SVPN | March/April/May 2024

ALPINE RACING

Sun Valley’s Bond with Ski Racing

KETCHUM REMOTE COLLECTIVE A Business Force Shaping Community FINE ARTS BLAST OFF FOR SPRING

33 Pages of Artists and Exhibitions

COUNTDOWN by Matt Duffin at Gilman Contemporary

Soul in the Woods

Art:

Photo by Heidi Long Longviews Studio

Supporting Educational Success — Kindergarten to Career

At Far + Wise our core programming provides academic support and experiential education for students long-term and year-round. By removing financial barriers, we ensure all students can achieve their education, career, and life goals. And now, we are expanding our Trade and Vocational programming.

Introducing the Center for Career Exploration, a Far + Wise initiative

Supporting all Pathways to Success

The purpose of this initiative is to educate Blaine County students about local jobs and careers, provide exposure to those jobs through instruction and hands-on skill-building opportunities in camps and classes. Ultimately, our goal is to match talent with need through apprenticeships and job placement with local businesses.

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EDITOR’S WELCOME

SPRING ON THE MIND

The arrival of spring is a change of season that signals summer is on the way. I adore the change in seasons, especially the shoulder ones like spring, with some days a slush hike in the sun, others a chance at a powder morning, or days of overcast skies where I hunker down and get things done. Well, I try anyway. It’s never the same, and that keeps us going or, at the very least, always ready for something new.

Wrapping up the winter season, Sun Valley welcomes back the Toyota U.S. Alpine Championships presented by Stifel March 20-24. In honor of the elite and next-generation ski racers seeking a spot on the U.S. National Team, David Butterfield offers a history of alpine racing in Sun Valley that will get you excited for those who came before as well as for those to do their best in racing today.

On the cover, Countdown by Matt Duffin, currently on exhibition at Gilman Contemporary, is also featured in an article by Beth Rusch. Duffin’s show Retrospective represents highly detailed work that allows for great joy with the familiar subjects he chooses. SVPN Magazine also presents resident, established, and accomplished artist Judith Kindler as we celebrate fine art around town in article by Raine Kidder. Her most recent Gail Severn Gallery exhibition, based on a trip to Venice, is engaging, offering many stories woven into each piece.

SVPN connected with the Sun Valley Policy Forum and its upcoming speaker, Jonathon Turley, a constitutional legal scholar whose articles appear in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal. He also appears regularly as a legal expert on major television networks. Turley’s insight is fascinating, and he will be at The Argyros to share his thoughts.

And Martha Williams writes about the Ketchum Remote Collective, where entrepreneurs meet to work on their businesess but living in Sun Valley.

Also in this edition of SVPN Magazine, Aurora Wilkinson presents coverage of the documentary film The Last Ecstatic Days, a unique story and perspective on a young man with brain cancer. A presentation by Sun Valley Wellness, the film will screen at the Sun Valley Opera House with filmmaker Scott Kirschenbaum in attendance.

SVPN ’s Wellness section features energy medicine with Erica Linson and Dr. Molly Brown, who expound on injury and recovery methods. Rounding out Wellness, St. Luke’s offers one of the best deals for peace of mind in the Valley with the fantastic folks and abilities of Air St. Luke’s in our remote region.

In Stanley, Lori Williams takes some time with the Clegg family and shows how Redfish Lake has evolved with tradition and family at its core, thanks to their dedication. As a cherished summer ritual, the opening of Redfish Lake Lodge at the end of May is most anticipated as we wait for the spring melt to disappear.

In our Architecture Style section, MLD, previously Mountain Land Design, shares its new branding and newly opened showroom in Ketchum. Complementing MLD, this issue’s Style Dial has several suggestions for beautifying a home with rugs, chandeliers, and bedroom accents.

In this issue, enjoy our Sun Valley Restaurant Association Dining Guide for fine dining and pages of the Valley’s most sought-after real estate interests. Make the best of spring, and we will see you in June when an inspiring summer is set to unfold.

Happy spring,

Sabina Dana Plasse

MAGAZINE STAFF

SABINA DANA PLASSE

Editor

Writer, publicist, and avid traveler, Sabina Dana Plasse has spent over 20 years at the keyboard crafting stories as a contributing writer or editor. When not writing, she’s watching and reviewing movies, conjuring up ideas, or enjoying snowboarding, hiking, biking, and sunsets at the beach.

SUSAN KNIGHT

Graphic Designer

Susan Knight is an awardwinning art director and designer with a true passion for magazine design. From art directing and styling photo shoots to problem-solving layouts, her design abilities shine. In addition to her dayto-day work projects, she has taught art classes, designed studio spaces, and enjoys spending time with her family.

RANDI KARABIN Art Director

Randi Karabin is a tenured, award-winning creative director and designer. She specializes in creating and re-imagining publications, print collateral, branding packages, and more, all predominently within the luxury, travel, hospitality, and music industries. Randi’s extensive travels inspire her creativity and vision.

JAN SUPER CFO

Jan Super is an expert bookkeeper with more than 12 years of experience. She has provided full bookkeeping services for many clients in the Wood River Valley and has spent many years volunteering for the Hailey and Ketchum/Sun Valley Chambers of Commerce. Jan has lived in the Wood River Valley for more than 20 years and enjoys gardening, fishing, and many of the other outdoor activities the Valley provides.

JONATHON SMITH

Graphic Designer

Jonathon Smith (or Jonny Fuego, as he’s known to many) is a print media master with over 22 years of experience as an artist and art director working on regional, national, and international marketing campaigns and publications. His interest in the design and photography of the twowheeled culture of bicycles culminated in publishing his first book, Cruisers, in 2009.

YOUR PARTNER IN HEALTH

MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTORS

LORI WILLIAMS is a freelance writer, copy editor, former home educator, and fourthgeneration Idahoan who has lived in Ketchum since 1986. She is an Idaho Writers Guild award-winning poet and a self-published children’s book author. Besides writing, she loves climbing mountains, family road trips, green tea, and this incredible state.

HALSEY PIERCE is a photographer who has worked in LA and NYC but whose roots remain firmly planted in Idaho. Her work has been featured in many publications including The Hype Magazine Network and Town & Country.

Halsey is an animal lover and activist, adventure enthusiast, and wannabe farmer.

MARTHA WILLIAMS

is a freelance writer who has lived in the Wood River Valley since 2009. A native of Arkansas, she found her home in Idaho after moving out West to work for a summer in Stanley. She’s held positions around the Valley and currently can be found at The Community Library in Ketchum when she’s not reading or out on the trails.

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York City, BETH RUSH moved to the Valley in 2015. As a contributing writer, Beth focuses on fine arts.

AURORA WILKINSON

is a current student at Montana State University, receiving a degree in Creative Writing. As a Sun Valley native, she has used her love for the Mountain West to generate writing that expresses its nuanced beauty. After graduation, she plans on working in a creative field to help bring awareness to the importance of community living.

DAVID BUTTERFIELD is a filmmaker and writer who got his start with Warren Miller. Adventures in media production include films, TV series, documentaries, commercials, and print articles. He loves hiking, skiing, hunting, fly fishing, and sharing his interest in local history.

PAULETTE PHLIPOT

is an IACP award-winning professional photographer. Her fascination with food has provided endless opportunities for her photography to appear in cookbooks, magazines, and advertising campaigns worldwide. She is the cocreator and photographer of the coffee table cookbook

Ripe: A Fresh, Colorful Approach to Fruits and Vegetables. When not behind the camera, she is creating nourishing meals for her family.

RAINE KIDDER has spent the last 20 years exploring her love of the outdoors and art in the Wood River Valley, working in the local and regional art scenes for over ten years before becoming a freelance writer. She was drawn to writing while studying at the University of Montana, where she received degrees in art history and environmental science. Art, adventure, strong coffee, and Steve, the dog, get her up in the morning, as well as her continued quest of visiting every U.S. national park.

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COUNTDOWN

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PARTY ANIMAL VODKA LAUNCHES THE PARTY HAUS

Idaho potato vodka has a home of its own

When entrepreneurs Kate Cullen and Josh hanson created Party Animal Vodka in 2017, the idea was to offer a quality-crafted vodka from Russet potatoes grown in the great state of Idaho. An award-winning vodka, Party Animal is an outstanding product with a philanthropic mission to give back to animal foundations locally and globally and to many other humanitarian-based organizations. It’s made in small batches, and Party Animal’s fun-loving style and brand purpose have never wavered.

In 2024, Kate and Josh are parents to two young children, having logged a quarter million miles around the West their efforts to make Party Animal Vodka the go-to product in the Wood River Valley and beyond. Their sense of community that encompasses the brand continues to grow with new products and a new home in Hailey, Idaho—the Party Haus.

Offering Party Animal Vodka cocktails, beer, and wine, the Party Haus is open to the public for events and gatherings with the ability to host 70 people standing and a sitting capacity of 30, with the addition of an outdoor space to be explored in the coming months.

“Other than running a vodka business with two kids, we are producing our product in our facility along with having a cocktail taproom and event space,” says Kate. “We are planning on Sunday brunch and Bloody Mary Bar, which will feature Party Animal cocktails on site for the public to try in a local, affordable, family-friendly environment.”

Partnering with chefs and inviting food trucks is part of the Sunday brunch plan, as the Party Haus includes an operable commercial kitchen and the ability to serve wine, beer, and

new Party Animal Vodka cocktails. The Party Haus will also offer non-alcoholic beverages.

“The Party Haus will be open to any events looking for a space in downtown Hailey,” says Josh. “Weddings, birthdays, retirement parties, or any other occasions are welcome. We also can be flexible in assisting people in their party planning.”

Party Animal Vodka is available throughout the Wood River Valley and Stanley area, statewide in Idaho, Wyoming, and California, with plans to expand to neighboring states.

Party Haus

117 South River Street | Hailey info@partyanimalvodka.com partyanimalvodka.com

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

SUN VALLEY RESORT

sunvalley.com

MARCH 9

Dollar Holler

Competition categories will include 10 & under, 11-13, 14-17, and 18+. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each category (male and female). Slopestyle kicks off just following the Rail Jam awards, around 5pm, with a high-energy demo session from some of the Valley’s best tricksters (participation by invitation only).

2-2:45pm | Bib pick-up is on the mountain-side patio of Dollar. 3pm | Rail Jam kicks off. Local athletes ages 8+ are welcome to participate.

MARCH 16

Stand-Up Comedy Series at The Opera House

Tim Walkoe entertains with classic comedy.

7:30pm | Register online

MARCH 20-24

Toyota U.S. Alpine Championships presented by Stifel

Sun Valley Resort is proud to host the Toyota U.S. Alpine Championships presented by Stifel for a week of races beginning with the men’s and women’s super-G events on Wednesday and an awards ceremony to follow at the Greyhawk finish. Thursday marks the super-G championship races, followed by awards and the official opening ceremony in Ketchum Town Square from 4:30 to 7:30pm. Men’s and women’s giant slalom races will occur on Friday and Saturday. Sunday concludes the five days of racing with men’s and women’s slalom events. From Friday through Sunday, the Warm Springs Plaza will have a Vendor Village set up from 9am4pm, après ski music from 2-5pm, and athlete signings throughout the weekend.

MARCH 31

Dollar Closing & Pond Skim

Don’t miss the return of the “Cold Bowl Pond Skim” on Dollar’s final day, Sunday, March 31, kicking off at 10am. Participants will try to make it across the pond on their skis or snowboard – in full costume! The crazier, the better. Advanced registration is necessary, and spaces are limited. Prizes and giveaways will be awarded. An outdoor barbeque and a live D.J. will add to the tropical spring vibe!

9am-4pm

Dollar Mountain

APRIL 13

Baldy Bash

Celebrate Bald Mountain in full spring style! Throw on your retro gear and costumes and head to the base of Warm Springs for live music, an outdoor BBQ and bar, and some legendary spring skiing. 9am-5pm

GALENA LODGE

15187 State HWY 75 | Ketchum 208.726.4010 galenalodge.com

Open Daily | 9am-5pm

Lunch Served | 11am-3:30pm

MARCH 17

Galena Loppet

A fun perimeter ski tour where beer and doughnuts may be available at random. Costumes encouraged. 10am

MARCH 24 & 25

Full Moon Dinner

The talents of the staff at Galena Lodge truly come through for monthly Full Moon Dinners. Relax and enjoy an incredible four-course dinner at the historic Galena Lodge.

5:30-7:30pm | Reserve online

MARCH 27

BCRD

Ski Free Day

BCRD welcomes the community to enjoy free skiing and snowshoeing on all BCRD winter trails.

8am-4pm | FREE Wood River Valley

APRIL 7

Ride Stride Glide

Dust off your mountain bike, find your running shoes, and grab your skis! This fun, relay-style race is held on the Nordic trails. Closing Day of Galena Lodge until summer.

8:30am registration 9:30am start

SUN VALLEY CULINARY INSTITUTE

211 North Main Street | Ketchum 208.913.0494

sunvalleyculinary.org

ONGOING EVERY THURSDAY

Sun Valley Culinary Institute Tours

Tours open to the general public.

10am | FREE

MARCH 13-16

Sun Valley Food & Wine Celebration

A culinary food and wine festival to raise funds to educate students, create new career paths in the Wood River Valley, and support and sustain all the Valley’s culinary establishments, restaurants, and hospitality community with award-winning chefs, cooking classes, and après-ski tasting events including Britt’s Burger Bash at Apple’s Bar & Grill in Warm Springs.

Single tickets and VIP packages are available

MUSIC | DANCE | THEATER | IDEAS | EVENTS

The Argyros is proud to be celebrating five years of bringing preeminent artists, from all performing arts disciplines, to the Wood River Valley to inspire and enrich residents and visitors from around the world. Music and dance. Theater and film. Speakers and educational workshops. Proud presenter of performances from local partners to national and international guest artists.

The Argyros has something for everyone.

Argyros Performing Arts Center

120 Main St S, Ketchum, ID • 208.726.7872

For tickets and more details visit theargyros.org

JUNE 20-23

SAVE THE DATE

Sawtooth Valley Gathering

For four days in Stanley, Idaho, the gateway to the Sawtooth Mountains, the Sawtooth Valley Gathering presents an eclectic mix of live music, a plethora of camping options, local and regional vendors, workshops, and a like-minded crowd of music-loving folks. This year’s festival highlights include Railroad Earth, The California Honeydrops, the Kitchen Dwellers, and more. Single-day tickets and passes are available.

sawtoothvalleygathering.com

JUNE 22

The Welcome Party— A Summer Soiree

The Sun Valley Culinary Institute presents its annual summer with delicious culinary creations and entertainment to kick off the summer.

sunvalleyculinary.org

JUNE 26-28

43rd annual Sun Valley Wine Auction

Supporting the Sun Valley Museum of Art (SVMoA), the Sun Valley Wine Auction is the oldest charitable wine auction in the U.S., supporting the arts in the Wood River Valley with four days of gastronomical adventures, including vintner dinners featuring award-winning chefs and winemakers and more.

sunvalleywineauction.org

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JUNE 29 & 30

Ballet Sun Valley

The debut of The Joffrey Ballet led by The Mary B. Galvin Artistic Director Ashley Wheater MBE. The tour will feature a unique repertoire of dynamic programming, including Joffrey co-founder Gerald Arpino’s Round of Angels, Nicolas Blanc’s Under the Trees’ Voices, and Justin Peck’s The Times Are Racing. Two different programs—two spectacular nights of dance.

