Boise schools are closed for a snow day today, with the school district reporting that "the significant amount of snow that fell during the day and evening of November 30 and into the morning hours of December 1 have made for dangerous traveling conditions for school buses and also for students, parents and District staff members." The district made the call to cancel school at 4:30 a.m. today. The last snow day for Boise schools was Jan. 30, 2008, but that time the district made the call the night before in anticipation of snow and cold, only to have little fall; it's been years since the last closure before that. This time, it's for real, and kids can rejoice: Boise has at least 6 inches of snow, judging by the snowfall at my house, and it's still falling.

Bogus Basin has 8 inches of new powder and it's still snowing there; they open at 10 a.m.

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