Lookout!!! Pass. (2/18/25)

[toast21602]

In addition to hitting up Schweitzer yesterday I wanted to check out another new place. I went to a cool brewery in Spokane when I landed on Sunday and the bartender told me to check out Lookout Pass if I wanted something off the beaten path and fun. I made an early morning hot tub decision to head there even though it wasn't on Indy or Ikon. I got there to find out that they give 1/2 off to season pass holders from other places so I got a ticket for $30 which is a freakin steal nowadays. Possibly another spot that hasn't been hit by PASR?

This place is a gem. It is 90 years old and has old school Powder Mountain vibes. Nothing too technical but the groomers were incredibly fun and the trees had stashes in them from the storms over the last few days. Old slow fixed grip lifts kept trails and trees pretty empty. It was a beautiful little hill and I had an absolute blast there. It was hard not to smile ripping down some runs with titty sparkles in the sky. One of the unique features of the place is that it sits on the Idaho and Montana border so you get to ski in both states on the same run or lift ride. It was also super confusing because it is also the border of time zones, so my phone and watch kept shifting back and forth an hour depending on where I was. The snow was incredible and sun filled the sky. Would also highly recommend if you're in the area.

 

That's all. Looking for a dinner spot in town now. Then back in the hot tub to consider a place to ski tomorrow.

Edited Wednesday at 01:38 AM by toast21602

[AtomicSkier]

i see almost nobody on those chairlifts.  skiing is great when it's that empty.

[Johnny Law]

Someone I was talking to recently claimed all their best pow days were there and Turner.....seems plausible with nobody home.  

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

So first of all this has been a rad report and thanks for the shout out..in college I skied with a guy named J spin..my photographic memory remembers hearing his voicemails in my dorm room freshman year in college about rides to the mountain type shit and his nickname was JSpin cause he was spinning off everything. Fast forward he went to grad school and got a job is western Montana and for a time he and his wife skied Lookout regularly and post great reports on the ski Vermont discussion list. 
 

How is flying into Spokane? 

Edited yesterday at 12:45 AM by GrilledSteezeSandwich

[toast21602]

1 hour ago, Johnny Law said:

Someone I was talking to recently claimed all their best pow days were there and Turner.....seems plausible with nobody home.  

I can believe that. Ghost town with crushable terrain that you don't really have to think about.

1 hour ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

How is flying into Spokane? 

Easy. Nice little airport close to the city which is a cool spot too. I'm staying in Coeur d'Alene and it is a good central location to a lot of different hills. 

[indiggio]

Curiously interesting....

Indigenous Origins and the Coeur d'Alene Tribe

The area around Coeur d'Alene was originally inhabited by the Schitsu’umsh people, who called themselves “Those who were found here” or “The discovered people.” For millennia, they lived across a vast territory of over 3.5 million acres, encompassing present-day northern Idaho, eastern Washington, and western Montana. Lake Coeur d'Alene, a central feature of the region, was the heart of their homeland, providing abundant resources like trout, salmon, and whitefish. The Schitsu’umsh were skilled hunters, gatherers, and fishers, using tools like gaff hooks, spears, and nets.

The name “Coeur d’Alene,” French for “heart of an awl,” emerged in the early 1800s when French-Canadian fur traders from the Northwest Fur Trading Company, led by explorer David Thompson, encountered the tribe. The traders nicknamed the Schitsu’umsh “Coeur d’Alene” due to their shrewd trading practices, likening their sharpness to an awl, a pointed tool used for piercing leather. This name stuck, eventually applying to the tribe, the lake, and later the city.