{"id":1975133,"date":"2026-06-06T04:53:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T01:53:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1975133"},"modified":"2026-06-06T04:53:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T01:53:54","slug":"lift-damaged-at-tamarack-resort-id-affecting-summer-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1975133","title":{"rendered":"Lift Damaged at Tamarack Resort, ID, Affecting Summer Operations"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_408984\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-408984\" style=\"width: 963px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"wp-image-408984 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAGrAQMAAABqgLQIAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADhJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T+1tB6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADgDIcbAAEnbF1FAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"tamarack express lift\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tamarack-express.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tamarack-express.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tamarack-express.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tamarack-express.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tamarack-express.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tamarack-express.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tamarack-express.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"427\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\" wp-image-408984\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tamarack-express.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"tamarack express lift\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-408984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tamarack Resort\u2019s Tamarack Express lift sustained damage after a heavy windstorm in Idaho last week. | Credit: Tamarack Resort Facebook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\" style=\"margin: 8px auto;text-align: center;display: block;clear: both\">\n<!-- GAM 71161633\/SNWBR_snowbrains\/article_hrec_1 --><\/p>\n<div data-fuse=\"article_hrec_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>The summer season at <a href=\"https:\/\/tamarackidaho.com\/\">Tamarack Resort<\/a>, Idaho, is off to a rough start.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A heavy windstorm that saw 70-plus mile-per-hour winds ripped through western Idaho near Boise last week, damaging one of the Tamarack Express lift\u2019s towers at the Tamarack Resort in Donnelly, Idaho. <\/strong>After working with the lift\u2019s manufacturer, the Tamarack Resort team determined it would need to replace the tower, putting the Tamarack Express lift out of commission for multiple weeks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The resort has already begun to repair the lift, with the replacement arriving on June 1. <\/strong>It is estimated that installation will take between 3 and 5 weeks, after which it will undergo final inspection and certification before reopening. The resort hopes to have the Tamarack Express spinning again by late June or mid-July.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/tamarack-resort-id-is-americas-only-ski-golf-and-lake-resort-with-a-great-apres-ski-scene\/\">Tamarack Resort, ID, is America\u2019s Only Ski, Golf, and Lake Resort\u2014With a Great Apr\u00e8s Ski Scene<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The unfortunate event comes just weeks after Tamarack Resort began its summer operations.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cAmerica\u2019s only ski, golf, and lake resort\u201d has been forced to halt all uphill traffic on the mountain, affecting mountain biking operations that need the lift to access the resort\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/tamarackidaho.com\/activities\/mountain-biking\">bike park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe won\u2019t pretend this one doesn\u2019t sting. <\/strong>This team pulled off something remarkable \u2013 opening the entire resort by Memorial Day weekend, the marina, the mountain, the golf course, all of it. The energy you all brought to that opening weekend reminded us exactly why we do this. To have this happen days later is a gut punch, and we\u2019re not going to pretend otherwise,\u201d the resort wrote in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DY7zbazh94N\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==\">Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Despite the setback, Tamarack Resort is excited to continue operations as usual across the rest of the resort. <\/strong>The meadows are still open for biking, as are the hiking trails. <a href=\"https:\/\/tamarackidaho.com\/golf-osprey-meadows\">The Osprey Meadows Golf Course<\/a>, Tamarack\u2019s premier 19-hole championship course, opened for the summer on Memorial Day weekend. The resort also unveiled its <a href=\"https:\/\/tamarackidaho.com\/marina-expansion\">new marina<\/a> on Lake Cascade, offering seasonal boat slips.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Related: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/snowbrains.com\/tamarack-resort-id-announces-2026-summer-events-lineup-and-new-marina-debut\/\">Tamarack Resort, ID, Announces 2026 Summer Events Lineup and New Marina Debut<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u201cAnd to those of you still out here \u2013 on the water, on the course, on the trails \u2013 we see you, and we\u2019re grateful,\u201d Tamarack Resort wrote.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Over the past few decades, Tamarack Resort has been through a lot.\u00a0<\/strong>The 2007-08 financial crisis left the resort reeling, ultimately leading to the owners filing for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.saminfo.com\/news\/sam-headline-news\/5116-402-tamarack-owners-file-for-chapter-11-protection\">bankruptcy protection in 2009<\/a>. The resort would end up missing ski seasons and losing multiple chairlifts before being purchased by real estate firm Imperium Blue and MMG Equity Partners in 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Flash forward to today, Tamarack Resort has become a popular year-round destination for skiers, hikers, golfers, bikers, and others.\u00a0<\/strong>The resort\u2019s comeback is a testament to the Idaho community\u2019s commitment to the outdoors and to keeping its resorts alive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Despite a challenging start to its summer, Tamarack Resort is doing everything it can to get Tamarack Express up and running again.\u00a0<\/strong>When the lift comes back, \u201cit\u2019ll run full-time, 7 days a week, and it\u2019ll be worth the wait,\u201d the resort announced.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_401204\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-401204\" style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-401204 lazyload\" src=\"image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAoAAAAGrAQMAAABqgLQIAAAABlBMVEUAAAD\/\/\/+l2Z\/dAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAADhJREFUeNrtwTEBAAAAwqD1T+1tB6AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADgDIcbAAEnbF1FAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"Tamarack resort summer\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SH.2023.6.15_VScenic-79-scaled-2504718817.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SH.2023.6.15_VScenic-79-scaled-2504718817.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SH.2023.6.15_VScenic-79-scaled-2504718817.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SH.2023.6.15_VScenic-79-scaled-2504718817.jpg?resize=1200%2C800&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SH.2023.6.15_VScenic-79-scaled-2504718817.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SH.2023.6.15_VScenic-79-scaled-2504718817.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SH.2023.6.15_VScenic-79-scaled-2504718817.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-eio-rwidth=\"640\" data-eio-rheight=\"427\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-401204\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/snowbrains.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/SH.2023.6.15_VScenic-79-scaled-2504718817.jpg?resize=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tamarack resort summer\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" data-eio=\"l\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-401204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The picturesque Tamarack Resort sits on Lake Cascade near Donnelly, Idaho. | Credit: Tamarack Resort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tamarack Resort\u2019s Tamarack Express lift sustained damage after a heavy windstorm in Idaho last week. | Credit: Tamarack Resort Facebook The summer season at Tamarack Resort, Idaho, is off to a rough start.\u00a0 A heavy windstorm that saw 70-plus mile-per-hour winds ripped through western Idaho near Boise last week, damaging one of the Tamarack Express [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,267],"class_list":["post-1975133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-snowbrains-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975133","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1975133"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1975133\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1975133"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1975133"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1975133"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}