Great podcast and article! I went to Brundage for the first time last ski season, I never heard of it before I discovered the Indy Pass, which I also wouldn't have discovered when I did if it wasn't for The Storm! Brundage is absolutely awesome, and it feels like the vast majority of their acreage is actually skiable, as most of the trees are either gladed or naturally spaced apart enough to ski between them with ease, and as a first time visitor I had a great time shredding the glades and hopping between runs without navigational issues or getting stuck in trees that became too tight. Hidden Valley, easily lappable from the Bluebird Express had some DEEP powder and some good steeps, followed by some great groomed blues down to the bottom! I'll definitely be coming back to Brundage, it's such a fun time.
Brundage's day lodge was talked about in the podcast, and to me it's probably the most amusing, Seussian ski lodge I've ever experienced. It's built into the side of the hill, with numerous ground level entry points for three of the four stories of the lodge, and has a big sprawl of outdoor staircases and walkways/decks to ascend or descend the numerous stories as there were no indoor staircases as far as I remember. The outdoor walkways/decks also offered tons of seating, some covered and some not. There was also an outdoor tunnel of sorts outside the Fall Line Tune Shop, Brundage has the funkiest ski lodge I've ever seen, but it's not bad at all! With all of the outdoor walkways, staircases and decks, their lodge would be an excellent defensive base in a zombie apocalypse!
I don't think expansion will ruin the experience. Brundage and Tamarack are really out there in the rural, isolated mountains of West Central Idaho. Under good conditions with no snow on the road, it's still a little over three hours from Boise as Idaho Route 55 is very mountainous and full of twists and turns, so those two places will never be totally flooded with day skiers. Also, when Brundage and Tamarack have built out their master plans, they'll both have massive acreage and Comfortable Carrying Capacity in addition to being in a very rural setting, so there will be plenty of elbow room on the slopes!
Great podcast and article! I went to Brundage for the first time last ski season, I never heard of it before I discovered the Indy Pass, which I also wouldn't have discovered when I did if it wasn't for The Storm! Brundage is absolutely awesome, and it feels like the vast majority of their acreage is actually skiable, as most of the trees are either gladed or naturally spaced apart enough to ski between them with ease, and as a first time visitor I had a great time shredding the glades and hopping between runs without navigational issues or getting stuck in trees that became too tight. Hidden Valley, easily lappable from the Bluebird Express had some DEEP powder and some good steeps, followed by some great groomed blues down to the bottom! I'll definitely be coming back to Brundage, it's such a fun time.
Brundage's day lodge was talked about in the podcast, and to me it's probably the most amusing, Seussian ski lodge I've ever experienced. It's built into the side of the hill, with numerous ground level entry points for three of the four stories of the lodge, and has a big sprawl of outdoor staircases and walkways/decks to ascend or descend the numerous stories as there were no indoor staircases as far as I remember. The outdoor walkways/decks also offered tons of seating, some covered and some not. There was also an outdoor tunnel of sorts outside the Fall Line Tune Shop, Brundage has the funkiest ski lodge I've ever seen, but it's not bad at all! With all of the outdoor walkways, staircases and decks, their lodge would be an excellent defensive base in a zombie apocalypse!
Brundage sounds great - just as it is. I hope expansion doesn’t ruin it.
I don't think expansion will ruin the experience. Brundage and Tamarack are really out there in the rural, isolated mountains of West Central Idaho. Under good conditions with no snow on the road, it's still a little over three hours from Boise as Idaho Route 55 is very mountainous and full of twists and turns, so those two places will never be totally flooded with day skiers. Also, when Brundage and Tamarack have built out their master plans, they'll both have massive acreage and Comfortable Carrying Capacity in addition to being in a very rural setting, so there will be plenty of elbow room on the slopes!
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