Blizzard Mountain Ski Area is a modest
ski area in the
western United States, in
central
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Idaho. It is located in the southern tip of the
Pioneer Mountains in southwestern
Butte County, southwest of
Arco
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. The
elevation of its
lift-served summit is
above sea level
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, with a vertical drop of on a treeless, northeast-facing slope. The summit offers a sweeping view of the vast
Snake River Plain
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to the east, south, and west.
There is one
platter lift
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, and the area operates on Saturdays, conditions permitting.
The community-run ski hill is just north of the
Craters of the Moon National Monument
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, about north of the visitor center. The base area is east of the summit of
Blizzard Mountain, which rises to at the border with
Blaine County.
References
External links
YouTube.com− video − Blizzard Mountain − 2010-02-06
YouTube.com− video − A day at Blizzard Mountain − 2010-02-13
East Idaho Off Piste− Blizzard Mountain Ski Area & South Paw
Colorado Ski History: Idaho Lost Ski Resorts Project− photo of Blizzard Mountain lift from base
Ski Map.org– trail map – Blizzard Mountain
− Blizzard Mountain − 9313 ft.
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