7:30pm | Tickets from $35 Sun Valley Pavilion balletsunvalley.org

JULY 5-15 BODYTRAFFIC

Bases in Los Angeles, BODYTRAFFIC returns for its second annual residency and performances.

July 5-15 | Wood River Valley Residency

July 13 & 14 | Performances at The Argyros bodytraffic.com

Joffrey Ballet artists Natali That and Jose Pablo Castro Cuevas in Suite Saint-Saëns

INTERNATIONAL ALPINE SKI R ACING RETURNS TO

SUN VALLEY

Creating a new turn on history

by David Butterfield

In 1937, when Sun Valley was a lodge in a cow pasture with the world’s first chairlift on a sage-covered hill, Averell Harriman envisioned his fledgling resort emulating European ski centers and their challenging races. With his nascent Sun Valley Ski Club, Harriman created the first Sun Valley International Open.

Lift-served runs on Dollar lacked the terrain for downhill racing, so a site was chosen in the Boulder range north of Ketchum. Competitors hiked on skis over 3,500 vertical feet, creating a loose course on their way. There was a start and a finish. Any tricky way through the woods was fair game. Hardy volunteers officiated and packed refreshments. Over 1,000 spectators witnessed racers completing runs of 5 to 20 minutes, and in a field of international stars, Dick Durrance was fastest. By winning the slalom the next day on Dollar, he took the combined and the first Harriman Cup.

Friedl Pfeifer racing slalom in 1941

The next year, women hiked and raced the same course as the men, and this instigated a major upgrade in competitor comforts. Gretchen Fraser remembers, “The race committee promised a ‘rustic powder room’ for the ladies. It turned out to be a pair of skis stuck in the snow with two Idaho potato sacks stretched across.”

The next two years the race was staged on the Warm Springs side of Baldy. A few control gates were added to limit creativity and chaos. Per a challenge by Harriman, anyone winning the combined three times would retire the big trophy and take it home. Dick Durrance did it by the 1940 race, and Harriman had to order a new Cup.

In 1941 courses were moved to the River Run side and followed the lift lines: Ridge, Rock Garden, Canyon, and River Run. The movie Sun Valley Serenade was released that fall and the resort’s reputation for romance and recreation soared. But after the ’42 competition, racing was interrupted by World War II.

The Harriman Cup resumed in 1947 on Warm Springs and Ruud Mountain. Notable competitors were Austrian/American Toni Matt, Gretchen Fraser, and French phenom Georgette Thioliere. In ‘48,

“The babble of half a dozen tongues, all discussing the same subject, forcefully brought to mind that with a common love such as skiing there inevitably exists good will on earth.”

—Gretchen Fraser, Gold Medalist at St. Moritz, 1948, the first post-war Olympics (1950 Sun Valley Ski Club Annual)

Jack Reddish won everything. Fraser was a forerunner, celebrating her medals from the St. Moritz Games. In ‘49 a rowdy course set by John Litchfield traversed from RidgeRock Garden to Olympic and thrilled spectators. French racers led by Henri Oreiller crowded the podiums.

Otto Lang raised the bar in 1950 by routing the men’s downhill to Exhibition, which he viewed as “…a supreme test of speed, stamina, and technical chicaneries.” The men faced a crushing compression where Exhibition met River Run and thousands of spectators gathered there for the inevitable carnage. The ‘50s were the heyday of Harriman Cup racing, featuring stellar Olympic medalists: Andrea Mead Lawrence, Stein Eriksen, Christian Pravda, Anderl Molterer, and Toni Sailer. Pravda won in ‘53, ‘56, and ‘59, and as Dick Durrance before him, retired the Cup. These were big community events. Even Ernest Hemingway hiked up Ruud to catch one of the slaloms.

In the early ‘60s, Americans Buddy Werner, Billy Kidd, Jimmy Heuga, and Barbara Ferries, sister of racer and valley resident Chuck Ferries, stormed the Harriman podiums. Saubert, Kidd, and Heuga also won medals at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics.

Averell Harriman became deeply involved in politics, and without his consent, Union Pacific sold Sun Valley to the Janss Corporation. In the 1965 race, Austrian superstar Karl Schranz dominated. Some felt he had an arrogant attitude as he insisted on a private limousine so his skis wouldn’t gather dust on the bus racks. Bill Janss accommodated him. Local construction maven and freestyle hero Charles McWilliams placed 24th in the downhill. If only he’d had the private limo.

In 1966, and again after the 1968 Grenoble Olympics, Sun Valley hosted the International Team Races. A grand ceremony welcomed competitors with local kids bearing flags and handing out swag. In the ‘68 downhill, Austrian Gerhart Nenning nipped triple gold medalist Jean Claude Killy by three-tenths. Slaloms were on Holiday, giant slaloms on Canyon. Killy and Canadian Nancy Greene took the podiums and were rumored to be an item off the hill. Karl Schranz wasn’t skiing his best, maybe because he stayed at the home of entertainer Ann Sothern and partied every night. The last time the great Exhibition downhill was ever run was in 1968.

In 1975 and 1977, World Cup races were staged on Greyhawk. Standouts were Ingemar Stenmark, Gustavo Thoeni, and the Mahre brothers. Among top women

“From what I’ve witnessed of the people here, the atmosphere is intense, and the participation will be immense. The other nations will feel it, from the athletes competing to their fans back home. Sun Valley offers so many things, but from its beginnings, it is a ski racing town. They will ensure it’s a great event and it will be a LOT of fun. The USSS couldn’t be more excited.”

—Kipp Nelson, Chairman, U.S. Ski and Snowboarding

Dick Buek racing for the Harriman Cup in 1951

“The Forest Service and Sun Valley have maintained a partnership since the 1930s when the first ski runs were cut on Bald Mountain. We have worked together through the years, bringing world-class events and infrastructure into the Wood River Valley. The Sawtooth National Forest and the BLM, Shoshone Field office are proud to partner with Sun Valley, providing incredible experiences to the public. The 2025 World Cup Final is another amazing opportunity to work together and bring people from throughout the world to our valley and experience our public lands.”

—Zach Poff, Sawtooth National Forest District Ranger

were Fabien Serrat, Kathy Kreiner, Hanni Wenzel, and with an on-paper combined second place, longtime SVSEF coach, Abbi Fisher.

Bob Beattie’s World Pro Skiing fielded international stars in head-to-head competitions with Spider Sabich, Killy, and many more. According to race official, Nappy Neaman, Sun Valley events were spectacular, and the après and late-night parties? “We crushed it.”

Meanwhile, Janss’s investments weren’t working out expeditiously, and with perfect timing, the Holding family purchased Sun Valley in 1977. Their focus was on infrastructure and the guest experience. A pause in international racing lasted nearly 30 years, but during that time, the Holdings spectacularly upgraded every aspect of the resort without sacrificing its history and charm.

In 2007, the Honda Ski Tour was created by local financial wizard, serial philanthropist, and now Chairman of U.S. Ski and Snowboarding, Kipp Nelson. It brought ski and board cross races, half-pipe contests, top-talent concerts, and epic parties to Western resorts. The Harriman Cup was dusted off, and skier Chris Del Bosco and snowboarder Nate Holland added their names.

Sun Valley was awarded the 2016 and 2017 Alpine Nationals featuring the best U.S. racers. With resort and community synergy, these competitions went well, and we were tapped again for the ‘23 Nationals and this spring’s event.

Recently, news broke that Sun Valley will host the 2025 World Cup Finals. We’ll welcome the best racers in the world including atheletes like Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt. All courses will be on Warm Springs. The

“Sun Valley Resort is rich in ski racing history, from the first Harriman Cup in 1937 to our first FIS World Cup in 1977, and we’re excited to keep the legacy of ski racing alive as we welcome back the Toyota U.S. Alpine Championships.”

—Pete Sonntag, Sun Valley Resort GM and VP

downhills will start on the top of International and lead to big air and high speeds on Greyhawk and Hemingway. The super-G and giant slalom will be Greyhawk courses well-established for Nationals, but there’s talk of holding the slalom on Race Arena.

It takes a community to stage world-class events. Resort staff and volunteers will step up to produce races, ceremonies, and entertainment. Local commerce will be energized. TV coverage will create fresh notoriety and lasting impressions. It’s been nearly 90 years since that first Sun Valley race, and we’re honoring tradition and carrying Averell Harriman’s grand vision into the future.

Sun Valley’s designation for hosting the World Cup Finals is pending official approval by the FIS (International Ski and Snowboard Federation) this spring. Barring unforeseen complications, the races will be staged March 16-24, 2025. Plans are underway, and the excitement is already building. 

2023 Toyota U.S. Alpine Championships

Left, Abbi Fisher and Christin Cooper at the World Cup in 1977

SUN VALLEY ALPINE SKIING OLYMPIANS

These skiers spent considerable time in Sun Valley training, racing, or working and making the Olympic team.

Dick Durrance

1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Clarita Heath

1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Gretchen Fraser

1948 St. Moritz

Jack Reddish

1948 St. Moritz, 1952 Oslo

Brynhild Grasmoen

1948 St. Moritz

Andrea Mead Lawrence

1948 St. Moritz

1952 Oslo

1956 Cortina

Betty Weir Bell

1952 Oslo

Janette Burr Johnson

1952 Oslo

Chuck Ferries

1960 Squaw Valley

1964 Innsbruck I

Susie Corrock

1972 Sapporo

Terry Palmer

1972 Sapporo

Tyler Palmer

1972 Sapporo

Abbi Fisher

1976 Innsbruck II

Susie Patterson

1976 Innsbruck II

Pete Patterson

1976 Innsbruck II

1980 Lake Placid II

Christin Cooper

1980 Lake Placid II

1984 Sarajevo

Maria Maricich

1984 Sarajevo

Reggie Crist

1992 Albertville

Megan Gerety

1994 Lillehammer

Picabo Street

1994 Lillehammer

1998 Nagano

2002 Salt Lake City

Jonna Mendes

1998 Nagano

Dane Spencer

2002 Salt Lake City

Will Brandenburg

2010 Vancouver

Hailey Duke

2010 Vancouver

1994 downhill Olympic Silver Medalist Picabo Street and 1998 Olympic Gold Medalist

Jack Reddish racing for the Harriman Cup in 1951

PUT TING DOWN ROOTS

Ketchum Remote Collective connects workers and community

by Martha Williams

Remote workers have long shaped the Wood River Valley’s workforce. For decades, locals have worked in the finance, tech, health, and education sectors from afar. During the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, this small population boomed, with many seeking to continue work they loved in a place they loved even more.

Natalie Gilbert has had connections to Sun Valley her entire life. She has family in the area and came for the holidays each year, and she always knew it was a magical place. After graduating college, Gilbert moved to Ketchum and found herself working four jobs to make ends meet. She’d constantly ask people she met on the chairlift and elsewhere: How are you making it work?

Eventually, she moved to Seattle to pursue a career in broadcast video technology. Her job at AWS Elemental went fully remote in 2020, and Gilbert jumped at the opportunity to move back to Sun Valley. She has since moved over to working for Paramount Global’s video technology group.

“I loved working remotely here in a career that I was passionate about,” she says. “And it allowed me to support myself and to continue doing the things I loved.”

But Gilbert missed the camaraderie of co-working. “It was very isolating. I wasn’t able to get involved with the community as much as I’d hoped to, which was one of the reasons I moved back.”

From left: Conner Madigan, Natalie Gilbert, Nicole Wood, Spencer Paisley, and Catie Schmidt, during a Workspace Friday gathering at The Community Library.

“A bridge has been built between the longtime remote workers and the newer generation of remote workers. Everyone is equally valued and should feel welcome.”

—Natalie Gilbert

She knew there had to be others feeling the same way, so in 2023, she started asking around and one day set up a website for the Ketchum Remote Collective (KRC). The response was overwhelming and differed from what Gilbert had expected. Dozens of remote workers spanning generations and industries immediately signed up.

Now, with more than 60 members, the KRC is made up of full-time workers, freelancers, and entrepreneurs working across the software, marketing, renewable energy, and other sectors. There are also psychologists, authors, and folks working from the coordinator level to the executive level.

“Remote work can mean so many things, and we want the KRC to encompass it all,” says Gilbert. “A bridge has been built between the longtime remote workers and the newer generation of remote workers. Everyone is equally valued and should feel welcome. We’re all here for the same reason: the lifestyle, the community. And we all experience the same unique challenges of remote work regardless of where we are or what we do.”

Nick Hegyesi, an entrepreneur developing a consultancy to support start-ups, joined the KRC as soon as he heard about the group. Originally from the Midwest, he’d been traveling through mountain towns for the last few years and came to Ketchum for what he thought was a short visit.

He and his partner, another remote worker in the healthcare industry, moved to the area sight unseen, were impressed by

the community, and decided to stay. They were always looking for ways to interact and leave an impact, even if that wasn’t through labor.

“It was perfect. I was interested in a social nexus where you could engage with people, give back to the town, and just find a place to just be,” he says.

As of now, the KRC gathers online and in person at The Community Library in Ketchum for “Workspace Fridays.” “We’re still gathering input and ideas,” says Gilbert, “but we have big plans for 2024.”

Among these plans are finding ways for members to share their skills by volunteering in the community. From expertise in artificial intelligence to branding, streaming, and more, the workers of KRC are eager to offer their skills

Now, with more than 60 members, the KRC is made up of full-time workers, freelancers, and entrepreneurs working across the software, marketing, renewable energy, and other sectors.

to meet community needs. The KRC also hopes to plan social and educational events, develop a mentorship program, and get involved in local career fairs. The big dream: become a 501(c)(3) non-profit and ultimately have their own co-working space.

“The way people work is changing,” says Gilbert. “The reason why people are here is not. And hopefully, what this collective does is help plant those roots a little more, allowing for people to continue to stay and work and grow here.”

She adds, “We’ll see what people want to make it,” she says of where the KRC will go. “The idea is to build for workers who are here, to be responsive to this community and connect us with the rest of the valley.” 

Learn more at ketchumremote.com

LIVING IN AN AGE OF R AGE

Professor Jonathan Turley on constitutional law

by Sabina Dana Plasse

In our present day, the understanding and deconstruction of the Constitution of the United States, the supreme law of our nation, is a playing field of interpretations and battles, especially as the modern world evolves in its existence. Diving deeply into areas of the law, including those outside of his teaching and practice, the notable constitutional legal scholar Professor Jonathan Turley has spent three decades analyzing and understanding constitutional law.

With an impressive dossier of regular appearances as an onair legal analyst and expert on several network news outlets, including NBC, CBS, BBC, and FOX, Turley continues to be a consistent and welcome guest on Sunday talk shows such as Meet the Press, ABC This Week, Face the Nation, and Fox Sunday. In addition, Turley has written countless published articles on legal and policy issues, which appear regularly in The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal. As a faculty staff member and law professor at George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C., Turley teaches constitutional law, constitutional criminal law, environmental law, litigation, and torts.

“There is a cathartic aspect to being able to speak about what you believe are legal parameters and dealing with our national problems.”

—Jonathan Turley

“Reason is a stranger in the age of rage. It’s not always a comfortable position to occupy.”

—Jonathan Turley

“Working as a legal analyst requires you to be a jack of all trades,” says Turley. “One has to be very careful. However, being an academic adds to making sure things are correct. I try very hard to present what I believe is the current law.”

Asked to deconstruct newsworthy cases and analyze them according to the U.S. Constitution in their process of going to court or being decided in court can be perilous, describes Turley. “It can be stressful but keeps the work interesting, especially after 30 years of covering most areas of the law a few times. It’s rare to have a truly novel question in this arena.”

