Fairfield, Idaho — After a less snowy than usual winter, Soldier Mountain is saying yippy-ki-yay to the 2025-26 season.
Yesterday, Soldier Mountain announced that lift operations for the 2025-26 season are over. The storm that brought heavy snow to other Idaho ski resorts earlier this week delivered rain to Soldier. It was a short season for Soldier, as it only began on January 10th. For perspective, they ended last ski season on March 29th.
Interestingly, cat-skiing operations at Soldier remain open and available. While it hasn’t been the snowiest winter, it’s still a cool opportunity.
Soldier isn’t the ski resort that’s struggled this winter in Idaho. Snowhaven operated but is now closed for the season, while Bald Mountain, Cottonwood Butte, and Magic Mountain haven’t operated at all.
About Soldier Mountain
Out of all ski resorts in Idaho, perhaps the one with the most interesting history is Soldier. In 1947, after Bob Frostenson and Harry Durall were inspired by visiting the Olympic tryouts at Sun Valley, they worked to make Soldier a skiing operation. After that, they began work on creating Soldier Mountain. In the 1990s, Bruce Willis (yes, that Bruce Willis) bought the ski resort. He owned it until 2012. A local investment group purchased the ski resort in 2020.
Last season saw the opening of the Bridge Creek Sidecountry Project, a new backcountry terrain zone that is serviced by Trax vehicles. Chelsea Handler helped promote the new experience last ski season.
Image/Video Credits: Soldier Mountain, Idaho News 6
