Jackass Ski Bowl and a Silver Lesson (2/20/25)

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Schweitzer Monday, Lookout Pass Tuesday, 49° North yesterday, Silver Mountain today. 

I only had about 2 hours before I had to catch my flight so I figured I'd squeeze in one last day somewhere new. I'm glad I did. In addition to the snow that they received over the last two days, the continued snow overnight into the morning, and the wind, the conditions were 9/10 fantastic. Definitely some of the best off-piste turns of this short trip.

Silver Mountain is unique. You need to take a gondola from town to get to the actual resort which is a crazy 3.1 miles long and was once the world's longest gondola, but is now 5th longest. Originally named Jackass Ski Bowl, the first GM for the place was actually from Big Boulder. Today, the place still has a small mountain vibe when you get up there. The original double still stands and gets you access to some of the best terrain on the mountain, with the exception of the North Face glades which have some ass-puckering chutes and trees accessible through gates. The best stuff I've skied in a while. 

I wish I had more time to enjoy this place because the crowds were small and the lines to ski were pretty much endless because I only saw one other person while skiing anywhere off of Wardner Peak. 

Only a few pictures because it was snowing and I was short on time.

Gotta say, Idaho was not high on my list of places to go but I would replicate this trip over a long weekend again anytime. The places were great, the people were friendly, the snow was good, and for a "holiday week" the places were empty. Thanks for reading my random reports.

[PSUFrankenstein]

great reports - I love hitting a bunch of different places for variety and different terrain on a trip.  I'm not sure where I'll do a trip out west this year, but I've considered something similar (Pacific Northwest/Idaho)

[Johnny Law]

That's some dope fucking shit and I can't think of another hill that so directly calls peeps out on a traverse.