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{{Short description|Ski area in Idaho, United States}}
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| map_caption = Location in [[Idaho]]
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| base_elevation = {{convert|4500|ft|-1|abbr=on}}<br>''Timber Wolf'' chair<br>{{convert|4720|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}}<br>''Main base area''
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| skiable_area = {{convert|1023|acres|km2|1|abbr=on}}
| number_trails = 34<br>[[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-green circle.svg|13px]] - 20% beginner<br>[[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-blue square.svg|13px]] - 50% intermediate<br>[[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-black diamond.svg|13px]] - 20% advanced<br>[[Image:Ski trail rating symbol-double black diamond.svg|13px]] - 10% expert
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| longest_run = {{convert|2|mi|1|abbr=on}}
| liftsystem = 3 double [[Chairlift|chairs]] 1 triple lift (formerly rope tow)
| liftsystem = 2 fixed grip quad [[chairlift|chairs]]<br> 2 triple chairs<br> 1 double chair
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'''Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area''' is a [[ski area]] in the [[Western United States|western]] [[United States]]. It is at [[Lookout Pass]] on [[Interstate 90 in Idaho|Interstate 90]], on the border of [[Idaho]] and [[Montana]], {{convert|5|mi|0|spell=in}} east of [[Mullan, Idaho|Mullan]], Idaho. It has a summit [[elevation]] of {{convert|5650|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} on '''Runt Mountain''' with a vertical drop of {{convert|1150|ft|-1|abbr=on}} 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.
'''Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area''' is a [[ski area]] in the [[Western United States|western]] [[United States]]. It is at [[Lookout Pass]] on [[Interstate 90 in Idaho|Interstate 90]], on the border of [[Idaho]] and [[Montana]], {{convert|5|mi|0|spell=in}} east of [[Mullan, Idaho]]. It has a summit [[elevation]] of {{convert|6150|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} on '''Eagle Peak''' and {{convert|5650|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}} on Runt Mountain with a vertical drop of {{convert|1650|ft|m|-1|abbr=on}}. Lookout Pass operates seven days per week from mid-December until mid-April.


There are '''two quad [[chairlifts]], two triple [[chairlifts]] and one double [[chairlift]]''' at Lookout Pass, with average annual [[snowfall]] exceeding {{convert|400|in|cm|-1}}. Lookout Pass has two freestyle [[terrain park]]s, and a quarter pipe that is {{convert|1111|ft|m|-1}}.
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,<ref name=lo1003>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w2hWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z_MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2312,737003 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Kramer|first=Becky|title=Lookout Pass ski area putting in new lift|date= September 12, 2003|page=A10}}</ref><ref name=lopnv03>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=grszAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1fIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5298%2C1435993|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Lookout set to open its ski runs|last=Boggs|first=Alison|date=November 13, 2003|page=B1}}</ref> 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 {{convert|350|in|cm|-1}}.


The [[elevation]] of the highway pass on [[Interstate 90 in Idaho|I-90]] is a moderate {{convert|4720|ft|-1}}. The historic [[Mullan Pass]], constructed as a wagon road by the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] in 1860, is about {{convert|3|mi|0|spell=in}} east-northeast [[as the crow flies]], at {{convert|5168|ft}}. Lookout Pass is considered the eastern boundary of Idaho's [[Silver Valley, Idaho|Silver Valley]] mining region.
The [[elevation]] of the highway pass on [[Interstate 90 in Idaho|I-90]] is a moderate {{convert|4720|ft|-1}}. The historic [[Mullan Pass]], constructed as a wagon road by the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] in 1860, is about {{convert|3|mi|0|spell=in}} east-northeast [[as the crow flies]], at {{convert|5168|ft}}. Lookout Pass is considered the eastern boundary of Idaho's [[Silver Valley, Idaho|Silver Valley]] mining region.


