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Sun Valley
is a winter wonderland. In some senses, she resembles the
Rocky
Mountain resorts but entertainment options melt away during
the off-season.
Sun Valley is home to the world’s first ski lift. Although
the name is
often used to describe the entire area, it’s technically
only the resort
itself that’s named Sun Valley. The resort features dry
powder snow on open
treeless slopes and derives her name from the fact that the
snow remains
even in the brightest winter sun.
The actual
town is named Ketchum, and while winter is the time that most
folks visit, it’s a nice summer getaway destination famed
as the place were Ernest Hemingway lived out his last two
years. Literary types will want to make a pilgrimage to Papa
Hemingway’s grave in Ketchum. A summer visit is also the time
for cyclists to tackle 30 miles of trails or rafters to white
water on the rivers to the north.
Bald Mountain
14 Lifts
65 Runs 3400 Vertical Feet 9,150 Summit Elevation
| Ski
Costs |
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Full
Day |
Half
Day |
5
Day |
| Adult
|
$63 |
$45 |
$300 |
| Child |
$35 |
$27 |
$160 |
| Senior
(65 & older) |
$43 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Lifts |
Vertical Rise |
Capacity |
| Challenger |
3,142 |
1,500 |
| Christmas |
1,353 |
2,400 |
| Cold
Springs |
1,060 |
1,200 |
| Exhibition |
1,322 |
1,500 |
| Flying
Squirrel |
1,611 |
1,080 |
| Frenchman's |
1,502 |
1,800 |
| Greyhawk |
1,488 |
2,400 |
| Lookout |
170 |
1,800 |
| Mayday |
1,621 |
1,600 |
| River
Run |
619 |
2,400 |
| Seattle
Ridge |
1,309 |
2,400 |
Dollar Mountain
4
Lifts 13 Runs 628 Vertical Feet 6,638 Summit Elevation
| Ski
Costs |
|
Full
Day |
Half
Day |
| Adult
|
$24 |
$18 |
| Child |
$18 |
$12 |
| Senior
(65 & older) |
N/A |
N/A |
| Lifts |
Vertical Rise |
Capacity |
| Dollar |
637 |
1,200 |
| Elkhorn |
550 |
1,400 |
| Half
Dollar |
186 |
1,000 |
| Quarter
Dollar |
153 |
1,200 |
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P.O.
Box 2420 Sun Valley, ID 83353
Fax: 208-726-4533
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Total
Sun Valley Lifts: 18
7 Quads, 5 Triples, 5 Doubles, 1 Surface Lift
Total
Sun Valley Lift Capacity per hour: 28,180
Per skier, Sun Valley has more uphill capacity than any other
ski area
Slope
Difficulty:
36%-Easiest
42%-More Difficult
22%-Most Difficult
Snowmaking
Vertical: 3,260
Longest Run: 3 Miles
AVERAGE SKIER DAY: 2,900
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