Hotels in Mccall, Idaho

A little about Mccall...

McCall is a resort town located in Valley County, Idaho named after the founder, Tom McCall. McCall is situated on the southern shore of Payette Lake and near the center of the Payette National Forest. McCall is one hundred miles north of Boise, accessed via the Payette River Scenic Byway (state highway #55). According to 2005 census estimates, McCall had an estimated population of 2,415.

Traditionally a logging community whose last sawmill closed in 1977, McCall is now an all-season tourist destination for outdoor recreation. The resort town is known for its Winter Carnival, extended winters, and the highest average snowfall in the state. Nicknamed "Ski Town U.S.A.", McCall is the home to many past winter Olympic athletes.

McCall's Little Ski Hill and Nordic ski jump are on the west edge of town. After a 76 acre donation from Carl Brown, the ski hill opened in 1937 as a diversion for local forest workers. It was the second ski resort in Idaho, after Sun Valley. It currently operates a T-bar surface lift and has a vertical drop of 405 feet (123 m), with a summit of 5600 feet (1706 m) above sea level. The slopes face north and west.

Brundage Mountain, northwest of McCall, opened in November 1961. It has three chairlifts and a platter tow. Brundage has a summit elevation of 7640 feet (2328 m) above sea level, and a vertical drop of 1800 feet (548 m). The slopes on Brundage Mountain are west-facing and the mountain's average snowfall exceeds 300 inches (762 cm). The resort operates a backcountry cat skiing operation, giving guests access to 13,000 acres of untracked powder in the Payette National Forest. Brundage Mountain is a family-owned resort, operated by the DeBœr family, descendants of early McCall pioneers.

The new Tamarack Resort is southwest of McCall on the west side of Cascade Reservoir (Lake Cascade). Originally conceived as "Valbois" in the early 1980s, the project was revived as "WestRock" in the late 1990s and ultimately renamed "Tamarack" in 2002. Tamarack opened for lift-served skiing in December 2004 and has a summit elevation of 7700 feet (2347 m) and vertical drop of 2800 feet (853 m). It currently operates five chairlifts and a poma lift. The ski area has snowmaking capability along many of its runs. The slopes on Tamarack face east, overlooking the Cascade reservoir.