Tamarack Resort, ID, Rolls Back Boundless Pass Pricing to Celebrate 20th Anniversary Season Tamarack Resort, Idaho, is rolling back the cost of the Boundless All-Season Pass for the 2024/25 season to its lowest season pass pricing in twenty years as part of its 20th anniversary celebration. Family passes will be available for $949 and adult passes for $399 during the celebratory pricing period from February 23 through March 3. When lifts started spinning […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
Idaho Sled Dog Challenge Still a Go Despite Low Snowfall CASCADE, Idaho (Jan. 8, 2024) — Despite sled dog races canceling this winter from Minnesota to Oregon, the Idaho Sled Dog Challenge is still a go for later this month.“Sled dog racing is a challenging sport often run in extreme weather conditions, but the absence of weather this winter has been an even greater challenge,” race founder and organizer Jerry […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 8, 2024 0 Comments
Top 9 Ski Areas According to USA Today Readers Rankings are always exciting to see because humans love to rank things but we also know rankings are very subjective. There are tons of factors when comparing resorts such as their size, annual snowfall, vertical, etc. and everyone has a different opinion on qualitative factors or how to weigh the quantitative ones. At the end of the day, it all […] Industry News Brett Ploss | December 29, 2023 0 Comments
14 Idaho Ski Areas Will Be Open During the Holidays BOISE, Idaho (Dec. 21, 2023) — Despite Mother Nature being pretty stingy so far this winter, at least 14 of the Gem State’s 19 ski areas will be open during the holiday season.All three ski areas in North Idaho — Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area near Mullan, Schweitzer near Sandpoint, and Silver Mountain Resort in Kellogg — are open daily. Skiers and snowboarders dressed from […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 21, 2023 0 Comments
How To Make Your Own Snow Forecast We’ve all been there. Your friend told you the resort was supposed to get over a foot of snow overnight. You check your phone, and your weather app shows a little snow icon. It must be true! Your skis are all waxed up and ready to go, and you wake up well before sunrise to be one of the first […] Brains Zach Armstrong | December 7, 2023 0 Comments
Sun Valley Resort, ID, Opens on Thanksgiving Sun Valley Resort, Idaho, will forge ahead with Opening Day for its 88th Season on Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 23, 2023. The holiday opening day tradition is one that Sun Valley holds dear, and thanks to world-class snowmaking technologies and recent cooler temps, the Resort will open Bald Mountain’s River Run Express and Lower River Run for skiing and riding. In […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 22, 2023 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Non-Profit Shredding at Bogus Basin, ID Bogus Basin sits just 16 miles outside of the thriving city of Boise, ID. This winter playground is one of the nation’s few non-profit ski hills, and offers some of the best terrain in southwestern Idaho. With seven chairlifts servicing 1,800 feet of vertical, the opportunities to explore are endless. Bogus touts 90 named runs and 2,600 skiable acres, […] Zach Armstrong | November 15, 2023 0 Comments
Idaho Ski Areas Feeling the Stoke as 2023-24 Season Looms Winter 2023-24 promises to deliver another great ski and snowboard season in Idaho, with ski areas throughout the state making plenty of upgrades. Brundage Mountain Resort, Kelly Canyon Resort, Schweitzer, and Sun Valley Resort installed new chairlifts over the summer, including Ski Idaho’s third six-pack at the latter destination. Plus, Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area reworked the gearing, which […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 10, 2023 0 Comments