Bogus Basin, ID, Increases Season Pass Prices 20% for the 2025-26 Season Bogus Basin Ski Area, located just outside Boise, Idaho, is a unique ski resort that operates as a non-profit. Its mission is centered on affordable recreation, community engagement, and reinvesting in its facilities to benefit skiers and snowboarders. Since it is managed by the Bogus Basin Recreation Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, all revenue generated from lift tickets, season passes, […] Industry News Brent Thomas | March 25, 2025 0 Comments
Bogus Basin, ID, Report: Sunset Laps at Idaho’s Home Mountain Report from Saturday, March 1, 2025 We arrived at Bogus Basin, Idaho, in the afternoon, greeted by the kind of spring conditions that make skiing this time of year so special. Considered the first spring by Idaho locals, reaching a high of 51°F, the snow was soft, the sun was shining, and the relaxed atmosphere was exactly what you’d expect from […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | March 2, 2025 1 Comment
Snowboarder Doesn’t Put Bar Down and Falls Off Chairlift at Bogus Basin, ID A snowboarder sustained non-life-threatening injuries after falling from the Coach chairlift at Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Idaho, on Friday evening. The incident occurred between 7:30 and 8:00 p.m. during night skiing hours. Related: Safety Bar Talk: Up, Down, When Does it Matter? Bogus Basin spokesperson Susan Saad confirmed that surveillance footage showed the rider successfully boarding the lift. However, […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 3, 2025 0 Comments
[PHOTOS] Bogus Basin, ID, On Film After a long, smoky summer, Idaho has finally received a break in the temperatures and air quality. While people in other parts of the country may already be thinking about snow and some mountaintops have already received some snow, many mountain bikers in Idaho are getting ready for some much-anticipated fall riding. Here are a few silver halide emulsions from […] Biking Zach Armstrong | October 21, 2024 0 Comments
Top 7 Resorts for Night Skiing in the U.S. A select number of resorts offer night skiing and riding across the United States, and those who have experienced it before know that the feeling of riding under the stars is second to none. Night riding is so popular because runs are less crowded, and experiencing the thrill of snow at night in the dark gives a mystical feeling. It’s […] Industry News Jack Bynum | July 25, 2024 1 Comment
Bogus Basin, ID, Plans to Replace Coach Chairlift and Bitterfoot Chairlift Bogus Basin, Idaho, a non-profit resort located just 45 minutes outside of Boise, Idaho, just announced plans to replace two of its chairlifts, the Coach Chairlift and the Bitterfoot Chairlift, with brand new quad fixed-grip chairlifts in the summer of 2024. The Coach Chairlift has been in use for 43 years. More than 19 million chairs have arrived at the […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
Ski Idaho Passport Program Sports New Perk: AirFlare The Idaho Peak Season Passport lets 5th-graders ski or ride three days for free at each of the 17 participating Gem State ski areas and offers 6th-graders two days free at those mountains for only $29. This winter it also comes with a complimentary family subscription to AirFlare, the app that turns your smartphone into an outdoors rescue locator, offering […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 19, 2024 0 Comments
2023/24 Season Opening Dates for Ski Idaho Resorts The 2023/24 ski and snowboard season has kicked off in Idaho, or should we say “Wydaho.” Grand Targhee Resort, Wyoming, openend on November 17, 2023, albeit with very limited terrain, but was the first ‘Ski Idaho’ destination to open this winter. While the resort lies four miles beyond the Gem State’s border, it is affiliated with Ski Idaho because the […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 23, 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
Bogus Basin, ID, Extends Season to May 6th for Longest Season in Resort’s History The non-profit plans to continue winter operations through May 6, the latest date in its 80-year history After receiving nearly four feet of new snow in recent days – including a record-shattering 24” storm on March 30 – Bogus Basin has announced plans to extend its 2022-23 80th Anniversary winter season. The area received 119” of snow in March alone […] SnowBrains | April 4, 2023 0 Comments
Bogus Basin, ID, Season Passes Will Go On Sale February 24, 2023 Bogus Basin, ID, announced last week that passes for the 2023/24 season would go on sale from February 24 to March 5, 2023. The resort anticipates that during the sale, more than two-thirds of the non-profit’s 2023/24 season passes will be snapped up by devout fans interested in locking into one of the nation’s leading values in mountain recreation. The […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | February 23, 2023 0 Comments
Bogus Basin, ID Report: The Best Bang for Your Buck in Idaho? Report from Monday, February 14, 2022 Brought to you by Ski Idaho and Visit Idaho Bogus Basin is not bogus. The non-profit ski area boasts 2,600 skiable acres and big terrain consisting of steeps, high-class tree skiing, excellent groomed trails, and the most night skiing in Idaho. The skiing here is large and the skiing here is cheap. Bogus Basin got its name […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 16, 2022 1 Comment
School Teacher Skis 100,000-Vertical-Feet in One Day at Bogus Basin, ID Written by Nick Jacques I have two major obsessions in life: teaching music and skiing. Since music involves many performances and trips that aren’t happening this year, it has left me with a lot of extra time to ski. In November, I set out to achieve a goal of skiing 1,000,000 vertical feet this season. I achieved that two weeks […] Guest Author | March 23, 2021 4 Comments
Does Obesity in U.S. Cities Correlate with Their Proximity to Ski Resorts? This week, Wallethub.com published its findings on 2021’s Most Overweight and Obese Cities in the U.S. In the report, Wallethub listed the top 100 most populated metro areas in the United States and ranked them based on 19 categories that they determined indicate weight-related problems. Some of these categories include the highest percentage of obese adults, the highest percentage of […] Brains Liam Abbott | March 5, 2021 0 Comments
Bogus Basin, ID Report: Nothing Bogus About Bogus Basin Report from Sunday 22nd December 2019 Bogus Basin is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, meaning that they are a non-profit enterprise, hence the slogan “Non Profit. All Good”. All of the revenue is invested straight back into the resort and the community, and the board of directors are all volunteers. The resort changed owners 6 years ago, and have since invested […] Conditions Report Joseph Phillips | December 23, 2019 1 Comment
VIDEO: 1 Year Old Snowboarder Takes Her First Turns At Bogus Basin, ID [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3FTs_0emng"] Chris Wallner | December 14, 2017 363 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
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