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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 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.
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