Switching slopes
Selkirk Powder Company guide Kevin Stolbrock points out terrain features in the backcountry north of Sandpoint.
Photo courtesy SELKIRK POWDER COMPANY
After two decades operating on the back side of Schweitzer, local ski and snowboard guiding business Selkirk Powder Company is making fresh tracks in a new sector of the Selkirk Mountains and beginning the process of improving the area for winter recreation.
Since 2003, the company has used snowcats, helicopters and snowmobiles to lead ski trips in areas outside of ski resort boundaries. Over the course of a day, participants are brought into a remote area and shuttled up a slope to ski back down, usually enjoying untracked snow along the way.
This January, Selkirk Powder began leading trips in its new operating area — a 6,250-acre state-owned zone containing forested land and the alpine ridges of Atlasta Mountain and Mount Casey. The company holds a permit issued by the Idaho Department of Lands to lead trips in the zone and improve the area for winter use during the offseason.
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