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Thanks to Late Spring Snow, Silver Mountain Resort, ID, Will Reopen For 3 Bonus Days on Memorial Weekend

Wow. Well, that was unexpected! Silver Mountain Resort, ID, just announced they will open for skiing and snowboarding on Memorial Day weekend. The ski area, whose highest elevation is 6,300 feet, had originally closed for the season on April 24, but, thanks to cool temperatures, cloud coverage, and some uncharacteristic late spring snowfall, Silver Mountain will be reopening to winter […]

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SnowBrains | May 19, 2022
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Silver Mountain, ID Closes Due to Sub-Zero Wind Chill Temperatures Yesterday

Video from Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Brought to you by Visit Idaho and Ski Idaho Silver Mountain closed down after the Inland Northwest was placed under a Wind Chill Advisory yesterday morning, meaning wind chill temperatures were potentially dangerous. Wind chill temperatures were reportedly in the single-digits to negative teens Tuesday morning. Related: Silver Mountain, ID Report: Cliffs, Soft Snow, Tree-Skiing, Good Weather—What […]

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SnowBrains | February 23, 2022
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The 15 Best Idaho Ski Runs

Brought to you by Visit Idaho and Ski Idaho I hadn’t thought much of skiing in Idaho. Then I went there. Then I learned how underrated it is. Ten days, five ski areas, and 1,600 miles later, I got an idea of what skiing in Idaho was like. It was super. This is my list of the best runs I skied in Idaho. […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 26, 2021
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Skiing Secrets: Idaho’s Unmarked Powder Highway

Brought to you by Visit Idaho and Ski Idaho There’s a reason they call Idaho the ‘Gem State.’ With twenty ski areas, quality snow, a lifetime of hot springs to visit, delicious Pacific-Northwest-style food, and friendly inhabitants, I’m curious as to why Idaho flies relevantly under the radar when it comes to ski destinations. Most of the resorts I visited there at […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 19, 2021
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Idaho Powder Highway Compilation Ski Edit: 10 Days, 5 Ski Areas, and Backcountry Skiing in ‘The Gem State’

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Martin Kuprianowicz | March 10, 2021
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Silver Mountain, ID Report: Cliffs, Soft Snow, Tree-Skiing, Good Weather—What More Could You Want?

Brought to you by Visit Idaho and Ski Idaho Report from Wednesday, February 24, 2021 The skiing here is worth its weight in gold and not silver.  For the second stop on this Idaho Iditarod, I drove from Schweitzer to Silver Mountain to see what this place was about.  Silver Mountain is based out of Kellogg and has the longest gondola in America, stretching […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 25, 2021
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Trip Report: Powder Days in the Inland Northwest

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Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Every season, I like to make a trip out to a completely new ski area. With the Coronavirus pandemic still ongoing, I wasn’t sure how my chances would be this season. However, it also gave me the inspiration to find an area that would have easy access with minimal people, uncrowded slopes, […]

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Taylor Stephan | February 16, 2021
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Deadly Silver Mountain Inbounds Avalanche Was Triggered by Skiers | Patrol Did Everything Possible to Prevent, Report Finds

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The deadly avalanche that killed three people at Silver Mountain Resort in Idaho last week was triggered by skiers, a preliminary report finds. The report also found that the resort’s ski patrol had done everything they could to mitigate the danger. “They had done their control work just like they always do,” said Jeff Thompson, the director of the Idaho […]

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AvyBrains | January 17, 2020
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