If the folks of Idaho (official term: Idahoans) thought that they could hide this jackpot of soft, sweet powder forever - they were sadly mistaken.

After season one of Smith Optics' Prospecting Idaho hit the web world last year -- shredders high and low were packing their bags and ready to jet off to the Potato State.

Scotty Lago and company shone a light that was hard to miss on the backcountry life of Idaho and all the glorious shredding that came with it. More powder slashes than anyone could ever ask for pour out of this series alongside a crew of serious snowboard talent getting after it in the ultimate backyard park of Smiley Creek Lodge.

Skiers Bobby Brown, Tim Durtschi, and Tyler Ceccanti joined snowboarders Austin Smith, Iris Lazzareschi, Shayne Pospisil, Yancy Caldwell, Tim Humphreys for season two of Prospecting Idaho and they are going big.

Produced by Smith Optics and Cory Smith, edited by Mark Oliver

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What do you get when you take one of the worlds leading eyewear companies, combine it with a 900 acre backcountry training facility, and sprinkle in some of the worlds best skiers and snowboarders? Well, Prospecting Idaho of course!
Deep in the wilderness of Idaho's Sawtooth Range lies Smiley Creek Lodge, a small wilderness lodge/restaurant/outfitter. It is here that Smith has created the ultimate backyard park. 900 acres of former mining property make up what can only be described as every snow slider's dream come true. The tailing piles from the mine make perfect landings for big kickers, kickers built by a big, bad Prinoth Snowcat. The upper "cirque" area has cliff drops, cornices, and windlips. The trees are thick and deep, and the back side has a seemingly endless expanse of sunny pow fields. What more could one ask for? How about an eight-person cat waiting at the bottom to zip you right back up to the top of the ridge.