]

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Lookout Pass, ID/MT, Doubling Terrain This Season as Part of Massive Expansion Project

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The 15 Best Idaho Ski Runs

Brought to you by Visit Idaho and Ski Idaho I hadn’t thought much of skiing in Idaho. Then I went there. Then I learned how underrated it is. Ten days, five ski areas, and 1,600 miles later, I got an idea of what skiing in Idaho was like. It was super. This is my list of the best runs I skied in Idaho. […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 26, 2021
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Skiing Secrets: Idaho’s Unmarked Powder Highway

Brought to you by Visit Idaho and Ski Idaho There’s a reason they call Idaho the ‘Gem State.’ With twenty ski areas, quality snow, a lifetime of hot springs to visit, delicious Pacific-Northwest-style food, and friendly inhabitants, I’m curious as to why Idaho flies relevantly under the radar when it comes to ski destinations. Most of the resorts I visited there at […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 19, 2021
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Idaho Powder Highway Compilation Ski Edit: 10 Days, 5 Ski Areas, and Backcountry Skiing in ‘The Gem State’

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 10, 2021
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Lookout Pass, ID/MT Report: 16″ Overnight and Pillows Galore

Brought to you by Visit Idaho and Ski Idaho Report from Friday, February 26, 2021 “Chair 3 just opened! Chair 3 JUST opened!” A lifty shouted from the top of Chair 1 right as I was unloading. So I bulleted straight towards Chair 3. I skied the liftline which was belly-deep and fluffy—it was hero snow, the kind where you don’t have […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 26, 2021
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Montana Ski Area Opening Dates For The 2018/2019 Season

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Montana had one hell of winter last year. By mid-September, we’d already gotten a huge, multi-foot dump and it just never seemed to stop snowing. It was a season to remember. Even though it’s going to be a tough one to beat, it’s already been snowing and the next ski season is only weeks away. Not everyone has released an opening day […]

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Mike Lavery | September 28, 2018
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