Still Old School
Lost Trail Powder Mountain
No power lines. Lift tickets worn like merit badges.
The Story
Family-run ski hill on Lost Trail Pass, straddling the Montana-Idaho line since 1938. Five double chairs and three rope tows.
Lost Trail straddles the Montana-Idaho line on Lost Trail Pass, up US 93 from Sula. The ski area dates to 1938. Bill Grasser bought it with a partner in 1967, took full ownership in 1973, and added a lodge, a dining area and the first chairlift. His kids, Scott and Judy Grasser, run it now.
It runs on generators. No power lines, no Wi-Fi, not much cell service. The ski patrol is largely volunteers. You can spot the diehards by their jackets: five or six old sticker tickets in different colors, worn like merit badges.
There are five double chairs and three rope tows. The hill uses RFID lift cards now, so those sticker collections may be done growing. Hang on to yours.
Leave the phone in the car. Up there it’s mostly a camera anyway.
Why It's Still Old School
Generator power, no power lines, and diehards wearing old sticker lift tickets on their jackets like merit badges. The Grassers have run it since 1967.
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Still There.
- Address
- Lost Trail Pass, US Highway 93, Sula, MT
- Phone
- 406-821-3211
Sources
Got a Story About This Place?
You're Old School Montana if... your ski jacket carried so many old lift ticket stickers that it practically counted as a résumé
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