==History==
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Opened {{Years or months ago|1935}} in 1935, the Lookout Pass [[ski area]] operates under a special-use permit of the [[United States Forest Service|U.S. Forest Service]], in the [[Idaho Panhandle National Forest]]s (formerly the ''Coeur d'Alene National Forest''). Gradual enhancement of the area has occurred over the decades,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-jFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Z-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7099%2C2034060|newspaper= Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Williams|first=Dick|title=New slope, classes at Lookout Pass|date=November 21, 1958|page=20}}</ref><ref name=lopdec61>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QTNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4871,3759159|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Williams|first=Dick|title=Trails cleared, rope tow relocated, lift improved|date= December 29, 1961|page=12}}</ref><ref name=lopdec89>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G1FXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=UvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2845,5095532 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Calvin|first=Daneen|title=Lookout Pass lone bright, snowy spot for skiers|date=December 30, 1989|page=A1}}</ref><ref name=lopscdec90>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2BhXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=A_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6054,2193605|newspaper=Spokane Chronicle|location=(Washington)|last=Earl|first=Larry W.|title=Lookout Pass offers something for everyone|date=December 14, 1990|page=12-weekend}}</ref> and the first chairlift was installed in the summer of 1982.<ref name=lopjan83>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_wNMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vPkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7049,3573158|newspaper=Spokane Chronicle|location=(Washington)|last=Pike|first=Steven|title=New chairlift draws skiers to lookout|date=January 28, 1983|page=5}}</ref><ref name=skiwar85>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8BhXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Eu8DAAAAIBAJ&dq=lookout%20pass%20chair%20lift&pg=6991%2C781552|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Pike|first=Steve|title=Is a ski-area war brewing in the Silver Valley?|date=March 17, 1985|page=I7}}</ref>
[[File:Downhill Skiing, Lookout Pass (40749762032).jpg|thumb|left|Downhill skiing at Lookout Pass]]
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Opened {{Years or months ago|1935}} in 1935, the Lookout Pass [[ski area]] operates under a special-use permit of the [[United States Forest Service|U.S. Forest Service]], in the [[Idaho Panhandle National Forest]]s (formerly the ''Coeur d'Alene National Forest''). Gradual enhancement of the area has occurred over the decades,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-jFWAAAAIBAJ&pg=7099%2C2034060|newspaper= Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Williams|first=Dick|title=New slope, classes at Lookout Pass|date=November 21, 1958|page=20}}</ref><ref name=lopdec61>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QTNWAAAAIBAJ&pg=4871,3759159|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Williams|first=Dick|title=Trails cleared, rope tow relocated, lift improved|date= December 29, 1961|page=12}}</ref><ref name=lopdec89>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=G1FXAAAAIBAJ&pg=2845,5095532 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Calvin|first=Daneen|title=Lookout Pass lone bright, snowy spot for skiers|date=December 30, 1989|page=A1}}</ref><ref name=lopscdec90>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2BhXAAAAIBAJ&pg=6054,2193605|newspaper=Spokane Chronicle|location=(Washington)|last=Earl|first=Larry W.|title=Lookout Pass offers something for everyone|date=December 14, 1990|page=12–weekend}}</ref> and the first chairlift was installed in the summer of 1982.<ref name=lopjan83>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_wNMAAAAIBAJ&pg=7049,3573158|newspaper=Spokane Chronicle|location=(Washington)|last=Pike|first=Steven|title=New chairlift draws skiers to lookout|date=January 28, 1983|page=5}}</ref><ref name=skiwar85>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8BhXAAAAIBAJ&dq=lookout%20pass%20chair%20lift&pg=6991%2C781552|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Pike|first=Steve|title=Is a ski-area war brewing in the Silver Valley?|date=March 17, 1985|page=I7}}</ref>


