Avalanche Kills One Near Pebble Creek Ski Area, ID An Idaho man has died after being caught in an avalanche around 1:00 pm last Sunday afternoon, March 15 in Idaho. KPVI reports that the man was around 60-years-old and was skiing in the out of boundaries area near the Pebble Creek Ski Area. The avalanche that killed him was about 300 yards and six feet deep, KPVI reports. Ski […] Avalanche SnowBrains | March 16, 2020 0 Comments
Legendary 10 Barrel Brewing’s BeerCat Will Be at Pebble Creek, ID March 7th Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Co Now you can get refreshments on the slopes, without even having to leave the ski runs, thanks to 10 Barrel Brewing Company’s cool mobile snow pub, the ‘BeerCat’. The tour continues, with the BeerCat landing at Pebble Creek, ID on March 7th. Related: Usher in Winter With All Your Friends at 10 Barrel […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 6, 2020 0 Comments
11 Idaho Ski Areas Will Be Offering Mountain Biking This Summer BOISE, Idaho (May 24, 2022) — Eleven Idaho ski areas offer summertime mountain biking, nine of the operations are lift-served, most are debuting new trails this season, and two — Silver Mountain, and Soldier Mountain — are opening Memorial Day weekend. So is the Route of the Hiawatha, and the crown jewel of the nation’s rails-to-trails initiative, which is operated […] Industry News CycleBrains | May 25, 2022 2 Comments
All 16 Idaho Ski Resorts That Will Be Open This Christmas Skiers and snowboarders throughout Idaho have much to celebrate this holiday season, with at least 16 Gem State ski areas already open or opening before the New Year. Related: The 15 Best Idaho Ski Runs All three ski areas in North Idaho––Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area (skilookout.com) near Mullan, Schweitzer (schweitzer.com) near Sandpoint, and Silver Mountain Resort (silvermt.com) in […] Industry News SnowBrains | December 22, 2021 1 Comment
The Stoke is High in Idaho This Season as 2021-22 Ski Season Nears This article originally appeared on skiidaho.us BOISE, Idaho (Nov. 4, 2021) — All signs point to a promising 2021-2022 ski season in Idaho. SKI Magazine just named Sun Valley the top ski resort in North America for the second year in a row. Schweitzer will open a new slopeside hotel next month. Kelly Canyon is replacing one of its double […] Industry News Guest Author | November 9, 2021 0 Comments
Idaho, Montana, & Wyoming 2020-2021 Season Closing Dates As April looms just one day away and the warm weather begins to make its presence felt, ski resorts in Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming will see the end of their seasons coming up within the month. Although no resorts in these states currently have their seasons scheduled to go into May, there is still almost a full month of skiing […] Industry News Liam Abbott | March 31, 2021 2 Comments
10-Year-Old Skis All 20 Idaho Ski Areas in One Season For School Project New Plymouth, Idaho, 10-year-old Henry Black has completed his quest to slalom all twenty of the state’s alpine ski areas. Cottonwood Butte had not opened for the season when he visited North Central Idaho in January, but Mother Nature cooperated and Black, who’s earning extra credit for his fourth-grade Idaho history project about skiing, crossed it off his list March 6. Related: Sun […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 15, 2021 0 Comments
Hiker Dies, Partner Rescued After Getting Caught in Whiteout on Mount Rainier, WA Rangers at Mount Rainier National Park, WA assisted by Mountain Rescue volunteers, rescued a hiker in distress yesterday afternoon on the Muir Snowfield in white-out snow conditions. Her companion, unfortunately, was found deceased and was recovered from the mountain today. At 10 am on Wednesday, September 23, rangers were forwarded a 911 cell phone call from a woman, visiting from Virginia, who reported that she and her hiking […] Climbing CragBrains | September 25, 2020 1 Comment