Idaho’s Most Expensive Home Comes With Views of Bald Mountain and Walking Access to Sun Valley Resort If you’re in the market for a ski home and have a cool $36 million lying around, this house might be the perfect move. Located in Ketchum, Idaho, the brand-new 8,665-square-foot “River Lodge” house is currently up for sale. Sitting on 2.1 acres of land along the Big Wood River, the property overlooks the nearby Sun Valley Resort and offers […] Quinn Brophy | August 24, 2026 0 Comments
Sun Valley Becomes America’s First Dark Sky Certified Ski Resort Sun Valley, Idaho, is now America’s first Dark Sky certified ski resort. On Monday, July 13, Sun Valley became the first resort in the United States to earn certification through DarkSky International’s DarkSky Approved Lodging & Resorts Program. This recognition comes thanks to the resort’s commitment to responsible outdoor lighting practices, environmental stewardship, and habitat protection. Related: Where American Skiing […] Industry News Kien Warren | July 15, 2026 0 Comments
Tamarack Resort Named No.1 Resort in the West by Travel + Leisure’s 2026 World’s Best Awards Tamarack Resort in Idaho has been named the No. 1 Resort in the West by Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2026, one of the travel industry’s most prestigious awards recognizing exceptional destinations around the globe. Selected by the readers of Travel + Leisure, the annual World’s Best Awards honor the hotels, resorts, cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, spas, and […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 8, 2026 0 Comments
Lift Damaged at Tamarack Resort, ID, Affecting Summer Operations The summer season at Tamarack Resort, Idaho, is off to a rough start. A heavy windstorm that saw 70-plus mile-per-hour winds ripped through western Idaho near Boise last week, damaging one of the Tamarack Express lift’s towers at the Tamarack Resort in Donnelly, Idaho. After working with the lift’s manufacturer, the Tamarack Resort team determined it would need to replace […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | June 5, 2026 0 Comments
11 Largest Vertical Drop Chairlifts in North America, Ranked What Makes Largest Vertical Drop Chairlifts Worth the Lap? With ski tracking apps becoming more popular in recent years, people have become more conscious about the amount of vertical they are getting in every year. Whether you’re trying to break personal bests or beat your friends on the leaderboard, knowing which largest vertical drop chairlifts in North America are worth […] Brains Brett Currie | May 18, 2026 9 Comments
Tamarack Resort, ID, Announces 2026 Summer Events Lineup and New Marina Debut TAMARACK, Idaho (April 15, 2026) — Tamarack Resort will enter the 2026 summer season with significant new development, expanded recreational offerings, and a full calendar of events spanning spring through fall. Anchored by the opening of the Tamarack Marina and continued growth across the resort, the summer season reflects Tamarack’s evolution into a fully integrated mountain, golf, and lake destination. […] Industry News Press Release | April 29, 2026 0 Comments
Bogus Basin, ID, Report: Long After the Resort Gave Up, the Zombie Snowpack Continues Report from Saturday, April 25, 2026 Like many ski areas west of the Mississippi, Bogus Basin, Idaho, had a rough season. Fall brought rain instead of snow, temperatures cold enough for snowmaking failed to materialize, and persistent high-pressure systems throughout the season kept snow from sticking to much of the terrain on Schafer Butte and Deer Point. Related: Bogus Basin, […] Conditions Report Zach Armstrong | April 27, 2026 0 Comments
Tamarack Resort, ID, Breaks Ground on New Public Marina at Lake Cascade for Memorial Day Weekend Opening TAMARACK, ID (September 16, 2025) – Tamarack Resort is proud to announce that construction of its new public marina on Lake Cascade is underway, opening for the season Memorial Day weekend. As the newest lakefront amenity in Idaho, this full-service marina will be fully open to the public and represents a significant milestone in Tamarack’s long-term commitment to expanding year-round […] Press Release | April 20, 2026 0 Comments
Sun Valley Resort, ID, Announces Big Lift Upgrades For The 2026-27 Season Sun Valley Resort in Idaho recently announced upgrades to two main lifts this off-season. After gaining approval from the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, the resort will begin construction in April to make sure the lifts are open for the 2026-27 ski season. The resort chose Doppelmayr to build both lifts, which will bring skiers and riders […] Industry News Luke W. Smith | March 30, 2026 0 Comments
Forget $300 Lift Tickets, Lookout Pass, ID, Just Sold Tickets for 91 Cents Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area, Idaho, offered full-day lift tickets for 91 cents on Thursday to celebrate its 91st year of continuous operation, bringing skiers and snowboarders to the slopes at a price that has not existed anywhere in North America for decades. Related: You Can Ski in Multiple States in 1 Day at These Resorts That Straddle 2 […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 27, 2026 0 Comments
