'''Sun Valley''' [http://www.visitsunvalley.com] is a mountain resort city at 6,000 ft (1,830 m), in South central Idaho; incorporated in 1967.

Understand

Get in

By Air

The nearest airport to Sun Valley is Friedman Memorial Airport in Hailey, [http://www.flysunairport.com/] served by Horizon Air and SkyWest Airlines. It is reachable from the gateway sites of Boise (ID), Seattle (WA), Los Angeles (CA), Oakland (CA) and Salt Lake City (UT). These cities are served by most major airlines and are met by Sun Valley_fs two connecting carriers. Horizon Air now offers daily direct, nonstop flights between Sun Valley and Los Angeles, Oakland and Seattle.

By Bus or Shuttle

Sun Valley Stages offer charter service to Sun Valley from the Idaho gateway cities of Boise, Twin Falls, Pocatello and Idaho Falls. Sun Valley Express offers daily bus service to the resort from the Boise, Idaho airport.

By Car

Sun Valley is located adjacent to the town of Ketchum on Idaho State Route 75, about two hours north of Twin Falls.

Get around

  • <listing name="Mountain Rides" alt="" directions="" address="" phone="208.788.RIDE (7433)" email="" fax="" url="http://www.mountainrides.org/" hours="" price="">operates a free, year round transportation busing system with fixed route service in and around the cities of Sun Valley & Ketchum. Newly Expanded service to Haily and Bellvue costs around $2 round trip</listing>
  • <listing name="Walk and bike" alt="" directions="" address="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">Sun Valley is a walking village. Vehicles park next to the Sun Valley Lodge.
  • Everything in Ketchum is accessible by walking as well. There is a walking/bike path between the two cities, about 1 mile. Bicycle rentals abound.</listing>

    See

  • The Community Library . in Ketchum is one of the only privately owned and operated libraries in the country.

  • World Class Ice Skating Performances. un Valley Ice Rink.

  • Sun Valley Serenade. 941 film . The film is shown several times a day at the Sun Valley Opera House. Scenes were shot at Sun Valley in March 1941.

  • The Hemingway Memorial. edicated in 1966. off Trail Creek Road, 1 mile from the Sun Valley Lodge.

  • The world's first chairlifts. installed on Proctor and Dollar Mountains in the fall of 1936. The chairlift design was adapted from banana loading equipment used on fruit ships in the tropics. The single-seat chairlifts were developed at the Union Pacific headquarters in Omaha in the summer of 1936. The chairlift went on to replace the primitive rope tow and other technologies used at ski areas at the time.

  • Wagon Days. etchum. irst week in September. Wagon Days spans four days of Old West entertainment with street theater, dances, live music, food, antique shows, arts and craft fairs, and the highlight: the Big Hitch parade, the longest non-motorized parade in the Northwest. with more than a hundred museum-quality buggies, carriages, tacks, carts, buckboards, and wagons of every variety in existence today-- featuring the giant ore wagons pulled by a sixteen-draft mule team.

  • Ore Wagon Museum . 00 3rd Ave N; Ketchum. ree.

  • Sun Valley Arts and Crafts Fair. ugust 12 through 14. un Valley.

  • Sun Valley Music Festival. ree. August- Northern Rockies Folk Festival presents regional folk and western bands in Hailey city park.</see>

  • Ketchum Ski & Heritage Museum. irst Street & Washington Ave, Forest Service Park Ketchum. 08-726-8118.

  • Trailing of the Sheep.

  • Ernest Hemingway Festival.

  • Sun Valley Writers Conference. on sabbatical till 2008).
  • Sun Valley Summer Symphony. 208) 622.5607. ttp://www.svsummersymphony.org. REE. A free outdoor Symphony that feature nationally known classical musicians Concert in August at the brand new Symphony Pavilion at the Sun Valley Resort.

    Do

  • Skiing. Magnificant skiing! Baldy's 13 chairlifts, including high-speed quads, have a capacity of over 23,000 skiers per hour. With an average of 3500 skiers per day (& less than 6000 skiers per day during peak periods), Sun Valley has kept the lift lines to a minimum, a rarity among major resorts. Also Dollar mountain for learners, great place for children.