The community ski hill, run by the nonprofit Idaho Ski Club, was sold in 1992 to Lookout Recreation, Inc., a company formed by two 27-year-old former college roommates, Don Walde of [[Wallace, Idaho|Wallace]] and Jim Fowler.<ref name=lri92>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TltWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3518,5931796|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Ski resort gears up for growth|last=Massey|first=Steve|date=October 29, 1992|page=A16}}</ref> After seven years, it was sold in 1999 to Lookout Associates, headed by Phil Edholm, and plans for expansion soon followed.<ref name=newown99>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K2RWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NPIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1757,847369|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|last=Kramer|first=Becky|title=New owners won't lift Lookout Pass prices|date=October 2, 1999|page=A1}}</ref><ref name=loexpapp03>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GpFXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oPIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6159%2C3850172|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Hansen|first=Dan|title=Lookout Pass expansion approved|date=February 5, 2003 |page=A1 }}</ref>
The community ski hill, run by the nonprofit Idaho Ski Club, was sold in 1992 to Lookout Recreation, Inc., a company formed by two 27-year-old former college roommates, Don Walde of [[Wallace, Idaho|Wallace]] and Jim Fowler.<ref name=lri92>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TltWAAAAIBAJ&pg=3518,5931796|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Ski resort gears up for growth|last=Massey|first=Steve|date=October 29, 1992|page=A16}}</ref> After seven years, it was sold in 1999 to Lookout Associates, headed by Phil Edholm, and plans for expansion soon followed.<ref name=newown99>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=K2RWAAAAIBAJ&pg=1757,847369|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|last=Kramer|first=Becky|title=New owners won't lift Lookout Pass prices|date=October 2, 1999|page=A1}}</ref><ref name=loexpapp03>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GpFXAAAAIBAJ&pg=6159%2C3850172|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Hansen|first=Dan|title=Lookout Pass expansion approved|date=February 5, 2003 |page=A1 }}</ref>


==Expansion==
A new portion of the ski area opened on December 26, 2003, on the [[Montana]] side of the border (which is irregular in this area, following mountains, and is actually due south, see topo map).<ref>[http://msrmaps.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=12&Z=11&X=747&Y=6570&W=2&qs=%7cMullan%7cID%7c Topographic map and aerial photo] from [[USGS]]</ref> The new Timber Wolf double chair and five new runs increased the vertical drop (by lowering the base to {{convert|4500|ft|-1}}), and the longest new run {{convert|1.2|mi|1}} in length. Two of the new runs are rated advanced and three are rated intermediate, with views of the [[St. Regis, Montana|St. Regis]] and Copper Basins. Additional expansion in 2006 with a chairlift on the Idaho "North Side" opened additional intermediate and expert terrain.
A new portion of the ski area opened on December 26, 2003,<ref name=lo1003>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w2hWAAAAIBAJ&pg=2312,737003 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|last=Kramer|first=Becky|title=Lookout Pass ski area putting in new lift|date= September 12, 2003|page=A10}}</ref><ref name=lopnv03>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=grszAAAAIBAJ&pg=5298%2C1435993|newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Lookout set to open its ski runs|last=Boggs|first=Alison|date=November 13, 2003|page=B1}}</ref> on the [[Montana]] side of the border (which is irregular in this area, following mountains, and is actually due south, see topo map).<ref>[http://msrmaps.com/image.aspx?T=2&S=12&Z=11&X=747&Y=6570&W=2&qs=%7cMullan%7cID%7c Topographic map and aerial photo] from [[USGS]]</ref> The new Timber Wolf double chair and five new runs increased the vertical drop (by lowering the base to {{convert|4500|ft|-1}}), and the longest new run {{convert|1.2|mi|1}} in length. Two of the new runs are rated advanced and three are rated intermediate, with views of the [[St. Regis, Montana|St. Regis]] and Copper Basins. Additional expansion in 2006 with a chairlift on the Idaho "North Side" opened additional intermediate and expert terrain. In the summer of 2020 the original Chair #1, a 1982 [[Riblet Tramway Company|Riblet]] center-pole double, was replaced by a new [[Leitner-Poma|Skytrac]] fixed grip quad. The Eagle Peak expansion added 500 acres with 14 new trails serviced by a new quad chairlift to the West. Eagle Peak chairlift operations began Friday 12/16/2022, followed by an official opening ceremony on 12/17.<ref>Snow, Josa (2022) [https://shoshonenewspress.com/news/2022/dec/20/eagle-peak-opens-lookout-pass/ "Eagle Peak opens at Lookout Pass"] ''Shoshone News-Press''</ref> The previous season Eagle Peak was accessible on a limited basis via [[snowcat]].

