Editing McCall, Idaho (section)

==Parks and recreation==
McCall's [[Little Ski Hill]], formerly the "Payette Lakes Ski Area," is {{convert|2|mi|km|spell=in}} west of town on [[Idaho State Highway 55|Highway 55]], just over the county line in [[Adams County, Idaho|Adams County]]. Opened in 1937 as a diversion for local forest workers, its {{convert|76|acre|m2}} were donated by Carl Brown. The Little Ski Hill was the second [[ski area]] in Idaho, after [[Sun Valley, Idaho|Sun Valley]], which opened a year earlier. It currently operates a [[T-bar lift|T-bar]] surface lift and has a vertical drop of {{convert|405|ft}}, with a summit of {{convert|5600|ft|-1}} above [[sea level]], and its slopes face north and west. The aging Nordic ski jump on the lower north slope, overlooking the bend in Highway 55, was removed in the 1990s.

[[Brundage Mountain]], northwest of McCall, opened in November 1961. With the addition of two new lifts in summer 2007, it currently has five [[chairlift]]s and one Magic Carpet lift. Brundage has a summit elevation of {{convert|7,803|ft|-1}} above sea level, and a vertical drop of {{convert|1921|ft|-1}}. The slopes on Brundage Mountain are primarily west-facing and the mountain's average [[snowfall]] exceeds {{convert|320|in|cm|-1}}. The resort operates a backcountry [[snowcat skiing]] operation which provides guided access to {{convert|18000|acre|km2}} of untracked powder in the [[Payette National Forest]] north of the ski area. Brundage was owned by the DeBoer family, descendants of early McCall pioneers, until Judd DeBoer's passing in 2020.<ref>{{cite web | last=Dent | first=Steve | title=New ownership at Brundage continues Judd DeBoer's legacy with a new 10-year plan | website=Idaho News 6 Boise Twin Falls (KIVI) | date=March 23, 2022 | url=https://www.kivitv.com/news/outdoors/new-ownership-at-brundage-continues-judd-deboers-legacy-with-a-new-ten-year-plan | access-date=August 31, 2024}}</ref> Until April 2006, it was co-owned by [[J. R. Simplot]].

[[Tamarack Resort]] (2004–09) is southwest of McCall, on the west side of [[Lake Cascade|Cascade Reservoir]]. 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 on December 15, 2004, with a summit elevation of {{convert|7660|ft|-1}} on West Mountain, up Rock Creek. Its vertical drop was over {{convert|2700|ft|-1}}; it used five chairlifts and a [[Platter lift|poma lift]]. The slopes on Tamarack faced east, overlooking the [[Lake Cascade|Cascade Reservoir]] and Long Valley. The resort went into [[Receivership|bank receivership]] in February 2008 and ceased operations a year later, on the evening of Wednesday, March 4, 2009. The ski area was closed for the 2009–10 season, but re-opened in December 2010 with limited operations.

[[Ponderosa State Park]] and the community of McCall hosted the 2008 Masters World Cup. The Harshman [[skatepark|Skate Park]] is Idaho's largest. The park was commemorated in August 2006 by [[Tony Hawk]]. The annual Winter Carnival started in the 1960s and brings over 60,000 people to the town during this week-long celebration. The carnival features ice sculptures and live music.

The first annual McCall Ultra Sleddog Challenge race was held in January 2018. The race was developed by nearby resident Jerry Wortley, who had experience as a pilot for the Iditarod dogsled race in Alaska. Wortley wanted to commemorate the area's rich dog mushing tradition. Well-known musher Jessie Royer won the inaugural race.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mccallultrachallenge.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117015611/http://www.mccallultrachallenge.org/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 17, 2017|title=McCall Ultra Challenge|access-date=28 November 2020}}</ref>