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Hunting Pow With Selkirk Powder Company: Schweitzer’s Backcountry Surprise

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<SUR·PRISE>  tr.verb  sur·prised, sur·pris·ing, sur·pris·es To encounter suddenly or unexpectedly; to attack or capture suddenly and without warning; to cause to feel wonder, astonishment or amazement at something unanticipated. The ache in my quads has reached a burning crescendo as I make my final turns through the soft, boot-deep snow, stopping just short of the […]

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Bluebird Day. Photo: Gabriella Makena.

Spirit of a Mountain: Reflections on Skiing and Being Schweitzer

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If Schweitzer has a spirit, you will find it deep among trees obscured by fog. It is there, in powder drifts that have retained their perfect looseness when the groomers have long since turned crusty. If Schweitzer has a spirit, you can see it toasted in the village, in the chaotic dining halls and crowded,

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Super Heroes Wanted for “24 Hours of Schweitzer” Fundraiser

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Tickets for the “24 Hours of Schweitzer” auction and awards dinner are still available, with more than 125 auction items and prizes on tap for one of the leading cystinosis fundraisers in the country. The dinner and auction, which start at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 31 in Schweitzer’s Caribou Room, are held in honor

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Registration Opens for “24 Hours of Schweitzer”

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Participants and volunteers needed March 30-31 – Registration is now open for the fourth-annual “24 Hours of Schweitzer,” the all-day, all-night fundraiser held in honor of five-year-old Hank Sturgis of Sandpoint, who has the rare, fatal disease cystinosis that affects only 500 people nationwide. Participants, volunteers and sponsors are needed for the March 30-31 round-the-clock

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Schweitzer Mountain Resort to Open Saturday

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Earliest opening in 25 years attributed to La Niña and snowmaking Sandpoint, ID – Schweitzer Mountain Resort will open this Saturday, November 19. This is the earliest opening date since the 1984/85 season. These favorable early season conditions are a product of Schweitzer’s snowmaking system combined with over 23 inches of natural snowfall this season.

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Schweitzer’s Huckleberry Festival Debuts New Summer Amenity

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Celebrate Everything Huckleberry This Sunday at Schweitzer Mountain Resort Sandpoint, ID – Schweitzer’s 5th annual Huckleberry Festival takes place August 7, 2011. From 8am -4pm tongues will be dyed purple and finger tips stained violet as festival goers devour huckleberry pancakes and embark on huckleberry hikes. Sunday’s festival will also debut the grand opening of

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Annual Schweitzer Fundraiser Donates over $27,000

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5th Annual Day for Heather successfully benefits Community Cancer Services of Sandpoint Sandpoint, ID – On Friday, December 10, Schweitzer Mountain Resort presented a donation of over $27,000 to the local Community Cancer Services of Sandpoint. The contribution was the result of the resort’s fifth annual Day for Heather event. Lift tickets were sold all

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Schweitzer Mountain Resort to Open Friday

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Snowmaking and natural snowfall combine for big opening Sandpoint, ID – Schweitzer Mountain Resort will open for the season Friday, November 26th at 9am and operate Friday, Saturday and Sunday during the holiday weekend. Top-to-bottom skiing and riding are anticipated, with the Basin Express Quad, Great Escape Quad, Musical Carpet and Musical Chairs Double expected

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