Lookout Pass has two freestyle [[terrain park]]s, and a quarter pipe that is {{convert|1111|ft|m|-1}}.


==U.S. Ski Team==
==U.S. Ski Team==
* Beverly Anderson (born 1938) – [[Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] Olympian<ref name=srefbeva>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/beverly-anderson-1.html|publisher=Sports Reference |title=Beverly Anderson |accessdate=January 28, 2014}}</ref><ref name=iskgjtlar>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-qASAAAAIBAJ&sjid=GvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5935%2C4976522 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington)|agency=UPI |title=Idaho ski training good - just take look at record |date=January 22, 1960 |page=12}}</ref><ref name=bevabarot>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SDNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2549%2C2820848 |newspaper=Spokesman=Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Beverly Anderson, Barrier on Winter Olympics team |date=January 9, 1960 |page=8}}</ref>
* [[Beverley Anderson|Beverly Anderson]] (born 1938) – [[Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] Olympian<ref name=srefbeva>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/beverly-anderson-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418051913/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/an/beverly-anderson-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2020|publisher=Sports Reference |title=Beverly Anderson |accessdate=January 28, 2014}}</ref><ref name=iskgjtlar>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-qASAAAAIBAJ&pg=5935%2C4976522 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington)|agency=UPI |title=Idaho ski training good - just take look at record |date=January 22, 1960 |page=12}}</ref><ref name=bevabarot>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=SDNWAAAAIBAJ&pg=2549%2C2820848 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review|location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Beverly Anderson, Barrier on Winter Olympics team |date=January 9, 1960 |page=8}}</ref><ref name=pgklinst>{{cite news|url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1960/02/01/those-pretty-girls-with-the-killer-instinct |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Terrell |first=Roy |title=Those pretty girls with the killer instinct |date=February 1, 1960 |page=34}}</ref>
* Jim Barrier (1940–2000) – [[Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] Olympian<ref name=iskgjtlar/><ref name=bevabarot/><ref name=srefjimb>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/jim-barrier-1.html|publisher=Sports Reference |title=Jim Barrier |accessdate=January 28, 2014}}</ref>
* [[Jim Barrier]] (1940–2000) – [[Alpine skiing at the 1960 Winter Olympics|1960]] Olympian<ref name=iskgjtlar/><ref name=bevabarot/><ref name=srefjimb>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/jim-barrier-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074902/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/jim-barrier-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 18, 2020|publisher=Sports Reference |title=Jim Barrier |accessdate=January 28, 2014}}</ref>


==Route of the ''Hiawatha'' Trail==
==Route of the ''Hiawatha'' Trail==
[[File:Hiawatha Trail (10490426725).jpg|thumb|left|Route of the Hiawatha trestle]]
Lookout Pass is also a primary staging area for the ''Route of the Hiawatha Trail'', a [[mountain biking|mountain bike]] [[rail trail]], which begins in [[Montana]] and runs downhill through tunnels and over trestles to the North Fork of the St. Joe River, {{convert|15|mi|spell=in}} away.<ref name=rohtrlmp>{{cite web |url=http://www.ridethehiawatha.com/trail-maps |work=Route of the Hiawatha |title=Trail map |accessdate=July 6, 2017}}</ref>
Lookout Pass is also a primary staging area for the ''Route of the Hiawatha Trail'', a [[mountain biking|mountain bike]] [[rail trail]], which begins in [[Montana]] and runs downhill through [[Tunnel|tunnels]] and over [[Trestle bridge|trestles]] to the North Fork of the [[Saint Joe River|St.&nbsp;Joe River]], {{convert|15|mi|round=5|spell=in}} away.<ref name=rohtrlmp>{{cite web |url=http://www.ridethehiawatha.com/trail-maps |work=Route of the Hiawatha |title=Trail map |accessdate=July 6, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title = Route of the Hiawatha| publisher = TrailLink| url = https://www.traillink.com/trail/route-of-the-hiawatha/| access-date = August 9, 2020}}</ref> It&nbsp;is named for the ''[[Olympian Hiawatha]]'' passenger trains (1947–1961) of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("[[Milwaukee Road]]"), on whose abandoned [[Right-of-way (transportation)|rights of way]], trestles, and tunnels the gravel trail rests.


