Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area is a ski area in Idaho, the United States. Its 117 mapped downhill runs add up to 59 km, which ranks it #37 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 506 m long.

Slopes at Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area

About 13% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 60% intermediate and 27% advanced or expert, which makes Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 11 lifts: 7 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,758 m up to 2,303 m, a vertical drop of 545 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 23.0 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area

The nearest airport is Boise Air Terminal/Gowen Field (BOI), about 25 km away in a straight line — roughly 33 minutes by car; McCall Municipal Airport (MYL) is 124 km away. Nearby ski areas include Gateway Parks, Tamarack Resort (58.0 km), Soldier Mountain Ski Area (21.6 km) and Galena Lodge Trails, which together add 80 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.