Tamarack Resort, Idaho, Ski Season Ends March 24 but Resort Remains Open for Scenic Rides and Spring Events As resorts across the West succumb to a lack of snow and unseasonably warm spring temperatures, Tamarack Resort in Idaho hopes to keep the mountain experience alive for guests through April. The resort has announced a phased reduction in ski operations as the 2025-26 winter season draws to a close, consolidating lift service and transitioning key amenities toward spring programming. […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 24, 2026 0 Comments
Bogus Basin, Idaho, to Close Sunday After Season Delivers Less Than Half Its Average Snowfall Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area, Idaho, will close for the winter on Sunday, March 22, resort officials announced, as unseasonably warm temperatures accelerate the end of an already thin snow season. “With the warm temperatures in the forecast this week, the Mountain Operations team anticipates Sunday, March 22nd, to be the closing day of the 2025/26 winter season. Get up […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 17, 2026 0 Comments
Tamarack Resort, ID, Launches 2026-27 All Season Pass with Exclusive Ikon Session Pass Benefit at Lowest Price of the Year TAMARACK, Idaho, Feb. 27, 2026 — Tamarack Resort today announced the launch of its 2026-27 All Season Pass, offering Idaho families and outdoor enthusiasts the lowest pass price of the entire year. Beginning today, Adult All Season Passes are available for $499—a savings of $400 compared to purchasing later—and a Family All Season Pass is available for $999, offering savings […] Press Release | March 6, 2026 0 Comments
Pomerelle Mountain Resort, ID, Sold to Longtime Mountain Manager Zach Alexander and Wife Crystal Pomerelle Mountain Resort in southern Idaho has new owners—but the transition keeps the ski area firmly rooted in family and community ties. The Anderson family has sold the 500-acre ski area in the Albion Mountains to mountain manager Zach Alexander and his wife, Crystal. Alexander is the grandson of longtime and recently retired snowsports director Barry Whiting, making the ownership […] Industry News Martin Kuprianowicz | March 3, 2026 0 Comments
Grand Targhee, WY, Report: Go Fast, Stay Warm, Find Powder Report from Friday, February 20, 2026 The day started out in the low single digits, with the snow noisily squeaking beneath our boots on the walk through the parking lot at Grand Targhee. It was the kind of cold that you could feel as soon as you took off your gloves, but there was a warmth in the base area […] Conditions Report Zach Armstrong | February 26, 2026 0 Comments
3 Snowmobilers Buried and 1 Killed Following Avalanche Near Island Park, Idaho A snowmobiler was killed Sunday afternoon after being buried in a large avalanche in the Centennial Mountains near Island Park, Idaho, the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center (GNFAC) has confirmed. Related: Head On A Swivel – Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness “We are deeply saddened to report a snowmobile avalanche fatality today. The accident occurred north of the Keg Springs trailhead in […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 23, 2026 0 Comments
Tamarack Resort, ID, Extends Half-Price Lift Tickets to Bogus Basin Season Pass Holders Through March 13 Tamarack Resort, Idaho, announced today that all 2025-26 Bogus Basin season pass holders will receive 50% off day lift tickets at Tamarack through March 13, 2026. The offer is effective immediately and may be redeemed by presenting a valid Bogus Basin season pass at the Tamarack ticket office. “We’re all part of the same Idaho ski community. When your neighbors […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 19, 2026 0 Comments
Tamarack Resort, ID, Announces Phase One Sales for Aspen Townhomes Tamarack Resort, Idaho, announced its launch of Aspen Townhomes this week. 60 new mountain modern homes will be located inside of a gated community just 90 miles north of Boise, Idaho. Tamarack is currently in Phase 1 of sales, with the first residences available being 16 townhomes ranging from 1,975 to 2,255 square feet with two to four bedrooms. The […] Industry News Noah Wehrman | February 11, 2026 0 Comments
The Origins of Skijoring and Modern Competition Today Skijoring is steadily gaining traction in today’s winter sports scene, but where did it come from? For hundreds of years, the residents of northern Scandinavia have used reindeer to pull them for travel on skis in difficult arctic terrain. Even older claims of humans being pulled by dogs with ski-like foot coverings have emerged from the Altai Mountains in Central Asia. […] Brains J.T. Pulfer ll | February 10, 2026 0 Comments
Experience the Olympics With an Olympian at Tamarack, ID, This February With the start of the Milano-Cortina Olympics just a few weeks away, Tamarack, Idaho, has been gearing up for a wide array of Olympics themed events during the games. Long before the start of the games, the resort will continue to offer excellent conditions for carving out some GS turns or ripping through the bumps. In between runs, the Seven […] Olympics Zach Armstrong | January 22, 2026 0 Comments