Lookout Pass on Interstate 90 near Idaho-Montana Line.

ID: 5551 ~ 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.

1970s postcard of Lookout Pass on Interstate 90 near the Idaho-Montana border.

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…