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SKI MAGAZINES #7 TOP SKI RESORT
 With 13 lifts and 64 runs. Seven high-speed quads, four triples and two doubles send skiers up 3,400 vertical feet to a summit altitude of 9,150, Baldy is considered by serious skiers as the country's single best ski mountain. Recognized for both its absence of lift lines as well as its incredibly light and fast snow, Bald Mountain has terrain for everyone. From glades to bowls, bumps to groomers, tree skiing to easy rollers, this mountain has it all!
Skiable Acres: 2,054
Groomable Acreage: 810
Average Number of Skiers Per Day: 3,500
Snowmaking Acreage: 630
Snowmaking Vertical: 3,260
Longest Run: Three Miles
Lift Capacity: 23,380 people/hour
SUN VALLEY IDAHO REAL ESTATE combines the best there is in luxury real estate with quaint, original residences. Stately mansions, rustic log cabins, affordable condos and cottages mix together in a natural, mountain setting to create a quaint mountain village. From hot chocolate to hot toddies, history is maintained. Despite many US ski resorts becomming overdeveloped, Sun Valley retains its' original charm and character. Flowers abound during the spring, summer and fall months while pristine snow blankets spruce trees throughout the mountains in the winter creating the perfect ski get away. Colorful Christmas lights fill tree lined roadways and miles of bike paths become the perfect cross country ski trail.
REAL ESTATE IN AMERICA'S FIRST SKI RESORT; built in 1936 The original ski resort, since 1936. Sun Valley, Idaho, was created out of a desire to bring the magic of the European ski resorts to America. A phenomenon, without peer on this continent or any other, Sun Valley's nearly one million acres of wilderness promise long sunny days, bright starry nights and a resort experience that your family will cherish, which is why so many seek a home in Sun Valley that they can pass down through their generations.
"Life is good at Sun Valley, where, as one ski magazine reader attests, "everything is first class." The snow is as fluffy as eiderdown, natural ridges drop from the summit in a skier´s version of the perfect wave, and fresh whipped cream atop each hot cocoa makes everyone feel like the A-lister at the next table. It doesn´t hurt that the grooming is so smooth you barely notice when you approach terminal velocity on your 3,400-vertical-foot descent. Life gets even better when the Roundhouse gondola debuts this season, shortening the trek from River Run to Roundhouse into an eight-minute hop. From there it´s an easy skip to the summit to jump into the bowls on a powder day. After that, follow the sun, first to Seattle Ridge for a snack on top of the Sawtooths. Then migrate to Warm Springs for long groomers that will "make your legs scream,". At day´s end, enjoy après-ski at Apples or any of the cozy Ketchum establishments-free shuttles will take you home before you can click your boots three times."
As the birthplace of United States helicopter skiing, Sun Valley has a long tradition of flying visitors to an untouched skier´s paradise on top of the Rockies. There is a variety of terrain and runs to suit every level of skiing ability, including 33-degree pitches, 40-degree chutes, steady 2,000-vertical-foot descents and vast bowls of flawless corn. But don´t get the impression that heli-skiing is only for the super advanced. There are plenty of inviting, low-angled slopes ideally suited for the first-time or family heli-ski experience. And with the new fat ski technology, skiing in deep powder and ungroomed snow is a breeze.
Sun Valley Resort is as well known for it's ice skating as it is it's skiing. While today Sun Valley's famous Bald Mountain, located in Ketchum, Idaho is considered one of the best ski mountains in the world, the weekly ice shows throughout the summer, showcase many Olympic athletes. Read on and you will see why Sun Valley, Idaho, the first destination resort in the United States has been called America's Shangri-La. Sun Valley Resort added a magnificant, new, multi-million dollar outdoor amphi-theater in 2008, built by Earl Holding, owner of the Sun Valley Lodge. You can view more Sun Valley photos on the Sun Valley Scene as well as the Sun Valley History page.
The Sun Valley community features numerous gallery walks, sleigh rides, Opera, The Sun Valley Summer Symphony, the famous Sun Valley summer weekly ice-shows, The Sun Valley Center's Annual Wine Auction in addition to the numerous outdoor activities and year round renoun events as seen on the Sun Valley Events page and go to Sun Valley News page to check out more. |
