Schweitzer Mountain Resort

Not to brag, but I live on Schweitzer Mountain, which is part of the Selkirk Mountain Range, a sub-range of the Rockies. I'm all sorts of "Rocky Mountain High" most the time sitting around 6,400 ft.! Residing here lets me live out my life-long dream of being a ski bum, whilst still being a somewhat-contributing member of society. (My contribution is, of course, making the world a better place one cedar-planked entree at a time.)

In the winter, there is skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing, and other snowy fun to be had up here. In the summer, there's hiking, biking, huckleberry picking, and music festivals to take in. This past weekend was The Mountain Music Festival, which was a whole day of bluegrass and BBQ.

Here are some photos we snapped while playing the 9-hole Folf course and just cruisin' around before the music started.


A bit about the mountain...

According to Wikipedia- Schweitzer Mountain was named after an old, Swiss hermit who lived at the bottom of the basin. "Schweizer" is German for Swiss and the name evolved to "Schweitzer" and stuck. As part of a crime investigation, the Schweizer hermit's house was raided and searched, yielding the bodies of numerous neighborhood cats that had gone missing. According to legend, the man enjoyed cat stew; Mr. Schweitzer was soon hauled off to the asylum and forgotten, but his name remains...

What, really? No, but seriously? I thought the name was a tip of the hat to the Swiss Alps or maybe they named it after Dr. Albert Schweitzer, the philanthropist. Anyway, enough about crazy/geriatric Swiss dudes.

During the ski season, Schweitzer runs seven lifts: a high-speed six-pack, two high-speed quads, one fixed-grip triple, and three doubles. In the summer, the Great Escape Quad is fired up for hikers who just want to go down hill. My feet are in high-top hikers, second nearest to the lens...
Come up and check out my home mountain.

Welcome to your weekend! -KB