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Winter, the McCall Way

Five winter days of powder, pines, and hot-spring steam in McCall, Idaho

McCall and Idaho's West Central Mountains · 5 days · 81 mi

McCall does winter with its boots on. Payette Lake goes quiet under snow, Brundage rises just beyond town, and the day can end with skates unlaced beside Lake Street or steam lifting from a hot pool. Five days is enou...

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Snow-covered shoreline and docks on Payette Lake, with forested hills beneath a clear blue sky.
Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Day 1 · Payette Lake Sets the Pace

  1. Payette Lake and Downtown McCall
  2. Manchester Ice & Events Centre

Day 2 · Brundage Gets the Full Day

  1. Brundage Mountain Resort

Day 3 · Into the Ponderosas

  1. Ponderosa State Park Winter Trails

Day 4 · Choose Your Second Ski Day

  1. Tamarack Resort—or a Brundage Encore

Day 5 · Snow Play and Hot-Spring Steam

  1. Activity Barn—or a Last Skate
  2. Zim's Hot Springs