EXPERIENCE STANLEY, IDAHO & THE SAWTOOTH BASIN

Winter is in its waning days. Spring officially begins the 20th of March, but here in the Idaho mountains, old man winter lingers a bit longer. February and March offer some of the best opportunities to get out and enjoy the winter, before the ice and snow give way to the sun pushing further North.....

The warmth of dawn reached through the canopy casting a yellow glow against pockets of shadow. I made my way through the trees which parted to reveal a familiar stretch of ridgeline. Each slide of my skis caused the collapse of feathery fragmented hoar frost on the glittering snow surface. The weigh...

Administered through a partnership of the Sawtooth Ski Club, the Forest service and Blaine County, nestled in the lower drainage of Alturas Lake, these trails should be on everyone's list this winter.  Access to the trails is provided via a highway pullout ¼ mile North of the forest road #205 to...

Larkspur, Lupine, Camas, Shooting Star, and Sego.  Botanist and those familiar with Idaho flora will recognize these as the common names of wildflowers. Throughout the Spring and summer, the mountains and meadows surrounding Stanley are adorned with these blooming beauties, exploding with an array o...

Stanley is gearing up for winter! It's time to get those snowmobiles out of the garage and those skiis out of the closet! Snow is in the forecast!

Each year families travel from all over to partake in this popular tradition in search of that perfect Christmas tree.