Schweitzer usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Schweitzer USA.
Schweitzer Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1963 the American ski resort Schweitzer lies at ? metres altitude in the Idaho region of the American Selkirks? snow cannons ensure artificial Schweitzer snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 2 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Schweitzer (USA) is Spokane at a distance of 120km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Schweitzer ski season runs from December to April.
SNO-man says
Popular for its wide open slopes, friendly atmosphere, challenging terrain and lack of lift queues, this mountain features open powder chutes, gladed terrain and 55 designated trails contained within two bowls. Night skiing operates to 2100 from Thursdays to Saturdays on two chairs. A new pool complex opened in 1996 and a new six seater chair for the 2000-2001 season.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Schweitzer USA
Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Schweitzer Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $? - $? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Schweitzer Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 53km |
| total length of Schweitzer trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4.35km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Schweitzer ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1950.3m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1219m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1219m |
| centre of Schweitzer ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 731.3m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 731.3m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Schweitzer
Skiing Schweitzer you'll enjoy 58 pistes and trails and that means approximately 53km of ski runs. Schweitzer lifts number 10 with the capacity to uplift 12807 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Schweitzer is over 4.35km long.
Schweitzer Ski Area
Schweitzer ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Schweitzer piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Schweitzer after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Schweitzer for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Schweitzer
If you snowboard Schweitzer you'll want to know that, of the 10 ski lifts in total, 3 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Schweitzer snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Schweitzer snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Schweitzer for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Schweitzer Apres Ski
The apres ski Schweitzer scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 3 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 1 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 3 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities LLama Trekking, (Outdoor Heated Pool Complex for Guests at Green Gables Lodge Accommodation) (More Facilities in Sandport).
Schweitzer for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Schweitzer Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Schweitzer resort - ski Schweitzer by any other name
The American ski resort of Schweitzer ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Schweitzer ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Schweitzer ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Schweitzer ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Schweitzer for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall