From the top, there's an outstanding view of Lake Cour d'Alene and mountains north. It stretches for three miles, the world's longest single stage people carrier, and it lifts skiers directly from Interstate 90 at Kellogg to Mountain Haus at 5,700 feet. With nice touches like free ski check and wax at Mountain Haus, management is on the right track. The 40 percent advanced ski terrain helps too. There are a total of 50 trails on 2,200 feet of vertical, served by five chairlifts and a short surface tow on beginner terrain.
Silver Mountain is certainly worth getting to know now, before it gets even bigger.
Management says an adjacent 32,000 acres of private land is available for future development. These lakes offer large rainbow, brook, and cutthroat trout. Fish Pend Oreille, Idaho's deepest and largest lake, where anglers catch 20-pound lake trout regularly. This scenic lake is surrounded by evergreen forests and overlooked by the Selkirk Mountains. The thing here is to fish deep.