Brundage Mountain is everything Colorado is not. No huge lift lines, no high priced atmosphere, no snobby people! Just good old fashioned skiing, on the best snow in Idaho! 350-400" annually...and it's awesome! They have one large chalet that pretty much does it all:great lunches, coffee bar, cool gift shop, awesome beers & food in Smokeys bar 7 restaurant, and the best homemade fudge brownies around! They offer an awesome ski school, which I have used in the past, and they are pros! They help you unload your gear from your car, they have staff that will go "out of their way" to assist you in anything you need, and they truly appreciate your patronage. Always a smile on the mountain staff workers! A fantastic place to bring your families to learn to ski or to just rip it up on their steep & deep runs! I have skied all over the US, and this is my place now. This year will make it my 11th season in a row to Brundage! I even purchased a season pass with my military discount...heck..I buy the entire family a pass! This is my mountain, pristine, magical, clean, breathtaking views. God did it right on this mountain! Brundage Mt is the place where my family skis. And I live in St Paul, MN!! I ski 60+ days a year, 15-20 are at Brundage mountain!
Fred LeBlanc
St Paul, MN
Brundage is a uniquely Idaho, family resort. If you are looking for a mega-resort ala Whistler, then go elsewhere or Sun Valley if staying in Idaho.
All that said, Brundage is great for the beginner to intermediate that is lapping groomers and offers some of the best tree skiing in the PacNW for the advanced skier looking off-piste. Great side country accessed to the North by hiking skier's left at the top of Bluebird quad and holds some inbounds 15'-25' cliffs in Hidden Valley for those that like "huck their meat".
The best part about Brundage is the snow and the ability to find untracked 2-3 days after a storm. 330" average per year with the every other year producing 380-400" seasons. 3 weekends a year there will be a crowd, 30+ skiers in a queue, but outside of those weekends you can ski on to the lift every time. Brundage is the heart and soul of what skiing once was, no gapers walking around an overbuilt village blowing a small fortune on designer "fart-bags".
Brundage usually has the best snow in Idaho. The mountain is relatively small with fewer than average runs and is boring after a couple of days skiing. The Lodge is old and small. Customer service is nonexistant. They rely on the snow to bring in customers.