All that good snow is paying off for Bogus Basin. The market for lift tickets expensive enough to match Vail’s total revenue per skier is so absurdly small that it makes more financial sense to keep ticket prices low and have a larger volume. Is one a haul rope and the other a stationary support cable (like a 3S with one less support cable)? He could ride miles a day and enjoyed biking up and down Bogus Basin … There is one in Squaw valley, there used to be one at June mountain and there are quite a few in Europe. Didn’t Crystal have a bubble on one of its lifts back in the day? Kidderbrook didn’t use spoked sheaves, I doubt it would work. Latest News Stories. As a consequence there are more passholders, and dedicated skiers are skiing more days than ever. Boise, Idaho 83702. Yes Steamboat needs to grow and replace some of it’s infrastructure, which it is. Building Bogus Basin. BOISE, Idaho — Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area will limit ticket sales, shut down bus transportation, and close operations of the Glade Mountain Coaster this … The Saturday evening Kyle was born, our family was complete. The sale, which runs February 17 – 29, … “We started snowmaking last … Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. There are a lot more skiers per capita in Europe than in the US. My guess is it’s a combination of factors… there’s a ton of competition in the Alps, higher average skier density throughout the week (resorts are busy and profitable even on weekdays, since Europeans get more vacation time than Americans), lower liability insurance costs, etc. Season passes for Spring 2021, Summer 2021, … Weather. We’d be happy to participate in your news story or promotional piece. My SWAG Predictions for Alterra Summer 2021 Improvements. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. #puremichigan, Under new ownership, Sundance Resort eyes an, Bogus Basin plans expansion and lift upgrades in a new master plan. I think it was closer to $60-70 before Alterra bought it. Are they trying to turn Steamboat into Deer Valley? I do not believe they are trying to make Steamboat into a Colorado Deer Valley. Epic’s combination of Vail, Keystone, Beaver Creek, and Breck disperses skiers over more than 13000 acres. I had the same thought, but I agree that it was probably scrapped. ( Log Out /  We only need one Deer Valley anyway. This is probably because all the locals absolutely hate the new Pioneer expansion because it was the most popular backcountry area with at some times hundreds of people skiing it on one day I have heard. Copper and Winter Park combine to only offer 5500 acres. Raise prices. ( Log Out /  The three closest mountains to the largest Puget Sound population centers (Stevens, Summit, Crystal) are controlled by the Vail-Alterra duopoly. As a side note many would love to see the DoppelYan lifts replaced, especially the guys that work on them. But there isn’t much else covered by Ikon within a days drive. A lot of Seattle-area skiers are regulars at Baker, White Pass, and Mission Ridge, and many more will just as easily make a six hour drive to Whistler, Schweitzer, Whitefish, or Bachelor and make a long weekend of it. Vail can have a single person pay $200 for a ticket, $100 for food, and $1000 for lodging every day and receive all of the revenue, therefore not needing as many individual skiers to get the same revenue as European resorts only getting the lift ticket portion. I can’t get the video to work to it’s hard to tell what’s going on there. The Cascades aren’t Colorado or Tahoe, with a dozen or more options and multiple competing owners. Place just tripled in size yet still flies under the radar. Crystal was planning on some major base area improvements last year before the pandemic hit, so it will be interesting to see if those plans make a return this year. Bogus Basin also leveraged an opportunity to brush cut areas logged over the summer as part of the Forest Health Initiative, expanding the skiable terrain. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The health and wellness benefits of spending time in nature are more important than ever. Nothing wrong with what’s here, but sometimes it feels small even at 2600 acres. They are not perfect comparisons, but this is an extremely wide gap. Click on each day below the graph to see the hourly forecast or tab over to Overview or Long Range Weather Forecast for alternative views of Bogus Basin … There is more competition. 58,491 were here. These dates are subject to change at Bogus Basin's discretion based on weather and snowfall. Also, Stevens does have USFS approval for some significant parking and base area improvements. When it snows so hard even 70 degree heated concrete won’t melt it. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. BOISE, Idaho — Bogus Basin announced season pass prices for its 2020-21 Early Bird Season Pass Sale. Blue sky + powder to end 2020. Bogus Basin is also giving Simplot Lodge a fresh look with new paint and flooring. Ischgl, an early pandemic hot spot last year, Once slated to close, Sleeping Giant now considers. My sources tell me Mammoth NO, Squaw/Alpine YES. ( Log Out /  So what do they do w/r/t capacity? 22% Green With 2,600 skiable acres, Bogus Basin is the second largest ski area in Idaho. The big resorts just seem to have amazing profit margins from filling the resorts over the whole holiday season while having very efficient staffing (to a European American resorts look massively overstaffed). Bogus Basin Recreational Association, Inc. is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to accessible, affordable and fun year-round mountain recreation and education for the Treasure Valley Community. Note that trams can have different numbers of cables. - Brad Wilson, General Manager Also, Winter Park and Copper have received their fair share of Ikon crowds. Same age/model…wonder if Jay or Saint-Sauveur still has remaining parts. The two support plus one haul rope is the classic swiss design. All Rights Reserved. My argument isn’t that improvements aren’t necessary—it’s that some form of more heavily controlled access is to be expected, at least until improvements are made. A bit sad, but you gotta keep