He adds, “Reason is a stranger in an age of rage. It’s not always a comfortable position to occupy. People feel very passionately about problems in our country. In a Manzonian line of constitutional system, it often matters as much how you do something as what you do. The road to authoritarianism is paved with good intentions. Every step, people justify extraconstitutional acts—good motivations and intent.”

In Turley’s new book, The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in the Age of Rage, he tackles the subject of free speech, expounding ideas that were, in the past, taught in high school through college but reveals that many of his students are encountering them for the very first time in law school.

“The greatest threat to liberty is often men of well-meaning,” cites Turley of Justice Brandeis. “And that some of our most serious problems have been self-inflicted and perhaps changing standards has introduced a dysfunctional process. I try to be an optimist about the future because historically, there has always been room for optimism.”

Working in this environment is not easy, comments Turley. “You have to work hard not to allow radical voices to change how you view the world. Most people are reasonable. It’s easy to become bitter and negative with unrelenting campaign attacks, including lawyers trained in understanding the law. Even they succumb to this type of intolerance.”

Turley adds, “Being a law professor and commentator is a huge privilege. I never forget this. Being able to speak to people about national importance is an incredible privilege.

It comes at a cost but is rewarding, even when you anger your friends. There is a cathartic aspect to being able to speak about what you believe are legal parameters and dealing with our national problems. We have been resilient about repairing the damage we have done to ourselves. Still, I am worried about this particular age of rage because this is the most dangerous anti-free speech period I have ever seen in this country’s history.”

Turley has served as counsel in some of our nation’s most notable legal cases in the last two decades, representing whistleblowers, military personnel, judges, and members of Congress. His award-winning blog was ranked in the top 20 constitutional law blogs and has been regularly ranked by the ABA Journal as one of the top 100 blogs in the world.

The Sun Valley Policy Forum will present Jonathan Turley as he speaks on “Constitutional Powers, Federalism, and Protecting Our Freedoms,” March 26, at 6pm at The Argyros. With the purchase of any level ticket for the Jonathan Turley event, patrons are invited to attend Town Hall 208 with Mike Davis, founder and president of Article III Project, who will present “Defending Constitutionalist Judges and the Rule of Law” at 10am the morning of March 26, at Whiskey’s on Main. Coffee and croissants will be served.

The Sun Valley Policy Forum Speaker Series brings the best of today’s eminent leaders and nationally recognized luminaries to Sun Valley, Idaho. This series is specially curated to provide attendees with information to educate and grow citizen awareness of our nation’s current and vital issues.  svpolicyforum.org

MARCH 26

Sun Valley Policy Forum

Featured Speaker

Jonathan Turley

5pm | doors open 6pm | presentation

$120 general admission

$300 reserved seating

$2,500 includes the event VIP lounge and private dinner with Professor Turley on March 25

Argyros Performing Arts Center 120 Main Street | Ketchum 208.726.7872 theargyros.org

EMBODIED, EMPOWERED, EC STATIC

Sun Valley Wellness presents The Last Ecstatic Days

by Aurora Wilkinson

In 1997, a community-led initiative sought to fill the lull of the spring season, leading to the creation of the Sun Valley Wellness Festival. Cheryl Welch Thomas, owner of the local, Chapter One Bookstore, and Carol Waller collaborated with community members to bring this vision to life. Since then, the Sun Valley Wellness Festival has evolved into one of the world’s most enduring wellness events. Operating as a nonprofit, the institute provides a platform addressing the holistic well-being of the mind, body, spirit, and environment. Throughout its history, the festival has attracted esteemed speakers and thought-leaders. As the Sun Valley Wellness Festival evolves, it signifies itself as an integral part of the Wood River Valley community.

“The film is a kaleidoscopic documentary that invites viewers to experience one man’s death journey through his layers of consciousness.”

— Scott Kirschenbaum

Catering to individuals of diverse ages and backgrounds, from wellness enthusiasts to advocates for positive change, Sun Valley Wellness remains committed to expanding sciencebacked mental and physical health knowledge. Emphasizing sessions and workshops that celebrate the human spirit while promoting environmental consciousness, the organization embodies a comprehensive approach to wellness.

After commemorating 25 years of success and experiencing the loss of co-founder Cheryl Welch Thomas, the board of directors has decided to restructure its involvement with the community. While the annual festival will not return, the public can anticipate community-supported events throughout 2024.

“Following our 25th anniversary, we decided to take some time to ensure the core of our mission was still being served best,” says Holly Mora, a Sun Valley Wellness board member and Cheryl’s daughter. “We felt a need to shift Sun Valley Wellness from a local tourist event to a place of communitybased wellness programming.”

This spring, Sun Valley Wellness, alongside supporter Bex Wilkinson, is curating this year’s event list. They are excited to have filmmaker Scott Kirschenbaum joining them. Kirschenbaum has been making important documentaries since the early 2000s. One of his films, You’re Looking at Me Like I Live Here, And I Don’t, discusses Alzheimer’s and is shown on PBS. Another, A Soapbox in Haiti , was on ABC World News and is used in Haitian studies programs. His film about childbirth, These Are My Hours, is popular in birth courses worldwide. Kirschenbaum tells powerful stories, and his involvement in this year’s event will surely bring valuable insights and inspiration.

Sun Valley Wellness is thrilled to present Kirschenbaum’s latest masterpiece, The Last Ecstatic Days, which beautifully portrays the inspiring journey of Ethan Sisser. Through this film, audiences meet Ethan, a gentle soul confronting terminal brain cancer.

What truly distinguishes Ethan is his courage in openly sharing his journey on social media and his remarkable ability to surrender and accept during his final days.

Director Kirschenbaum reflects on the profound lessons he learned from Ethan. He says, “Though Ethan was ultimately paralyzed on his deathbed, he remained embodied, empowered, and ecstatic until his final breath. Ethan demonstrated a new way of being in the world—far more loving and heart-forward.”

Throughout Ethan’s battle with cancer, Kirschenbaum sensitively captures the outpouring of support from thousands of followers. With the aid of his family, friends, and dedicated “death doula,” Aditi Sethi M.D., Ethan was able to leave a legacy of compassion, love, and resilience. During their time together, Kirschenbaum marvels at Ethan’s remarkable capacity to find gratitude amidst adversity and uncertainty. In sharing Ethan’s story, he and Kirschenbaum challenge societal taboos surrounding death and promote a message of normalcy and compassion in the face of life’s most difficult moments.

“We felt a need to shift Sun Valley Wellness from a local tourist event to a place of communitybased wellness programming.”

— Holly Mora

Before its showing in Sun Valley, The Last Ecstatic Days was shown nationwide. The film recently premiered at the Santa Fe International Film Festival to soldout audiences and rave reviews. Critics and audiences alike have hailed the film’s in-depth storytelling, with The Boston Globe calling it a “…courageous end-of-life chronicle, which overflows with compassion and shows us how to live mindfully while embracing curiosity about what lies beyond.”

“The film is a kaleidoscopic documentary that invites viewers to experience one man’s death journey through his layers of consciousness…” says Kirschenbaum. “By interweaving 18 months of viral social media posts and podcast interviews with the more cinéma vérité filmmaking from the last two weeks of Ethan’s life, I hope that audiences can immerse themselves in and bear witness to the raw, unvarnished, and noble journey of meeting your death with meaning and a sense of self-love.”

The movie will be screened on Saturday, June 1, at the Sun Valley Opera House. Following the film, viewers are encouraged to stay for a panel discussion on the movie’s theme, “conscious dying,” with esteemed community members. Tickets will be sold online and in person at the Sun Valley Wellness headquarters at Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum. 

If you are interested in supporting Sun Valley Wellness, please visit sunvalleywellness.org for information on programming, volunteer opportunities, and donations. To support The Last Ecstatic Days and lead impact partners, visit ccld.community (Center for Conscious Living and Dying) and thelastecstaticdaysmovie.com.

Opposite clockwise: Ethan Sisser and Amma, Ethan Sisser and Aditi Sethi, M.D., and Ethan Sisser

LAZY TRIPLE CREEK RANCH

A Teton Valley sporting adventure

by Roger Sanger

The western continental divide states of Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana are noted for their beauty and recreational attraction. Sun Valley, Grand Targhee, Jackson Hole, and Big Sky are world-famous for recreation, especially skiing, fishing, hunting, hiking, and biking.

Ernest Hemingway lived in all three states but was drawn out of Montana and Wyoming in 1939 by Averell Harriman and the Union Pacific Railroad Company. It is thought that Hemingway drove through the Teton Valley area of eastern Idaho on his way to the Sun Valley Lodge to write and promote, along with other famous stars, the Sun Valley experience. Rumor further speculates that he was enthralled by the beauty and isolation of the Teton Valley, which is just over the pass from Jackson Hole. But, Hemingway came to love Sun Valley and its citizens so much that it became one of his three residences including Key West and Cuba. His sporting exploits here became the centerpiece of many of his novels.

Teton Valley has a magnificent view of the Grand Tetons. Most photos of these famous peaks were probably taken from the Teton Valley side of eastern Idaho. Here, the many rolling hills, streams, and creeks are reminiscent of the topography found in Scotland, Wales, and England, famous for the British sports of Edwardian-driven bird shooting, stag hunting, and trout and salmon angling.

Lazy Triple Creek Ranch is located in Idaho’s Teton Valley

Now, what if you could experience the same beauty and recreation that you can find in the British Isles but without the expenses, annoyance of travel, and loss of recreational time? What if that were in the world-famous Teton Valley? What if you could experience world-class clay shooting, guided-driven bird shooting, guided elk hunting, and guided fly fishing for trout with accommodations at a ranch estate with first-class lodging, cuisine, and staff in the Teton Valley?

Well, this author has found it at Lazy Triple Creek Ranch (LTCR)! I have hunted and fished in the British Isles. LTCR is better than anything else that is advertised in the U.S. as comparable to the British Isles for beauty and recreation.

Lazy Triple Creek Ranch, in the Big Hole Mountains of the Teton Valley, has been the favored destination of many outdoor sports enthusiasts wishing to enjoy hunting, shooting, and fishing in easy proximity to their residences in Sun Valley. What started out as a cattle ranch generations ago in the Teton Valley has been developed into a recreational paradise with a beautiful and modern western-style lodge with nine en-suite bedrooms and eleven bathrooms befitting the culture, tradition, and elegance of Western hospitality.

Couple this with elegant cuisine and drink, knowledgeable and helpful staff, and guides.

The ranch provides sporting clay shooting for all levels and abilities of shooters from beginner to expert. Clay shooting includes simulated bird shooting mimicking driven birds from hills, incoming grouse butt shooting, as well as trap, skeet, five- stand, and a 14-station clays walking course described as one of the most diverse and fun courses in the world. There is a rifle and pistol shooting range as well. All of this in terrain and beauty reminiscent of the Scottish Highlands.

Beginning in late August, the focus at LTCR shifts to upland bird hunting with European-style driven shoots as well as walk-up hunting with guides and dogs. The ranch also specializes for one week in October for trophy elk hunting. In winter, LTCR ranch can be a snowmobile paradise.

For the “Cast and Blast” enthusiast, the ranch is in the middle of the iconic trout rivers of eastern Idaho—Henry’s Fork, South Fork, Madison, and Teton—all within 45

Lazy Triple Creek Ranch, in the Big Hole Mountains of the Teton Valley, has been the favored destination of many outdoor sports enthusiasts wishing to enjoy hunting, shooting, and fishing in easy proximity to their residences in Sun Valley.

minutes of the lodge. A little over an hour away, the mountain biker, hiker, photographer, and wildlife viewer can enjoy the Jackson Hole area with its picturized peaks and mountain lakes. The same for access to Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. And, of course, for the addictive shopper and cuisine lover Jackson Hole is also a mecca for art galleries, shopping, and famous restaurants and historical bars.

All of this is within an easy drive from Sun Valley. In your dreams, one would expect Ernest Hemingway to be sitting on the deck at LTCR lodge, smoking his signature Arturo Fuente cigar and drinking his favorite daiquiri.

Check out Lazy Triple Creek Ranch and all of its exciting activities for your next adventures in the Teton Valley and the surrounding areas. 

Lazy Triple Creek Ranch

4200 Canyon Creek Road | Newdale, Idaho 917.821.7210

lazytriplecreek.com

Lazy Triple Creek Ranch has majestic views of Idaho’s Big Hole Mountains

REDFISH L AKE LODGE

A mix of mountain magic

“Limbert was the standard, a true pioneer and renaissance man. He exuded energy and accomplished so much for Idaho tourism. We wanted to award him a more prominent feature here.”

—Austin Clegg

by Lori Williams

Redfish Lake Lodge swells with history’s echo and our collective memories, and each visit to this beautiful high alpine haven is a straddle of the past and present. The iconic rustic lodge and cabins have maintained their lakeside charm and nostalgia for over a century through generations of families and visitors.

Redfish Lake began drawing visitors when a wagon road was built over Galena Summit in the early 1880s, which was improved upon in the early 1900s—word spread of its natural beauty and the teeming red sockeye. Redfish Lake was no longer a hidden gem. A man named Dick Horstmann received permits to build the Lake Hotel and a small boat rental business, thereby establishing the Redfish Lake Marina. But when he died in 1928, it was Robert Limbert, with whom Horstmann had been working on plans for a lodge, who received control of the concession as part of their business dealings. This adventurer, naturalist, entrepreneur, and more created what is our beloved Redfish Lake Lodge, opened in 1929, beginning with a gas station, eight canvas tent cabins, a dining room, a kitchen, second-floor lodging rooms, a small dock, and two motorboats.

In 1958, the Forest Service began an era of significant development near the lake, beginning with campgrounds along the shoreline, a boat launch, and Visitor’s Center, which first opened in 1962. What Limbert had in mind for this recreational outpost resounds today, “for the person who wants to turn his back on the grinding roar of the civilized world and seek the quiet and peace of this primitive, untouched, mountain country,” he wrote in a 1932 promotional brochure.

The Forest Service-leased property has had numerous owners over its century-old history who have improved upon Limbert’s original work. Since 1999, the current owners are Jerome, Idaho, natives Arlen and Derrel Crouch, whose family history here dates back to when Arlen visited as a child. Jeff and Audra Clegg, son-in-law and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Crouch, manage the day-to-day operations of Redfish Lake Lodge. Every year, the family directs resources towards improvements to preserve this iconic oasis.

The Redfish Lake Lodge shoreline

“When there is something in your nature that makes you sit and dream, of the wind and the pine trees and the murmuring of the stream;

When that something keeps a’ calling till you feel you want to go,

Start your journey, travel westward, to the land called Idaho.”

—Robert Limbert

On the property, there are 21 historic and modern cabins, 11 motel/suite-style units, and eight lodge rooms. The quaint General Store next to the lodge offers souvenirs, gifts, basic groceries, and camping and fishing supplies. The Redfish Marina sits directly in front of the Lodge, providing boat rentals and a hiking shuttle into the beautiful Sawtooth Wilderness Area.

Austin Clegg, the grandson of Arlen and Derrel Crouch, is the Marketing Coordinator and Director of Employee & Guest Relations. Naturally, he grew up along the shores of Redfish Lake. “It’s such a special place and an honor for our family to be its stewards,” says Clegg. “It’s emotional, it’s spiritual, it’s family.”

