National Safety Week January 16-22, 2010
SUN VALLEY TO CELEBRATE NSAA “NATIONAL SAFETY WEEK” Week-long On-Mountain Event January 16-22, 2010What is Smartstyle? Do you know “Your Responsibility Code?” What is the most important “Get Smart” tip...
View ArticleThe Bowls are Open!
Farout, Lefty’s and Mayday Bowls all opened Friday under brilliant blue skies and a few inches of new snow. Just what we’ve all been waiting for.See you there!
View ArticleSVSEF Athlete Farrington finishes 2nd at the Dew Tour!
Kaitlyn Farrington, SVSEF athlete and Sun Valley local, competed over the weekend at the Wendy’s Invitational Superpipe Final in front of over 14,000 people. Farrington finished second overall in...
View ArticleBald Mountain is open!
The front side of Bald Mountain is now open. Seattle Ridge and the Bowls will open as soon as avalanche control work is concluded in these areas. Dollar Mountain is open as well. Don’t forget to be...
View ArticleYou Can Hear Them From Here!
The guns are running around the clock at Dollar.Yup… the snowguns are running again at Dollar Mountain, and its looking like we’ll be ready for Thanksgiving. The Snowmakers have been working around...
View ArticleMore Terrain Park features on Dollar Mountain
Quarter Dollar Lift will be running again on Dollar Mountain Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Terrain Park Manager Brian Callahan and his crew are installing five new rails, three jumps and three rollers...
View ArticleI was thinking about Warren Miller today.
I was thinking about Warren Miller today. Ever since I was a kid, each year at his shows he would say, “…you’ll just be one year older when you do.” Today, about 40 years later, I finally did take his...
View Article“Like” us on Facebook for a chance to win!
We’re giving away two 3 Day Lift Tickets for the upcoming 2011-2012 Winter Season. Like us on Facebook between now and September 1st for you chance to enter and win! If you’re already a fan...
View ArticleSHOT OF THE WEEK: Pat Lee on Dollar
Photograph by Tal Roberts PhotographyPat Lee hitting the rails on Dollar Mountain
View ArticleLIFTLINE: Skiing and Boarding in Groups
How to stay sane when skiing with everyone’s aunts, uncles, cousins, brothers, sisters, friends and grandparents.By Katie MattesonThis is the time of the year when everyone’s favorite mountain, Baldy,...
View ArticleSHOT OF THE WEEK: Jeremy Black in the Pipe at Dollar
Photograph by Tal Roberts PhotographyJeremy Black hitting the pipe at Dollar Mountain
View ArticleLift Line: Six@Sochi aims to get local athletes at the 2014 Winter Olympics
The Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation’s Gold Team has big Olympic dreams.By Katie MattesonThe Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF) has a storied history of cultivating elite winter athletes....
View ArticleMOUNTAIN DIVAS: Helmet Safety 101
Form Over Function … or Safety First? A Guide to fitting and buying helmets. By Laurie SammisIf we are really honest with ourselves…we have to admit that for many Mountain Diva’s form comes before...
View ArticleLift Line: Dollar Dayz Pond Skim
A Wet, Wild and Wacky End-of-Season Ritual in Sun Valley By Laurie Sammis More than 125 of the bravest, and perhaps craziest, skiers and riders in Sun Valley put their skills to the test last Sunday...
View ArticleIt’s On on Dollar!
Early morning at Dollar Mountain At 7:40 this morning, on the way to drop off my children at school, there was frost on the ground and the outside temperature read a brisk 18 degrees. That can only...
View ArticleWhite Sunday
Blue skies and great conditions defined Baldy's opening day Helmet: check. Goggles: check. Ski pants that still fit (phew): check. Socks without holes: check. Skis, poles, boots: check. Gloves, two...
View ArticleGifts aplenty
Early season powder blankets Baldy's Central Park We have not yet officially reached the start of the 12 days of Christmas, but from my perspective, Sun Valley’s alpine skiers and sliders have already...
View ArticleThis Pipe is Super
The 22-foot superpipe opens on Sunday. Game on! The headline? Sun Valley’s new highly-anticipated Olympic-size 22-foot (deep) superpipe will open for business on Sunday, January 6. Taking shape on...
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