Lookout Pass
Ski resort · Idaho, United States
Lookout Pass is a ski resort in Idaho (United States) with 37 km of runs and 5 lifts. You can ski between 1,374 m and 1,879 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 505 m. Its longest run is Bigfoot Skiway (3.3 km) and the steepest, Big Dipper, reaches 62% on its toughest stretch.
See Lookout Pass on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 37 km
- Lifts
- 5
- Elevation
- 1,374–1,879 m
- Vertical drop
- 505 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue5.4 km
- Red19 km
- Black13 km
The steepest runs at Lookout Pass
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Big Dipper Black62% · 32°
- Hercules Black62% · 32°
- Purgatory Black60% · 31°
- Red Dog Red57% · 30°
- Whitetail Black56% · 29°
The longest runs
- Bigfoot Skiway Blue3.3 km
- Rainbow Ridge Red1.7 km
- Huckleberry Ridge Blue1.4 km
- Quicksilver Red1.4 km
- Tamarack Blue1.4 km
Lifts
5 chairlifts.
When to go to Lookout Pass
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,564 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,626 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Lookout Pass
- Silver Mountain Resort32 km · 38 km of runs
- Bald Mountain Ski Area99 km · 6.5 km of runs
- Mt. Spokane117 km · 36 km of runs
- Blacktail Mountain Ski Area119 km · 22 km of runs
- Schweitzer Mountain Resort122 km · 74 km of runs
- Turner Mountain129 km · 16 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lookout Pass?
- In Idaho, United States. The nearest resort is Silver Mountain Resort, 32 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Lookout Pass have?
- 37 km: 5.4 km of blue runs, 19 km of red runs, 13 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Lookout Pass?
- You can ski between 1,374 m and 1,879 m: a vertical drop of 505 m.
- How many lifts does Lookout Pass have?
- 5: 5 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Lookout Pass?
- Big Dipper (black), at 62% (32°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Lookout Pass?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is January. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Lookout Pass?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.