About six years ago, the family named the Lodge restaurant Limbert’s for the sole purpose of emphasizing the story of founder Robert Limbert. “Amongst all the summer energy

and the upgrades, we felt called to go back and talk a little bit more about our history because it’s such an important and fascinating part of Redfish,” explains Clegg. “Limbert was the standard, a true pioneer and renaissance man. He exuded energy and accomplished so much for Idaho tourism. We wanted to award him a more prominent feature here.”

In 2017, the Crouch family purchased the first of three properties in Stanley for additional guest lodging, which includes the Redfish Riverside Inn, Triangle C Cabins, and the Stanley High Country Inn. “We can’t really add—nor would we want to—any additional cabins or facilities at Redfish, but the demand was certainly there,” says Clegg. “It’s been awesome to have these. Each of the properties has its own little character, personality, and history.”

The Sawtooth National Recreation Area has been working on improvements to the Redfish Lake Recreation Complex, including Forest Road #214, the paved shoreline trail, the North Shore Picnic Area, and the Visitor Center parking lot. Forest Road #214 and access to Glacier View Campground is currently planned to reopen May 19, 2024. The North Shore Picnic Area, Visitor Center, paved shoreline trail, and vehicle access to Redfish Cabin will reopen by June 26, 2024.

“The resort looks for another memorable year at the lake, beginning with the Memorial Day Fun Run and a weekly lineup of live music,” says Clegg. Opening day this year is May 22, a few days before the holiday weekend and a great time for Wood River Valley locals to christen a summer of fun before the peak crowds. Come for the beach, sapphire ripples under a radiant blue sky, ice cream, and that oftreferred mountain magic. Come collect some memories.  redfishlake.com

Arlen and Derrel Crouch, owners

STANLEY EVENT SCHEDULE

REDFISH LAKE LODGE

MAY 25

Redfish Lake Lodge Run

Half Marathon, 10K, and 5K

Redfish Lake Lodge redfishlake.com

MOUNTAIN VILLAGE RESORT

VELVET FALLS DANCE HALL 220 Eva Falls Avenue | Stanley mountainvillage.com

Tuesday Trivia Night

8pm

UNTIL SUMMER

Thursday Movie Nights

6pm kid-friendly 8pm adult movie

MARCH 17

St. Patrick’s Day Party

Beer, whiskey, food, fun, games, photo booth

7pm

MAY 17-19

11th Annual REDSIDE FOUNDATION RENDEZVOUS

Workshops, speakers, meals, music, and more. Free health fair services for all attending guides. Ticketed event. Hosted by Mountain Village Resort

redsidefoundation.org/rendezvous

MAY 24-25

Memorial Day Weekend

Live music TBD

River Park Golf Course

Own a unique property situated at the gateway to Idaho’s wild and scenic backcountry. This is a beautiful, well- maintained nine-hole golf course and 27-spot RV campground with frontage on the Big Lost River. Experience golfing and trophy fly fishing on-site. The RV park is fully rented with a waiting list, the golf course holds tournaments and events, and a liquor license is available. Easy to access with a public airstrip less than a mile away.

sunvalleysir.com

HOLLY KNOELLER ASSOCIATE BROKER

208.283.2944

holly.knoeller@sunvalleysir.com abode-idaho.com

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your property will receive global exposure, reaching a qualified audience spanning over 10,000 websites, including renowned platforms like The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate. My dedication to your real estate needs is unwavering, and I bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, and an unyielding commitment to excellence. Count on me to navigate the dynamic real estate landscape, where I eagerly await the opportunity to understand your distinct desires and requirements. Rest assured, I stand as your steadfast advocate, committed to ensuring your investment reaches its fullest potential. I look forward to the possibilty of working with you.

CIRCLE S WEST RANCH

Circle S West Ranch is a premier sporting property offering diverse hunting and fishing opportunities with 1,115± deeded acres, over 2.5 miles of Deep Creek, irrigation rights, spring-fed ponds, and a full set of residential and ranch improvements. Hunting opportunities include abundant ducks, geese, pheasant, dove and quail and a healthy population of mule deer. The creek and ponds support wild rainbow trout, bass and panfish. The ranch is located near the Snake River Canyon between Buhl and Hagerman 90 miles south of Ketchum. Offered with furnishings and ranch equipment. Active farming and cattle operation utilizing 200± acres of irrigated cropland and pasture. Improvements complement the ranch and include a 2,900± sq. ft. owners’ lodge, two duplex guest cabins, a manager’s residence, a ranch office, and vehicle/equipment storage buildings. No conservation easement.

$15,000,000

Aaron

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208-622-4133

2nd Ave. N., Ketchum, ID 83340 hallhall.com

Your Mountain Home Awaits

Timeless, contemporary townhomes in the heart of Elkhorn.

Clean lines, open floor plans, and the warmth of timber and stone blend together to deliver the essence of elevated mountain living

RESERVE YOURS TODAY.

42 PREMIER TOWNHOMES WITH FLOOR PLAN OPTIONS RANGING FROM

1,669 to 3,482 sqft

2 to 5 Bedrooms

2 to 4.5 Bathrooms

1 or 2 Attached Private Garages

First Phase Delivering Summer 2024

NEW CONSTRUCTION IN WEST KETCHUM 4TH AVENUE RESIDENCES

New Luxury Home in West Ketchum

4 BD, 3.5 BA, 2957 SF MLS #22-330211 | $5,495,000

Stacey Rutherford 208.450.9131

Malea Southward 208.721.1381

staceyandmalea@sunvalleybh.com sunvalleybh.com

THE MURPHY BLAKE GROUP

Luxury Townhome Just Two Blocks from Warm Springs Base

Absolutely stunning townhome in the coveted Warm Springs area close to the ski mountain. Remodeled down to the studs in 2016 with top of the line finishes and appliances. Move in ready with brand new designer furnishings. Media room, Chefs kitchen, office, oversized 2 car garage, hot tub. Great outdoor spaces with new mature trees and landscaping for privacy. 4 en suite BD, 4 +2 BA, 3653 SF

Offered at $3,995,000 MLS #24-331465

Mike Murphy | 208.720.3323 mike@mbgsunvalley.com

Jessica Bower Blake | 208.720.7566 jessica@mbgsunvalley.com mbgsunvalley.com

In-Town Treehouse Penthouse: Wake Up to These Views of Baldy Perched high above Ketchum, this dazzling townhome on Latigo Lane underwent a total remodel in the last year. One step into the entryway and you will agree that the attention to lodge-style details is nothing short of perfect. The living area, kitchen, and primary bedroom all offer unsurpassed views of Bald Mountain, and the tandem garage offers plenty of storage space.

3 BD, 2.5 BA, 2836 SF

Offered at $4,695,000

Mike Murphy | 208.720.3323

mike@mbgsunvalley.com

Jessica Bower Blake | 208.720.7566

jessica@mbgsunvalley.com

mbgsunvalley.com

Fifth & Main.

• Condominium 201: 3+ BD, 3.5 BA, 2816 SF

Four new luxury condominiums in the heart of downtown Ketchum, each celebrating and drawing their inspiration from our iconic mountain town.

Developed by award-winning Wilson Construction, these units combine timeless architecture with modern enhancements and unsurpassed attention to detail.

johnalanpartners@gmail.com

johnsofro.bhhssunvalley.com

$6,250,000

• Condominium 202: 3+ BD, 3.5 BA, 2974 SF

$5,950,000

• Penthouse 301: 4+ BD, 4.5 BA, 3417 SF

Rooftop decks | $7,250,000

• Penthouse 302: 4+ BD, 4.5 BA, 3250+ SF

Rooftop decks | $7,150,000

• All units include private 2-car garages

COPPER RANCH PHASE VI HAILEY, ID DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

Copper Ranch VI is the last phase of the Copper Ranch Condominium project located on Woodside Boulevard and contiguous to the Gravity Fitness and Tennis Club . The existing project consists of 97 fully-built condominiums in Five-Plex and Tri-Plex configurations. Phase VI is fully entitled and permit ready for someone looking to build a project in Hailey.

Phase VI consists of( 5 ) Five-Plexes and (2) Tri-Plexes for a total of 31 units. A developer now has the option of purchasing this construction ready project in bulk or as individual buildings.

FIVE PLEXES priced at $675,000 each / TRI-PLEXES priced at $395,000 each

Each building includes full architectural plans from Pivot North one of Boise’s leading architectural firms, all utilities stubbed to the property, sidewalk, curb and gutter as well as an enclosed Public Transportation hub.

LUXURY ON TRAIL CREEK

One of Ketchum’s Premier Locations

This luxury unit lives large! Private in-town location, with picturesque Trail Creek and Baldy views. Minutes to shops, theater, bars and restaurants. Open floor plan with fireplace, hardwood floors, modern kitchen, quartz countertops. Has a 268 SF garage plus 193 SF of storage. 3 BD, 3 BA, 2151 SF. Offered at $2,595,000. MLS #24-331478

Charming, Elegant and Cozy

A timeless, contemporary home creatively designed by award-winning architect Jeff Williams. This home maximizes light, comfort and convenience, with gorgeous finishes throughout and views of Baldy. Close to Ketchum and Sun Valley resort amenities. 3 BD, 2.5 BA, 3253 SF, .63 Acre. Reduced to $3,395,000. No HOA dues. MLS #23-331326

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John Sofro | 208.720.5776

Sue Engelmann | 208.720.0680

Pam Rheinschild | 208.720.5577

• The Davies Reid Building in downtown Ketchum

• Mixed-use building with multiple levels

• Exclusive penthouse with Baldy Views

• 1 BD apartment, elevated courtyard, plunge pool

• Over 8000 SF of commercial space

• 3 garage bays and 4 covered carport spaces

• Offered at $9,995,000

AT THE TOP OF THE VALLEY

This classic western farmhouse blends design and detail in a cozy, intimate home where every room is designed with purpose. Vintage fixtures and specialty stone can be found throughout. This parcel borders USFS property with trail access right outside the back door. Room for horses as well. Hall Brown Builders. 5 BD, 5.5 BA, 5295 SF, 3.88 Acres | Offered at $10,500,000

TIMELESS

This newly-built home was designed by the Jarvis Group and built by Conrad Brothers. The mountain modern gem is oriented to maximize the surrounding views and sun. Set on 2.67 acres and loaded with thoughtful touches inside and out, this home combines tradition and contemporary like few others. 3 BD, 4 BA, 3132 SF, 2.67 Acres | Offered at $6,500,000

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Mixed Use Investment - 121 Honeysuckle Street, Bellevue

Investment-grade multi-tenant light industrial warehouse/office/multifamily property. This mixed-use property is wellsuited for an investment buyer, at an excellent 6% CAP Rate, or a light industrial user with a desire for rental income. The property was completely renovated in 2022 to include a shop/warehouse and separate office on the ground floor, plus two newly completed 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom apartments on 2nd floor. Fire sprinklers have also been added throughout. The current owner will vacate the 1st floor shop or lease-back from a new owner, while the office and two residential units are fully NNN leased. There are conceptual plans for an approx. 1,161 square foot light industrial addition. Please call for more information and full offering package!

Paul Kenny

Associate Broker | CCIM

208.726.1918 ext. 1

paul@kenny-bogue.com

Matt Bogue

Designated Broker | CCIM

208.726.1918 ext. 2

matt@kenny-bogue.com

Matt Gelso

Associate Broker | CCIM

208.726.1918 ext. 3

mgelso@kenny-bogue.com

www.kenny-bogue.com

SUN VALLEY CLASSIC WITH A MODERN TWIST

Stunning elevated views are captured from this timeless residence in Sun Valley Fairways, close to Sun Valley Village, Community School, and resort amenities. A blend of Craftsman and Modernist design elements form this masterpiece of architecture, incorporating the warmth of natural wood and stone with the progressive edge of architectural steel. Four granite fireplaces create a cozy atmosphere in sitting areas enjoyed by family and guests, along with extraordinary views from every room. The living room cathedral ceiling architecture evokes feelings of sanctuary and awe with its views over Sun Valley to the mountains beyond. The custom Douglas Fir windows, cabinets, and furniture pieces reference regional Northwest design context providing a flexible foundation for interior design across the spectrum from traditional to contemporary. Ready for immediate occupancy, this is a rare property exhibiting exceptional taste and offers irreplaceable value. $12,500,000. | MLS# 23-331141

A LUXURY GATHERING PLACE

This unique residence was repurposed from a hospitality property into a single family home with 12 bedroom suites and 3 living areas to accommodate large extended families, groups of friends, or corporate retreat. Centrally located close to Sun Valley Village and adjacent to Zenergy Health Club and Spa, this hillside location has spectacular views and privacy. A full commercial kitchen, workout room, large hot tub spa overlooking the Wood River Valley, and a caretaker/manager studio offer the amenities of a mini resort within the greater Sun Valley resort area. Offered fully furnished turn key, this is a property offering multiple options for use and potential income generation from short term rentals to large groups and event planners. Priced well below replacement cost at $6,000,000. | MLS #23-330635

Quigley Farm is a neighborhood devlopment dedicated to building a thriving community.

APPALOOSA

APPALOOSA

Whether buying or selling, what matters most to me is honest communication, extreme loyalty to my clients, and providing exceptional service with a direct, hands-on approach.

What clients say they appreciate about working with me is my patience, my low-pressure approach with them, yet tenacious demeanor on their behalf, my commitment from the beginning to the end of a transaction and beyond, and my ability to listen and understand what they want to accomplish.

If this speaks to you, give me a call or send me a message. I look forward to hearing from you!

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COLDWELL BANKER DISTINCTIVE PROPERTIES

HAS BEEN ACKNOWLEDGED AS THE 23RD FASTEST GROWING REAL ESTATE FIRM IN THE NATION BY REAL TRENDS

Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties is the 10th largest Coldwell Banker

G U I D I N G Y O U H O M E

I have been diligently selling real estate in the Wood River Valley for 20 years and would love to help you sell or find your next home. See what my clients have to say and let me prove my worth to you.

“Matt is a wonderful Realtor. He made us feel at ease through our entire experience. He was extremely responsive with every question we had. I would use Matt Christian time over time! You won’t be disappointed.”

“I only knew Matt through email prior to engaging him to sell my Sun Valley property. I could not be more pleased with his professionalism and his service. Not only did he secure a buyer at a good price, but he carefully guided the transaction through each step.”

“My husband and I had the best experience working with Matt! He really made an effort to get to know us and truly understand what we were looking for. He was extremely patient with us and flexible to our schedule. And his knowledge of the area and the market was excellent. All of things combined enabled him to find us our dream home!”

“Matt was extraordinarily professional, friendly, and knowledgeable. As first time homebuyers, he helped walk us through the process and answered all of our questions quickly and in a way that was easy to understand. His knowledge of the local market and contacts allowed us to see homes that weren't yet officially on the market. We would highly recommend Matt to anyone!”

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The perfect blend of innovation and style with MLD Ketchum’s Monogram & Fisher Paykel vignettes

“MLD’s new Ketchum showroom is an exceptional resource and extraordinary experience for the building community.”

—Mike Malko

DISCOVER AN ELEVATED E XPERIENCE AT MLD

Dazzling showroom and modern branding captivate

MLD, formerly Mountain Land Design, represents 30 years of business with a new moniker that suits its sleek, modern, and recently opened showroom at the corner of Washington Avenue and River Street in downtown Ketchum. MLD offers project-based expertise for remodels and new homes, providing the latest and most innovative home appliances. In addition, MLD is a resource for plumbing and hardware fixtures with support from their other locations.

With five locations throughout Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah and 150 employees, MLD has support staff with excellent sales experience and resources, making them the premier appliance provider for contractors, designers, and architects.

