Five Idaho Ski Resorts Just Got Their First Snowfall of the Season
At ski resorts across Idaho, winter is beginning to show its colors.
Brundage Mountain Resort reported its first snowfall of the 2025-26 season on Sunday, October 12. During the storm, two inches of snow fell.
“It’s always exciting to see the mountain covered in snow again,” said Brundage Mountain Resort general manager Ken Rider, in a press release. “These inches probably won’t stick around long, but it’s a great reminder that ski season is just around the corner. The energy starts to build the moment we see that first coat of white.”
Rider may be right that the snow will melt before a more permanent snowpack arrives. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures hovering at freezing are expected over the next few days—that could mean rain or snow.
Still, as of Monday morning, the slopes of Brundage Mountain were snowy.
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Brundage Mountain
Despite the wintry tease, Brundage Mountain’s planned opening day is still more than a month away on November 28, 2025, weather and snow conditions permitting.
In the meantime, the ski resort is hosting a pre-season celebration, the Pray for Snow Party, on Friday, November 8. The event includes live music, food, drinks, prize giveaways, and a showing of Teton Gravity Research’s latest film, Pressure Drop.
Brundage Mountain wasn’t the only Idaho ski resort to score a few flakes this weekend.
At Tamarack Resort, which is just down the road from Brundage Mountain, snow also fell on Sunday, followed by more precipitation last night.
Similar to Brundage Mountain, that snow hasn’t melted yet. See below.
Tamarack Resort
Other Idaho ski resorts that received snow over the weekend included Bogus Basin, Lookout Pass, and Schweitzer.
The latter saw a storm that may have produced enough snow to ski carefully—if you aren’t afraid of a core shot or two. According to a recent social media post from Schweitzer, seven inches of snow fell at the ski resort’s summit.
Tap or click to watch the video from Schweitzer below.
Elsewhere in the U.S., other seasonal signs have started pointing towards the start of winter. Two North American ski resort frontrunners, Arapahoe Basin and Keystone Resort, Colorado, began snowmaking on Sunday.
Related: Colorado’s Race To Open Is Officially On—Arapahoe Basin & Keystone Begin Snowmaking
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