Silver Mountain | |
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Location in Idaho | |
Location | Kellogg, Idaho, U.S. |
Nearest major city | Coeur d'Alene: 35 mi (56 km) Spokane: 68 mi (110 km) |
Coordinates | 47°29′42″N 116°08′06″W / 47.495°N 116.135°W |
Vertical | 2,197 ft (670 m) |
Top elevation | 6,297 ft (1,919 m) Kellogg Peak |
Base elevation | 4,100 ft (1,250 m) lowest chairlift - (#4) 5,650 ft (1,722 m) Mountain Haus (gondola summit & lodge) 2,300 ft (701 m) (gondola base & village) |
Skiable area | 1,600 acres (6.5 km2) |
Trails | 67 - 20% beginner - 40% intermediate - 30% advanced - 10% expert |
Longest run | Centennial Trail 2.5 miles (4.0 km) |
Lift system | 1 gondola 1 quad chairlift 2 triples 2 doubles 1 surface tows |
Snowfall | 300 in (760 cm) |
Snowmaking | planned |
Night skiing | 8 runs - (chair #2) 50 acres (0.20 km2) |
Website | silvermt.com |
Silver Mountain Resort is a ski resort in the northwest United States, located in the Silver Valley region of northern Idaho, just south of Kellogg and Interstate 90 in Shoshone County. Originally opened as "Jackass Ski Bowl" in January 1968 on Wardner Peak, it was renamed "Silverhorn" in 1973 following an ownership change. With planned improvements, most notably the gondola from the city of Kellogg and expansion on Kellogg Peak, the name was changed to "Silver Mountain" in the summer of 1989.[1]