MLD Showroom Manager Mike Malko, states, “MLD has a relationship with vendors that no one else can provide. It’s what differentiates us from all others, creating an experience throughout the building, remodeling, and replacement process that is satisfying and enjoyable for everyone.”

MLD has created an elevated experience that has always been part of the company’s mission. Its new Ketchum showroom is welcoming and inspiring, especially with its available on-site staff who are a wealth of experience and industry knowledge. Browsing the Ketchum showroom is open to all and making an appointment is always appreciated so the MLD team can focus on your individual needs for your specific projects.

MLD Ketchum Showroom 111 Washington Avenue Ketchum, Idaho 83340 208.576.3643 mld.com

A stunning first impression— step into opulence through the entrance of MLD Ketchum

STYLE DIAL

AS WE MOVE INTO THE NEXT SEASON OF MOUNTAIN LIVING, it’s a time to take stock, clean out, throw out, or move out. SVPN Magazine’s Style Dial section for the March/April/May edition features some must-have items and inspiring interior design choices from our Valley’s most revered interior decorators and home furnishing providers. From sprucing up the bedroom to beautiful fixtures for prominent spaces or exquisite rugs that support an international trade celebrating women artisans, there’s much for the imagination to explore.

GLASS CHARM

“This open staircase provides an opportunity for a stunning chandelier as a focal point,” says Jennifer Hoey Smith of Suede Studio. “The pastel glass orbs hang delicately in front of the window, enhancing the overall visual appeal. We collaborate with trusted lighting vendors to craft personalized fixtures for our clients, ensuring unique and exquisite design solutions.”

Suede Studio

300 North Main Street #202 | Ketchum 208.726.1561

suedestudio.com

IN THE BEDROOM

“The primary bedroom is the ideal space to create a tranquil setting,” says Marina Broschofsky, owner of Red Door Home + Design. “It is a place to retreat and repose. Soft layers of upholstery, pillows, bedding, blankets, and ambient lighting all add to the experience.”

Red Door Home + Design

406 North Main Street | Hailey 208.788.9075

reddoordesignhouse.com

BRINGING EAST TO WEST

“Rugs made in Turkmen homes by Turkmen women in Afghanistan and Pakistan are exquisite creations from hand-spun wools and raw, natural dyes,” says Terry Reid of Davies-Reid. “These rugs are available in Sun Valley as part of our Davies-Reid Turkmen rug weaving project, which honors the Turkmen skills and craft while creating a viable production business for Turkmen women.”

Davies-Reid

131 1st Avenue North | Ketchum 208.726.3453

daviesreid.com

LOOK UP IN THE SK Y

It’s the heroes of Air St. Luke’s

by Joy Prudek

Being in a remote area comes with many of benefits. In the case of the Sun Valley area, beautiful mountains invite us to hike, bike, and ski. Rivers and lakes offer plenty of recreation and relaxation. You may look up at the sky and marvel at its magnificent indigo color. Sometimes, you look up and see a hero in flight. Often, these heroes are the men and women who are part of Air St. Luke’s (ASL) and are working to care for patients with time-sensitive emergencies needing specialized care. Time-sensitive emergencies include acute myocardial infarctions (heart attacks), strokes, and priority trauma patients. ASL also has a Maternal Child team specializing in high-risk OB, premature infant care, and pediatric care. Air St. Luke’s is the region’s most comprehensive medical transport program.

The helicopters, airplanes, and ambulances are designed as mobile critical care units with advanced lifesaving equipment and technology. Air St. Luke’s pilots require significant experience and advanced certificates. Registered Nurses (RNs) require multiple years of experience in intensive care and the emergency room to achieve their certified Flight RN status. Paramedics require multiple years of experience in a busy 911 advanced life support service and must achieve Certified Flight Paramedic status.

Bell 429 while on a daytime mountain response

When the ASL communication center receives a transport call, they dispatch the crews by radio, and the team based on the aircraft, including the pilot, readies for a quick response. The pilot accepts the flight by radio, and the pre-flight checklist is completed during startup. Blaine Patterson, EMS Director for Air St. Luke’s, St. Luke’s Health System, and Magic Valley Paramedics is proud of his team’s readiness for a rapid response. The communication center updates the requesting agency or facility with the ETA of the aircraft. Upon arriving, the crew takes the necessary equipment to the patient’s side, including a transport ventilator, cardiac monitor, IV pump, and other specialty equipment.

Dr. Deb Robertson, an Emergency Physician in SLWR’s Emergency Department, explains one of the ways having

From car accidents to heart attacks, Air St. Luke’s is protection in an emergency, especially when you’re far from a major hospital.

ASL is instrumental, “Certain types of heart attacks are ideally treated in a heart catheter lab within a certain time frame—the American Heart Association recommends getting patients to a heart catheter lab within 120 minutes from a rural area to open up blocked heart blood vessels. Without Air St. Luke’s, we would never make that timeframe.”

Robertson notes that our local paramedics are trained and can recognize this type of heart attack and can call for air transport before arriving at the hospital to help shorten the time to get to the cath lab. In this case, the helicopter may arrive before or shortly after the patient, which shortens the time for transport to the nearest heart catheter lab. This is an excellent reason to call 911 for symptoms such

as chest pains, stroke symptoms, and extreme weakness. Robertson adds that ASL can also provide an extra pair of hands at the bedside in the ED, particularly helpful when the hospital has several significantly ill or injured patients and hospital resources are stretched thin.

In addition to the frequent trips to the helipad on the roof of St. Luke’s Wood River, the crews also respond directly to the scene. While the roof takeoffs and landings are always impressive, the pilots often have more congested and challenging areas to land, like highways with lots of vehicle and foot traffic near an accident scene or in heavily wooded or steep and often snow-covered terrain areas.

Patients are taken to the closest appropriate facility that can provide timely interventions to increase their survival rate and quality of life post-event, which is not necessarily a St. Luke’s facility. Patterson discusses the difference response and transport can make, “There have been so many success stories and remarkable recoveries that it is hard to pick one that I can describe. The processes that expedite transport for Stroke and STEMI (heart attack) from the Wood River facility have proven vital in saving lives and maintaining the quality of life for those patients. Rapid identification, rapid activation, rapid response, and rapid transport to the interventional unit has been instrumental in the outcomes for many of those patients.”

Air St. Luke’s is constantly looking to do even better. They embrace the triple aim in health care: High quality, lower cost, and better outcomes through integrated and coordinated care with the regional hospitals. One way they strive to improve is through reinvesting in their people and their equipment. For example, the helicopters have dual engines, making it possible to lift more pounds, carry

a higher load, fly faster, and shut down quicker. This can be critical in time-sensitive emergencies. The helicopters they choose also have more space to take care of patients.

The relationship with St. Luke’s offers cross-training in departments such as surgery to continue to develop lifesaving skills. The training goes both ways. Robertson explains that ASL recently provided supplies and trainers for a critical care skills lab for the ED physicians. “Since they bring mannequins, supplies, and trainers, we opened up the training to additional physicians and nurses, which helps strengthen their skills and ultimately helps patients,” she says.

From bases in Boise and Twin Falls, ASL serves southern Idaho, eastern Oregon, and northern Nevada. Through its partners in the Association of Air Medical Memberships Programs (AAMMP), coverage for Air St. Luke’s members extends to northern and eastern Idaho, Oregon, Washington, western Montana, and northern California south to the Santa Barbara area. An ASL membership also has reciprocity with Portland, Oregon-based Life Flight Network, which has a helicopter transport team in Burley, Boise, and Rexburg.

From car accidents to heart attacks, Air St. Luke’s is protection in an emergency, especially when you’re far from a major hospital. An Air St. Luke’s annual membership fee waives any portion of the bill not covered by insurance. At $60/year, it is a bargain compared to the cost without membership, and it is peace of mind when you or a loved one needs to be transported to the closest, most appropriate care facility. Air St. Luke’s improves the quality of life for our community, lessening the risk of being in a remote area. 

To learn more about membership, visit sites.slhs.org/ specialties_and_services/ASL/membership.php

An interaction with rescue teams in the Wood River Valley

MEDITATION, NATURALLY

by Erica Linson

We humans generally feel better when we immerse ourselves in nature. Confirming our experience, the profound healing effects of spending time in nature are scientifically well-documented. People find Sun Valley enchanting not only because they enjoy what they do here but because they—we—feel better here.

Along with the stunning beauty, sunshine, and fresh air, what might explain the magic? Physics notes that all physical matter, nature included, resonates. The feeling of being in the Wood River Valley—we might say, the energy of this place—is palpable. And because each of us as a material being also resonates, we can be affected by the qualities (vibrations!) of our surroundings. Just like the movements of independent metronomes unify after starting randomly, and women hormonally

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“If you want to find the secrets of the universe, think in terms of energy, frequency and vibration.”

come to cycle together when living in close quarters, we naturally tend to match—sync with—what is around us.

People find Sun Valley enchanting not only because they enjoy what they do here but because they—we— feel better here.

We can use this to our benefit. Given the prevalence of mental health issues and stressors in our culture, let’s connect with what’s real and centering. The earth has a slower, deeper resonance than we do. We can consciously “ground” and connect our energy to the earth’s energy. It’s a way of becoming present in our bodies and tuning into one of the biggest allies for wellbeing that we have going. Harmonizing with our planet invites us to balance our circadian rhythms, shed stress, and experience vibrantly our physicality. And this is just scratching the surface!

SUGGESTIONS FOR LEARNING TO GROUND

GROUNDING CORD

Visualize a connection between the base of your spine and the center of the earth.

NATURE

Try sitting next to a tree and matching it vibrationally. Imagine reaching roots into the earth.

CLASSES

When you are in a group that is grounding, the experience becomes quite tangible.

Erica Linson teaches classes at Zenergy Health Club & Spa throughout the year in Ketchum and via Zoom.

“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.”

—John Muir

We all know the difference between feeling grounded and feeling scattered, between being centered versus stressed out. Grounding is a basic skill to change our state no matter the circumstances—a conflict situation, difficult news, skiing Baldy. When we ground, we increase a sense of security. We can shift more easily into the parasympathetic nervous system (the relaxation and healing response) out of our all-too-common stressed and anxious states. It also invites more creativity and wisdom: when we feel more secure, our defenses can soften and open up, fostering increased awareness and healthier relationships (for those familar with attachment theory, think “secure attachment” with the planet!).

One impediment to tapping into the power of the subtle is our worldview. Unlike cultures that have words and traditions involving energy (chi, prana, martial arts, acupuncture…) our Western culture largely lacks the concepts and language to access the subtle energy inherent in our world. Consequently, few here have had the advantage of learning to work with it. While I have limited myself in this article to touch on the concept of grounding, there are many ways to start to experience energy. Accessing the unseen around us is more natural and available than most think. Skills can be acquired with guidance and practice. After all, it’s how we’re made.

Playing with energy is effective, refreshing, and might I add, fun. In my meditation classes, we start by learning to ground. Additional skills create healthy boundaries, and turn sensitivity into a gift rather than having it be a liability. From these fundamentals we go on to learn an array of other skills to energetically learn about and heal ourselves, others, and the planet.

Learn to relate more deeply with the earth here in this beautiful place, and you can bring the benefits with you wherever you go. 

To learn more about Erica Linson and her energy medicine practice and classes, visit ericalinson.com.

Erica Linson has practiced energy medicine for 25 years, training in two main healing modalities. She offers individual sessions, classes, tutoring, and retreats and enjoys helping others develop their own relationship with energy and healing. Erica has resided in the Wood River Valley off and on since the late ‘80s. Her work is embedded within a broader commitment to aligning the world toward a brighter future. Erica holds an M.A. in Philosophy & Religion from CIIS and a B.A. from Georgetown University. ericalinson.com

LET YOUR MUSCLES THRIVE

Dr. Molly Brown on peak performance

The sports world is witnessing such a high level of athleticism and achievement. It’s amazing. This high level, though, is not risk-free, and often, it’s difficult for athletes to get through even a high school level of sports injury-free. Our methods witness injury-free athletes and athletes who thrive at their highest level. The AMIT method, the Advanced Muscle Integration Technique, is a neuromuscular activation “secret weapon” that is an elite athlete’s powerhouse. When combined with talent and dedication, this method offers limitless potential activation.

The body is an intricate, highly tuned orchestra of brain and body integration involving the muscular system, digestion, the brain, hormones, and much more. In the neuromuscular system, each muscle is a musician in its own right. The impact when one “musician” falls silent is a subtle disharmony in the body. This is muscle inhibition and a precursor to instability and injury. The AMIT method identifies and engages these inhibited muscles to restore the symphony of the human body to its full, vibrant potential.

WEEKS OF MAY 20, MAY 27, JUNE 3, AND JUNE 10

CENTERED’s 5-Day Reset

This consciousness-based neuroregenerative program offers profound restoration of health, vitality, and clarity. CENTERED’s 5-Day Reset is an immersive dive into intensive work. Our full program includes:

 Daily neurofeedback

 QNRT

 AMIT

 Cellular regeneration with nano VI, Vasper, Live O2, PEMF, and infrared

 A daily thread of meditation, breathwork, and movement sessions

 Personalized treatments

 A full meal plan of organic, highvibration foods, pressed juices, and elixirs

 Additional outdoor experiences in the scenic Sun Valley area to foster deeper mind-body coherence and connection with the environment.

For more details and to secure your spot for the 5-Day Reset, visit DrMollyBrown.com.

At CENTERED, we encounter athletes who are talented and dedicated yet plagued by recurring injuries or a weakened immune system and are just not achieving their peak potential. This is where our methods step in—delving deep into the body’s neurology to reignite the connection between brain and muscle. By reactivating muscles that have been inhibited due to overuse, trauma, injury, strain, hormone fluctuation, or sickness, this method restores functional integrity and resilience to the musculoskeletal system, increasing strength, stability, and proprioception and preventing injury.

The benefits of the AMIT method extend beyond injury prevention. Athletes of all levels report back with stories of enhanced strength, increased flexibility, and heightened endurance, all elements that can elevate a talented athlete to improved performance and wins. This is performance optimization in its pure form, both an art and a science, allowing athletes to focus on their training and strategy rather than just getting by on old injuries and compensations.

This method combines 17 different modalities in one technique. We see miracles happen daily with this work. It is “one of the most effective treatments for reversing permanent injuries,” as stated by Tim Ferriss in The 4-Hour Body. And NBA Hall of Fame legend John Stockton says that the AMIT method produces “amazing results” without needing drugs or surgery. The method fortifies our foundation of strength. It sets a new standard in sports performance, where injury is an exception, not an expectation. This method aligns seamlessly with my belief in the inherent ability to achieve excellence given the proper tools.

The AMIT method calls on athletes and coaches to rethink the conventional approach to training and recovery. With this work on board, each stride, stroke, and sprint is based on neuromuscular harmony. In a world where the finest margins often dictate sports performance, the AMIT method provides the edge to turn near-misses into podium finishes.

The AMIT method, the Advanced Muscle Integration Technique, is a neuromuscular activation “secret weapon” that is an elite athlete’s powerhouse.

As Dr. Buhler so brilliantly explains the degeneration process, “Once a muscle is inhibited, it can no longer contract in a normal way. The pain centers fire to protect the tissue, and muscle contraction is limited and painful. The inhibition remains years after the injury has healed. The more the muscle is stressed, the more the pain increases. This means the injured person begins to walk and run differently to protect the foot. This will eventually lead to knee, hip, and low back pain or injury.”

