SKI Magazine lauds Schweitzer, Silver Mountain

SKI Magazine gives four Ski Idaho resorts serious props in its November issue — chief among them naming Sun Valley as the top mountain in the 2021 Annual Ski Resort Awards.

In addition to Sun Valley taking gold for the first time ever in the annual Resort Guide, Grand Targhee made the list at No. 28. The issue also boasts a three-page travel feature about Schweitzer Mountain with a sidebar about five under-the-radar ski resorts that includes Silver Mountain.

SKI Magazine's annual Resort Guide is based on the results of its Reader Resort Survey, the most comprehensive and longest-running rankings in the industry. Sun Valley ranked No. 1 in the categories of Lifts and Down-Day Activities and ranked in the top five in the categories of Grooming, Dining, Lodging, On-Mountain Food, Service, Accessibility, Local Flavor, Charm and Overall Satisfaction.

In its Schweitzer Mountain feature, titled "Party in the Panhandle," contributing writer Paul Tolme describes Idaho's northernmost alpine ski area as "the biggest little resort you've probably never visited."

"With 2,900 acres of inbounds terrain — and an open boundary policy — it's Idaho's largest ski area," he writes, "bigger than Sun Valley and larger than any resort in neighboring Washington as well. Who knew?"

Regarding Silver Mountain, Tolme writes in the accompanying "5 Under-The-Radar Resorts that Ski Big" sidebar: "No wonder Idaho is called the Gem State. Silver Mountain claims some gorgeous tree skiing across its two mountains, plus few crowds to compete with."