After The Snow, Hundreds Of School Days Melted Away For Idaho Kids
Districts and charter schools made up less than a quarter of the school days lost to the severe winter of 2016-17, according to Idaho Education News research. Administrators also used longer school...
View ArticleSnowboarders And Skiers Hope To 'Protect Our Winters' In Idaho
This past winter Southern Idaho experienced one of its snowiest and coldest on record. So we can’t be blamed for wanting to look ahead into the summer. But one organization wants us to look back again....
View ArticleBogus Basin Looking To Hire 500 Despite Tight Employment Market
Thanks in part to a low unemployment rate, help wanted signs can be found all over Boise, from fast food joints to department stores. And now Bogus Basin is adding to that crunch, looking for 500...
View ArticleWith Winter Coming, Nampa Releases Snow Plan
The air is crisp and the leaves are still falling, but winter is coming. After last year’s brutal snow, the city of Nampa is out with its official plan for dealing with cold weather hazards like...
View ArticleA First: Idaho's Sawtooth Avalanche Center Starts Advisories In November
The first day of winter is December 21, but a telltale sign of the colder months is here. Starting November 30, the Sawtooth Avalanche Center will start publishing daily avalanche advisories. The...
View ArticleHeavy Snowfall Expected In Northern Idaho Through Saturday
Northern Idaho could get up to 2 feet of snow through Saturday. The National Weather Service says starting Thursday moist air coming in from the Pacific Ocean will hit cold air that's part of an Arctic...
View ArticleBogus Basin To Reopen Friday, Brundage Sees Best Snow Yet
Good news for skiers: The Bogus Basin Ski area plans to reopen on Friday after being closed for four days.
View ArticleWestern States Seeing First Snowfall Of Season
Areas all across the Mountain West, from Colorado's Front Range to Eastern Idaho, have seen their first real snowfall of the 2018-2019 season in the last week.
View ArticleStudy Finds Idaho One Of The Worst Places To Drive In Snow
A recently released study finds Idaho is one of the worst states for driving in bad weather. Snow, not rain, is the problem. It’s still technically fall, but with dustings of snow already falling in...
View ArticleHit The Slopes: Opening Weekend At Some Southern Idaho Ski Resorts
This is opening weekend for some southern Idaho ski resorts. At a panel discussion hosted by the Idaho Statesman on December 4, representatives from four ski resorts spent their time discussing changes...
View ArticleKeep Dreaming Of A White Christmas
In 1954, Bing Crosby set expectations for Christmas weather that are becoming difficult to meet 65 years later. We talk to a meteorologist about the possibility of a white Christmas and how climate...
View ArticleWith 139 Years Of Records, Weather Service Says 17 Percent Chance Of White...
A cold snap brought frigid temperatures and a blanket of white to the Treasure Valley in early December – too early for a Christmas card perfect holiday. With just a few days to go until Christmas, we...
View ArticleFebruary Makes Central Idaho A Record-Setting Winter Wonderland
After a mild January, February brought record snowfall to central Idaho. Tiny Stanley, Idaho, deep in the heart of the Sawtooth Mountains, was cut off from the world this week. All roads leading to the...
View ArticleWhat’s Left To Clear Of Idaho's Highway 21 Avalanches?
If you live in Stanley, Idaho, it’s going to take you an extra couple of hours to drive to the Treasure Valley. That’s because an 11-mile stretch of road between Lowman and Stanley is still covered in...
View ArticleThis Winter's Snowfall Will Not Be As Intense As Last Year's
Much of the Mountain West saw record breaking snowfall last year which was great news for the mountain resort industry. This year's snowfall may be less intense.
View ArticleSouthern Idaho Smacked By First Significant Snowfall of Season
Skiers and snowboarders rejoiced, but a significant snowfall triggered some white-knuckle driving in the higher elevations of southern Idaho this past weekend. Mountain communities were measuring snow...
View ArticleMountain West Snowpack Looking Good At Halfway Point
It was a dry start to the year for some mountain ranges in the region, but recent storms brought most Mountain West snowpack levels back to normal.
View ArticleWinter Weather Systems Expected For Thanksgiving Weekend
The National Weather Service office in Boise held a special live weather briefing Wednesday morning for those traveling during Thanksgiving and the upcoming weekend.
View ArticleBogus Basin To Get More Snow As Winter Rounds Out
Brad Wilson is Bogus Basin’s general manager. He says that before the storm cycle this past week, they had snowfall quite below average. They are now approaching snowfall at around 85 percent average...
View ArticleIdaho's Big February Snows Providing Short-Term And Long-Term Benefits
January was unusually mild, but February has served as a reminder that the calendar still says it’s winter. The spate of cold and snow is providing a two-fold benefit.
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