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Enjoying retro ticket prices and throwback facilities, a skier explores the uncrowded ski resorts in Idaho just before social distancing becomes a common phrase.
“We’ve hit every trail now, so which ones do you want to do again?” Tony asked. It was quiet on the mountain, only an occasional other skier in sight, the creak of the lift chair being the only sound besides a breeze rustling the evergreen trees.
This was the seventh Idaho ski resort the two of us had experienced and it was a fitting end to a week and a half of mostly empty slopes, no lift lines, and no pretention. That s exactly what I had been looking for. I wanted to see if there was a part of America left where normal people still went skiing from apartments they could actually afford, an area where every other lift ride wouldn’t involve a conversation with a hedge fund manager, surgeon, or corporate attorney.
Most Idaho ski resorts open during the holidays
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The following is a news release from the Idaho Ski Areas Association (aka Ski Idaho).
BOISE Skiers and snowboarders throughout Idaho have much to celebrate this holiday season, with 16 of 18 Gem State ski resorts either already open or opening before the New Year.
All three resorts in North Idaho Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area near Mullan, Schweitzer Mountain Resort near Sandpoint, and Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg are open daily for the season. Lookout Pass, which straddles the Idaho-Montana border, is Idaho’s oldest ski area and is celebrating its 85th anniversary this season.