3 Ways to Ski Schweitzer, ID, This Spring — Come and Enjoy 5 Feet of Fresh Snow With five feet of new snow to kick off March, spring skiing and riding at Schweitzer, Idaho, are sure to be some of the best turns of the season. Schweitzer Spring Fling Pass, Season Passes, and Ikon Pass are coming on sale soon and include a host of perks including Buy Now, Ride Now access through closing day, scheduled for […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 7, 2024 0 Comments
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 […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 19, 2024 0 Comments
2023/24 Season Opening Dates for Ski Idaho Resorts The 2023/24 ski and snowboard season has kicked off in Idaho, or should we say “Wydaho.” Grand Targhee Resort, Wyoming, openend on November 17, 2023, albeit with very limited terrain, but was the first ‘Ski Idaho’ destination to open this winter. While the resort lies four miles beyond the Gem State’s border, it is affiliated with Ski Idaho because the […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 23, 2023 0 Comments
Schweitzer, ID, Postpones Opening Day to Saturday, November 25 Schweitzer, the largest ski resort in Idaho, announced today a revised opening day for the 2023/24 winter ski season. Due to limited early season snowfall and challenging snowmaking conditions, coupled with recent temperature fluctuations, the resort has made the difficult decision to push back the opening day to Saturday, November 25. Originally the resort had tentatively planned to open November […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 22, 2023 0 Comments
Schweitzer, ID, Unveils New High-Speed Quad and First Phase of The New Schweitzer Creek Village for Winter 2023/2024 Schweitzer, the largest mountain resort in Idaho, will debut an array of new features and enhancements this winter. Celebrating its third year as part of the Ikon Pass community, visitors to Schweitzer this winter will enjoy an even faster trip up the mountain with the new Creekside Express Chairlift. This will also be the first full winter for the new […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 14, 2023 0 Comments
Alterra Mountain Company Closes on Acquisition of Schweitzer in Idaho The Addition Expands the Company’s Family of Destinations to 17 Alterra Mountain Company has announced the closing of the purchase of Schweitzer in Idaho, bringing the company’s total year-round mountain destinations to 17 throughout North America, including the world’s largest heli-skiing operation. “With the acquisition of Schweitzer, we are excited to expand our presence within the Pacific Northwest skier market. […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 22, 2023 0 Comments
Alterra Mountain Company to Acquire Schweitzer, Idaho The new mountain addition will add to the company’s family of destinations in the Pacific Northwest Alterra Mountain Company has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Idaho’s Schweitzer, further expanding its portfolio in the Pacific Northwest by joining Crystal Mountain in Washington. The addition of Schweitzer will bring the company’s portfolio to 17 year-round mountain destinations […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 1, 2023 0 Comments
Trip Report: Montana and Idaho – Cat Skiing in the Northern Rockies Trip Report from February 7-12, 2023 Whenever you book a cat skiing trip you hope and pray that the conditions will align perfectly. I couldn’t have asked for anything better. Montana On Monday, February 6, we drove the 10 hours from home in Oregon to Whitefish, MT, and settled in. I wasn’t cat skiing until Wednesday, so the next morning […] Trip Report Brent Thomas | February 16, 2023 4 Comments