Sun Valley ski resort is located in Idaho, United States. It is the oldest ski resort in the US. Its highest elevated peak is 9,150ft offering skiers and snowboarders a 3,400ft of vertical drop. It is "The Sun Valley" because it's gets brilliant sunshine 80 percent of the ski season in an azure blue sky. After all, it was "winter sports under a summer sun" that put Sun Valley on the map nearly 75 years ago.
Sun Valley ski resort is a place of many variations, offering the perfect balance between being low-key and up-market. It has a European influence mixed in with the cowboy Wild West. It hosted many World Cup skiing events. The ski resort features in several Warren Miller films and has been playground to the famous and infamous Hollywood stars and author Earnest Hemingway.
Sun Valley ski resort offers 46mi of trails with 38% (16 mi) of the total terrain ideal for beginners, 43% (19 mi) for intermediate skiers and 19% (10 mi) for the more advanced and expert level skiers and snowboarders. This is all accessible with 19 ski lifts.
There are two distinct ski mountains. Bald Mountain and Dollar Mountain. Bald Mountain offers a mixed terrain. It features a modern lift infrastructure and a well-designed trail system. There are plenty of great wide cruisers that seem endless. There are also plenty of runs to entertain advanced skiers, including some backcountry territory on the back face of the mountain. The other skiing and snowboarding area is Dollar Mountain, a treeless beginners’ area that also has a tubing park.
The seasons in Sun Valley ski resort may change, but one thing never varies: the mountains come with a to-do list as tall as they are. Winter slopes and summer escapes, adrenaline junkies and solitude seekers, simple pleasures and luxurious indulgences.
Sun Valley ski resort is idyllic in the summer. It offers unheard-of low humidity, temperatures in the 80s, bountiful sunshine, and expansive campus that never seems crowded. Hiking trails are free, and range from the very easily walkable and well-marked bike trails to the meandering trails up Bald Mountain. Moreover, mountain biking is also available. The concierge desk can arrange for any number of outdoor adventures that are very family-friendly.