As we stand at the threshold of a new era in sports medicine, it is clear that the AMIT method is so much more than a technique—it is a transformative force. For the athlete, it offers a career defined by longevity and devoid of the setbacks that too often cut dreams short, even at a young age. For the coach, it provides the peace of mind that their athletes are prepared and primed for success.

Our clinic has the privilege of supporting health and facilitating breakthroughs, and the AMIT method stands as a testament to the boundless potential of the human spirit. It is a modality that embodies my commitment to innovation, creativity, and the relentless pursuit of health and vitality. The art of science and health and the creativity in that process are inextricably linked. The future of sports performance lies in the possibility that every athlete can harness their potential and realize their peak performance.

Dr. Molly Brown, PhD, D.N.M. owns CENTERED in Ketchum, Idaho. Specializing in sleep, endocrine issues, autoimmune, anxiety, depression, detoxification, and pain and sports injury through many different modalities, Molly passionately holds space for limitless healing.

drmollybrown.com

ARTS E TC

MARCH/APRIL/MAY | 2024

THE ARGYROS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

120 Main Street South | Ketchum 208.726.7872 theargyros.org

MARCH 6-9

Sun Valley Music Festival— Winter Season

The 2024 Sun Valley Music Festival will focus on “The Romance of Brahams” and offer two chamber music programs specially curated by Music Director Alasdair Neale. The program will feature Jon Kimura Parker—winner of the Gold Medal at the 1984 Leeds International Piano Competition—and string musicians from the all-star Sun Valley Music Festival Orchestra.

7-9pm | FREE

Reserve tickets online at svmusicfestival.org/winter-season/.

MARCH 23

Trailblazing Women of Country — A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly

Explore the incredible music of Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton in “Trailblazing Women of Country.” These iconic artists transformed country music and paved the way for future female musicians. Their chart-toppers and record-breaking sales made history and beautifully portrayed the essence of modern womanhood in country music. Join soloists Miko Marks, Kristina Train, and the accompanying five-member all-female band for a night of country music artistry.

7:30-9pm | $45-$75

MARCH 26

Presenting Professor Jonathan Turley

The Sun Valley Policy Forum is excited to present nationally recognized constitutional legal scholar Professor Jonathan Turley. Turley is an on-air legal analyst whose articles appear in The New York Times, Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and Wall Street Journal.

5pm | $120-$2,500

APRIL 13

Imani Winds

Grammy-nominated wind quintet Imani Winds is celebrating over a quartercentury of music-making. Join The Argyros to witness this ensemble’s playlist that embraces a traditional chamber music repertoire while also showcasing newly commissioned works from voices that reflect historical events and the times in which we currently live.

7:30pm | $38-$63

WHISKEY’S ON MAIN

251 North Main Street | Ketchum 208.620.5496 whiskeysonmain.com

THURSDAYS-SATURDAYS

Whiskey’s on Main Après Ski Series

Kick off your ski boots, wear your dancing shoes, and start the party every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday until Baldy’s closing weekend. Enjoy local DJ talents, sponsorships, giveaways, drink specials, and more. 2-6pm | FREE

FRIDAY-SATURDAY LIMELIGHT LIVE MUSIC

6-9pm | FREE

Limelight Ketchum Hotel 151 Main Street | Ketchum 208.726.0888 limelighthotels.com/ketchum

THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY

415 Spruce Avenue North | Ketchum 208.726.3493 comlib.org

MARCH 7

Gatsby Remixed

As part of the 2024 Winter Read of The Great Gatsby, the library hosts a virtual conversation with Nghi Vo (The Chosen and the Beautiful ) and Anna-Marie McLemore (Self-Made Boys), whose novels retell F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic through new lenses.

5:30pm | FREE

MARCH 12

A Tiny Beautiful Evening with Cheryl Strayed

For over a decade, Cheryl Strayed has written the popular “Dear Sugar” advice column, collected in her bestselling book Tiny Beautiful Things and recently adapted for an Emmy-nominated Hulu television show. Cheryl will share stories about everything she’s learned about the art of writing advice and writing honestly in her work about the wildly human and universal experiences that connect us all.

5:30pm | FREE

MARCH 14

Wildlife Migration and Status in the Valley

Sierra Robatcek, Idaho Fish & Game Regional Wildlife Biologist, joins us to discuss wildlife migration and the current prominent game status in the Wood River Valley. Robatcek’s research has focused on modeling elk pregnancy rates in Idaho as a function of habitat quality and habitat use. Robatcek holds an MS in Natural Resources from the University of Idaho, in partnership with the Wood River Land Trust.

5:30pm | FREE

THE COMMUNITY LIBRARY

415 Spruce Avenue North | Ketchum 208.726.3493

comlib.org

MARCH 21

In True Face: A Woman’s Life in the CIA, Unmasked

Jonna Mendez, bestselling author of The Moscow Rules and Argo, tells her riveting, courageous story of being a female spy at the CIA and battling against the prevailing culture of sexism at the time, all while undertaking dangerous missions for America’s safety during the height of the Cold War.

5:30pm | FREE

MARCH 28

Hemingway and Skiing

Local historian John Lundin shares how skiing was part of Ernest Hemingway’s coming of age, from the Alps to Sun Valley.

5:30pm | FREE

MAY 14

The Latest in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research

Alzheimer’s is an escalating health crisis. More than six million Americans are living with the disease, and over 11 million individuals are their caregivers. Tremendous advances have been made in understanding the science and basic biology underlying Alzheimer’s and other dementias. These advances are leading to great strides in strategies for prevention, detection, diagnostics, and therapeutic interventions. Join us to learn more about the landscape, risk factors, highlights in early detection, and recent scientific advances.

5:30pm | FREE

MAY 16-18

To Taste Life Twice Seminar

A free and open three-day event meant to deepen our community’s understanding of the human experience through reading and writing. It will allow participants to strengthen their writing, explore new methods and topics, and connect with others. The event features panel discussions and breakout writing workshops. Presented in partnership with Boise-based Story Forward.

Ernest Hemingway and friends posing on skis in Schruns, Austria. L-R: Frau Lent (wife of Walther Lent, ski instructor), Ernest Hemingway, John Dos Passos, Gerald Murphy.

FLY SUN

“Historically, the beauty of Sun Valley was because it was hard to get to AND the bane of Sun Valley was that it was hard to get to (burdensome in fact)! For many years my family, our friends and clients would not consider ying into SUN because the costs were prohibitive, and the travel routes and frequency were inconvenient. However, through the ongoing e orts of Fly Sun Valley Alliance, that has changed dramatically for the better – the frequency of ights from the historical destinations has increased, a new airline and new nonstop destinations have been added, and equally important, airfares at SUN have become more competitive with the other regional options. I strongly support these e orts through my ongoing participation in the Realtors for Air program.”

— Daren Pennell, Realtor, Sun Valley Real Estate/Christies International

Real Estate

SEA: Nonstop flights year-round; 1-2 flights daily Dec 14 - April 15

SLC: Nonstop flights 2-3x daily year-round

DEN: Nonstop flights daily year-round, 2x daily Dec 21 - April 8

SFO: Nonstop flights 1-2x daily Dec 14 - March 30

LAX: Nonstop flights 1-2x daily Dec 14 - March 30

ORD: Nonstop flights daily Dec 21 - March 30

SUN VALLEY MUSEUM OF ART

191 Fifth Street East | Ketchum

208.726.9491

svmoa.org

MARCH 13

Freddy & Francine

“Drawing from influences like Ryan Adams and The Rolling Stones, Freddy & Francine sing signature two-part harmonies and engaging, heartfelt songs with unforgettable musical chemistry.”

Freddy & Francine are husbandand-wife singer-songwriters, but don’t call what they do folk music. It’s too energetic.

7:30pm | $10-$60

Ketchum Café-style seating, riser, or balcony seating

The Argyros | Ketchum

MARCH 21

SVMoA MashUp Lecture Series #2

Tim Andreae (Death Masks) and Jacky O’Connor (Sign Geeks)

Tim Andreae works in Boise as an artist, musician, and mental health professional. He will discuss an art installation inviting people to create death masks, display them at Ming Studios, and then destroy them as a reflection of impermanence.

Jacky O’Connor will present her work tracking down and capturing photographs of vintage signs, then finding and sharing their stories. Space is limited, and pre-registration is encouraged. All ages are welcome.

6pm | $10 member/$12 nonmember

APRIL 3

Bilingual Teen Workshop Textile Crafts

Artists Tanya Aguiñiga and Natalie M. Godinez will lead you in various textile craft techniques, sewing, dyeing, embroidery, and weaving to create pieces for a collaborative art installation that will be exhibited at the Sun Valley Museum of Art. The installation will collaborate with artists, communities living throughout the Wood River Valley, and people awaiting asylum along the U.S.-Mexico border.

2-6pm | FREE, drop in anytime

SVMoA | Hailey Classroom

GALLERY WALK

March 8th - 5:00-7:30

creating abstract art with fire

SUN VALLEY MUSEUM OF ART

191 Fifth Street East | Ketchum

208.726.9491

svmoa.org

APRIL 4

Bilingual Community Workshop

Natural Dyes and Cyanotype Prints

Join artists from AMBOS (Art Made Between Opposite Sides), SVMoA, and The Hunger Coalition for a two-part workshop: dying fabric with natural dyes and making cyanotype prints! Artists Tanya Aguiñiga and Natalie M. Godinez will lead you in using plants and vegetables to dye fabric and pillows and creating stunning one-of-a-kind photo prints using natural sunlight. Some of the art produced will be used in a collaborative art installation that will be exhibited at the Sun Valley Museum of Art. The installation will collaborate with artists, communities living throughout the Wood River Valley, and people awaiting asylum along the U.S.-Mexico border.

2-5pm | FREE, drop in anytime

SVMoA | Hailey Classroom

APRIL 5

Exhibition Opening Celebration

Interwoven:

Weaving in Community

Celebrate the opening of Interwoven: Weaving in Community. Artists Sara Siestreem, Tanya Aguiñiga, and Natalie Godinez will discuss their work.

5-7pm | FREE

SVMoA | Ketchum

APRIL 18

SVMoA MashUp Lecture Series #3

Kirsten Furlong (Bird-Proof Buildings) and Darrin J. Pufall Purdy (Habit Rehab)

APRIL 11

Evening Exhibition Tour

Enjoy refreshments as you tour Interwoven with SVMoA’s curators.

5:30pm | FREE pre-registration recommended

SVMoA | Ketchum

Kirsten Furlong is an artist and the Director of the Blue Galleries in the Department of Art, Design, and Visual Studies at Boise State University. She will discuss a collaboration between the Center for the Visual Arts and the Intermountain Bird Observatory that focuses on decreasing bird deaths caused by architectural design and how this relates to her art about the natural world. Darrin J. Pufall Purdy is an Associate Professor of Theater Arts at Boise State University specializing in costume design. He will discuss his research on the historic garments women wore in religious orders and how that led him to design historically accurate habits for the Broadway revival of Doubt Space is limited, and pre-registration is encouraged. All ages are welcome.

6pm | $10 member/$12 nonmember

ON THE MOVE

The visual humor of Matt Duffin

by Beth Rush

If you have ever watched PBS’s Mystery! you will remember the illustrative opening by Edward Gorey. This is the first thing that struck me about artist Matt Duffin’s delicately rendered, illustrative, and narrative encaustic paintings. At first glance, the precision and comedic vignettes are reminiscent of Edward Gorey’s illustrations, the silly and macabre meeting in fine line drawings. While Gorey used pen and ink, Duffin, who began with pen and ink, now employs wax, heat, and pigment to create stories that make the viewer laugh and question.

Duffin, like Gorey, plays on our sense of the mysterious and what can make the mysterious lighthearted and funny. Tinged with visual humor and surrealist sensibility, Mr. Potatohead becomes an outlaw, the Kool-Aid Man a faceless giant, and an empty La-Z-Boy a solo rider on an amusement park ride.

On the Move at Gilman Contemporary explores an interior world of contrast and contradiction. There is a darkly humorous innocence throughout Duffin’s body of work; his figures are unexpected and quirky. Giving life to inanimate objects, we are treated to visual narratives that are uneasy yet lighthearted.

These labor-intensive paintings are smoothly executed, there are sharp planes and high contrast, and they have a

Chupacabras Encasutic on panel 19.5” x

Matt Duffin in his Barcelona studio with his muse “Jupi”

spatial understanding that stems from Duffin’s training as an architect. Using this skill, his work evolved technically and visually. Limiting his color palette has allowed Duffin to challenge our sense of reality and imagination. His medium is one that takes years of practice and patience. In giving us something to latch onto, Duffin allows us to wonder at the lives of inanimate objects.

Whether referencing “Chupacabra,” a vampiric creature that haunts livestock throughout the Americas, Pinocchio, or a seemingly endless amusement park ride, Duffin engages his viewer with tongue-in-cheek humor. With deft execution, an almost drained bright red Kool-Aid Man looms over suspicious lambs, one of whom has a pale blue pacifier, bringing a sense of the absurd. Black and white dominate, but the subtle shifting in the detailed sheep and the bright red of the Kool-Aid Man draw the viewer closer and highlight the smooth and luminous surface.

In Duffin’s hands, Mr. Potatohead stares with baby blue eyes that meet ours as he sits across a table laden with both his missing ear and a pile of coins; across from

“My process stems from a fascination that I have with darkness and the myriad feelings that it evokes— melancholy, tranquility, mystery. I always start with this as a backdrop.”

—Matt Duffin

him, Bigfoot stares him down. Entitled Listen, I Know they’re pricey…, we see Mr. Potatohead’s conundrum but are given the chance to interpret what exactly that conundrum is. A wheel of bright red boxing gloves seems to propel an empty classic La-Z-Boy up a steep wooden roller coaster etched into a black surface; with the title Haymaker, we are led to wonder at the imagery. Duffin’s work holds both light and dark, silly and serious, and gives us a mirror of our memories.

For Duffin, “Visual humor is a universal language— everybody gets it. No matter what your level of schooling with regard to art, the only thing that matters when the art is about humor is whether or not the piece is funny. If it accomplishes that goal, then it is successful.”

Each painting is a narrative capsule subverting our expectations of commercially familiar characters. Kool-Aid Man and Mr. Potatohead are given new life; they are goofy yet ominous. About the origin of his imagery, Duffin says, “My process stems from a fascination that I have with darkness and the myriad feelings that it evokes—melancholy, tranquility, mystery. I always start with this as a backdrop.” Whether a familiar character or the suggestion of light in darkness, Duffin captures a neurotic humor that will make the viewer chuckle. 

Listen, I know they’re pricey, but hear me out Encaustic on panel 19.5” x 19.5”

SENSE OF PLACE

A Venice continuum for Judith Kindler

by Raine Kidder

You’ve probably experienced it before: a feeling, a connection, a perception of familiarity—a sense of place. For Judith Kindler, that place is Venice, the visceral familiarity. The city’s elegance, strength, and dedication to creative expression throughout history vibrate throughout. Perhaps it is this devotion to the creation of beauty and love of creative expression—its essence—that brings forth an inescapable attraction. Kindler’s newest series of mixed media paintings, Leaving Traces on Venice Walls, is a compilation of over 30 paintings utilizing images from her 2006 series Surface (photographed in Venice) and is at once a continuation of her past and a portal to future work—the continuum of ideas reemerging.

“When I go there, I feel like it is home, familiar, like, perhaps I lived there once,” says Kindler. “Walking the streets and traveling in the canals in such a beautiful environment with the old architecture juxtaposed with the new art fills me with immense joy. So, I love Venice, its history, theatre, opera, and museums, from the violin museum to Peggy Guggenheim’s remarkable collection. As you walk through the many

Spirit

Acrylic and photography on canvas 36” x 60” 2024

“You can’t know who you are until you know where you are.”

