Contact:
Susan Saad
Director, Community & Customer Relations
Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area
susan@bogusbasin.org
BOGUS BASIN READY TO CELEBRATE FINAL WEEKEND
BOISE, Idaho – Bogus Basin is preparing to bid farewell to the 2023/24 winter season and celebrate with the community. This weekend, the non-profit concludes its 81st winter with festivities in store, including free music, a chance to win a historic Bitterroot chairlift chair, the pond skim, a shot-ski clinic, and more.
Warm temperatures are in the weekend forecast, providing the perfect spring backdrop for skiers and non-skiers alike to enjoy the base area celebration. All 2023/24 season pass types, including Midweek, Twilight, Nordic and Night, will be valid all weekend. Day tickets will be available for purchase online and at the Mountain TIcket Office.
BOGUS BASIN CLOSING WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Saturday, April 20th:
8:30am
Pond Skim registration opens to the first 150 participants who sign up in person on the 3rd floor, JR Simplot Lodge – participants under 18 must have a parent/guardian present
9:00 am – 4:30pm
Lifts Operate (Coach and Bitterroot closed for the season)
11:00am – 2:00 pm
Shot-Ski Clinic, hosted by Bogus Basin’s Sustainability & Environmental Education team
11:00am – 2:00pm
Raffle to win one of two historic Bitterroot chairlift chairs. Tickets are $20/cash only; limit two tickets per person; need not be present to win
12:00 – 3:00pm
Deejay in the base area, along with other activities including Snow Volleyball and a Snow Bar
12:00 – 3:00pm
Free photo booth, Simplot Lodge Upper Patio
1:00 – 3:00pm
Pond Skim
2:30pm
Bitterroot Chairlift Chair Raffle Drawing
Sunday, April 21st:
9:00am – 4:30pm
Lifts Operate (Coach and Bitterroot closed for the season). Guests encouraged to dress up in fun costumes for final day of operations
2:00 – 4:30pm
High Pine Whiskey Yell, a popular local bluegrass band, plays in the base area
For more information, visit www.bogusbasin.org.
About Bogus Basin Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area is a 501(C)(3) organization dedicated to engaging the community to provide accessible, affordable, and fun year-round mountain recreation and education. Opened in 1942, Bogus Basin offers 2,600 acres of daytime skiable terrain and 200 acres for night skiing, seven chairlifts and three people-mover carpets, and an 800-foot tubing hill. The Nordic Center offers 37 kilometers of groomed trails for skiing and snowshoeing. Environmental education and community outreach programs, primarily youth, serve over 20,000 individuals annually. Summer activities include The Glade Runner Mountain Coaster, The Mine Shaft Challenge Course, mountain biking, events, hiking and chairlift service for hike and bike transport. Bogus Basin is located 16.5 miles north of Boise, Idaho, and operates under a special use permit with the Boise National Forest. www.bogusbasin.org
