Sun Valley Ski Resort
Sun Valley is a mountain resort city at 6,000 ft (1,830 m), in South central Idaho; incorporated in 1967. Among skiers, the term "Sun Valley" refers to the alpine ski area, which consists of Bald Mountain, the main ski mountain, and Dollar Mountain, which is geared toward novice and lower intermediate skiers. Bald Mountain, or "Baldy," has a summit of 9150 feet (2789 m) and a vertical drop of 3400 feet (1036 m). With its abundance of constant-pitch terrain, at varying degrees of difficulty, coupled with its substantial vertical drop and absence of wind, Baldy has often been referred to as the best single ski mountain in the world. The treeless "Dollar" at 6638 feet (2023 m) has a moderate vertical drop of 628 feet (191 m).
The term "Sun Valley" is used more generally to speak of the region surrounding the city, including the neighboring city of Ketchum and the valley area winding south to Hailey.
PLACE TO VISIT
The Community Library. in Ketchum is one of the only privately owned and operated libraries in the country.
World Class Ice Skating Performances, Sun Valley Ice Rink.
Sun Valley Serenade (1941 film). The film is shown several times a day at the Sun Valley Opera House. Scenes were shot at Sun Valley in March 1941.
The Hemingway Memorial (dedicated in 1966). off Trail Creek Road, 1 mile from the Sun Valley Lodge.
The world's first chairlifts. installed on Proctor and Dollar Mountains in the fall of 1936. The chairlift design was adapted from banana loading equipment used on fruit ships in the tropics. The single-seat chairlifts were developed at the Union Pacific headquarters in Omaha in the summer of 1936. The chairlift went on to replace the primitive rope tow and other technologies used at ski areas at the time.
Wagon Days, Ketchum. First week in September. Wagon Days spans four days of Old West entertainment with street theater, dances, live music, food, antique shows, arts and craft fairs, and the highlight: the Big Hitch parade, the longest non-motorized parade in the Northwest. with more than a hundred museum-quality buggies, carriages, tacks, carts, buckboards, and wagons of every variety in existence today-- featuring the giant ore wagons pulled by a sixteen-draft mule team.
Ore Wagon Museum, 900 3rd Ave N; Ketchum. Free.
Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Fair (August 12 through 14), Sun Valley.
Sun Valley Music Festival. nationally known classical and jazz musicians in various locations, many outdoors. Fridays through Tuesdays from August 2 through 23, Elkhorn Music Festival includes 14 free orchestral repertory concerts, all outdoors at Elkhorn Plaza, starting at 6:30. August- Northern Rockies Folk Festival presents regional folk and western bands in Hailey city park.
The term "Sun Valley" is used more generally to speak of the region surrounding the city, including the neighboring city of Ketchum and the valley area winding south to Hailey.
PLACE TO VISIT
The Community Library. in Ketchum is one of the only privately owned and operated libraries in the country.
World Class Ice Skating Performances, Sun Valley Ice Rink.
Sun Valley Serenade (1941 film). The film is shown several times a day at the Sun Valley Opera House. Scenes were shot at Sun Valley in March 1941.
The Hemingway Memorial (dedicated in 1966). off Trail Creek Road, 1 mile from the Sun Valley Lodge.
The world's first chairlifts. installed on Proctor and Dollar Mountains in the fall of 1936. The chairlift design was adapted from banana loading equipment used on fruit ships in the tropics. The single-seat chairlifts were developed at the Union Pacific headquarters in Omaha in the summer of 1936. The chairlift went on to replace the primitive rope tow and other technologies used at ski areas at the time.
Wagon Days, Ketchum. First week in September. Wagon Days spans four days of Old West entertainment with street theater, dances, live music, food, antique shows, arts and craft fairs, and the highlight: the Big Hitch parade, the longest non-motorized parade in the Northwest. with more than a hundred museum-quality buggies, carriages, tacks, carts, buckboards, and wagons of every variety in existence today-- featuring the giant ore wagons pulled by a sixteen-draft mule team.
Ore Wagon Museum, 900 3rd Ave N; Ketchum. Free.
Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Fair (August 12 through 14), Sun Valley.
Sun Valley Music Festival. nationally known classical and jazz musicians in various locations, many outdoors. Fridays through Tuesdays from August 2 through 23, Elkhorn Music Festival includes 14 free orchestral repertory concerts, all outdoors at Elkhorn Plaza, starting at 6:30. August- Northern Rockies Folk Festival presents regional folk and western bands in Hailey city park.
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