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Bogus Basin Going 100% Renewable In 2020 With Help From Idaho Power
January 7, 2020 (BOISE, ID)– Bogus Basin is proud to announce it will use 100% renewable energy in 2020. The nonprofit recreation area will buy renewable energy from Idaho Power, which recently announced its goal of reaching 100% clean energy by 2045. “Sustainability is a key value for Bogus Basin and our guests,” General Manager,…
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Bogus Basin Ready for 4th Annual New Year’s Day Fireworks, Torchlight Parade
December 28, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Bogus Basin is celebrating the arrival of 2020 with a day of fun activities on the mountain. To cap off the events, the nonprofit recreation area will host its 4th Annual New Year’s Day Torchlight Parade and Fireworks Show above the Simplot Base area. The show will begin at 6:15pm…
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New Transportation Initiatives at Bogus Basin Serve Many Purposes
December 24, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Bogus Basin is launching a series of new transportation initiatives for the 2019-20 winter season to increase ease of access, promote ride-sharing, and reduce emissions at the nonprofit recreation area. The initiatives include priority parking benefits for carpoolers on peak weekends and holiday periods, and an ongoing Parking License Agreement…
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Bogus Basin’s New Chairlift Ready to Open on Friday
December 19, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Bogus Basin announced today that the new Morning Star Express Chairlift will open on Friday, December 20th. The Superior (#3) and Pine Creek (#6) chairlifts on the back side of the mountain will also open for the first time this season on Friday. Night skiing will begin on Saturday, December…
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Idaho Central Credit Union and Bogus Basin Sign Multi-Year Sponsorship Agreement
December 12, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Bogus Basin announced today that it has signed a multiple year sponsorship agreement with Idaho Central Credit Union. Sponsorship funds are being used towards enhancements at the nonprofit recreation area, including the acquisition of two passenger shuttles and a large digital signboard that will provide dynamic information on grooming and…
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Bogus Basin to Open for Seven-Day-A-Week Operations Beginning December 7th
December 6, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Bogus Basin has announced that seven-day-a-week operations will begin on Saturday, December 7th. As the nonprofit recreation area awaits enough natural snow to open additional terrain to skiers and snowboarders, runs that are served by machine made snow will begin operating daily off of the Deer Point and Coach chairlifts.…
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Renowned Idaho Water Scientist– Ron Abramovich–Joins Bogus Basin as Snow Reporter
December 4, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Bogus Basin announced today that Idaho’s “Snow Man,” Ron Abramovich, has been hired as the area’s Snow Reporter. Abramovich spent nearly 30 years monitoring Idaho’s snowpack as a water supply specialist as the Natural Resources Conservation Service, until his retirement last April, which is where he earned his “Snow Man”…
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Bogus Basin to Open for the 2019-20 Winter Season, Thanks to Snowmaking
November 27, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Bogus Basin’s investment in snowmaking is paying off. The nonprofit recreation area announced today plans to open for top-to-bottom skiing and snowboarding Friday through Sunday. The Deer Point and Coach Chairlifts, as well as the Explorer, Easy Rider, and Discovery surface carpets will operate. The early opening is a powerful…
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Bogus Basin to Open Terrain Park on Weekends, Thanks to Snowmaking
November 6, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Are you ready to dust off your skis or snowboard for the 2019-20 winter season? Bogus Basin has good news. The nonprofit recreation area announced today that it will open a terrain park for beginner to advanced freestyle skiers and snowboarders this Friday, November 8th. The terrain park, located next…
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Snowmaking Begins at Bogus Basin, Earlier Than Anticipated
October 28, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Officials announced today that snowmaking operations began over the weekend at Bogus Basin. All twenty four of the area’s fully automated fan guns were activated, blowing snow onto the Upper and Lower Ridge off of the Deerpoint Chairlift on Saturday and Sunday nights. This marks the first time that the…