Schweitzer Mountain Resort has announced it will open for the season on Friday, aided by the resort’s snowmaking machine. Two lifts, Musical Chairs and the Basin Express, will operate from 9 am to 3:45 pm. More lifts and runs will open as conditions allow. Lift tickets will be available at reduced prices. More information at […]
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Just in time for beer season, Schweitzer Mountain Resort is hosting Fall Fest, two days of live “world” music and microbrews. Kids’ games, soda tasting and chair lift rides make it an all-weekend family event. More information here.
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Head up to Schweitzer for the Twilight Race Series every Wednesday evening in August, kicking off on the 5th. Team and individual mountain bike races are open to riders of any skill level and racers are invited for drinks, games and giveaways in the Chimney Rock Grill afterward. For more info and to download the
Just announced music at Schweitzer this weekend: When: Monday, February 23rd, 8pm Who: EOTO What: Live %100 improvised breakbeat/ house/ drum n’ beat/ trip hop project Where: Taps at Schweitzer Cost: $5 cover Music with Altitude Who: Quarter Monkey Where: Taps at Schweitzer When: Saturday, February 21st, 8pm Cost: $5 cover
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By Jon Snyder, Jon Jonckers, & Derrick Knowles Please take a moment while charging your GPS and IPhone to consider the hallowed tradition of the regional outdoor guidebook. It’s no secret that outdoor knowledge has exploded on the internet. Sites with user submitted data and comments are proliferating and enhancing what we know of the
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We’ve all seen those kids on the ski hill—fast, fearless. They whiz by, leaving you coated in snow dust, barely able to make out the racing association logo on the back of their ubiquitous team jackets. Who are these kids, slaloming around ski school snow snakes and dipping into trail-lining trees? More often than not,
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A rig from last year’s December ride. // Photo courtesy Jeff, FBC. The first big snowstorm of the year is being predicted for tonight. If you think that will slow tonight’s FBC Full Moon Festivus Fiasco bike ride you would be wrong. Calling all intrepid souls with functional fenders on their bikes; meet tonight at
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Snowmaking at Schweitzer. // Photo courtesy of Schweitzer Mountain Resort. Schweitzer Mountain Resort plans to open Friday (forecast right now if 90% chance of snow). Hopefully the rest of the local ski resorts won’t be far behind. Here’s a press release with the details: Schweitzer Mountain Resort to Open Friday Musical Chairs opening with snowmaking
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LAST YEAR SKI SWAPS in the region saw anomalous success. The Schweitzer Alpine Racing School (SARS) Ski Swap had an estimated 30% increase in sales. Swaps at Mount Spokane and 49 Degrees North also set earning records. In this year’s teetering economy, event organizers were not sure what to expect. “We weren’t sure what was
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The lodge at Schweitzer. // Photo Courtesy Schweitzer Mountain Resort. Both Schweitzer and Mt. Spokane are reporting snow on the mountain today. Better wax those skis. Or boards.
