Culture: Press Releases

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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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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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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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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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…

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October 14, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Bogus Basin has announced plans to hire 500 employees over the next 30 days for the 2019-20 winter season. A job fair is planned for Saturday, October 19th from 10:00am to 3:00pm at the nonprofit recreation area’s downtown administrative office, located at 2600 Bogus Basin Road. A range of full-time,…

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September 2, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Bogus Basin will achieve a big construction milestone this week: The lift towers for the new Morning Star High Speed Quad chairlift are scheduled to be flown into position by helicopter on Wednesday morning. Flying, catching, securing and installing the eleven towers is expected to last 2-3 hours, and will…

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August 29, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Bogus Basin is gearing up for a big Labor Day weekend. The nonprofit recreation area will open its downtown sales office for the season on Friday to begin taking reservations for ski and snowboard lessons, equipment leases, and pass pickups for the upcoming winter season. On Saturday, the final Music…

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August 7, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Bogus Basin announced today that the Glade Runner, Idaho’s only mountain coaster, is rapidly approaching a significant benchmark: its 100,000th ride. To commemorate, the nonprofit recreation area plans to surprise one lucky passenger with a giveaay package this weekend. The prizes will include a 2019-20 winter season pass to Bogus…

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August 1, 2019 (BOISE, ID)– Seven-day-a-week summer operations continue at Bogus Basin, and with Treasure Valley temperatures expected to remain in the upper 90’s over the next several days, the nonprofit recreation area is the place to be for residents seeking outdoor recreation and cooler mountain air. “This is a perfect time to head up…

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