—Wendell Berry

White Flowers and Window Acrylic and photography on panel 36” x 48”

neighborhoods, they tell stories of their past, in many ways buried on the surfaces of the walls, leading me to capture these surfaces in a large body of photographic work. I bring my painting to bear, adding my illusion and desire to be part of Venice in this new series of work.”

VENICE

To understand the inspiration for Leaving Traces, we must go back in time. An excursion to Venice in 2006 was an expedition to focus Kindler’s lens on its architecture and walls, encompassing the storied, iconic history and the artist’s love of the city. Inspired by the addition of graffiti asserted onto them (a new addition since her last sojourn and fueled by the political climate of the time), Kindler began looking at the walls as paintings, the graffiti as a form of expression. Creating compositions out of aspects that were contradictory, spontaneous or humorous,

Licking Raindrops Acrylic and photography on panel 36” x 48” 2024

White Flowers No. 4. Acrylic and photography on panel 48” x 36” 2024

expressive, and surprising, Kindler used her lens to capture moments in a conversation imbued on the surfaces. A new insight into Venice emerged, resulting in over 200 photographs printed in 40” x 60” large format images. Thus, the collection, known as Surface, was created as a celebration of the history and richly textured beauty of Venice—a visceral experience came to life in the photographs.

Leaving Traces on Venice Walls combines the photographs from the Surface collection with Kindler’s painting on top of the images. The textures, patterns, and intricate details of the walls are profound in each of Kindler’s original photographs and lay the foundation for this body of work. These photographs are transformed by utilizing her mark-making, familiar motifs, her graffiti being the latest chapter of this ongoing exchange, in which she now has become an integral part. Each piece is composed of a distinctive technique blended with and inspired by the artist’s compositions underneath and the city itself. The layering and highlighting of disparate elements create a contradictory tension, while others have a sublime overlay where images within the photographs are peering behind a veil of floating flowers and a virtually translucent layer of paint. Some are bold and colorful with humorous nuances, and there are others where the artist’s light touch highlights the complex beauty of the walls. Each painting, integrated with the photographs, tells a uniquely inspired story— playful, exuberant, and witty in Kindler’s riveting delivery.

“Then I decided that this is what I must capture,” says Kindler. “This moment in time reflected off surfaces that have survived many ages and have witnessed many postings and heard many voices. The city that appeared never to change now appears not only to change but struggles to hide it. I became absorbed with the idea of time and change and my desire to leave a mark on this remarkable place.”

Happiness 1 (Carnival) Acrylic and photography on panel 72” x 36” 2024

“Walking the streets and traveling in the canals in such a beautiful environment with the old architecture juxtaposed with the new art fills me with immense joy. So, I love Venice, its history, theatre, opera, and museums, from the violin museum to Peggy Guggenheim’s remarkable collection.”

—Judith Kindler

For decades, Kindler’s art has been a discourse on the chaos and complexities of the human condition and contemporary life. Her art is an imaginative and curious dichotomy, where she explores concepts of desire, truth, beauty, and identity. As an accomplished multidisciplinary artist working in sculpture, photography, painting, installations, and mixed media, she is known for her diverse use of media in the expression of narrative and conceptual ideas. A departure from work that historically tends to put the focus on psychological themes reflecting her interest in the nature of the subconscious and the commonality of the human condition, this collection is looking at things from a more historical point of view.

Struck by the rich history of Venice, its architecture, the intricacies of the surfaces, and what time has done to them, Kindler focused her eye on the story within a shift in perception that the walls were not just telling us an account of the past but currently speaking a language of the present. This collection is less of a reimagining than a transformation. Experientially metamorphosizing the interaction of her paintings with the photography, Kindler has created a new narrative about the history and a sense of place. Striking or subdued, Kindler’s imagery tickles our subconscious.

Kindler is galvanized by an endless creative execution of the expression of her ideas, where she consistently pushes the boundaries of her chosen medium. Leaving Traces on Venice Walls is a cantata that resonates with history, making it come alive—bringing it into the present. Playing off the existing textures, imagery, and words, adding her storytelling with the interplay of iconic imagery and painting, Kindler invites us to look deeper and pull back the layers to discover the hidden stories within.

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LEAVING TRACES ON VENICE WALLS

Leaving Traces on Venice Walls is accompanied by a limited-edition book titled Judith Kindler/Leaving Traces on Venice Walls. Beautifully designed by the artist, the 12” x 12” hardcover coffee table book includes over 50 images of the artwork in the collection alongside photos of Venice. Additionally, the artist has added images from past collections to serve as a prologue to this body of work, of early inspirations of mark-making and the artist’s iconic imagery that inspired Leaving Traces on Venice Walls, as well as newer pieces that are a continuation of and influenced by the Leaving Traces series. Over 75 pages of text, written by Raine Kidder with personal anecdotes by the artist, are printed in a lay-flat format and available through Blurb.

“This return to Venice showed me so much about life, about myself, about our need to be heard. But it especially taught me about life’s unique contradictions,” explains Kindler.

Judith Kindler is an honored and award-winning artist whose work has been exhibited in select galleries and museums worldwide and featured in numerous publications. Multiple books and catalogs focusing exclusively on her work have been published. 

The collection continues to be available through Judith Kindler Art. For more information, email judithkindler@gmail.com

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Kneeland Gallery

271 1st Avenue North | Ketchum 208.726.5512

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Friday, March 8, 5-7:30pm

A native of Hailey, Idaho, and now residing in Montana, Caleb Meyer has always enjoyed the rugged beauty of the Northwest. A graduate of Boise State University, he continued his education through an apprenticeship with renowned artist Robert Moore. Meyer compares his time in Moore’s studio to laying a strong foundation. Meyer is now an established artist in his own right and features in public and private collections nationwide. He says, “The painting process is like building a house, a painter must understand the principles of design to create a strong painting, and much like a carpenter must understand the principles of architecture to build a strong house.”

Silas Thompson, Caleb Meyer, and Bart Walker

Caleb Meyer

on canvas 24” x 24”

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Idaho native Silas Thompson has quickly become a familiar name amongst collectors. On annual backpacking trips with his father, he began to treasure the distinct birthmarks and icons of beautiful rivers, valleys, and mountains that carve through the high desert and farmlands of the West. His desire to create work that evokes a memory continues to be a driving force, which pushes Silas to be innovative in his choice of subject matter and composition. Thompson’s work also shows the influence of his mentor, Robert Moore, through his use of textural brushwork and vivid color.

Bart Walker paints the allure of the wild land. He uses oil sketches done in the field to recollect nature’s beauty on the finished canvas. His radiant plein air paintings are reminiscent of the early California impressionist landscapes, alive with deft brushwork and nuances of light. He and his wife Tracy have made their home in the dramatic setting of Teton Valley, which forms the inspiration for much of his work.

Stanley Winter By Bart Walker Oil on canvas 16” x 18”

The Fourth Pine

By Silas Thompson Oil on canvas 30” x 30”

Gilman Contemporary

661 Sun Valley Road | Ketchum 208.726.7585

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Matt Duffin

On the Move

Matt Duffin’s encaustic paintings use primarily black and white tones with selected pops of color to bring attention to his irreverent subjects. Employing simplicity within the imagery allows the painstaking qualities of his methodology to shine. Encaustic works are made using wax to which pigment has been added. The wax is heated, applied to a prepared wood surface, and shaped using special brushes and tools. To achieve this level of detail requires exactitude and skill. Considering the rigorous amount of time it takes to complete each piece, it is no surprise that Duffin’s themes tend to explore nostalgia, solitude, and irony.

Suite Morandi XXVI

By Paul Béliveau

Acrylic on canvas 18” x 60” 20.5” x 62.5”

Zebra By Matt Duffin Encaustic on panel 27” x 27”

April/May

Flávia Junqueira

New artist

Paul Béliveau

Morandi

Paul Béliveau’s Morandi is inspired by the often pastel-toned works of Italian painter Giorgio Morandi. While Béliveau has treated book spines as subject matter before, in the Morandi series, the books themselves, rather than the text that decorates their covers, are treated as the aesthetic quality. Outside reference to author, subject, and image is missing. Instead, Béliveau revels in the shape and volume of the books responding and building upon each other as a methodical convergence of color and form.

Gilman Contemporary introduces Brazilian photographer Flávia Junqueira as the latest addition to its roster of artists. Flávia Junqueira’s installations have been marked, since the early years, by the presence of elements that recall childhood: balloons, soap bubbles, pinwheels, merry-go-rounds, people, stunning landscapes, and monumental architectures, culminating in images that are both dreamlike and rigorously constructed. Working mainly in the domain of staged photography, Junqueira creates atmospheres that trigger feelings of playfulness and enchantment.

Theatro Amazonas, 1917 #3

Flávia Junqueira Pigment photograph on cotton paper 59” x 70 1/5”

2018 Edition of five plus two AP

Broschofsky Galleries

360 East Avenue | Ketchum 208.726.4950 brogallery.com

Still Winter Evening

By Russell Chatham

By David Yarrow

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Best of the West

Broschofsky Galleries features Best of the West, a group show of artists with an array of subjects and interpretations of the American West, historical through contemporary. The series showcases quietly contemplative and poetic paintings by Russell Chatham juxtaposed with large-scale photographs by David Yarrow and accompanied by screen prints from Andy Warhol’s Cowboys and Indians. Other artists on display include Edward S. Curtis, Kollabs, Theodore Villa, Jan Grotenbreg, Ewoud de Groot, Ken Peloke, and Rudi Broschofsky.

Oil on linen 30” x 36”

Come Fly with Me

Pigment print photograph 48” x 118”

Indian Head Nickel By Andy Warhol Screen print 36” x 36”

Red

Linda Christensen • Kiki Smith • Morris Graves • Kathy Moss • Jun Kaneko • Laura McPhee • Robert McCauley

Hung Liu • Betsy Margolius • Cole Morgan • Maggie Shafran • James Cook • Michael Gregory • Diane Andrews Hall

Theodore Waddell • Victoria Adams • Pegan Brooke • Jane Rosen • Judith Kindler • Marcia Myers • Gwynn Murrill

Divit Cardoza • Berkeley Kindler • Raphaëlle Goethals • Lisa Kokin • Kara Maria • Robb Putnam • Rana Rochat

William Robinson • Lynda Lowe • Chris Maynard • Kenna Moser • Daniel Diaz-Tai • Allison Stewart

OCHI

Spring Flowers

March 16 through May 18, 2024

OCHI is pleased to present Spring Flowers, an exhibition including artworks by Joshua Aster, Debra Broz, Kristin Calabrese, Amie Cunat, Paige Emery, Peter Halasz, Luke Harnden, Phaan Howng, Velia De Iuliis, Stan Kaplan, Karolina Maszkiewicz, Nicole Nadeau, Francisco Palomares, Annie Pendergrast, Lydia Maria Pfeffer, Sofie Ramos, Paige Turner Uribe, Angela Witmore, and others.

Spring Flowers celebrates the delightful yet fleeting beauty of emerging blooms after a long winter. The artists included interrogate elements of rooting, anatomy, renewal, and ecological conditions alongside the persistence of floral motifs throughout art history. In exploring concepts of memento mori, still life, abstraction, perception, material, and memory, the exhibition asks viewers to consider the relationship between humans and nature while heralding the arrival of a new season.

Vase of Tulips

By Angela Witmore Acrylic on canvas 40” x 45” 2022

Gail Severn Gallery

400 1st Avenue North | Ketchum 208.726.5079

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Nicole Charbonnet

Nicole Charbonnet’s mixed media paintings incorporate texture, images, and words to create visual thresholds revealing visions of pop culture. Addressing cultural memory, Charbonnet conjures images from Westerns and Film Noir. She specifically uses American stereotypes of cowboys, horses, and desert highways as an exploration of past and present perceptions of ourselves. The artist states, “I believe that our language,

whether visual or verbal, doesn’t merely describe identity, but actually produces moral and perhaps even physical identity and is precisely the very possibility of change, the space that can serve as a springboard for thought, the precursory movement of a transformation of social and cultural structures.” This new series of large-scale paintings will be on view through the month of March.

Cowboy No. 5

By Nicole Charbonnet Oil and mixed media on canvas 54” x 66”

Chris Maynard

This solo exhibition of new work by Chris Maynard will feature his transfixing compositions made entirely of feathers. Maynard is inspired by the regenerative process of molting, explaining that “as birds grow new feathers each year and push out the old, the new ones become exact replicas of form and pattern.” He elaborates upon this natural sequence in his artistic practice, collecting the naturally shed feathers and giving them new life within the narrative scenes of his work. Using surgical tools, Maynard carefully cuts the feathers into positive and negative forms, transfiguring raw material into fine art. Fittingly, these configurations unfold as fable-like origin stories explaining how certain birds came to be, the genesis of their various names, flight patterns, or even eating habits. The artist introduces a wide spectrum of avian creatures, ranging from a city pigeon to the Eurasian jay. Some of Maynard’s works take a playful, humorous tone, while others feel poetic, symbolic, or even parietal.

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Works on Paper

A group show of works on paper will present a dynamic selection of prints, multiples, photographs, drawings, and paintings. Featured artists working on the paper will include Tom Hammick, Betsy Margolious, Maggie Shafran, Hung Liu, Valerie Hammond, Jonathon Hexner, Rana Rochat, Kathy Moss, Laura McPhee, Diane Andrews Hall, Kara Maria, Daniel Diaz-Tai, Kiki Sith, Morris Graves, among others. This rotating exhibition will evolve and change over the course of March, April, and May.

Berkeley Hoerr Ketchum in Color

Ketchum, Idaho, has long been a subject and source of inspiration for artists, authors, and poets. Painter Berkeley Hoerr approaches the landscape from her unique perspective with an emphasis on bright and bold color. Hoerr illustrates icons of a beloved ski town through charming depictions of favorited local spots, snapshots of winter activities, and creative views of Bald Mountain. Whether you are a longtime resident of the Wood River Valley or just visiting, you are sure to fall in love with these enchanted scenes of winter. Lunchtime

Berkeley Hoerr

Sun Valley Museum of Art

Bodies of Work: Art & Healing

Through March 23, 2024

Bodies of Work: Art & Healing is a group exhibition featuring artwork by contemporary artists who have used their artistic practice to explore and process their own experience of medical illness and the experiences of others. Through the art of contemporary artists Katherine Shaughnessy, Heather Watkins, Dylan Mortimer, Estelle L. Roberge, Katherine Sherwood, and Renée Stout, Bodies of Work takes viewers on a journey of healing through art.

The arts have long served as a powerful medicine for the mind and body. At the beginning of the 20th century, tuberculosis patients at sanatoria often participated in structured arts and crafts programs. Wounded soldiers recuperating during World War II were taught “lap crafts,” such as beading and embroidery, as part of their medical therapy. And many artists have made their practices an essential part of their personal healing.

Dylan Mortimer, Entangled Paradise, 2023, cut paper, paint, and glitter on panel, courtesy the artist

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Estelle L. Roberge, Covid Book: Unbound, 2020, collage, mixed media, courtesy the artist

Renée Stout, The Alchemy of Healing, 2019, acrylic and mixed media on handmade paper, courtesy the artist and MARC STRAUS, New York

Sun Valley Museum of Art

Intertwined: Weaving in Community

April 5 through June 15

Intertwined: Weaving in Community considers ways artists have used traditional weaving as social practice and a platform for activism. The exhibition features artwork by Portland-based artist Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos), Los Angeles-based artist Tanya Aguiñiga, and AMBOS (Art Made Between Opposite Sides), a collective Aguiñiga founded in 2016.

