Yep, you heard right. Despite the fact that we don't have any snow on the ground here in Coeur d'Alene, there is plenty of snow on the slopes. With 5 ski mountains all within a hour's drive or less, paradise is ready for all you avid skiers.
Silver Mountain Resort
610 Bunker Avenue
Kellogg, Idaho 83837
800-204-6428
silver@silvermt.com
Statistics:
- Vertical Drop: 2,200 ft
- Kellogg Peak: 6,300 ft
- Wardner Peak: 6,200 ft
- Skiable Terrain: 1,600 Acres + extensive off-piste
- Terrain: 20% Beginner, 40% Intermediate, 30% Advanced, 10% Expert
- 67 named runs + extensive glade skiing & boarding
- Longest run: 2 miles
- 3 mile snow-shoe trail available
- 300+ inches of snow annually
- Worlds Longest Gondola
- Brand new snowtubing park - includes a moving carpet lift
Known for having the longest Gondola in the World, Silver Mountain Resort is an awesome ski hill. Excellent and varied runs for all levels and plenty of terrain to keep away the boredom.
Schweitzer Mountain Resort
10000 Schweitzer Mountain Road
Sandpoint, ID 83864
800-831-8810
activityinfo@schweitzer.com
Statistics:
- Vertical Drop: 2,400 ft
- Top Elevation: 6,400 ft
- 2,900 skiable acres
- 82 Trails + open bowl skiing
- Terrain: 20% Beginner, 40% Intermediate, 35% Advanced, 5% Expert
- Longest run: 1.7 miles
- 32 kilometers of Cross Country Trails
Known for it's reputation and phenomenally uncomparable views - 3 mountain ranges, lakes and more, Schweitzer Mountain is a very popular ski hill.
Lookout Pass Ski Area
PO Box 108
Wallace, ID 83873
888-512-0764
info@skilookout.com
Statistics:
- Vertical Drop: 1,150 ft
- Summit Elevation: 5,650 ft
- 23 named runs + 2 glade areas and acres of tree skiing
- 540 skiable acres
- Terrain: 20% Beginner, 50% Intermediate, 20% Advanced, 10% Expert
- Longest run: 1.5 miles
Known as Idaho's first ski area, Lookout Pass is known for awesome powder, opens the earliest and is open the longest. It's also an excellent alternative to the higher priced resorts. You can ski in 2 states at one time as Lookout Pass is located on the Idaho/Montana border.
Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park
509-238-2220
Statistics:
- Vertical Drop: 2,000 ft
- Summit Elevation: 5,899 ft.
- Terrain: 23% Beginner, 32% Intermediate, 45% Advanced
- 25 Acre Terrain Park and Tubing Hill
Mt. Spokane is one of my favorites for two reasons. First, it's a short 30 minute drive from Coeur d'Alene (and the easiest drive). Second, it's one of the less expensive hills and generally not as crowded as the other resorts. It also happens to be "the place" we went every weekend and any weeknight we could in high-school. Sentimental I guess!!
49 Degrees North
866-376-4949
ski49n@ski49n.com
Statistics:
- Vertical Drop: 1,851 ft
- Summit Elevation: 5,774 ft
- 2,325 Acres
- 68 Marked Trails
- Terrain: 30% Beginner, 40% Intermediate, 25% Advanced, 5% Expert
- Longest run: 2.5 miles
- 12 miles cross-country trails and terrain park
I've never skied 49 Degrees North, but plenty of people I know have and love it.
Coeur d'Alene Real Estate - Come Live the Life Style - Christina Ethridge
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Illinois is flat, so if you want to go downhill you need to find a garbage landfill. Hard to break a leg. Thats the only way you are going to change your horizen. But we do have a very big lake which from time to time brings in the "Tall Ships."