Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area
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 Lookout Pass
Location in the U.S.
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| Location |
Shoshone County, Idaho & Mineral County, Montana  United States
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| Nearest city |
Mullan: 5 mi (8 km) Coeur d'Alene: 56 mi (90 km) Spokane: 90 mi (145 km) Missoula: 100 mi (160 km) |
| Coordinates | 47°27′11″N 115°42′25″W / 47.453°N 115.707°WCoordinates: 47°27′11″N 115°42′25″W / 47.453°N 115.707°W |
| Vertical | 1,150 ft (350 m) |
| Top elevation | 5,650 ft (1,720 m) |
| Base elevation | 4,500 ft (1,370 m) Timber Wolf chair 4,720 ft (1,440 m) Main base area |
| Skiable area | 540 acres (2.2 km2) |
| Runs | 34 - 20% beginner - 50% intermediate - 20% advanced - 10% expert |
| Longest run | 1.5 mi (2.4 km) |
| Lift system | 3 double chairs 1 triple lift (formerly rope tow) |
| Terrain parks | 2 |
| Snowfall | 400 in (1,020 cm) |
| Snowmaking | no |
| Night skiing | none |
| Website | Ski Lookout.com |
Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area is a ski area in the western United States. It is at Lookout Pass on Interstate 90, on the border of Idaho and Montana, 5 miles (8 km) east of Mullan, Idaho. It has a summit elevation of 5,650 ft (1,720 m) on Runt Mountain with a vertical drop of 1,150 ft (350 m) on the northeast-facing slopes. Lookout Pass operates five days per week (closed Tuesday & Wednesday) during the ski season, and daily during the Christmas vacation break.
The area has tripled in size since 2003; new terrain was opened to the southeast-facing slopes on the Montana side of the border in December 2003, and on the northwest-facing North Side (in Idaho) in 2006. There are three double chairlifts and one triple chairlift at Lookout Pass, whose average annual snowfall exceeds 350 in (890 cm).
The elevation of the highway pass on I-90 is a moderate 4,720 feet (1,440 m). The historic Mullan Pass, constructed as a wagon road by the U.S. Army in 1860, is about 3 miles (5 km) east-northeast as the crow flies, at 5,168 ft (1,575 m). Lookout Pass is considered the eastern boundary of Idaho's Silver Valley mining region.
Opened in 1935, the Lookout Pass ski area operates under a special-use permit of the U.S. Forest Service, in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests (formerly the Coeur d'Alene National Forest). Gradual enhancement of the area has occurred over the decades, and the first chairlift was installed in the summer of 1982.
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