The 2025-2026 Nordic Skiing Season Is Imminent

The Nordic season at Schweitzer might be underway in another month, depending on the snowfall between now and then. This photo of me lurking on Schweitzer's web site is from several years ago.

I would be surprised if Schweitzer made money on their Nordic trail offerings. Nevertheless, the grooming is just splendid - suggesting that the ski area may be losing money on the Nordic part of the operation. Grooming is expensive. Of course, alpine skiing is much more likely to make money.

At my age, the Nordic day ticket is free. Oddly, in past years there has been no price break for the over-80 Nordic season pass - unlike the price break for alpine skiers. It appears that this discrepancy will be rectified this coming season.

Nowadays, I only use classic skis; my skate skiing days are over. I struggled as a skate skier on Schweitzer's hilly Nordic trails. I never had the graceful style exhibited by the better skate skiers (like my wife)