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Sun Valley Resort, Sun Valley, ID

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Sun Valley Resort

1 Sun Valley Rd · Sun Valley, ID

Why you should go…

Sun Valley Lodge opened on December 21, 1936, at the resort Union Pacific chairman W. Averell Harriman built, and the world's first chairlifts went up on Proctor and Dollar mountains that fall. Skiing is on Bald Mountain, with a 3,400-foot vertical drop, and the gentler Dollar Mountain. In summer you can golf on three courses, hike, bike and ride horses, and winter adds an outdoor ice rink and horse-drawn sleigh rides.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Sun Valley Resort, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Sturtevants

    $25–$50

    Family-owned bike and ski shop in Ketchum renting mountain bikes, e-bikes, and gravel bikes for exploring the Sun Valley area.

    1.1 mi awayMore like this

  • Shopping
    Local Gem

    Boulder Mountain Clayworks

    Free

    Nonprofit ceramics studio and gallery in Ketchum offering pottery classes and workshops for all ages.

    1.1 mi awaySwitch it up: Shopping

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Ryan's Mountain Rentals

    $50+

    Family-run UTV and RZR rental outfitter near Sun Valley for backcountry trail rides.

    17 mi awayMore like this