There’s nothing as invigorating than a morning of fresh powder on the pristine slopes of Brundage Mountain or Tamarack Resort followed by relaxing ski après slope side or in town.
With an average snowfall of 300 inches, Brundage Mountain is the heart and soul of Ski Town USA! Brundages’ 46 year history (2.7MB pdf)was recently honored by McCall Magazine.
Brundage normally operates from mid November to mid April and is known for no lift lines, consistent snow and a true home town mountain experience. A recent and long awaited land swap with the U.S. Forest Service placed 388 acres at the resort’s base under Brundage ownership for future commercial and residential development. Stay tuned.
DETAILS Contact info: 800.888.7544, www.brundage.com
Base elevation: 5,840 feet Summit elevation: 7,640 feet
Vertical drop: 2,800 feet. Skiable acres: 1,500 acres
The annual snowfall at Tamarack Resort is 300 inches at mid-mountain and 110 inches at the base. Tamarack has rolling terrain, open glades and uncrowded slopes and is adding skiable acreage each season in its early stages of development. At completion, Tamarack will offer a sophisticated, upscale village atmosphere with distinctive eateries, sophisticated shopping venues and luxurious resort services.
DETAILS Contact info: 877.tamresort, www.tamarackidaho.com
Base elevation: 4,900 feet Summit elevation: 7,700 feet
Vertical drop: 2,800 feet. Skiable acres: 1,100 acres
Cat Skiing
Brundage offers full, half day and overnight cat skiing on 19,000 acres of Payette National Forest. In addition to cat skiing, Tamarack offer guided back country skiing on 5,000 out of bounds acres. Both programs provide all equipment, experienced guides and are for expert skiers.
The Little Ski Hill operates Tuesday through Thursday from 2:30 PM to 7:00 PM with a single T-bar and on Friday and Saturday nights the lights come on providing the only night skiing in the area with hours extended until 10:00 PM. Along with the T-Bar, there are 30 miles of groomed Nordic trails, a biathlon range, and a Nordic ski jump. The Payette Lakes Ski Club has maintained a non profit organization to manage and fund the club and accepts tax deductible donations.
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