Turner Mountain Ski Hill to open on December 23 for 2016-2017 winter season
Steep, Deep and Cheap!
December 22, 2016
Turner is a small, but amazing local ski hill located about 22 miles from Libby, Montana on the Kootenai National Forest in western Montana. It has 22 named runs, 60% of which are Black Diamond. 30% are rated More Difficult, and 10% Beginner. Less than 50% of the runs are groomed. They have one double chair lift that goes from 3,842 feet to the summit at 5952 feet. The vertical drop is 2,110 feet. An adult day pass at Turner costs $37.
The ski area is run by volunteers. The mountain is open to the public for three days a week during the winter season, Friday through Sunday. Hours are 9:30AM to 4PM. They have a base lodge with full service snack bar. Skiers can go pretty much right from the parking lot to the ski lift, no fighting crowds or long waits to get on the chairs. A normal day sees about 100 people. Avid ski enthusiasts can even rent the entire ski hill for a day for special occasions on non-operational days. If you love Black Diamond powder skiing, their slogan pretty much summarizes this treasure of a wonderful local ski hill: "Steep, Deep and Cheap!"
2016 Holiday Schedule:
Open: Dec.23rd and 24th
Closed: Christmas Day
Open Daily Dec.26th thru Jan. 2nd
Lift Ticket Prices - 2016/2017 Season
Child 0-6 Years Old free
7-12 years Junior
Half Day: $15
Day: $20
Season: $260
5-Day Voucher: $80
13-18 Years old
Half Day: $20
Day: $25
Season: $325
5-Day Voucher: $100
Adult
Half Day: $32
Day: $37
Season: $480
5-Day Voucher: $150
Senior 62 years, student with ID & Active Duty Military with ID
Half Day: $25
Day: $30
Season: $390
5-Day Voucher: $120
Family Season Pass (4 persons, 2 Adults+ 2 Children, each additional child $100 each)
$1250
5-day vouchers are only sold through Dec.24th
Gift Certificates, 5-Day vouchers, and season passes are available at:
the office of Bruce Zwang, CPA, 519 California Ave, Libby
Libby Sports Center, 204 West 9th Street, Libby
Directions
Turner Mountain Ski Area is located 22 miles North of Libby, Montana on Pipe Creek Road. Libby is serviced by Amtrak and commercial flights are available into Kalispell/Whitefish, MT, and Spokane, WA.
Distances to Turner
Libby, MT: 22 miles
Spokane, WA: 181 miles
Coeur d'Alene, ID: 150 miles
Missoula, MT: 213 miles
Kalispell, MT: 110 miles
Whitefish, MT: 126 miles
Eureka, MT: 89 miles
Ski Turner Equipment Rentals
Turner rents skis, snowboards, and boots to fit you from tiny tots up to size 15 or 16 boots or so. Also do tuning & hot wax, apparel and accessories. The rental shop is located in the lower level of the lodge. Hot Wax $10 -Tune-ups and p-tex also available.
Ski & Snowboard School
Ski and Snowboard lessons available on Saturdays from 10am and 1pm
Cost: $20 for two hour lesson.
Instructor: Chad Munro
Learn to Ski in 3!
Learn to ski and snowboard at Turner Mountain. Its as easy as 1-2-3
3 Day Lift Tickets
3 Daily Equipment Rentals
3 Two-Hour Lessons
$90 (all ages). Use any Saturdays this season you choose. Non-tranferrable. For beginners only. Heidi Tauber Learn to Ski/Snowboard Program.
For more information:
Website: www.skiturner.com
24-hour Snow Phone: (406) 293-2468
General information: contact@skiturner.com
Hill Rental information: hillrental@skiturner.com
Related Links
Steep & Cheap - By Justin Franz, Flathead Beacon, Feb. 24, 2016
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