It is named for the ''[[Olympian Hiawatha]]'' passenger trains (1947–61) of the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad]] ("The Milwaukee Road"), on whose abandoned [[right-of-way (railroad)|rights of way]], trestles, and tunnels the gravel trail rests. Now completed, the Route of the Hiawatha Trail stretches from [[St. Regis, Montana|St. Regis]], Montana, to Pearson, Idaho, (elevation {{convert|3150|ft|-1}}), several miles north of [[Avery, Idaho|Avery]], (equidistantly south of [[Mullan, Idaho|Mullan]]).<ref name=rohtrlmp/>
The Route of the Hiawatha Trail stretches from [[St. Regis, Montana|St. Regis]], Montana, to Pearson, Idaho, (elevation {{convert|3150|ft|-1}}), several miles north of [[Avery, Idaho|Avery]], (equidistantly south of [[Mullan, Idaho|Mullan]]).<ref name=rohtrlmp/> The trail includes the [[St. Paul Pass Tunnel|tunnel at St. Paul Pass]],<ref name=itmtnl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mkASAAAAIBAJ&pg=5243%2C66693 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Titone |first=Julie |title=Idaho's time tunnel |date=August 1, 2000 |page=B3}}</ref> which is {{convert|1.66|mi|1}} in length at an elevation of {{convert|4150|ft|-1}}.


The Route of the Hiawatha Trail now includes the [[St. Paul Pass Tunnel|tunnel at St. Paul Pass]],<ref name=itmtnl>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mkASAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PfIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5243%2C66693 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Titone |first=Julie |title=Idaho's time tunnel |date=August 1, 2000 |page=B3}}</ref> which is {{convert|1.66|mi|1}} in length at an elevation of {{convert|4150|ft|-1}}. Bus service is available to take bicycle riders back to the start of the trail. A fee is charged for riding the trail, and during the winter months the trail is closed. Parking and unimproved camping spots are available at the trail's start, as well as at the end of the trail. Several other trails are nearby for further exploration; one of these follows the old road along the North Fork of the St. Joe River to Avery and has an improved campground at its start.
Bus service is available to take bicycle riders back to the start of the trail. A fee is charged for riding the trail, and during the winter months the trail is closed. Parking and unimproved camping spots are available at the trail's start, as well as at the end of the trail. Several other trails are nearby for further exploration; one of these follows the old road along the North Fork of the St. Joe River to Avery and has an improved campground at its start.


Another nearby rail trail is the [[Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes]]; from Mullan it travels over {{convert|70|mi|spell=in}} westbound, descending the [[Coeur d'Alene River]] through [[Silver Valley, Idaho|Silver Valley]] and crossing [[Lake Coeur d'Alene]]. It follows the former right-of-way of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]].<ref name=mqmap>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RLIyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0fIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5642%2C50754 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes |agency=(map)|last=Quinn |first=Molly |date=June 1, 2004 |page=A11}}</ref>
Another nearby rail trail is the [[Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes]]; from Mullan it travels over {{convert|70|mi|spell=in}} westbound, descending the [[Coeur d'Alene River]] through [[Silver Valley, Idaho|Silver Valley]] and crossing [[Lake Coeur d'Alene]]. It follows the former right-of-way of the [[Union Pacific Railroad]].<ref name=mqmap>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RLIyAAAAIBAJ&pg=5642%2C50754 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington)|title=Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes |agency=(map)|last=Quinn |first=Molly |date=June 1, 2004 |page=A11}}</ref>


