Open for the community Amidst Warm Temperatures
Despite the natural snow pack being the lowest on record for this time of year, your mountain team is doing everything to kick off the 2025/26 winter season for the community. A 6,664,426 gallon snowmaking push in late November and early December, and our pilot with Snow Secure, a snow storage technology, allowed us to be the first ski area to open in Idaho on Thanksgiving Weekend. The following weekend, we opened the Coach Chairlift, three conveyor lifts, and two terrain parks with 15 features.
Although a substantial snowmaking effort early last week enabled us to open Coach Chairlift, Coach’s Corner, and Explorer Terrain Park, rising temperatures later in the week halted snowmaking. Warm temperatures and precipitation have made it challenging to maintain our machine-made snowpack, and we’re committed to opening what we can on weekends while we await more favorable weather.
Thanks to the community’s support and investments in snowmaking and Snow Secure, we were happy to make a Thanksgiving weekend opening happen. We appreciate you for helping us make winter possible, even when Mother Nature’s version is delayed.
Open December 13th & 14th
The Coach Chairlift, Discovery Conveyor, Easy Rider Conveyor, and Explorer Conveyor spin again this weekend from 9 am to 4:30 pm.
- True Bogus, Winter, and Value Season Pass holders can ride all day
- Twilight Season Pass holders have access from 3 pm to close
- Day tickets are available to purchase online in advance – a Conveyor Only Ticket costs $15, a Day ticket, including the Coach Chairlift, costs $25 for adults
- The Explorer Terrain Park, accessible from the Explorer Conveyor lift opens again with 8 features
- Bogus Creek Lodge will be open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
- The Rental Shop opens for ski and snowboard rentals at 8:30 am
- The Basin Retail Shop is open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
- The Downtown Sales Office is open daily, 8 am to 6 pm on Saturday and Sunday for season pass pick ups and other purchases
Lessons
Session 1 lessons begin on Saturday, December 13th. If you are scheduled for a lesson this weekend and have progressed beyond the terrain accessible from the Coach Chairlift, please contact the Lessons Office.
The Coach Chairlift – Now Open!
The Coach Chairlift started spinning for the season on Saturday, December 6th, 2025.
The Mountain Experience team set up three pocket parks with a series of entry-level box features along the Coach’s Corner run for new riders looking to try their first park features.
- TotalVisits
- 2,815
- PassholderScans
- 2,388
- TicketsPurchased
- 427
What a weekend – from lift line waffles to playing until last chair. We love that you made the most of the start of the 2025/26 season – no matter the conditions, we’re stoked to be on the chair, in the park, and on snow with y’all.
Stay tuned for more operations updates later this month!
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
