Keeping You KOOL…
”Hot enough for you?” Yeah I’m that guy. Triple digit temps becoming the norm. How can you keep your KOOL and have fun? Head to the mountains! Here are a couple ski area with mountain KOOL fun!
BOGUS BASIN Daily operations -- including lift-served mountain biking -- are now open and will through continue through Aug. 15.
All hiking and biking trails and a nine-hole disc golf course are fully accessible. The mountain coaster, climbing wall, bungee trampoline, food and beverage services, chairlift, and tubing hill open daily from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The nonprofit recreation area completed the first phase of The Basin Gravity Park, a new and robust downhill-only mountain bike trail network off its Morning Star Express chairlift. The Basin Gravity Park offers nine new downhill trails to challenge riders with a range of skill levels. In addition, Bogus Basin maintains 18 cross-country trails in partnership with Ridge to Rivers.
MTBproject.com ranks Around the Mountain, an intermediate cross-country trail at Bogus Basin that offers spectacular views over 10 miles, as the number-one mountain bike trail in Idaho. The recreation area also serves as the main access point to the Mahalo and Dry Creek trails, collectively ranked number two in the state.
Bogus Basin plans to host 70 events on the mountain this summer, including the Boise Mountain Biking Festival on Sept. 18 to bring the local MTB community together and raise awareness for local shops, services, teams, and groups.
Its popular Music on the Mountain series returns after being on hiatus last year. The free events are slated for July 24, Aug. 14, and Sept. 4 from 3-6 p.m. Additionally, free Yoga on the Mountain and a local Farmer's Market on the Mountain are scheduled throughout the summer.
Limited summer operations begin Aug. 16 with the mountain only open on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays besides Labor Day. It will shift to limited fall operations Sept. 7, opening Saturdays and Sundays through early October.
Visit BogusBasin.org for more details.
TAMARACK RESORT near Donnelly is opened for the summer and expects Sept. 12 will be the last day of the season. The big news this summer is the resort is operating seven days a week for lift-served mountain biking and hiking and scenic chairlift rides. Its new Summer Express Card provides guests with discounts on summer bike park tickets.
The International Mountain Bicycling Association created Tamarack's 27-mile trail system, which the resort is expanding this year. It will complete a new one-mile intermediate flow trail by midsummer that features wide berms and jumps designed to be most fun for advanced riders while still being friendly to less-experienced riders.
Resort guests also can rent motorized and nonmotorized boats at its Waterfront Cabana on Lake Cascade. Waverunner rentals are now available in addition to surf and pontoon boats, kayaks, and paddleboards.
New amenities also include an outdoor axe-throwing facility in the Village and a nine-hole disc golf course just steps away from the Village at the base of West Mountain.
Tamarack also offers zip line canopy tours that explore 3,500 feet of terrain, including eight different zip lines, two suspension bridges, and a 105-foot-high tree house. Plus, it conducts guided whitewater rafting trips on the Cabarton stretch of the North Fork of the Payette River.
The resort's outdoor Sunset Concert Series on Thursday evenings kicks off July 1, and it will stage a fireworks celebration July 3.
Visit TamarackIdaho.com for more details.
