The New Coach Chairlift | Grand Opening 2024

Winter 2024/25 Has Arrived

Bogus Basin kicked off the 2024/25 season on November 23^rd, 2024, with the Grand Opening of the brand-new Coach quad chairlift, which was replaced during the summer, as well as The Explorer Terrain Park, Explorer Conveyor Lift, Easy Rider Conveyor Lift, and Discovery Conveyor Lift.

Shout out to the mountain team for delivering an opening day that featured 4 lifts, 30 acres of riding, and a terrain park with 16 features!

The Brand-New Coach Experience

The replacement of the 1980 YAN Coach two-person chairlift with an American-made 2024 four-person chairlift was a highly anticipated capital improvement for the community. This upgrade is particularly welcomed by newer skiers and snowboarders, who often found the long lift lines and short run times on peak days to be a challenge.

“The new Coach’s Corner run is a total game changer!”

Bogus Basin Guest, November 23^rd, 2024

To enhance the experience of the brand-new chairlift, your Mountain Operations Crew spent the summer reshaping the landscape. Using heavy machinery—and even dynamite—they extended and expanded Coach’s Corner run. Now three times longer than the original, this beginner-friendly run features a gentle grade, providing ample space for new and intermediate riders to learn, practice, and gain confidence on the snow before progressing to other chairlifts.

Making a November Opening Happen

Thanks to favorable snowmaking conditions in early November and some natural snowfall, we were able to safely open the brand-new Coach’s Corner, Stewart’s Bowl, and The Explorer Terrain Park on opening weekend.

Acres

13

Lifts

4

Guest Visits

3,100

Snowmaking Magic

This early-season opening was made possible by our snowmaking team, or as we like to call them, Bogus Basin’s Snow Sorcerers! When the weather allows, the Snow Sorcerers work 24/7 to turn water into snow, reducing our reliance on natural snowfall to open the mountain!

Amidst all of the construction projects this summer, we installed 7 hydrants and 1,300 feet of snowmaking pipe on the extended Coach’s Corner Run. The team of Snow Sorcerers put in the work, converting 3,100,000 gallons of water into snow, blanketing 13 acres with machine-made snow.

This Time Last Year…

We entered the 2023/24 Winter Season with very dry weather conditions and only 15″ of preseason snowfall.

Through the tireless efforts of the Snow Sorcerers, on December 2^nd of last season, we were able to open Deer Point and Morning Star Express.

We’re thankful for the improved natural snowfall and the continued snowmaking efforts this season, which have allowed us to make more terrain available sooner.

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More Terrain For Thanksgiving Weekend!

Bogus Basin plans to operate this Thanksgiving holiday weekend, November 28^th – December 1^st. With favorable weather last weekend, 9″ of recent snowfall, and cold temperatures in the forecast, we plan to open more terrain on both natural and machine-made snow.

Holiday Terrain and Lift Offerings

Get pumped for top-to-bottom riding off of the Deer Point Express & Morning Star Express chairlifts this weekend! We plan to offer groomed and ungroomed options off of Deer Point Express, as well as groomed skiing on Morning Star Run, accessible from Morning Star Express. Conditions dependent, we plan on offering the following this weekend:

Operating hours are 9 am – 4:30 pm, and lift tickets are $59 for adults, $45 for teens and seniors, $29 for juniors, $10 for children, and $15 for the Coach and Conveyor lifts. Valid season passes are True, Beyond, Winter, and Value season passes are good from open to close. Twilight passes are valid from 3 pm to 4:30 pm.

Day tickets for the upcoming holiday operation become available online on Wednesday at 4 pm. Midweek Operations typically begin in mid-December, and Night Operations in mid/late December.

Friendly Reminder: Season pass inventory is extremely low, and likely to become unavailable before the end of the weekend. Less than 1% remain available, so don’t wait – once they are gone, they are gone for the season!

Check out our social media and website for conditions and operating updates. Plus, keep an eye out for the Grand Opening announcement of the brand-new Bitterroot Chairlift as more snow flies!

It’s incredible to see our community back on the snow — here’s to an unforgettable winter ahead!

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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