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A big 'THANKS' to the following companies for providing us with quality gear to keep us safe and warm while we work and play in the mountains! 

        Arcteryx - High quality outerwear, hard and soft shells

      Backcountry Access - Tracker Avalanche Transceivers: Fast, Intuitive, User Friendly, Proven

      Black Diamond - Avalung Packs : Sturdy, Well Built, Nice Fit; Accension Skins....best glue around.

      Dynafit - Manaslu Skis w/ Speedskins & ST Vertical Bindings, extremely light 
                     They ski and tour effortlessly, we love 'em!

      G3 - Genuine Guide Gear Skis and Skins, & Telemark Bindings. Quality gear you can count on.
  
      Patagonia - Everything Warm! Great clothing from a great company!

      Scarpa - Telemark and AT Boots, Light weight and durable.

      Smith Optics - Sunglasses, goggles, and helmets from Ketchum, Idaho

      The North Face
- Base Camp Duffle Bags: Bomber, a Great way to haul gear to the yurts!
 
Local Shops

     Gravity Sports, 503 Pine Street, McCall (208)634-8530
             McCall's backcountry ski shop...stop in and talk with owners Jeff or Jenny, about gear,
             snow conditions or trip details, Jeff also works part time with us as a ski guide. 

     Pro Peak Sports ,  309 E. Lake Street, McCall   (208)634-7400
             Full service ski shop.....Now in Downtown McCall!     'The' place to go for custom bootfitting!
             Talk with store owner Wolff Ashcraft about custom footbeds and boot shaping.



     West Mountain Gear & Grind,  207 n. Main St., Donnelly (208)325-8191
              Grab a hot cup of organic coffee from Damon, and check out valley county's ongoing ski swap
              New and used gear at great prices!  Backcountry rentals too!


Boise Shops

     Greenwoods Ski Haus, 2400 Bogus Basin Rd., Boise (208)342-6808
                   Boise's premier ski shop....providing service with style....professional custom bootfitting
                   and tune shop. Top of the line ski gear and clothing, Backcountry rentals too!


     Idaho Mountain Touring,
1310 W. Main Boise, ID 83702 (208) 336-3854
                         Boise's backcountry shop.....full line of new backcountry gear and rentals.
 

Things to do in the McCall area....

      McCallNordic.com - links to current nordic conditions/grooming reports

      Brundage.com - Brundage Mountain Ski Resort 

      Blue Moon Yurts - Ski in-ski out ethnic dinner in a warm, mongolian yurt....the best dinner in town!
                               Call  Lisa or Bruce at 208-634-3111 for reservations. 

      Littleskihill.org - Little Ski Hill, McCall's local hill, Downhill & Cross Country skiing, night skiing,
                              Friday night dinners

      Ponderosa State Park - Cross Country trails, night skiing

      Common Ground Cafe - Internet Cafe, Music Store, Coffee Drinks, & Live Music

      Canyonsinc.com - Raft & explore Idaho's Wilderness....
                             Experience a week long river trip down the Middle Fork or Main Salmon River 
                             with Team Canyons, owned by Les & Susan Bechdel of McCall.

      McCall Chamber of Commerce - 802 N. 3rd Street, McCall  (800) 260-5130



 
Places to stay in the McCall area.... 

        University of Idaho -  The McCall Field Campus has yurts and cabins for rent, very reasonable prices
                                   Breakfast and Lunch available

      2ndhomes.com - Planning to stay a while, Visit Steve or Cindy Jones for current information on
                           local real estate.
 

        McCall Chamber of Commerce - 802 N. 3rd Street, McCall  (800) 260-5130

 
Links to articles  about PPG....


Journey Online Magazine   Winter 2009   'Idaho's Andes' by Buddy Levy

Payette Loop         Winter 2009    'Backcountry Skiing in Idaho's West Central Mountains'

Idaho Statesman    Jan. 8, 2009    'Yurts make evenings in snow country cushy'


Kelly Handel Blog    Jan. 18, 2009  'Honeymoon in Idaho'
 
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