up with demand and have a reliable machine. BOISE, Idaho — At Bogus Basin, the risk for avalanches isn't as high as it is for some other ski resorts in Idaho, but the ski resort conducts bi-weekly safety drills just in case. Chamonix for a day is $60. Chandler, E. B., Gadda, C., & McCollum, L. (2009). Les Miles and Kansas agree to part ways. In Lower and Upper Austria most of the large resorts are state owned, similar to some of the New York state ones. California info is all I have on Alterra. Contact our Marketing Coordinator, Luke Tokunaga. However, both Steamboat and Deer Valley have unlimited options that are just as close to those major areas. This can be in the form of helping to pay for lifts as public transit projects or subsidizing snowmaking costs due to their increased need due to climate change. The 77s are fairly bulky and may not fit anything but a Poma assembly. Your correct about that it was cheaper at Steamboat before Ikon pass even though it was Intrawest. Their season passes are *not cheap.*. News from Bogus Basin Don't miss the latest happenings out of Bogus Basin, including new lifts, terrain expansions, weather, photo galleries, infographics and current events skiers and mountain travelers should know about. That’s why prices for day tickets have skyrocketed while season passes have been flat or gone down. Horseshoe Bend There is no single reason why skiing in Europe is generally much cheaper, but here are a few reasons: European ski resorts are generally not vertically integrated. As a nonprofit, Bogus Basin has the opportunity and obligation to reinvest all earnings back into the operation ($24 million in the last 5-years!). I’ve also heard that there are government subsidies for ski areas, at least in Austria & Switzerland. BOISE — Newcomers driving up Bogus Basin Road are sometimes puzzled to see driver’s and passenger’s doors pop open on the car ahead of them, then quickly close again as 2 people movers I get that and it works if you want to ski Crystal a lot. I’ll be making fewer trips to Crystal (or maybe none) and more longer trips to BC (once the border opens up) or Montana. 45% Blue I do think the Seattle market could easily absorb more capacity, but I also don’t think the assertion that there isn’t competition holds up. 1800 ft. vertical rise. It’s too good of a deal and they sold too many of them. It’s already better. Bogus Basin is your source for fresh, local, fun. I’ve seen lifts that had different sheave assemblies on them.. I find it odd how many new lifts have broken down this year. When are new lifts expected to be be built at Steamboat? Yeah or Jackson Hole- an unlimited pass there is $2400. Zincton Mountain Village, a proposed resort in BC, Facing capacity challenges, Crystal Mountain, On a podcast, Indy Pass creator Doug Fish says, During recent historic snow, the Portland Aerial Tram ran for, When the Disney Skyliner stops for a bit, you better believe it will. ( Log Out /  (Summit is also on Ikon and is inferior d/t size, elevation, snow quality.) So unless you live outside the core of the Puget Sound region, far enough south (eg Olympia) that White is an option, or north enough that Baker is an option (north of Everett), or you’re going to fly or do long weekends elsewhere in the region (not feasible every weekend for most people), you’re a captive market. Bogus Basin School Race Program 2021 has been CANCELED. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co. Publishers. Are the lifts already built in storage? No clue. Email him a request to luke (at) bogus basin (dot) org. Or are both cables moving in a continuous double loop (kinda like a funitel)? Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area will limit ticket sales, shut down bus transportation, and close operations of the Glade Mountain Coaster this ski … Some longer intermediate groomers and more north-facing trees would be welcome. Email him a request to luke (at) bogus basin (dot) org. Contact our Marketing Coordinator, Luke Tokunaga. The design with two moving ropes, or rather usually a single one that is used twice per side, is called a funitel. A-Basin also has a different clientele from the rest of the Summit County ski resorts, given its larger focus on advanced terrain. There just aren’t enough people who can afford these high end resorts. What about Kidderbrook that was apparently sold to Jay Peak and Mont Saint-Sauveur? It’s an Alterra-owned mountain now. Bogus Basin Recreational Association, Inc. is a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to accessible, affordable and fun year-round mountain recreation and education for the Treasure Valley Community. Not sure who to blame, if anyone, but I have to imagine this could have been discovered at a better time. This year they also jacked up the price of ski school to $400 a day which the average person can’t afford. Demand for skiing is increasing as the population grows, but supply hasn’t grown in years… so price increases are inevitable. Feel free to contact our development department and we’ll discuss how we can help! Bogus Basin announced today that it will be partnering with Idaho Central Credit Union to enhance the nonprofit recreation area.. Bogus Basin will have two new shuttle buses and a large digital signboard near the JR Simplot Lodge base area plaza.. They could make these improvements and are choosing not to. Call him at 208-332-5125. And LPA did this with Fanny Hill, making it into Assay Hill and Meadows. The official opening and closing dates for Bogus Basin, Idaho for current and past seasons. Estimated dates are based on historical averages or advice from the resort. Alterra is not trying to make every resort “The Deer Valley of…”. I’d be surprised if it isn’t addressed, after being annoucned last year. Bogus Basin Snow Report for 06/03/2021. 1 triple chair It seems Alterra’s plan just about everywhere is to turn their resorts into “the deer valley of “. I suspect if Steamboat goes Doppelmayr for wild blue gondola it could be a d line one. It’s the same system as old 2S gondolas like the Banff gondola (with modern terminal equipment of course) so you can look at that for more info.

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