==See also==
*[[Taft, Montana]]
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{official website|http://www.skilookout.com/}}
*{{official website|http://www.skilookout.com/}}
*[http://www.skilifts.org/old/id-lookoutpass.htm Ski Lifts.org] - photos of Lookout Mountain's lifts
*[http://www.skilifts.org/old/id-lookoutpass.htm Ski Lifts.org] - photos of lifts at Lookout Pass
*[http://www.visitidaho.org/attraction/winter-resorts/lookout-pass-ski-area/ Visit Idaho.org] - official state tourism site - Lookout Pass
*[https://skimap.org/SkiAreas/view/482 Ski Map.org] – trail maps – Lookout Pass
*Hentges, Katherine [https://spokanehistorical.org/items/show/882 “Lookout Pass”] Spokane Historical
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061205235900/http://www.idahoskiresorts.com/overview.cfm/id11/LookoutPass Idaho Ski Resorts.com] - Lookout Pass
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20061205235900/http://www.idahoskiresorts.com/overview.cfm/id11/LookoutPass Idaho Ski Resorts.com] - Lookout Pass
*[http://www.fs.fed.us/ipnf/rec/activities/biking/hiawatha.html U.S. Forest Service] - Route of The Hiawatha
*[http://www.fs.fed.us/ipnf/rec/activities/biking/hiawatha.html U.S. Forest Service] - Route of The Hiawatha

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Lookout Pass
Lookout Pass is located in Idaho
Lookout Pass
Lookout Pass
Location in Idaho
Lookout Pass is located in the United States
Lookout Pass
Lookout Pass
Lookout Pass (the United States)
LocationShoshone County, Idaho &
Mineral County, Montana
 United States
Nearest major cityMullan: 5 mi (8 km)
Coeur d'Alene: 56 mi (90 km)
Spokane: 90 mi (145 km)
Missoula: 100 mi (160 km)
Coordinates47°27′11″N 115°42′25″W / 47.453°N 115.707°W / 47.453; -115.707
Vertical1,650 ft (500 m)
Top elevation6,150 ft (1,870 m)
Base elevation4,500 ft (1,370 m)
Timber Wolf chair
4,720 ft (1,440 m)
Main base area
Skiable area1,023 acres (4.1 km2)
Trails52
- 14% beginner
- 42% intermediate
- 42% advanced
- 2% expert
Longest run2 mi (3.2 km)
Lift system2 fixed grip quad chairs
2 triple chairs
1 double chair
Terrain parks2
Snowfall400 in (1,020 cm) [1]
Snowmakingno
Night skiingnone
WebsiteSki 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, five miles (8 km) east of Mullan, Idaho. It has a summit elevation of 6,150 ft (1,870 m) on Eagle Peak and 5,650 ft (1,720 m) on Runt Mountain with a vertical drop of 1,650 ft (500 m). Lookout Pass operates seven days per week from mid-December until mid-April.

There are two quad chairlifts, two triple chairlifts and one double chairlift at Lookout Pass, with average annual snowfall exceeding 400 inches (1,020 cm). Lookout Pass has two freestyle terrain parks, and a quarter pipe that is 1,111 feet (340 m).

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 three miles (5 km) east-northeast as the crow flies, at 5,168 feet (1,575 m). Lookout Pass is considered the eastern boundary of Idaho's Silver Valley mining region.

History

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Downhill skiing at Lookout Pass

Opened 89 years ago 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,[2][3][4][5] and the first chairlift was installed in the summer of 1982.[6][7]

The community ski hill, run by the nonprofit Idaho Ski Club, was sold in 1992 to Lookout Recreation, Inc., a company formed by two 27-year-old former college roommates, Don Walde of Wallace and Jim Fowler.[8] After seven years, it was sold in 1999 to Lookout Associates, headed by Phil Edholm, and plans for expansion soon followed.[9][10]

Expansion

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A new portion of the ski area opened on December 26, 2003,[11][12] on the Montana side of the border (which is irregular in this area, following mountains, and is actually due south, see topo map).[13] The new Timber Wolf double chair and five new runs increased the vertical drop (by lowering the base to 4,500 feet (1,370 m)), and the longest new run 1.2 miles (1.9 km) in length. Two of the new runs are rated advanced and three are rated intermediate, with views of the St. Regis and Copper Basins. Additional expansion in 2006 with a chairlift on the Idaho "North Side" opened additional intermediate and expert terrain. In the summer of 2020 the original Chair #1, a 1982 Riblet center-pole double, was replaced by a new Skytrac fixed grip quad. The Eagle Peak expansion added 500 acres with 14 new trails serviced by a new quad chairlift to the West. Eagle Peak chairlift operations began Friday 12/16/2022, followed by an official opening ceremony on 12/17.[14] The previous season Eagle Peak was accessible on a limited basis via snowcat.

