The Latest from Schweitzer

Breaking out the snowblower to battle to the 10″ of snow Schweitzer received on Election Day… but why would you want to fight it?
Snow drifts @ 49 Degrees North
Snow behind the Selkirk Lodge. Not a bad start if you ask me.
Are you ready? There chairlifts are. The mountain is almost there.

What’s 10 + 1 + (a few) ? It’s how much snow Schweitzer currently has on the mountain. I called the Activity Center earlier today, and they told me, “it’s really dumping up here right now.” Of course, this is good news for all the resorts, so why not have a recap right here?

Silver Mountain is too proud of itself for putting in an indoor waterpark to publish a snow report, but their webcams show a fresh layer of snow, probably about 8″.

49 Degrees North now has 9″ of snow, as of this morning. As it’s been snowing for the better park of the day, there’s a good chance that there’s a bit more than that by now.

Mt. Spokane has received a total of 12″ with these storms, also as of this morning. Again, as it’s been snowing off and on since this morning, expect these numbers to be more by tomorrow morning.

The Changing Face of Schweitzer Mountain Resort

The new lower station for the Basin Express going up.
Looking down the liftline of the Lakeview Triple.
The top unloading station of the Lakeview Triple.
The lower loading station for the Lakeview Triple.
The top unloading station of the Basin Express.

As you can see, the face of Schweitzer Mountain Resort is changing. The mountain is being improved. The resort is rebranding. As we get ready for the upcoming season, pose yourself the question: Is Schweitzer really changing? We will have more on this topic later, but think about it. We will ask for your answers after the first month of the ski season (prizes?). For now though, we have time to get ready. Think about the question as we get ready for the season.

A Truckload of New Photos and a WEBCAM!

We have three new photos and the first webcam! The webcam is the old snow stake ‘cam and it looks exactly where the bullwheel (the huge wheel attached to a motor that turns the lift and makes it move) for the Basin Express is to be located. The first picture shows a lift tower on a trailer. The first arrived today. The second photo shows those towers (riblets) being unloaded from the trailer. Finally, the third picture shows the components for the riblets in the staging area (We have yet to locate that area) Hopefully we’ll be able to set up a map so people know where to look if they are up on the mountain. Anyway, gotta go! I’ll update you all later!