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Nine holes on the Osprey Meadows golf course at Tamarack Resort are open for the season, with the full 19-hole course planned to open in July.“The grand opening of Osprey Meadows will be the highlight of our summer, and we couldn’t be more thrilled for players to experience all 19 holes of this beautiful course.” said Tamarack Resort President Scott Turlington.The course closed in 2015, and was overtaken by grass and brush.

Brundage Mountain Resort opens tomorrow for lift serviced mountain biking and sightseeing.The mountain will be open Fridays through Sundays in June and Wednesdays through Sundays in July, with bonus days on July 1-2.

A new six-hole par-3 golf course opened this spring at Jug Mountain Ranch.“Jug Junior” as it is called, was constructed next to the golf course driving range as a venue designed primarily for young and beginner golfers.“The par three is really accessible for any golfer,” said Jug Mountain Ranch Golf Professional Dustin Ames.

The offroad motorcycle group CITRA recently improved the trails around Loon Lake, clearing trees, repairing sections of trail and fixing small bridges in preparation for summer riding.“The three access trails into Loon Lake are free of trees and ready for all user types, from hikers and mountain bikers as well as horsemen and motorcycle riders,” said CITRA President Johanna Defoort.The McCall based Central Idaho Trail Riders Alliance also partnered with the Boise-based Treasure Valley Trail Machine Association to improve over 80 miles of motor bike accessible trails in the South Fork area earlier this spring.“We focused our efforts on tread work for trails such as Buckhorn Cut-off, Camp Creek Cut-off and cleared trees back from Phoebe Meadows and Indian Ridge trails,” Defoort said.Efforts to maintain local offroad motorcycle trails is part of CITRA’s annual schedule.