Sunshine & Snowmaking

2025 started on a snowy note – with 21 inches of fresh snow falling between January 1st and January 8th. In the weeks since, we’ve experienced a high and dry pressure system, bringing blue skies and cold temperatures, which are optimal conditions for making snow – and your team of Snow Sorcerers made it happen!
January Weather So Far…
- AVG HighTemperature
- 26º
- AVG Low Temperature
- 14º
- ClearSky Days
- 22º
If you’ve been to the mountain recently, you know the conditions on groomed terrain have been off the hook! Below freezing temperatures maintained our 54″ base and gave us the perfect opportunity to stack up machine-made snow on some of your favorite runs.
Special shoutout to the Grooming Crew for delivering gorgeous, crisp corduroy all over the mountain this season!
“Your groomers get the Groomers of the Year award for doing the most with no snow in 3 weeks. I was up there yesterday and hit every lift, and there’s plenty of great skiing/boarding for everyone. Last week was just as good.”
Bogus Basin Season Pass Holder
While clear, dry days may not deliver fresh powder, they make for excellent grooming conditions and beautiful sunsets illuminating the mountain. Twilight laps have been magical under the pink and orange evening skies!
By The Numbers
Our water retention pond holds 13.67 million gallons of water. Last season (2023/24), we broke our own snowmaking record, making snow from 19.4 million gallons of water in just 17.8 days. We’ve surpassed that record this season already, and we’re still going!
Since November 1st, 2024, the team has:
- Transformed 23,855,206 Gallons of Water to Snow
- Operated 9,153 Machine Hours
- Opened a top-to-bottom terrain park
- Made snow on 17 runs, as well as the Tubing Hill
How could we use more water than we have in the pond? Great Question! Bogus Creek flows into the pond year-round, slowly replenishing it during the wintertime. When spring rolls around and the snow melts, water levels naturally rise, and refill the pond for future snowmaking!
Learn more about snowmaking at Bogus Basin in recent articles:
How much water does it take to cover some of your favorite runs?
Check out the snowmaking numbers from the Coach, Morning Star, Deer Point, and Terrain Park sections below!
Coach
Coach’s Corner | 1,865,190 Gal. |
Stewart’s Bowl | 1,552,084 Gal. |
Machine Hours | 1,415 Hours |
Total Water | 3,417,274 Gallons |

Morning Star
Lulu | 1,390,994 Gal. |
Silver Queen | 4,330,836 Gal. |
Morning Star Run | 3,310,884 Gal. |
Sunshine | 1,460,159 Gal. |
Bogus Creek Trail | 798,323 Gal. |
Lift Terminals | 453,442 Gal. |
Machine Hours | 4,467 Hours |
Total Water | 11,744,638 Gallons |
Deer Point
Upper & Lower Ridge | 563,956 Gal. |
Showcase | 1,053,896 Gal. |
Sourdough | 298,483 Gal. |
Lift Terminals | 49,412 Gal. |
Machine Hours | 1,260 Hours |
Total Water | 1,965,747 Gallons |
Terrain Park Builds
This season, your team pulled off the earliest top-to-bottom terrain park build ever, thanks to the spectacular efforts of the Park and Snowmaking teams!
One top-to-bottom terrain park is now open on Shaker Ridge, as well as The Explorer Terrain Park.
Check the snowmaking stats:
Explorer Terrain Park | 562,606 Gal. |
Shaker’s Ridge | 2,177,503 Gal. |
Playground Jumps | 1,220,542 Gal. |
Machine Hours | 1,019 Hours |
Total Water | 3,960,651 Gallons |
Thank you, Snow SorcererS, Grooming TEAM, and Park Crew!
We appreciate the round-the-clock effort of our Snow Sorcerers, Grooming Team, and Park Crew for pushing their limits and breaking records this season. Next time you see a Snowmaker, Groomer, or Digger, make sure to thank them for their commitment to getting us out where we want to be: on the slopes and in the air.
Meteorologists predict a shift in the weather this weekend with a new storm system rolling in. Come up and enjoy those sunshine laps before the snow flies & we’re riding powder again!

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