Schweitzer Mountain Resort to open on Friday

Schweitzer Mountain Resort in Sandpoint will open Friday, becoming the first of the Inland Northwest’s five ski areas to start up the lifts for the 2015-2016 season.

The resort began making snow earlier this month and also has received about a foot of natural snowfall, said Mountain Operations Director Bill Williamson in a news release. “With the cold temps last week, we were able to keep our snow machines turning, giving us another foot or so. It’s nice to see Midway in such great shape.”

“There is snow in the forecast and the weekend looks fantastic with sunshine and cold temps,” said Marketing Manager Dig Chrismer.

Schweitzer plans to operate the Basin Express Quad with limited operations on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. with adult full day lift tickets at $40. The mountain will close mid-week and reopen the following Friday. For more information about conditions and operations, go to www.schweitzer.com/