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Lookout Pass ski resort

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  • Experts34% of mapped runs are difficult

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Lookout Pass has about 37 km of mapped runs and 5 lifts, with skiing from about 1,374 m up to 1,879 m (6,165 ft), a vertical drop of 505 m. By mapped runs it is number 73 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pullman-Moscow Regional (PUW), about 132 km away in a straight line.

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Lookout Pass 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,627 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 1 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 1313°6°0 mm
  2. Sat 147°2°3.2 mm
  3. Sun 156°-1°0 mm
  4. Mon 163°1°5 mm
  5. Tue 17-1°-2°0.3 mm
  6. Wed 180°-4°0 mm
  7. Thu 191°-3°0.2 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Lookout Pass: runs from 1,374 m to 1,879 m, a vertical drop of 505 m1,4001,6001,800Top of the highest mapped run: 1,879 m (6,165 ft)Top 1,879 m · 6,165 ftBase 1,374 m · 4,508 ft505 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,879 m6,165 ft
Vertical drop
505 m1,657 ft
Mapped runs
37 km55 runs
Lifts
5mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 15% (5.4 km), Intermediate 51% (18.9 km), Advanced 34% (12.6 km)Easy: 5.4 km, 6 runs (15%)15%EasyIntermediate: 18.9 km, 26 runs (51%)51%IntermediateAdvanced: 12.6 km, 23 runs (34%)34%Advanced

About 15% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 51% intermediate and 34% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy65.4 km
Intermediate2618.9 km
Advanced2312.6 km

Lifts

5 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts5

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Pullman-Moscow Regional (PUW)Pullman132 km
Missoula Montana (MSO)Missoula136 km
Spokane (GEG)Spokane138 km
Kelowna (YLW)Kelowna387 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Lookout Pass?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,879 m (6,165 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,374 m (4,508 ft), a vertical of 505 m (1,657 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Lookout Pass have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 37 km of downhill runs and 5 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Lookout Pass?

Pullman-Moscow Regional (PUW) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 132 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Lookout Pass piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.