MOST UNDERATED Resort- BOGUS BASIN, Idaho! 2021

[@craytonreese8825]

I've lived in Idaho all my life and I've never skied before but joined my schools ski team and I'm happy to see that it's a good place to ski

[@dtawinner]

This is my home mountain! I love living 40 minutes from the mountain

[@someoneunknown5957]

SAME!! i live about 40-45 minutes away

[@connorhimes7311]

Same I’m in Meridian

[@connorhimes7311]

@@JP-du4mk Over by 10 mile is a bit busy, but if your living there you’ll have access to a whole bunch of daily bravo sites that you can walk to. You have a barber, hospital, gym, bank, and a car shop all within walking distance. Something to know is memorize every different way to go around the city to get to a destination, construction is everywhere and you need to know quick ways to avoid it.

[@connorhimes7311]

@@JP-du4mk It’s also a bit windy in winter and spring. And because it’s a desert very little rain

[@darksaga80]

Going out there this 2025 season and your comment is just so perfect, "If you just care about riding, and not the "lifestyle" then you'll love it here." Considering most of us pow hounds and ski bums always try get out West on a budget, we dont care about the ride in/ride out hotels, we just wanna ride. Great review, keep up the great content.

[@PhaseSkater]

Exactly. The pnw doesn’t have any destination resorts really. Apparently that’s what people want though still based on sales and what people’s wallets say. Hence vail and Breckenridge and those places still being the most visited ski resorts in America. I can’t afford a slope side luxury hotel in a village lol. But if I had that type of money, I’d rather spend it on other things versus the premium lodging

[@darksaga80]

@@PhaseSkater I'm 100% the same way. I'd rather spend that money on better gear, something that I can enjoy much longer than having some high end ride in/ride out place in the mountain for a few days.

[@PhaseSkater]

@@darksaga80 yeah makes no sense. Ritz Carollton in vail is almost 12,000 bucks a night some days. That’s stupid spending right there. You could probably get a holiday inn and then pay that cash for a private one on one lesson with Travis rice or Shaun white for a day lol

[@bradygamble214]

Been carving this mountain for 26 of my 30 year life and god i love having this mountain 40min fron the Capital of Idaho what a damn good way to frow up and also the local hockey team.

[@PhaseSkater]

Have you ridden Bogus Basin in Idaho? what are your thoughts? Comment below and enjoy the talking and narration at random spots

[@cdavlogs5597]

I have...it’s fun, but sometimes the wether is trash.

[@PhaseSkater]

I’m shredding Schweitzer Thursday

[@cdavlogs5597]

@@PhaseSkater Nice!

[@PhaseSkater]

Yup. Do you know if the snow has melted at the CDA skatepark? I may go there too

[@cdavlogs5597]

I’m about 6 months late, but the snow has melted off of the CDA skate park.

[@mauricioguardia894]

Nice video! Proud to call Bogus my backyard.

[@ReedClayton-s2n]

I've never skied at Bogus but I'm going to soon and Im really excited

[@thebigwylb]

I love snowboarding at bogus and they have great hiking and mountain biking trails when there isn’t snow on the mountain so I go up there pretty much every year

[@Bbbb33277]

Man I’ve been going out to Boise the last 3 years for a week and it’s been the highlight of my year and one of the fews things I look forward to all year. Also headed over to sun valley the last two years and i see the hype about it but there’s something about bogus such a hidden gem

[@PhaseSkater]

Bogus has better vibes. Sun valley has crazy views and wild terrain though and is really nice for a destination resort

[@brandihawker]

Yes!! I live outside of Boise, and Bogus is my resort. We do feel like family here. Friendly skiers. Thanks for visiting!

[@pony5154]

Californian ?

[@edog7666]

Bogus is my home mountain and I have been riding all over Idaho and Jackson hole and snow basin and snow bird and big sky and it is a large mountain and fun when we get fresh pow

[@PhaseSkater]

the groomers are also pretty fun too!

[@kadenharjes7847]

just rode mammoth this weekend and i’m heading to Idaho for the first time in February to ride Bogus basin and Tamarack if I can. It’s good to know it’s a chill place to ride. Thanks for the video.

