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 […] Biking Zach Armstrong | October 21, 2024 0 Comments
Top 5 Places to Live for the Most Powder Days in the U.S. The thrill of powder days lures skiers and riders alike to unlikely locations across the globe in search of that sweet white gold that falls from the sky. So, if scanning the forecast for powder days is your thing, it might be worth looking into real estate in some of these towns. The following five cities are located within an […] Tyler Hatch | October 15, 2024 0 Comments
New Shuttle Service Gives a Boost to McCall, Idaho’s, Premier Mountain Biking Trails New trail construction is taking McCall, Idaho’s, mountain biking scene to the next level. Now, one of the freshest, most flowy rides is easier to experience thanks to a new shuttle service operating five days a week. Starting Thursday, July 18, Brundage Mountain is launching a new return shuttle service from what many call the “Best 12 Miles of Mountain […] Biking CycleBrains | July 18, 2024 0 Comments
Summer Thrills a Big Draw for Idaho Ski Areas Many Idaho ski areas are underway with summer operations and construction on projects debuting next winter. Summer is an increasingly important season for ski resorts, especially in the Gem State, with 11 of Ski Idaho’s 19 destinations maintaining bike trails and nine spinning the chairlifts all summer. Ski Area Management magazine reports summer revenues nationally represent just under 12 percent […] SnowBrains | June 19, 2024 0 Comments
The Boise Trails Challenge: A Month-Long, 200-Mile Celebration of Mountain Biking in Boise, ID It’s around 6 in the evening. The sun is just showing signs of starting to drop in the sky but is still beaming down an unrelenting heat. Ryan Hager stands with his bike at a trail junction in the Table Rock area with sweat dripping onto his phone screen, trying to figure out which fork he has to take […] Biking Zach Armstrong | June 18, 2024 0 Comments
Winter Storm Warning Issued With Up to 14″ of Snow Forecast for Montana and Idaho Mountain Passes and Peaks While the rest of the country is sweating it out in a potentially historic heatwave, the high elevations of the West are about to get blasted with a late-season winter storm that’ll have you dusting off those powder skis. Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for large areas of the Montana and Idaho mountains, with forecasts predicting snow accumulations of up […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 17, 2024 0 Comments
Brundage Mountain, ID, Amps Up Summer Offerings for Music Lovers, Mountain Bikers, Hikers, and Foodies Brundage Mountain’s summer season is set to open Friday, June 14, offering a fusion of timeless outdoor adventures and fresh experiences, including expanded live music events and the return of the resort’s classic Sunday Brunch buffet. Brundage Mountain Resort in Idaho will be open Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays June 14-16, June 21-23, and June 28-30. The resort will be open […] SnowBrains | June 10, 2024 0 Comments
Summer at Sun Valley Resort, ID: 400 Miles of Singletrack Paradise Sun Valley Resort, Idaho, is kicking off its summer season with mountain operations starting June 21 on Bald Mountain. Lift-accessed hiking and access to Roundhouse will be open seven days a week, and lift-accessed mountain biking will follow beginning July 1. Known for flowy singletrack complemented with more rowdy, advanced terrain, riders can turn it up for weeks without repeating […] SnowBrains | June 7, 2024 0 Comments
History with SnowBrains: How Bananas Led to the First Chairlift in the World The world’s first chairlift was built in Sun Valley, Idaho in the fall of 1936. The first two lifts were located on Sun Valley’s Dollar and Proctor mountains. The design of this new machine was patterned after conveyor belts which were used to load bananas on cargo ships in Central America. James Curran designed the first plans for the ski lift. He was a bridge engineer for the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Curran’s previous work making conveyor systems that ran at a continuos flow and loaded bananas on ships in Honduras inspired his design for a machine that could carry humans uphill and drop them off on top of a […] Brains The Brains | May 21, 2024 11 Comments
Tamarack, ID, Report: Sleeper Spring Pow Day Report from Thursday, March 28, 2024 After a couple of weeks of warm spring skiing, I thought Idaho had seen its last powder days for the season. A friend of mine had planned a trip out to Tamarack, Idaho, for the end of March, and I expected to be packing my Hawaiian shirt and my jorts. Turns out, winter had […] Conditions Report Zach Armstrong | April 1, 2024 0 Comments
Idaho’s Brundage Mountain Early Season Pass Sale Offers Free Skiing Starting March 22 New season pass purchasers can enjoy incredible spring snow conditions at Brundage Mountain for FREE starting today, Friday, March 22. The McCall, Idaho, ski resort is opening its 2024/25 season pass sale to all members of the public starting Friday. Anyone who pre-purchases their 2024/25 season pass can ski or ride the rest of the current 2023/24 season at no […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 22, 2024 0 Comments
All Idaho Skiers Invited to Tamarack Resort’s End-of-Season Celebration Resort brings back Idaho Free Day and discounted tickets for its season wrap on April 7 Tamarack Resort, Idaho, is celebrating the end of the ski season with the Idaho State Pond Skim Championship, day ticket discounts, and an invite for those with season passes to any Idaho ski area to come ski for free leading up to closing day […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 22, 2024 0 Comments
Celebrate End of Ski and Snowboard Season Free at Soldier Mountain, ID, This Weekend Soldier Mountain in Southern Idaho is closing for the winter 2024 season this Saturday, and lift tickets during its last two days of operation, March 22-23, are free. “Despite the challenges Mother Nature had for us this season, we had a great winter at Soldier Mountain. We are grateful for the region’s support and want to share the stoke with […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 21, 2024 0 Comments
Idaho Ski Areas Winter 2024 Closing Dates As April looms and warm weather begins to make its presence felt, ski resorts in Idaho will see the end of their seasons within the month. Although no resorts in these states have their seasons scheduled to go into May, there is still almost a whole month of skiing to cram in before then. Related: Colorado Ski Resorts Reveal Closing […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 20, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Season Saving Storms | Feet of Snow Incoming Across Northern Rockies Busy upcoming week across the west. Source: maps.weatherbell.com This forecast was prepared at 5 pm PT on Thursday, February 29, 2024 It’s no secret that the Northern Rockies have been lagging behind this season regarding snowpack. While last week’s storm certainly helped, a very active first week of March may be just what the doctor ordered. Short-term Forecast (Now-SAT) The […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 29, 2024 0 Comments
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