Brundage Snow Blog

Regular Full-Service Lift Operations to Continue Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays

McCALL, ID – Brundage Mountain Resort is warning mid-week hikers and bikers that ALL trails within the ski area boundary will be closed Mondays through Thursdays through the end of October. Extensive construction and logging projects will be underway all across the slopes which will make it hazardous for riders and walkers.

The mid-week closure area reaches from the Brundage Mountain parking lot all the way to the summit. Brundage Mountain is asking the local media and the Forest Service to help spread the word of the closure, as it will also affect recreationalists who might access the area from FS Road 488 or the Brundage Lookout Road on the backside.

Downhill mountain bike trails will be cleared each week by Friday morning so that Brundage can continue its normally scheduled lift service, which runs weekly from 10:00 am – 5:00 pm Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Lifts will also operate Monday, September 6 for the Labor Day holiday.

“We’ll have a lot of work going on across the mountain Mondays through Thursdays all summer and into the fall,” said resort spokesperson April Russell. “The good news is that the mid-week work schedule will allow us to operate both Downhill Mountain Biking and our popular Scenic Chairlift Rides as we traditionally have on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.”

More information is available at: http://www.brundage.com/the-mountain/summer-activities/mountain-biking/

Plus, FREE Chairlift Rides Thursday, July 1!

Brundage Mountain Resort is offering free chairlift rides on Thursday, July 1 as the resort stages a special celebration to kick off the summer chairlift season.

The Grand Opening Celebration takes place Thursday, July 1 from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm. Mountain bikes will be available for rent. There will be a special barbeque for the event and visitors will enjoy live music from Equaleyes from 3:00 pm – 5:00. (more…)

We’re just a week away from our Summer Chairlift Grand Opening…and things are bustling behind the scenes here at Brundage Mountain.

Our lift maintenance and bike trail crews are working especially hard.

Here’s a glimpse of the projects on the top of our collective ‘To Do’ list…

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Once the chairlifts stop running and the snow begins to melt, I get a lot of questions about what we do up here at Brundage Mountain. People often say, “you must get a lot of down time”, or “don’t you guys get bored up there.”

While we do miss the hustle and bustle of our winter visitors and extra seasonal staff, there is always plenty to do at Brundage Mountain. That’s especially true for the die hards in our lift maintenance department. No matter the weather or amount of snow on the slopes, they are hard at work prepping our five chairlifts for another winter of service. (And, don’t forget, the Blue Bird Quad runs all summer, too). (more…)

If you’re like me, the first three-day-weekend of the season will have you daydreaming of all the fun that awaits this summer! Brundage Mountain will be a hub of activity, from Scenic Chairlift Rides and Lift-Served Mountain Biking to exciting summer concerts and of course, whitewater rafting right up the road in Riggins!

Mark your calendars with these special events, and be sure to tell your friends about all the fun stuff happening this summer!

Our Summer Chairlift Grand Opening is Thursday, July 1 –

As a special treat to kick off the season, Brundage Mountain is offering FREE CHAIRLIFT RIDES for one day only! We’ll also enjoy live music from Equaleyes and a hearty barbeque at the base of the Blue Bird Quad. Full details (more…)

FEATURING: Joseph Israel, Yamn, Equaleyes, Holden Young Trio, The Shook Twins, Voice of Reason, Jonathan Warren and the BillyGoats, Gizzard Stone, AlpenFlow, Corn Mash, The Prairie Sky Pilots, and more TBA!

More info on these performers here

The second annual Idaho-Down Jam State Festival is shaping up to be Idaho’s largest sustainable outdoor music festival located at the beautiful Brundage Mountain Resort in McCall, Idaho. (more…)

It’s no surprise that spring weather in the mountains changes all the time. The saying is, “if you don’t like the weather, wait five minutes, it will change.”

But that doesn’t mean us mountain folk never get surprised or awed by what storms through. Yesterday afternoon, a giant black cloud descended over McCall, and a few minutes later, the sky cracked open and dropped quarter-sized hail with a fury. This came on a ’springlike’ day that had reached nearly 70 degrees. (more…)

Summer is just around the corner and we’re excited to kick off our summer chairlift season by offering FREE lift rides from 12:00 noon to 5:00 pm on Thursday, July 1.

It’s all part of our Summer Chairlift Grand Opening event. Take a scenic ride to the summit and enjoy the spectacular views or rent a downhill mountain bike for a high-octane adventure.

Then, join us back in the base area for another summer tradition – the Brundage Barbecue!

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It’s become a springtime tradition at Brundage Mountain – gathering in front of the lodge on Closing Day to take a commemorative photo. This year, the photo was taken during the month of May for only the second time ever!

We’ve provided three images for you to choose from, just click on the links below the images to download a larger version of the photo of our choice.

To download a larger version of the photo above, please click here.

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As another wonderful season comes to a close at the mountain, it is met with both joy and sorrow.

The joy of knowing that the Spring and Summer seasons are upon us filled with fun in the sun, camping, fishing, or laying on the beach.  But the heavy sorrow of knowing that there is at least a six month wait for lift served powder turns, is daunting.

When it finally came down to the last day of operations at Brundage,

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