Lookout Pass ski area, Bitterroot Range, Idaho, Management Description <<< Back to Lookout Pass ski area main page   Lookout Pass ski area Management Says: Lookout Pass is the original Idaho ski area having documented skiing and a home made rope tow in 1935. The local ski pioneers chose Lookout Pass because of the abundant snowfall and excellent snow quality which they could access by jumping on the Northern Pacific railcars as they proceeded east from the mining towns of Wallace and Mullan, Idaho. These ski adventurers would hop off the railcars at the summit and utilize     a highway storage shed as a warming hut that they nicknamed ''Buzzards Roost''. Lookout Pass has operated every winter season since 1935 and has a reputation for legendary powder, earliest openings, and longest season in the region. Average snowfall is 400'' of light Northern Rockies snow. The ''Affordable Family Ski Area'' has recently received a major expansion approval and has initiated the first three phases of a five phase Master Development Plan.     Trailmap Bigger Trailmap Pictures of Lookout Pass ski area Bigger Picture Bigger Picture Stats Detailed Stats Contact Info Phone, Email, Address, GPS coordinates Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Lookout Pass ski area.   Ski Areas Near Lookout Pass ski area: Silver Mountain, Idaho , 31 miles away    2200 foot drop, 7 lifts, 73 runs    45% Expert & Adv.    40% Intermediate    15% Beginner Turner Mountain, Montana , 54 miles away    2110 foot drop, 1 lifts, 20 runs    70% Expert & Adv.    20% Intermediate    10% Beginner Schweitzer, Idaho , 77 miles away    2400 foot drop, 8 lifts, 59 runs    40% Expert & Adv.    40% Intermediate    20% Beginner Blacktail Mountain, Montana , 95 miles away    1440 foot drop, 4 lifts, 24 runs    15% Expert & Adv.    70% Intermediate    15% Beginner Mt. Spokane, Washington , 99 miles away    2000 foot drop, 5 lifts, 44 runs    45% Expert & Adv.    32% Intermediate    23% Beginner   Whitewater Near Lookout Pass ski area: St. Joe River - North Fork, Shoshone County , 6 miles away, Class III - 10 miles long (Loop Creek to St. Joe Confluence) Coeur d' Alene River - South Fork, Shoshone County , 7 miles away, Class III-IV - -blank- miles long (Mullan to Wallace) St. Joe River - Skookum Canyon, Shoshone County , 11 miles away, Class III-IV - 4 miles long (Turner Creek to Packsaddle Creek)   Trails Near Lookout Pass ski area: Wonderful Trail, Shoshone , 5 miles away Kyle Creek Trail, Shoshone , 7 miles away Arid Ridge Trail, Shoshone , 9 miles away

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