Schweitzer Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Schweitzer Mountain Resort is a ski area in Idaho, the United States. Its 104 mapped downhill runs add up to 74 km, which ranks it #28 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 711 m long.

Slopes at Schweitzer Mountain Resort

About 2% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 52% intermediate and 42% advanced or expert, which makes Schweitzer Mountain Resort best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 10 lifts: 8 chairlifts, 1 t-bar, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,221 m up to 1,949 m, a vertical drop of 728 m. Cross-country skiers get 22.6 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Schweitzer Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is Spokane International Airport (GEG), about 109 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 22 min by car; Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport (YCG) is 125 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mt. Spokane (36.2 km), Mont Spokane State Park Nordic, 49 North Nordic Center and 49° North Mountain Resort (52.3 km), which together add 143 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.