Winter · Dec – early April
Ski
The North Valley trail system starts at the porch: over 50 km groomed for both techniques, from the flat Senate Meadows loops to the climbs up Psycho and Gladiator. A BCRD pass is required — the passes pay for the grooming.
No walking, snowshoeing, dogs or fat bikes on the groomed ski trails.
Snowshoe
Packed, marked trails through Idaho lodgepole pine forest — spend an hour or a day, but get back in time for a hot bowl of soup. Dogs are welcome on the snowshoe trails with a $8 dog pass.
Snowshoe trails allow dogs; ski trails don’t.
Price your day
Your day
Total before tax$121
Walk-ins welcome — the shop has lots of skate, classic and snowshoe sets. Reserving for a big group? Call the day before with everyone’s shoe size, height and weight.
Ski school
$80+$35 each extra guest, up to 6
Skate or classic, first day on snow or forty winters in. One-on-one is the fastest way to get efficient — and lesson-takers get 20% off rental skis.
Book$80first-ever lesson only
Never had a Nordic lesson? BCRD throws in a free ski pass for the rest of the day. With 20% off rentals it’s the cheapest way to find out if you’re hooked.
Book$200no additional guests
Three privates to lock in a technique — book them across the season and feel the difference on the climbs.
Book$210for 1–3 people, +$70 each, up to 8
A guide, the trail pass and the snowshoes, all in. Lodgepole forest beneath 11,000′ peaks — and back in time for soup.
BookGroup clinics · Weekly skate and classic clinics, December – February
Since 1997
Vomen And Muffy’s ProgramS
It started in 1997 when Muffy Ritz coached four women through a whole season. A year later there were 40. Now around 120 skiers train weekly with coaches drawn from Olympians, national-team skiers and Birkie, Boulder Mountain Tour and Yellowstone Rendezvous winners.
Since 2017
Dudes On Nordic Skis
Feeling left out — and with Muffy’s blessing — eight men formed the DONS in 2017. Want to cement the basics, finish the Boulder Mountain Tour with ease, or win races? Weekly coaching at Galena and Lake Creek, grouped by ability.
BCRD trail passes
| Pass | Price |
|---|---|
| 1-day ski pass | $23 |
| 3-day ski pass (consecutive) | $63 |
| 7-day ski pass (consecutive) | $140 |
| Snowshoe day pass | $12 |
| Dog passor $60 + tax for the season | $8 |
| Ski season pass (incl. snowshoe)+ tax | $330 |
| Snowshoe season pass+ tax | $75 |
On the calendar
Mid-winter
BCRD opens the trails free for a day — free passes, free beginner lessons at Galena on the hour, free rentals and demo days with local shops. Three last winter.
March
A 25 km tour round the Galena trails in honour of Inga — beer and doughnuts at random on the course, costumes encouraged, ski all of it or some of it. Free.
Early April
Bike Jenny’s Way, run the Gladiator loop, ski Senate Meadows — solo or as a three-person relay. Entry includes soup and sourdough; proceeds fund the youth-camp scholarships.