Bike Park At Soldier Mountain, ID, Opens for Summer with Expanded Events and Family-Friendly Offerings Soldier Mountain, Idaho, will open its mountain bike park for the 2025 summer season this weekend, welcoming riders June 7–8 with a mix of scenic trails, competitive events, and outdoor recreation options that reflect the resort’s commitment to accessible mountain adventure. The resort will operate every other weekend through September—eight weekends in total—and will also host a National Interscholastic Cycling […] SnowBrains | June 6, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Double Header Spring Setup Will Bring 5-9 Inches to the Northern Rockies This Weekend This forecast was created at noon PST on Saturday, April 26, 2025. A potent late-season storm will spin snow back into the Northern Rockies Sunday night–Monday, delivering up to 9″ on the higher slopes of southwest Montana before a cooler, showery pattern lingers mid-week and high pressure brings a dry, springlike rebound to close the period. The setup favors the […] Weather WeatherBrains | April 25, 2025 0 Comments
U.S. Ski Racer Ben Ritchie Caps Breakout Season With Career-Best Finish as Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen Claims Slalom Title The final race of the 2024-25 Alpine Ski World Cup season brought high drama to the slopes of Sun Valley, Idaho, where Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen secured his fourth career slalom Crystal Globe. While victory on Friday, March 28, went to Norway’s Timon Haugan, for American ski fans, the day was equally about Ben Ritchie, who delivered a career-best performance in […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 28, 2025 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Double Header Storms Will Bring 20+ Inches of Snow to ID, MT, WY This Week This forecast was created at 1:30 p.m. PST on Friday, March 28, 2025. An active stretch of weather will unfold over the Northern Rockies through next week, bringing multiple waves of mountain snowfall that should keep surfaces fresh and conditions fairly wintry across Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. In particular, southwestern Montana and portions of central Idaho look primed for the […] Weather WeatherBrains | March 28, 2025 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Closes Challenging Season With Dominant Slalom Win in Sun Valley, ID U.S. ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin wrapped up the 2024-25 World Cup season with a resounding victory in the Slalom race at the World Cup Finals in Sun Valley, Idaho, on Thursday, March 27. The 30-year-old athlete had a difficult season after crashing early in the World Cup season in Killington, Vermont, in November 2024. The recovery from the crash was […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 27, 2025 0 Comments
Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt Secures 4th Consecutive Giant Slalom Season Title as Teammate Loic Meillard Wins Final Giant Slalom Race in Sun Valley, ID The final Giant Slalom of the 2024-25 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup season took place today, March 26, in Sun Valley, Idaho, with Switzerland’s Loic Meillard taking a commanding victory ahead of his teammate Marco Odermatt and Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen in third. On a technically demanding course that saw many struggle, Meillard delivered a masterclass, securing his third Giant Slalom […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 26, 2025 0 Comments
Switzerland’s Lara Gut-Behrami Claims Victory in Giant Slalom at Sun Valley, ID, World Cup Finals, While Federica Brignone Pips Alice Robinson for Crystal Globe In a thrilling Giant Slalom final at Sun Valley, Idaho, Lara Gut-Behrami walked away today, March 25, with a convincing victory after leading the field in Run 1 by 0.45 seconds. While Italy’s Federica Brignone managed to narrow the gap with the fastest Run 2 of the day to just 0.14 seconds, victory remained firmly in the Swiss ski racer’s […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | March 25, 2025 0 Comments
Bogus Basin, ID, Increases Season Pass Prices 20% for the 2025-26 Season Bogus Basin Ski Area, located just outside Boise, Idaho, is a unique ski resort that operates as a non-profit. Its mission is centered on affordable recreation, community engagement, and reinvesting in its facilities to benefit skiers and snowboarders. Since it is managed by the Bogus Basin Recreation Association, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, all revenue generated from lift tickets, season passes, […] Industry News Brent Thomas | March 25, 2025 0 Comments