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January 03, 2019
Dave from
United States
Dave from

Sun Valley remains one of the best destination resorts in the country. Highlights include long, unbroken vertical with excellent steepness. I've never seen a lift line longer than 5 minutes on the busiest day of the season - 95% of the time there is zero line.
While the excellent groomed skiing gets attention, most people don't know the extent and variety of the lift accessed side country, it's truly excellent when in condition. Additionally, there is nearly endless (and empty) backcountry skiing from 5 to 45miles away. Everything from massive alpine couloirs to empty cruisy powder fields. And all of that terrain gets 2-3x the snowfall of the resort (particularly) further north. 90% of my backcountry tours I don't see another person or cross a track.
Last but not least, Ketchum/Sun Valley has one of the few actual ski towns in North America. A real town, with a great laid back, fun vibe, is walking distance to the mountain itself. Free buses around town make a week in Sun Valley one of the most accessible apres towns I've ever visited.
November 13, 2013
Michael Wilko from
Australia
Michael Wilko from

Sun Valley is a riders mountain with 3,300 ft of vertical that you can ski every run. The big mountains like, Whistler, Jackson, Snowbird etc have lots of steeper runs that are broken up with a traverse along cat tracks to get to the next run. Sun Valley gets different weather systems to the Rockys but as most weather comes across deserts to get there, it can be as dry as the best. With no major mountains to block the weather systems, Sun Valley doesn't get as much snow as would like, but this is made up for by one of the best man made snow facilities anywhere in the world. Many a time have I driven from New Mexico to British Columbia looking for snow only to find top to bottom skiing in Sun Valley on man made snow with always perfectly groomed corduroy runs. If you are a wimp like me that doesn't enjoy skiing in temps below 20 degrees zero, enjoy the climate of one of Nth Americas finest. My tip for the serious snow rider is Dec / Jan Niseko Japan, Feb / March Sun Valley, Idaho.
December 15, 2012
Jim from
United States
Jim from

Here we are at Sun Valley a couple of weeks into the 77th season for the world famous resort, in the state of Idaho, in the USA. Great skiing today as the whole mountain got open on ample natural snow with the groomer runs enhanced by wonderful man made. Superior grooming as always. New resort head-chef with all new food offerings at each on mountain venue causing a little stir among the veteran Sun Valley types. A movie actor or two were among us today on a Wood River Blue sky day! Get here or be square. The town is booking up for January and may be full for Christmas-New Year weeks.
October 19, 2012
DG from
United States
DG from

SV doesn't get the high volume of snow like a lot of western US resorts (think Alta and Snowbird) but it does get sufficient snow and it's usually very high quality, light and dry. The resort also makes extremely high quality snow and does a tremendous job with piste maintenance and grooming. All facilities are first class. Scenery is very similar to the Kitzbuhel area in Austria. Great above tree line bowls and excellent tree skiing if you know where to go. Great vertical. Truly 3,000+ feet of sustained pitch top to bottom unlike just about anywhere else in the world I have skied. No real sphincter puckering steeps but sustained pitch more than makes up for it. The remote nature of the area is a great dirt filter. Zero crowds. First class lift infrastructure. Town is classic with lots of high end and funky places to eat and drink. Not a huge apres ski scene. If that's your deal head to Europe; I would suggest Zermatt or St. Anton or go to Whistler. Great ski school but limited beginner pistes. For pure skiing though, hard to beat this classic resort.
December 12, 2010
JIM from
United States
JIM from

Sun Valley is into the 3rd week of their 75th season! The majority of the mountain is open 12/11/10. The expected great grooming, short to nonexistant lift lines, superior day lodges and food service are available. With the 75th there are events all season long including reunions of many of the skiers who made Sun Valley famous and vis a versa. Check this place out and join in the celebration.
May 27, 2009
RB from
United States
RB from

Sun Valley has great terrain. It has one of the most consistently steep fall lines I have skied and the town is fantastic too.
There's only one problem: sparse snowfall. They don't call it Sun Valley for nothing. Snowmaking is extensive, but if I want to ski on artificial snow, Vermont is a lot closer.
December 17, 2005
BJD from
United States
BJD from

December 21, 2004
jim from
United States
jim from

Sun Valley has just opened the new Dollar Mountain Lodge at the historic Dollar Mountain ski teaching area in the resort. This facility is an unpresidented commitment by the Holding family, owners of the resort, to the future of winter sports at this old Idaho mountain village. Current conditions are excellent skiing on groomed trails of mostly manmade snow, sun shine and mid 20s temps.