[@PhaseSkater]

Tamarack is nice if the snow is soft too

[@sgtmoose1942]

Was up there yesterday, the views from the top are amazing. I did the exact same run in the first part of the video, a bit slower as I'm not that experienced at skiing yet. I would say the backside of the mountain is the best, a lot less people in the lines.

[@PhaseSkater]

yes. onky down side is no cell service on the backside. but it has better views than even aspen!

[@jasono.1629]

Fantastic video, and really enjoyed your commentary. I love under-the-radar resorts like this one that have low crowds and no slope-side lodging, makes for better skiing. I plan on going to Idaho to ski at and will probably spend at least a day here. Thanks!

[@PhaseSkater]

this is definitely a great resort to go to if all you care about is riding and having fun, and not a lifestyle

[@hsidder]

Still one of my fav vids of Bogus overall!

[@laprepper]

I miss that ski lift cable noise 😂 need to get up there!

[@coloradocamera]

Boga! Man we have to go ahead and slap this one down on the to do list! appreciate the video bro! I don't know about you but im already missing the snow here in Colorado!

[@PhaseSkater]

I live in Oregon so our resorts are still open. Riding mount hood tomorrow with 175 inch base lol

[@J1Bracket-lf9pn]

I don't think anyone would say you cut off those skiers waiting to drop. If they were waiting on a particular feature or a chute, then, sure, stop and work out who is gonna go. But if I'm looking down an average run from the side of a cat track, I'm gonna expect people to drop in under me.

[@petmensan]

I worked a season at Big Sky, and I totally agree with the bad vibes there. The employees and management wanted it to be there personal play ground and were resentful of visitors coming to ski.

[@PhaseSkater]

Bridger bowl had way better vibes. Everyone was just laughing and chillin and it felt like party laps and people enjoying music in the sunshine and goofing off. Then big sky felt like a bunch of tourist jerries, or middle aged try hard who think they are elite.

[@andersonmyhr8263]

Need more deep carves with deep trenches! Makes snowboarding fun without going Mach 3.

[@PhaseSkater]

I wish I had a good board for carving. I’m currently riding a burton ripcord which is a rocker flat top board with beveled up detuned dull edges. A camber magnetraction board with sharp edges would be great. I do love going fast though lol

[@SpaceCadebt]

@@PhaseSkater I have a Burton Skeleton key, which is a directional hybrid camber board. It carves great, is super controlable, and is pretty decent in powder ( at least the most "powder" we can get here in Michigan). I highly reccomend it if you're looking for a board that carves well but doesn't have edges that catch when you don't want them to.

[@PhaseSkater]

@@SpaceCadebt I’m currently looking at getting the capita outer space living board or maybe a Mercury. I’m trying to get away from burton boards. The channel system becomes loose easily

[@PhaseSkater]

@Surf Skate Ride or Die Films of America I may still get the outerspace living as a transition board and then mega merc in a few years

[@goodridevibes]

@@PhaseSkater I don’t mind going Mach 3 some times 😂 you are absolutely right though… get a camber to go with your rocker board and then you can ride anything! I have one of each depending on mood

[@adventurercarlo115]

Yoo that's my home mountain!

[@dgroves85]

Hey can you list all the runs you did. We live an hour away from Bogus and have only been twice. But I’d like to try out the runs you did because I don’t think we’ve been on them.

[@MR.TOYBOX]

Bro Nothing messes up the snow more than a snow board. LOL. I have boarded and skied over 100 days on that mountain. The reason skiers ski like that is because that's how you ski . One way to anyway. You get into a natural movement side to side. You would have to experience it yourself to understand. Also you can put your knees together and literally start snowboarding with your snow skis. Or full blast and just ski fast and a snowboard has no change in a high speed race. Snowboarding is super easy and gets boring except on powder days. Try a pair of skis. There way more fun I promise. I Still board also but Skiing is 10 times sicker. Trust me. Also skiing backwards is a lot of fun. I shit you not I can pass you on that same hill on that same run going left to right so fast both left and right motion and proceeding down hill at a high rate of speed you would Be like Damn homie. LOL. You could to with some practice. That Side to Side quick cutting life is the shit.

