added 500 acres with 14 new trails serviced by a new quad chairlift to the West. Eagle Peak chairlift operations began Friday 12/16/2022, followed by an official opening ceremony on 12/17. The previous season Eagle Peak was accessible on a limited basis via snowcat. U.S. Ski Team Beverly Anderson (born 1938) – 1960 Olympian Jim Barrier (1940–2000) – 1960 Olympian Route of the Hiawatha Trail Lookout Pass is also a primary staging area for the Route of the Hiawatha Trail, a mountain bike rail trail, which begins in Montana and runs downhill through tunnels and over trestles to the North Fork of the St. Joe River, away. It is named for the Olympian Hiawatha passenger trains (1947–1961) of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("Milwaukee Road"), on whose abandoned rights of way, trestles, and tunnels the gravel trail rests. The Route of the Hiawatha Trail stretches from St. Regis, Montana, to Pearson, Idaho, (elevation ), several miles north of Avery, (equidistantly south of Mullan). The trail includes the tunnel at St. Paul Pass, which is in length at an elevation of . Bus service is available to take bicycle riders back to the start of the trail. A fee is charged for riding the trail, and during the winter months the trail is closed. Parking and unimproved camping spots are available at the trail's start, as well as at the end of the trail. Several other trails are nearby for further exploration; one of these follows the old road along the North Fork of the St. Joe River to Avery and has an improved campground at its start. Another nearby rail trail is the Trail of the Coeur d'Alenes; from Mullan it travels over westbound, descending the Coeur d'Alene River through Silver Valley and crossing Lake Coeur d'Alene. It follows the former right-of-way of the Union Pacific Railroad. See also Taft, Montana References External links Ski Lifts.org - photos of lifts at Lookout Pass Ski Map.org – trail maps – Lookout Pass Hentges, Katherine “Lookout Pass” Spokane Historical Idaho Ski Resorts.com - Lookout Pass U.S. Forest Service - Route of The Hiawatha Idaho Panhandle National Forests - official site Montana Dept. of Transportation - webcam - Lookout Pass - Interstate 90 Ski areas and resorts in Montana Ski areas and resorts in Idaho Buildings and structures in Shoshone County, Idaho Buildings and structures in Mineral County, Montana Rail