New lifts planned for Schweitzer in 2019-2020 season
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Schweitzer Mountain Resort announced Thursday that it will be replacing the Snow Ghost double chair – or Chair 6 as locals call it – with …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Schweitzer Mountain Resort announced Thursday that it will be replacing the Snow Ghost double chair – or Chair 6 as locals call it – with …
By Cameron Rasmusson
Reader Staff
Next winter season at Schweitzer, skiers and boarders using the bus to head up to the slopes are being put on the SPOT.
The Selkirks-Pend …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Schweitzer Mountain Resort had their snowiest winter on record for the 2017/18 ski season, the resort said in a press release.
Schweitzer saw over 434 …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Schweitzer Mountain Resort is a different place before the opening bell. The early-rising snowplow drivers have been hard at work clearing the road for the …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Schweitzer Mountain Resort postponed their annual Community Ski Day until Friday, Dec. 15. The move was made in the hopes of having more lifts and …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Schweitzer Mountain Resort will be open for business Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 18-19. According to Dig Chrismer, Schweitzer marketing manager, this is the earliest season …
By Reader Staff
Mountain bikers planning to ride the Lower Basin downhill trail from the Schweitzer round-about down to the valley in early October might encounter some workers along the …
By Reader Staff
Over the years, festivals celebrating the ever-growing craft beer industry have sprouted up around the Pacific Northwest but none have aged as well as Schweitzer Mountain Resort’s …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For the third year in a row, wine is king at Schweitzer Mountain Resort. Northwest Winefest kicks off July 15 and 16, with 80 different …
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