The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper The Spokesman-Review
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883
Current Temperature
73°F
Current Conditions
Clear sky
View complete weather report

Color Scheme

Subscribe now

Outdoors blog

  1. Blogs
  2. Outdoors blog
  3. Schweitzer offers free lift rides to snowy summit

Schweitzer offers free lift rides to snowy summit

Jill Berner, left, of Sandpoint, and her sister Jennifer Berner, of Fredonia, N.Y., took in the sights last week from the chairlift at Schweitzer Mountain Resort. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)
Jill Berner, left, of Sandpoint, and her sister Jennifer Berner, of Fredonia, N.Y., took in the sights last week from the chairlift at Schweitzer Mountain Resort. (Kathy Plonka / The Spokesman-Review)

SUMMER RESORTS -- Free chairlift rides, barbecues, live music and other activities headline the Summer Celebration set for Saturday (June 30) to open the summer season at Schweitzer Mountain Resort.

However, with snow still covering the top of the mountain, bicycles are not yet being allowed to go up the lifts to ride the trail system.

The Great Escape Quad will run 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. for free rides to the 6,400-foot summit for views of Idaho, Washington, Montana and Canada.

Schweitzer will be operating the new zip line, air jumper, climbing wall and sluice box.

Info: (208) 255-3081.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

Follow Rich online:

Go to the full Outdoors page