Bald Mountain Ski Area

This article is about the modest ski area in Clearwater County, Idaho. For the Sun Valley resort in Blaine County, see Bald Mountain (Idaho).
Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain is located in Idaho
Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain
Location in Idaho
Bald Mountain is located in the United States
Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain
Bald Mountain (the United States)
LocationClearwater County,
Idaho, U.S.
Nearest major cityPierce - 10 miles (16 km)
Orofino - 28 miles (45 km)
Coordinates46°34′N 115°52′W / 46.57°N 115.87°W / 46.57; -115.87
Vertical   684 ft (208 m)
Top elevation4,400 ft (1,341 m)
Base elevation3,716 ft (1,133 m)
4,000 ft (1,219 m)
main lodge
Skiable area140 acres (0.57 km2)
Trails15
- 25% easiest
- 40% more difficult
- 35% most difficult
Lift system1 T-bar, 1 rope tow
Snowfall100 inches (250 cm)
Snowmakingnone
Night skiingnone
WebsiteSki Bald Mountain.com

Bald Mountain Ski Area is a small ski area in north central Idaho, located ten miles (16 km) northwest of Pierce in Clearwater County. The area first opened 64 years ago in January 1960, with a cotton rope tow powered by a gasoline engine.[1][2] Originally for employees of the Potlatch Corporation (forest products) in the village of Headquarters, it opened to the public in the 1960s.[3][4][5]

The summit elevation is 4,400 feet (1,341 m) above sea level, with a vertical drop of 684 feet (208 m).[6] The north-facing slopes are served by two surface lifts: a T-bar and a rope tow, and the main lodge and parking area are at mid-mountain. The area is open only on weekends and the average snowfall is 100 inches (250 cm).[4] The T-bar made its debut in late January 1969,[1][7] and the A-frame lodge was built in 1971.[8]

This ski area is independent of the much larger Bald Mountain, the primary ski mountain at Sun Valley, a major ski resort in southern Idaho's Blaine County.

References

  1. ^ a b "Bald Mountain lift dedicated despite blizzard conditions". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). January 27, 1969. p. 7.
  2. ^ "Good skiing expected at Bald Mountain run". Lewiston Morning Tribune. March 19, 1960. p. 2.
  3. ^ "Potlatch plays its part". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (advertisement). June 22, 1967. p. 17.
  4. ^ a b "About". Ski Bald Mountain.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  5. ^ Huntington, Rebecca (January 30, 1997). "Big fun on the small hills". Lewiston Morning Tribune. p. 1C.
  6. ^ Jennings, Bill (January 18, 2008). "Remote slopes offer skiers a little variety". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington).
  7. ^ Speer, Gary (February 23, 1986). "Bald Mountain keeps Idaho skiers happy without celebrities". Sunday Tribune. (Lewiston, Idaho). p. 2E.
  8. ^ "Idaho ski lift ready". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 31, 1971. p. 7.