[@PhaseSkater]

Snowboards don’t mess up up the snow if you go flat base and straight. Only two edges while skis have 4 edges, and less surface area so it sinks lower in the snow. And snowboards can go super fast too if you know how to send it straight and have a good high performance base. Most snowboards have slow extruded bases

[@MR.TOYBOX]

@@PhaseSkater lmao . It’s the plow effect when coming to a stop for most boarders who are amateurs. It’s not even debatable snowboarders trash runs significantly more than skiers. I know this because a snowboard and ski. . Why do you think Alta doesn’t allow snow boarders ? Again it’s the plow effect when the come to a stop and it will push the snow up and over your board. It also destroys powder much faster. Obviously a board is much bigger then most skis .

[@MR.TOYBOX]

@@PhaseSkater I know I can rip it full speed on my snowboard and snowboards are slower than skis . Obviously. Unless you never watched downhill skiing ⛷.

[@PhaseSkater]

@@MR.TOYBOX I have. I’ve never met a skier who can out race me though. Especially at bogus. Next time I’m up there, we should race if you’re down. Could make an interesting video. Skier versus snowboarder race

[@PhaseSkater]

@@MR.TOYBOX skis are longer than snowboards and skis also do the sideways plow effect when stopping fast

[@datsdylan007]

It’s busy now

[@bluepilltaker]

Bogus would be so much better if I could ever get a good snow day, conditions are almost always crap and icy. If your on a snowboard you will frequently fall due to chopping out on ice.

[@PhaseSkater]

It’s best in the spring with spring slush. Either that or try and get a lucky fry powder day in mid winter

[@pytheus]

Thanks for another great vid! Please, a question: how is the snow quality compared to Silver Mountain or someplace in the Wasatch? I know UT but no idea about the others. Thank you advance!!

[@PhaseSkater]

From my experience, bogus has better snow than silver mountain in mid winter. Silver was a little icier and the area is also less sunny. And Utah resorts have better snow on average. It’s drier and softer in Utah and has less of a chance to turn into icy. Bogus can get icy in the shadows sometimes

[@ColdPotato]

How is bogus for beginners? Such as compared to Dollar Mountain in Sun Valley? Family considering Bogus, but the wife is definitely a beginner.

[@PhaseSkater]

Honestly the top part of dollar mountain at sun valley is steeper than any run at bogus. If you want steeper at bogus then you have to go off the trails and more off piste back country or double black diamonds. Bogus has a lot of mellow and medium sections. Dollar mountain is definitely better for super beginners if you’re just learning bunny slopes

[@The_SmorgMan]

I was there for that massive winter storm. As a powder nut I was in 7 levels of heaven. My girlfriend prefers groomers and absolutely hated it. Overall 10/10

[@PhaseSkater]

my gf hates pow and loves groomers too. i can relate lol for example in my grand targhee 6 foot champaign powder video, she went back to the car after 2 runs lol

[@Dakota-r7f]

People that ski and snowboard in Idaho say bogus is the hardest snow to ski and snowboard on and if you can ski on this you can ski on anything around it and to me it’s easy

[@PhaseSkater]

idk about that. idaho has '' dry/light'' soft snow. maybe when they are comparing bogus to other idaho ski resorts

[@weaselboy1315]

Do they have much for powder runs?

[@PhaseSkater]

designated runs that are usually groomed? yeah those are pretty decent but get tracked out really fast. going off the groomers and into the trees or between runs or in the '' double black diamond area'' then runs are AMAZING! they have dry champagn powder

[@The_SmorgMan]

I don’t have anywhere near as much experience as PhaseSkater at traveling through different resorts (only been to a handful here in Idaho) so I can’t provide a comparison. The best skiing I’ve experienced at bogus is off groomers. lots of options for off trail adventure and exploration. There’s several “highway” runs that you use to get around the resort to different chairlifts. I like to take those and then randomly drop off the side and go explore.

[@PhaseSkater]

@@The_SmorgMan yup. top of the mountain cat track has some great drop off powder runs that arent marked. everything at bogus kind of just funnels back to lifts so its hard to get lost

[@lukegarman1607]

I spend most of my time off-trail. It wears me down, but it’s fun with lots of virgin snow.

[@PhaseSkater]

@@lukegarman1607 yeah on trail on powder days are horrible. Turn to moguls really fast and will tire you out

[@Gduffey]

What trail are you on in the first run?

[@PhaseSkater]

The one with the views or the one I was actually riding?

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