  • Fishing. Idaho in general is a mecca for fly-fishing. Nearby walk and wade options include the Big Wood, Big Lost, Little Wood, Copper Basin, Silver Creek and the headwaters of the Salmon. You will find a variety of [http://www.visitsunvalley.com/listings/index.cfm?action=showSub&catid=237&subcatid=162¬ify=1 fishing guides]in the area that offer Walk and Wade trips.

  • Hiking.

  • River Rafting. Idaho is the Whitewater State. A number of [http://www.visitsunvalley.com/listings/index.cfm?action=showSub&catid=237&subcatid=86¬ify=1 river rafting companies] offer 1 to 5 day trips on the Salmon River of No Return just north of Sun Valley

  • Ice Skating. at the Sun Valley Ice Rink or free at Atkinson Park in Ketchum.

  • Sun Valley Wellness Festival. ay. ttp://www.sunvalleywellness.org/default.asp. provides education on health and wellness though programs and events. Past keynote speakers have included Deepak Chopra, Ram Dass, Marianne Williamson, Byron Katie, Dr. Marasu Emoto, Mariel Hemingway and Debby Ford.

  • Sun Valley Ketchum US Half Marathon" alt="Half Marathon = 13.1 miles, 12K, 5K & Kids MaraFUN" address="" directions="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="http://www.ushalf.com/sv.htm" hours="Memorial Day Weekend" price="">Experience one of the most scenic and traffic free courses imaginable. The US Half Marathon, Sun Valley Ketchum runs primarily along the Sun Valley and Wood River paved path and trail system. </do>

  • Mountain Biking. Sun Valley and Stanley are home to more miles of buffed singletrack than any destination in Idaho. The huge trail variety makes the Sun Valley/ Stanley area the perfect place for beginner to advanced riders to explore the surrounding Pioneer, Smokey and Sawtooth Mountains. With so many options pick up a local guide book or try a Mountain Bike Guide company to ensure you find the best trails in the area

    Events

  • '''Camp Fideaux'''
  • '''Food & Wine Festival'''
  • '''Center for the Arts Wine Auction'''
  • '''Ketch_fem Alive'''
  • Buy

    Eat

  • Ketchum Grill. 20 East Ave Ketchum. 208) 726-4660. inner served from 5:30PM nightly.. One of the areas best.

  • Akasha Organics. ain Steet Ketchum. ocated in the lower level of the Chapter One Book Store. 208) 726-4777. ll Day. Healthful menu, all homemade, organic produce, intimate restaurant.

    Drink

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    Sleep

  • Sun Valley Lodge. uilt in 1936, the historical Sun Valley Lodge's elegance lives on.. offers rooms featuring French country interiors and furnishings, marble appointed bathrooms and large-screen televisions, as well as the Lodge Dining Room, Gretchen's, the Duchin Lounge, Sun Valley Salon & Day Spa, massage center, sauna and heated swimming pool, workout facility, bowling alley, game room, room service,gift shop and Ice skating that runs all year long.

  • Best Western Tyrolean Lodge. 60 Cottonwood Street Ketchum. 00-333-7912/ 208-726-5336. $$. has Austrian-style guest rooms and overlooks Baldy Mountain.

  • Tamarack Lodge. orner of Sun Valley Road and Walnut Ave Ketchum. 208) 726-3344. ttp://www.tamaracksunvalley.com/. $. in the heart of Ketchum. Indoor pool, hot tub, etc.

    Contact

  • Java Coffee House. 91 4th St W Ketchum. 208) 726-2882. coffee, food, and '''free wireless Internet'''. Nice, casual, and friendly atmosphere. The back room looks like someones living room, sort of.

  • <listing name="The city of Ketchum" alt="" directions="" address="" phone="" email="" fax="" url="" hours="" price="">has free wireless Internet throughout the city.</listing>
  • Get out

  • North on HWY 93, will take you over Galena Summit and into the beautiful town of Stanley Idaho. From there, HWY 21 leads to Boise, or HWY 93 continues on to Challis and Salmon Idaho, then into Montana.
  • South on HWY 93 leads to the Sun Valley airport and Hailey Idaho, 11 miles from Sun Valley, then onwards to Twin Falls or Boise.