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RHODES SKATE PARK Skateboarders keep on truckin’.
BEST LOCAL PLACE TO SKATE
BEST LOCAL GOLF COURSE
Rhodes Skate Park
Warm Springs Golf Course
There isn’t a whole lot of skateboarding going on at Rhodes Park right now. The whole area has been fenced off and is under construction, but patience is a payoff in this one. In early 2016, Rhodes Park will be a state-of-the-art skate parks thanks to the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation paying for its $1.25 million facelift. parks.cityofboise.org
One side of this championship golf course runs along the Boise River. The other backs up to a beautiful view of the Boise Foothills. In between are 18 holes of premier golf. Warm Springs is owned by the city and maintained by the Boise Department of Parks and Recreation, making it affordable yet it’s every bit as challenging and entertaining as any private golf club. warmspringsgolfcourse.com
2nd Place: Boise River Greenbelt, parks.cityofboise.org 3rd Place: Idaho Ice World, idahoiceworld.com
BEST LOCAL PUBLIC SPORTS FACILITY Albertsons Stadium
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2nd Place: Quail Hollow Golf Course, quailhollowboise.com 3rd Place: Shadow Valley Golf Club, shadowvalley.com
BEST LOCAL SKI RESORT Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area
For the legions of college football fans who tune in to watch games played at Albertsons Stadium, Boise is identified by one thing: the field’s famous blue turf. Laid down in 1986, Boise State University’s so-called “Smurf turf” was the first of its kind—no other school had ever installed an entire field with anything other than green Astroturf, and the distinction remained for more than 20 years. Even after a name change from Bronco Stadium to Albertsons Stadium in 2014, the blue remains as true as Broncos’ fans, who have 36,387 seats available to fill on game days. broncosports.com
Bogus Basin may not get the snow accumulation it once did (thanks, climate change), but it does have the support of a community willing to do whatever it takes. Bogus has a rosy future, with plans for expanded summer operations (ziplines, perhaps?) and improvements to the ski area (hello, snowmakers!) so, snow or no, Bogus Basin will always be our favorite backyard play area. bogusbasin.org
2nd Place: Camel’s Back trails, ridgetorivers.org
2nd Place: Brundage Mountain Resort, brundage.com
3rd Place: Ann Morrison Park, parks.cityofboise.org
3rd Place: Tamarack Resort, tamarackidaho.com
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