U.S. Ski Team

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Route of the Hiawatha Trail

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Route of the Hiawatha trestle

Lookout Pass is also a primary staging area for the Route of the Hiawatha Trail, a mountain bike rail trail, which begins in Montana and runs downhill through tunnels and over trestles to the North Fork of the St. Joe River, fifteen miles (25 km) away.[20][21] It is named for the Olympian Hiawatha passenger trains (1947–1961) of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("Milwaukee Road"), on whose abandoned rights of way, trestles, and tunnels the gravel trail rests.

The Route of the Hiawatha Trail stretches from St. Regis, Montana, to Pearson, Idaho, (elevation 3,150 feet (960 m)), several miles north of Avery, (equidistantly south of Mullan).[20] The trail includes the tunnel at St. Paul Pass,[22] which is 1.66 miles (2.7 km) in length at an elevation of 4,150 feet (1,260 m).

Bus service is available to take bicycle riders back to the start of the trail. A fee is charged for riding the trail, and during the winter months the trail is closed. Parking and unimproved camping spots are available at the trail's start, as well as at the end of the trail. Several other trails are nearby for further exploration; one of these follows the old road along the North Fork of the St. Joe River to Avery and has an improved campground at its start.

Another nearby rail trail is the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes; from Mullan it travels over seventy miles (110 km) westbound, descending the Coeur d'Alene River through Silver Valley and crossing Lake Coeur d'Alene. It follows the former right-of-way of the Union Pacific Railroad.[23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ski lookout.com - media center
  2. ^ Williams, Dick (November 21, 1958). "New slope, classes at Lookout Pass". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 20.
  3. ^ Williams, Dick (December 29, 1961). "Trails cleared, rope tow relocated, lift improved". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 12.
  4. ^ Calvin, Daneen (December 30, 1989). "Lookout Pass lone bright, snowy spot for skiers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A1.
  5. ^ Earl, Larry W. (December 14, 1990). "Lookout Pass offers something for everyone". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 12–weekend.
  6. ^ Pike, Steven (January 28, 1983). "New chairlift draws skiers to lookout". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 5.
  7. ^ Pike, Steve (March 17, 1985). "Is a ski-area war brewing in the Silver Valley?". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. I7.
  8. ^ Massey, Steve (October 29, 1992). "Ski resort gears up for growth". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A16.
  9. ^ Kramer, Becky (October 2, 1999). "New owners won't lift Lookout Pass prices". Spokesman-Review. p. A1.
  10. ^ Hansen, Dan (February 5, 2003). "Lookout Pass expansion approved". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A1.
  11. ^ Kramer, Becky (September 12, 2003). "Lookout Pass ski area putting in new lift". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. A10.
  12. ^ Boggs, Alison (November 13, 2003). "Lookout set to open its ski runs". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B1.
  13. ^ Topographic map and aerial photo from USGS
  14. ^ Snow, Josa (2022) "Eagle Peak opens at Lookout Pass" Shoshone News-Press
  15. ^ "Beverly Anderson". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  16. ^ a b "Idaho ski training good - just take look at record". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). UPI. January 22, 1960. p. 12.
  17. ^ a b "Beverly Anderson, Barrier on Winter Olympics team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 9, 1960. p. 8.
  18. ^ Terrell, Roy (February 1, 1960). "Those pretty girls with the killer instinct". Sports Illustrated. p. 34.
  19. ^ "Jim Barrier". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
  20. ^ a b "Trail map". Route of the Hiawatha. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  21. ^ "Route of the Hiawatha". TrailLink. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  22. ^ Titone, Julie (August 1, 2000). "Idaho's time tunnel". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B3.
  23. ^ Quinn, Molly (June 1, 2004). "Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (map). p. A11.
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