Schweitzer takes part in new Powder Alliance

SANDPOINT — Winter explorers unite. Twelve resorts across the West have joined forces to create the Powder Alliance, offering free skiing benefits to anytime pass holders from other participating Powder Alliance areas.

Along with Schweitzer these 12 mountains include Crested Butte, Snowbasin Resort, Sierra-at-Tahoe, Stevens Pass, Timberline, China Peak, Mountain High, Arizona Snowbowl, Mt Hood Skibowl, Angel Fire Resort and Bridger Bowl.

For the price of your local season pass, Powder Alliance resort members of any age receive three free days at all other participating areas plus special offers on lodging, rentals, buddy tickets and more.

Tickets are valid Sunday through Friday, non-holiday, and must be used during the 2013-14 season only. Guests are encouraged to visit www.powderalliance.com or their official resort’s website for a complete list of holiday dates and resort benefits.

The offer has the potential for 33 free days at some of the best resorts in the West makes the Powder Alliance an incredible value when compared to the Mountain Collective and other expensive group passes. Plus, it makes for a great winter road trip.

As a Powder Alliance member, you are free to ski about the Western United States and find the best snow conditions and limitless vertical feet at resorts throughout California, Colorado, Utah, Washington and more. Best of all, Powder Alliance benefits are free with your season pass.

There are no membership fees, no collective pass prices, no additional charges of any kind. Guests simply show an anytime 2013-14 season pass from any participating Powder Alliance area and receive free skiing benefits up and down the West coast.

So go explore 3,000 acres at Snowbasin Resort, UT, dive deep into 480 inches of fresh snow annually at Stevens Pass, or ski into May at Timberline in Oregon.

“The Powder Alliance magnifies the value of participating areas and gives winter enthusiasts the variety, flexibility and affordability to chase magnificent powder at some of the most well-known mountains in the country,” says Scott Clarkson of Crested Butte. “The Powder Alliance is the best value of any group pass product.”

Visit www.powderalliance.com for details on participating resorts, special offers and answers to frequently asked questions.