Lookout Pass on Yellowstone Trail. At Montana/Idaho State Line

ID: 5550 ~ Source: Image courtesy of: The University of Idaho, Northwest Historical Postcards Collection.

This file appears in: Lookout Pass: The ski area discovered by freight-hoppers, which grew into a real winter sport destination.

1930s postcard of Lookout Pass on the Yellowstone Trail, which is now Highway 90.

This file appears in: Lookout Pass: The ski area discovered by freight-hoppers, which grew into a real winter sport destination.

Lookout Pass: The ski area discovered by freight-hoppers, which grew into a real winter sport destination.

By Katherine Hentges

Today we have heli-skiing for the true adventurers who want to tackle untamed powder, but in the early 1900s it took real ingenuity to access downhill ski areas off the beaten path. Located in the…