Apr 21, 2021
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The Ikon Pass community expands its access and terrain in the Pacific Northwest with the addition of Schweitzer in Idaho, known for its big terrain, big views and big powder days. Ikon Pass holders can now take advantage of 45 destinations for the 21/22 winter season. The Ikon Pass is on sale now at ikonpass.com.
Schweitzer is located in the Selkirk Mountains overlooking the picturesque town of Sandpoint, Idaho, only 80 miles from Spokane, WA. This beloved hidden gem of a destination offers 2,900 acres of big mountain terrain with stunning views of Lake Pend Oreille, two neighboring states, and Canada. Schweitzer is the largest ski area in Idaho and Washington, often recognized for its renowned tree skiing and family fun.
Whether the new employee shuttle and parking lot Jackson Hole Mountain Resort set up this season will return next year remains to be seen.
The resort started both this winter, hoping to spread people out in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic and give employees multiple options to get to and from work. Part of the goal was to keep people from getting infected and prevent different teams like the ski patrol from being quarantined, which could have shut down the hill.
That didnât come to pass â the hill stayed open â and resort President Mary Kate Buckley told the Jackson Hole Daily that plans for next year are still being ironed out, including for things like the shuttle.
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This week, wildland firefighters will begin a series of prescribed burns at four locations southwest of Wilson in the Teton to Snake Fuels Reduction Project area.
The controlled fires will be initiated by helicopter and ground crews to help clear highly flammable fuels, such as brush and dead vegetation, and prevent the spread of forest fires.
âIt is so important as we embrace how to live with fire on the landscape to do fuels reduction projects,â said Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Fire Marshal Kathy Clay.
Wildfires are unpredictable and unavoidable, Clay said, but preventative treatments give firefighters a better chance of containing wildfire spread before it reaches neighborhood front doors.