Turner Mountain Ski Resort
| Turner Mountain Ski Resort | |
|---|---|
Turner Mountain Location in the United States Turner Mountain Location in Montana | |
| Location | Lincoln County, Montana, U.S. |
| Nearest major city | Libby – 22 miles (35 km) Kalispell |
| Coordinates | 48°36′18″N 115°37′48″W / 48.605°N 115.63°W |
| Vertical | 2,110 ft (643 m) |
| Top elevation | 5,952 ft (1,814 m) |
| Base elevation | 3,842 ft (1,171 m) |
| Trails | 20 |
| Lift system | 1 double chairlift |
| Snowfall | 250 inches (640 cm) |
| Website | skiturner.com |
Turner Mountain Ski Resort is an alpine ski area in the western United States, located in northwest Montana, 22 miles (35 km) north of Libby.[1][2] The mountain is known for its fall-line powder skiing. Libby is located along the western portion of U.S. Route 2 in the Kootenai Valley between the Cabinet Mountains to the south and the Purcell Mountains to the north.
In the late 1930s, an enthusiastic group of Libby skiers formed Kootenai Ski Club (later Libby Ski Club) in order to develop a ski area. In the 1950s, they started a plan to develop Turner Mountain into a ski area, and it was opened on New Year's weekend of 1961. The summer after the first season, a T-bar was added.[1][2][3][4]
Turner Mountain Ski Area is volunteer-run and managed by a nonprofit organization called Kootenai Winter Sports Ski Education Foundation, Inc.[5] The resort received funding from the City of Libby Economic Development Fund to develop a new lodge facility. It was completed in February 2006.[6]
The T-bar to the summit, over a mile (1.6 km) in length, debuted in 1961.[1] It was succeeded by a double chairlift in the fall of 2001.
References
- ^ a b c Williams, Dick (January 4, 1962). "Continent's highest T-bar for Turner Mountain skiers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 15.
- ^ a b Stem, Larry, Jr. (December 19, 1963). "Northwest Montana skiers turn fire into good fortune". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 13.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Turner Mountain Ski Area Lift Pictures, Libby, Montana". libbymt.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2019. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "In Montana, a nonprofit, mostly volunteer-run resort with some of the country's best skiing". Washington Post. October 30, 2019.
- ^ "About Turner". skiturner.com. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
- ^ "Turner Mountain Ski Area, Libby, Montana". ibbymt.com. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020.