Lost Trail Powder Mountain is an alpineski area in the westernUnited States, on the Montana-Idaho border in the northern Rocky Mountains. In the Bitterroot Range, it is at the junction of US Highway 93 and MontanaState Highway 43 at Lost Trail Pass, about one mile northwest of Chief Joseph Pass, which is on the Continental Divide. The summit elevation of Saddle Mountain is above sea level with a vertical drop of. The main base area, which includes the parking lot and lodge, is at and in Montana, as are the majority of the runs. Chairlift #1 runs approximately along the Idaho-Montana border; the terrain to its south, including Chairlift #2, is in Idaho. Until 2003, the top of Chair #1 & Chair #2 was the summit of the area, at, and the vertical drop was. When chairlift #3 was added on the Montana side in 2002, it lowered the base by 200 vertical feet. The addition of Chair #4 on Saddle Mountain, which opened in February 2003 after delays, increased the area's vertical drop by. The slopes on the mountain are primarily east-facing. The ski area is located immediately west of US-93, which descends northward into Montana. The ski area is open four days per week and holidays. The business office is to the north in Montana at Conner, about midway to Hamilton.
Terrain Parks
Lost Trail Powder Mountain is continuously upgrading its parks year after year. Its diverse terrain welcomes many skiers and snowboarders, ranging from rails, tables, and wallrides to the more natural powder pillows and cliff lines. Lost Trail has something for everyone no matter what kind of slope style you're into. Lost Trail has two parks to offer known as Front Country and Powder Park. Front Country, located directly in front of the lodge, has a variety of jumps to provide big air. Powder Park, located in Powder Bowl, is known for its more natural terrain features including its natural bumps and jumps making it a beginners dream. Powder Park as well as Front Country can be found off of Chair #1.
Plane crash
In 2014, a vintage World War II-era aircraft lost control in a late spring snow squall on June 17 and crashed into the ski area's main parking lot. The Grumman G-21A Goose caught fire and was completely destroyed; its only occupant, the pilot, was killed. The day lodge had hosted a conference that Tuesday which concluded shortly before the late afternoon incident. The last attendee to depart was in his car and was nearly struck by the plane, which impacted about away after a near-vertical flat spin descent. The Minnesota pilot, age 62, was ferrying the twin-engine amphibious plane, originally from Florida, to Hamilton and had made earlier stops that day in Dillon and Salmon, Idaho.
