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The Alterra Mountain Company, one of the world’s leading multi-resort operators and leading competitor to Vail Resorts in North America, has announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Idaho’s Schweitzer ski area. Schweitzer is the largest ski area in Idaho and Washington, located in the Selkirk Mountains overlooking the town of Sandpoint and located 80 miles from Spokane, Washington. This resort  offers 2,900 acres of big mountain terrain with views of Lake Pend Oreille, Washington, Montana, and Canada and is often recognized for its tree skiing. The purchase will further expanding Alterra’s portfolio in the Pacific Northwest, joining Crystal Mountain in Washington and takes the group’s portfolio to ski areas to 17 throughout North America. “With an