Kicking Off the Season with Powder & Stoke
What a season it’s been so far at your community mountain! The 2024/25 Winter Season kicked off on November 23rd with the highly anticipated debut of the brand-new Coach Chairlift and extended Coach’s Corner run, and it has improved every day since. From making the SnowBrain’s “Deepest Snow in North America” list twice in December to being voted #1 Ski Area in the United States, vibes on the mountain are high, and we’ve only just started!
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Grand Opening of the Brand-New Coach Chairlift
We welcomed the community to the mountain for the first day of the 2024/25 winter season with the opening of the brand-new Coach quad Chairlift, installed summer 2024. The Terrain Park team, put together an awesome opening day set up, with 16 features that everyone could enjoy. All 3 conveyor lifts (Easy Rider, Discovery, and Explorer) were rolling for opening day, and a day ticket only cost $15 for open-to-close (9 am – 4:30 pm) riding.
“The fun meter up here is maxed out. So stoked for 1 of the best season starts in recent memory. Congrats and great job!”
Bogus Basin Season Pass Holder
Thank You, Snow Sorcerers!
The snow sorcerers worked around the clock to make a November opening a reality! The crew transformed parts of the mountain into a winter paradise, using 3.16 million gallons of water to open The Explorer Terrain Park, beginner conveyor lifts, and the new Coach’s Corner run.
With favorable temperatures and a bit of natural snow, your team of sorcerers used an additional 7.3 million gallons of water to open up the Deer Point Express, Morning Star Express, and Showcase chairlifts – quadrupling the terrain offered early season.
Opening that much terrain on majority machine made snow is no small feat. To put their effort into perspective, the 10+ million gallons of water used to open the mountain translates to a 40-foot snowpack in the area of one football field.
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Just in time for the holidays, the Tube Hill Opened on December 7th. We heard loud and clear last year that the Treasure Valley loves to tube with their families during the holidays, and the Snow Sorcerers used about 1 million gallons of water to aid in a speedy Tube Hill opening.
Did you know that Bogus Basin’s Tubing Experience was voted #7 nationwide? Read on to learn more!
Midweek Operations Begin
The mountain faced a short dry spell between November 28th and December 10th, and anticipation grew as a promising storm approached. With a solid machine-made snow base already in place, we kicked off midweek operations on Friday, December 13th, welcoming Midweek season pass holders to the mountain for their first turns of the 2024/25 winter season. The storm didn’t disappoint, delivering an impressive 33 inches of fresh snow between December 13th and December 17th, setting the stage for an incredible start to the season.
After waking up to 7″ on Sunday, December 15th, your mountain team came together to prepare the mountain for a surprise Pine Creek opening! Surprise openings are no easy feat – thank you to all patrollers, lift operators, and mountain ops team that made it a day to remember on the backside.
Bitterroot Grand Opening + ENtire mountain Opens
After the huge mid-December storm, we were stoked to announce that the entire mountain would open for daily operations on Tuesday, December 17th. The day also marked the grand opening of the Bitterroot Quad Chairlift, which now offers increased daily access to low-intermediate terrain during the regular season.
The holiday season brought big snow, with a whopping 50 inches of snowfall between December 23rd and January 5th. This storm cycle and incredible conditions kicked off 2025 in spectacular fashion. The fresh New Year’s snow was especially significant given that the natural snow base was 18 inches on January 1st, 2024.
Night Operations Begin
Night operations on the Easy Rider Conveyor, Discovery Conveyor, Explorer Terrain Park, Deer Point, Coach, Morning Star, and Superior Chairlift kicked off on Friday, December 20th. Since then, mountain guests have enjoyed riding on 26 illuminated runs.
Lifts spin until 10 pm nightly through late March. Have you taken a lap under the stars?
Meaningful Milestones
Voted #1 in the usa!
In December, we were awarded Newsweek’s Reader’s Choice top ski area in the United States! You, the community, know how unique Bogus Basin is, and voted us #1, against some big names, including Deer Valley, Steamboat, Alta, and more!
Voted #7 Best Tubing HilL!
Your community mountain tubing hill is the 7th best in the United States!
“[Tubing] was the best part of our day!!! What an experience. The tubing is the best we have seen, and we have tubed all over. Perfectly groomed, the crew was so funny and professional, quick to get back up to the top, and then there’s Rigsby…”
Bogus Basin Guest
SnowBrains Deepest Snow in North America – Twice!
On December 17th, 2024, we hit SnowBrains #1 spot for deepest snow in the United States following a 32″ storm cycle. Jackson Hole, Grand Targhee, and Mt. Hood also made the list.
The snow wasn’t done flying yet! We made the list again on December 28th, with 10″ of new snow in 24 hours.
Early Season Events
New Year’s Day Torchlight Parade & Fireworks Celebration
We had a blast ringing in 2025 with the community at the annual New Year’s Day Torchlight Parade and Fireworks Show! It snowed heavily all day and into the evening, making for a beautiful, snowy torchlight procession followed by a dazzling fireworks display. A heartfelt thank you to Albertsons for generously donating cookies and hot chocolate, adding a warm and delicious touch to the festivities.
The fun isn’t over! Keep an eye out for more fun events, happening year-round on our calendar
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
