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Schweitzer Mountain Resort ski resort

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  • Experts43% of mapped runs are difficult

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Schweitzer Mountain Resort has about 74 km of mapped runs and 10 lifts, with skiing from about 1,221 m up to 1,949 m (6,394 ft), a vertical drop of 728 m. By mapped runs it is number 28 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Spokane (GEG), about 109 km away in a straight line.

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Schweitzer Mountain Resort 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,585 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

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

  1. Fri 1310°2°0 mm
  2. Sat 144°2°6.5 mm
  3. Sun 153°-1°2.6 mm
  4. Mon 162°1°16.9 mm
  5. Tue 17-1°-2°0.9 mm
  6. Wed 18-1°-5°0.1 mm
  7. Thu 190°-4°0 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.

Schweitzer Mountain Resort: runs from 1,221 m to 1,949 m, a vertical drop of 728 m1,4001,6001,800Top of the highest mapped run: 1,949 m (6,394 ft)Top 1,949 m · 6,394 ftBase 1,221 m · 4,006 ft728 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
1,949 m6,394 ft
Vertical drop
728 m2,388 ft
Mapped runs
74 km96 runs
Lifts
10mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 2% (1.4 km), Intermediate 55% (38.7 km), Advanced 43% (30.7 km)Easy: 1.4 km, 3 runs (2%)Intermediate: 38.7 km, 43 runs (55%)55%IntermediateAdvanced: 30.7 km, 50 runs (43%)43%Advanced

About 2% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 55% intermediate and 43% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy31.4 km
Intermediate4338.7 km
Advanced5030.7 km

Lifts

10 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts8
T-bars1
Magic carpets1

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
Spokane (GEG)Spokane109 km
Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional (YCG)Castlegar125 km
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies (YXC)Cranbrook149 km
Kelowna (YLW)Kelowna266 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Schweitzer Mountain Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,949 m (6,394 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,221 m (4,006 ft), a vertical of 728 m (2,388 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Schweitzer Mountain Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 74 km of downhill runs and 10 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Schweitzer Mountain Resort?

Spokane (GEG) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 109 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Schweitzer Mountain Resort 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.