Idaho Avalanche Educator Chago Says You Are Not Good Enough At Avalanche Rescue The goal of many backcountry skiers has long been to find better snow and fewer people than what can be found in ski resorts. This goal routinely exposes backcountry travelers to avalanche risks that are hundreds or thousands of times greater than what is found in a ski resort. Twenty years ago, backcountry skiing was a small, dedicated group of […] Avalanche Zach Armstrong | December 9, 2024 4 Comments
Snowhaven Ski Area, ID, Will Open this Year After Local Lifty Steps Up to Take General Manager Position GRANGEVILLE, Idaho (Dec. 6, 2024)–Good news: Snowhaven Ski & Tubing Area, a North Central Idaho ski area that announced last month it might not open this year because it had been unable to find a manager, found one. Related: Snowhaven, One of Idaho’s Oldest Ski Areas, May Not Open This Season Due to Lack of Manager According to a Facebook […] Industry News Press Release | December 9, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Northern Rockies Dry Spell Set To End This Weekend Source: maps.weatherbell.com This forecast was written at 12 a.m. MST on Saturday, December 7, 2024 Forecast Summary A cold front brings cooler air, strong winds, and widespread snow to the Northern Rockies Saturday PM thru Monday AM. Many valleys are currently inverted, with colder temperatures on valley floors compared to mountain tops thousands of feet higher up. This storm will […] Weather WeatherBrains | December 7, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Snow Continues in the Northern Rockies Behind a Cold Front and Another Atmospheric River This forecast was written at 3 a.m. MT on Saturday, November 23 Forecast Summary A cold front pushes across the area on Saturday, bringing a batch of snow this weekend. Last week’s bomb cyclone continues to impact the forecast, as it produced yet another atmospheric river early this week. A quieter pattern begins towards the end of the week. This […] Weather WeatherBrains | November 23, 2024 0 Comments
Snowhaven, One of Idaho’s Oldest Ski Areas, May Not Open This Season Due to Lack of Manager Snowhaven in Grangeville must find a manager by December 1 GRANGEVILLE, Idaho (Nov. 20, 2024) — Snowhaven Ski & Tubing Area, one of Ski Idaho’s 19 destinations and one of America’s only municipally owned ski areas, may not open this year because it has been unable to find a manager. Related: Homewood Mountain Resort, CA, Won’t Open This Season Amid […] Industry News Press Release | November 21, 2024 0 Comments
U.S. Ski & Snowboard Selects Soldier Mountain, ID, for Slopestyle Teams Training Camps FAIRFIELD, Idaho (Nov. 13, 2024) — The Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals at Sun Valley Resort in March isn’t the only event drawing U.S. Ski & Snowboard members to Idaho this winter. Nearby Soldier Mountain signed an agreement with the slopestyle teams for the Hydro Flask U.S. Snowboard Team and the Stifel U.S. Freeski Team to host the inaugural […] Industry News Press Release | November 15, 2024 0 Comments
Lookout Pass, MT/ID, Kicks Off 90th Season With Early Opening Lookout Pass Ski is set to welcome skiers and snowboarders this weekend, marking an early start to its 90th winter season. In a social media post yesterday, the Idaho-Montana border resort announced it will open limited terrain on Friday, November 8, becoming the first ski area in the region to fire up its lifts. Related: These Are the 20 Ski […] Industry News SnowBrains | November 7, 2024 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 […] Cycle Zach Armstrong | October 21, 2024 0 Comments
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