Artist Sara Siestreem (Hanis Coos) has created a self-sustaining weaving program for the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw people. Siestreem is an activist who uses the practice and teaching of traditional Native weaving to preserve Indigenous knowledge while healing communities and the relationship between humans and the environment. The exhibition includes a newly commissioned sculpture made from ceramic, fiber, and a variety of natural and humanmade materials, as well as woven, 3-D printed, and cast ceramic baskets. Also a painter and printmaker, Siestreem makes large-scale works on paper and board covered with patterns, marks, and imagery related to her weaving practice and activism.

Tanya Aguiñiga was born in San Diego, California, and raised in Tijuana, Mexico. Her experiences as a binational citizen who crossed the border daily for school inform her approach to textiles and other forms of craft. Drawing on Mesoamerican and Indigenous Andean weaving traditions, Aguiñiga makes sculptures that are radically contemporary. Often these sculptures reference the human body, including terracotta hands or other body parts, or synthetic hair. She thinks of some of them as portraits—woven figures, sometimes interconnected like networks of family or friends.

Aguiñiga, artist Natalie Godinez, and other members of the collective AMBOS are working with Sun Valley Museum of Art to develop a communitybased fiber artwork in the Wood River Valley. The artwork will emerge from workshops held with community partners in Tijuana, Bellevue, and Hailey and will grow over the exhibition as visitors add to it, incorporating their handwork and stories into the project. The exhibition also includes AMBOS’s Border Quipu/Quipu Fronterizo, an enormous

Left: Sara Siestreem, this clam basket stops pipelines, 2022, glazed slip cast ceramic basket, ed. 10, 8.75” x 8.25” x 8”, courtesy the artist and Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland

Right: Sara Siestreem, chevy, 2022, slip cast ceramic basket, ed. 10, 8.75” x 8.25” x 8”, courtesy the artist and Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland

Tanya Aguiñiga, Extraño 15, 2021, ice-dyed cotton rope, synthetic hair, flax, 70” x 21” x 4”, courtesy the artist and Volume Gallery, Chicago

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sculptural fiber work made by thousands of participants on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border between 2016 and 2018. Inspired by Andean pre-Columbian quipus, systems of knotted strings used to store information and knowledge, the Border Quipu allowed participants to share their own stories of life on the border.

191 5th Street East | Ketchum 208.726.9491 svmoa.org

Sara Siestreem, up all night, 2018, Red Cedar Bark (Kingcome, BC) gathered with Marianne Nicolson (Dzawada’enuxw), Spruce Root (North Spit of Jordan Cove, Coos Bay, OR), Mud Dye (the place of beginning, Coos Bay, OR) 8.5” x 7” x 6.5”, courtesy the artist and Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland

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Hemmings Gallery

340 Walnut Avenue | Ketchum 208.254.1097

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Jeff Juhlin

Jeff Juhlin has spent a great deal of time studying western landscapes, specifically the Great Basin and high arid desert of the Kaiparowits Plateau in southern Utah. His mixed media works consist of layers of paper, ink, paint, and wax—both cold and encaustic. They are records of time, like the landscapes he has long gone to for inspiration.

“Although I don’t consider myself a landscape painter, I seek to reflect a sense of stillness, vast space, and the visual history of time evident in the Western landscape. My paintings allude to the raw typography, amazing colors, and light where I live. In this environment, time often reveals itself in the form of rock strata created by erosion, wind, and water—both building up and worn away by the elements in a continuous process. Similarly, in my work, I reveal layers of translucent strata composed of pigmented wax, oil, paper, cold wax, and other media that are built up and worn away in the storied layers of the creative process.”

Juhlin

Aurobora Archive

The gallery will also feature a selection of works from the Aurobora fine art studio archive. For 30 years, Aurobora operated an artist-in-residence program in San Francisco and Sun Valley focused on creating monotypes— unique, non-editioned works on paper. Participating artists include Joanne Greenbaum, Ricardo Mazal, Loopmaster M, Clem Crosby, and Lisa Willamson.

Pacifica

By Jeff

Encaustic mixed media on panel 48” x 48” x 1.5”

Thistle By Loopmaster M Acrylic on canvas 37.25” x 39.5”

Sun Valley Contemporary Gallery

320 1st Avenue North | Ketchum 208.450.2247 sunvalleyart.com

Russell Young

Russell Young, born in 1959 in Yorkshire, is a British-American artist best known for his large-scale silkscreen paintings examining cultural icons, the nature of fame, and the souring of the American Dream. His earliest breakthrough was his photography of George Michael for the sleeve of the album Faith in 1987. Young photographed many music stars throughout the 1970s and 1980s, including Morrissey, Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, REM, The Smiths, Bauhaus, Diana Ross, Paul Newman, Björk, and many others. He went on to shoot over 100 music videos for leading artists during MTV’s height in the 1990s, which brought him to the United States. Young eventually moved to California, where he began his current practice with his sold-out show, Pig Portraits, in Los Angeles in 2003. The many series that have followed, including his ongoing Heroes + Heroines and WEST, demonstrate his visceral, analog processes and signature use of diamond dust. He has exhibited across the world in numerous galleries alongside masterclass artists, institutions, and cultural figures. These include museum exhibitions at the Modern Art Museum Shanghai, Multimedia Art Museum Moscow, Cornell Art Museum, Polk Museum of Art, and the Goss-Michael Foundation. His genesis NFT debuted and sold on Superrare in 2022. Young’s work is

included in many prominent private and institutional collections including those of Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Barack Obama, David Bowie, Drake, Angelina Jolie, David Hockney, Kayne West, Brad Pitt, and others, as well as The Getty Collection in Los Angeles and The White House Collection in Washington, D.C. Russell Young’s works have crossed the auction block at all the world’s major auction houses, including Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and Phillips.

Marilyn Chanel, forest floral white

By Russell Young

Acrylic, oil-based ink, and diamond dust hand-pulled screen print on linen 65” x 51” 2022

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$4,300,000 | MLS #23-331071

Here is a great opportunity to own a corner lot in the exclusive Sun Valley Fairways where homes are valued in the multi-millions. The current home is livable/rentable until you build or remodel.

LIMELIGHT RESIDENCE FACING BALDY

3 BD, 3.5 BA, 2705 SF

$6,475,000 | MLS #24-331543

Premier west-facing unit with Baldy views. Packed full of features such as oiled walnut and stone flooring, Rocky Mountain Hardware, wet bar, and an impressive custom crafted front entry door.

WEST KETCHUM CONVENIENCE

3+ BD, 3.5 BA, 3326 SF

$4,150,000 | MLS #23-330652

Developer’s pick, located on the corner of Bird and Rember. Upgrades include built-in custom cabinetry throughout, wet bar with wine fridge, media room, and interior caliber finished garage.

208.720.0680

sue@sueengelmann.com

sueengelmann.com

JUST SOLD

1 ACRE WITH ELEVATED VIEWS

$2,995,000 | MLS #23-330578

Enjoy all day sun and views from this spectacular elevated 1 acre property in Sun Valley’s prestigious White Clouds. Preliminary home plans may be available.

JUST SOLD

3+ BD, 3 BA, 2176 SF, .28 Acre

$1,875,000 | MLS #23-331162

This charming cabin is on Eagle Creek Loop, a locals’ favorite neighborhood. Filled with light, this timeless home also has a studio apartment above the garage, and offers access to the Big Wood.

2.49 WATERFRONT ACRES

$2,775,000 | MLS #23-330902

The extra large building envelope is situated on a natural spring-fed lake centrally located in upscale Flying Heart Ranch with easy access to the Big Wood River. Bring your dream home plans, horses and pets.

ADJACENT HAILEY BUILDING PARCELS

$245,000 EACH

MLS #23-330676 / 23-330677

Part of Northridge Village, a pocket community just blocks from the center of Hailey. Featuring mountain views and tree lined center alley. Create your own compound in downtown Hailey.

ASPEN LAKE IN FLYING HEART RANCH

TWO

WHITE CLOUDS BUILDING SITE

CLASSIC SUN VALLEY HOME NORTH OF KETCHUM

Put Our Team To Work For You.

At Sun Valley Associates we approach our business with a commitment to hard work, honesty, tradition, and community—the values on which this unique Valley was built. Through years of experience, we have learned that a successful sale goes far beyond the final transaction. Let us help you invest in yourself, your family, and in the Sun Valley lifestyle; the place we happily call home.

TOM MONGE

JIM FIGGE

JED GRAY

JASON BUCK

TERRY PALMER

ALEX HIGGINS

COMMERCIAL SPACES FOR RENT

Located between Sun Valley and Twin Falls.

Three, 2,000 sq.ft units available to rent at $.90/sq.ft + $.08/sq.ft CAM charges

Unit A - is a built out restaurant and private party room

Unit D - has 2 - 200 sq.ft offices and open in the back

Unit E - is one open space with overhead door

All spaces are taped, textured, painted with private bath, sprinkler fire suppression system, exterior lighting and security camera system.

$6,900,000 MLS# 23-330956

Extraordinary solitude along the East Fork of the Big Wood River. This beautifully maintained and extensively remodeled log home enjoys all new system state-of-the-art upgrades, riverfront privacy on over 2 acres, guesthouse and main home, each with a 2-car garage. Lush landscape and a fenced vegetable garden, exercise studio with barn doors.

Les Saisons is a fractionally owned property that is exceptionally well appointed and ideally located downtown. These residences have all the amenities one would desire: Golf privileges at Elkhorn, pool, hot tub, massage rooms, owner storage, concierge, valet and daily housekeeping. Two- and Three-bedroom residences Offered at $135,000 and $219,500 respectively.

DAREN PENNELL

208.720.2619

daren@darenpennell.com

www.darenpennell.com

300 N. MAIN STREET

KETCHUM, ID 83340

$685,000 MLS# 24-331489

Fully remodeled 2 bedroom / 2 bath- new kitchen cabinets, appliances, countertops and ooring, both bathroom vanities, showers and ooring. Both bedrooms are en-suite & have private decks. Living Room has gas burning replace for generous heat throughout. Close to downtown Ketchum and all the amenities that affords, Atkinsons Park, pickleball & tennis courts, Hemingway Elementary, Big Wood River, YMCA, Rotary Park, bike path and bus stop with easy access to Warm Springs base area for skiing!

WWW.SUNVALLEYREALESTATE.COM

LIMELIGHT HOTEL RESIDENCE overlooking

the patio and pool area with beautiful open views! This residence is beautifully furnished and comes with concierge services including airport pickup/drop off, River Run ski locker, bike and ski storage at hotel, one car UG parking, complimentary breakfast, hotel rental program and more. Think 1031 rental exchange. $3,500,000. MLS 23-332089

STANLEY | COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL LOT

located on Hwy 75 just North of the Hwy 21 turnoff. Sitting across the road from the Salmon River with huge views in every direction. Call me to obtain link to the foundation plans, commercial options, well information, and more. $595,000. MLS 23-330377

VALLEY CLUB | 30 STREAMSIDE DR

This beautiful lot is surrounded by quiet landscape water features with straight on Baldy Views in the distance and located in the desirable Village Green at the Valley Club subdivision. Open views in all directions with all day sunshine year-round. Architectural plans included with this offering. Call me for further information regarding the Valley Club membership. $485,000. MLS 23-330290

Suzanne Finch Williams

Suzanne Finch Williams

Associate Broker/Owner (208) 720.3951

Associate Broker/Owner (208) 720 3951

suzannesunvalley@gmail.com

suzannesunvalley@gmail.com

Noah Hendricks (253) 320-4087

Noah Hendricks (253) 320 4087

noah@hendricksandassoc.com

noah@hendricksandassoc.com

SOLD

71 Adams Gulch Road, Ketchum

122 Lake Creek Meadows, Ketchum

Gorgeous home under construction in Lake Creek with amazing Griffin Butte views. The new home is approximately 5,600 sq ft with 4 bedrooms, 4.5 baths with main floor primary bedroom and open living space. Upstairs bunk room, media room with full bath + 2 bedrooms with en suite baths. 3 car garage.

Existing Remodeled Guest Cabin of approx. 1,200 sf has 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, full kitchen plus bunk/loft.

160 Telemark Rd., Ketchum

Fantastic views from this 5 bedroom, 5.5 bath, 9,200 sq ft home just north of Ketchum. The home includes an indoor swimming pool, huge gym and remodeled primary suite with 2 offices. 1.6 acres, 3 car garage.

$8,950,000

4-plex, stadium seated, all-digital theatre of approx 10,700 sf. The .64 acre property could have alternative uses for many retailers and includes currently leased 1,050 sf adjacent building. The Main St site is south of Albertsons.

$3,500,000

Stunning 5 bedroom, 6.5 bath mountain lodge located just north of Ketchum on 4.6 acres and steps away from the Adams Gulch Trail System. The home designed by Janet Jarvis has a thoughtful layout combining intimacy with dramatic open living spaces, making this home a dream for both entertaining and small family gatherings. Luxurious amenities include large media room, 7  replaces, large game room, heated paver patios, library, private one bedroom guest suite, storage lockers in mud room and dog washer in 3 car garage. Built by Grahber Construction.

$9,500,000

$16,900,000

111 Camas Loop, Sun Valley

121 Hyndman View Dr., Ketchum

Log Home and Guesthouse on 2+ acres of the East Fork of the Big Wood River. Beautifully maintained and extensively remodeled with state of the art upgrades. Five bedrooms 4.5 baths and two 2 car garages.

$6,900,000

221 N Washington Ave., 5, Ketchum

Downtown Ketchum luxury, 2 story Penthouse with elevator access and rooftop deck. Classic finishes with 3 en suite bedrooms plus a media room with full bath. 3 fireplaces. Most furnishings are included. Large heated decks on both levels.

Completely remodeled Elkhorn home on 1 acre lot with big Baldy Views. This gorgeous renovation included all new plumbing, electrical, audio visual, HVAC, water heaters, windows, doors, tile, ooring, countertops, appliances and cabinetry. The upstairs oor plan features Kitchen, Walk in Pantry, Bar, Dining Room, Living Room with Fireplace, O ffice, Powder Room, Master Bedroom, Master Closet, Master Laundry, Master Bath. Outdoor Decks with views of Baldy and Dollar off the entire back side of upper oor. The Downstairs Floor Plan has 3 Bedrooms, Media Room, 2 Full Bathrooms, Mudroom with Laundry, 3 Car Garage and 3 additional storage closets.

$6,900,000

113 Alpine Drive, Ketchum

Rarely available 1.5 acre land on River St in Hailey. Four adjacent lots, 3 on River St and one off of Empty Saddle. Could be mixed use or multifamily with awesome views of the cliffs to the west.

$2,995,000

This fabulous 4 bedroom, 4 bath home has Baldy and mountain views from every room. Located in Lake Creek, just north of Ketchum, this property is on 1.8 acres. Grounds include a small pool, outdoor shower, large patios o ff dining and living rooms, a storage building and large yard. Top oor features primary bedroom suite plus 2 additional bedrooms with bath and connecting sky view lofts. Beautiful office with built in cabinetry on ground oor, living room, formal dining, kitchen with breakfast nook. One bedroom suite over garage and large mudroom complete the home.

Land on Main St in North Hailey adjacent and south of LL Greens new building. Business zoning allows multiple potential building opportunities. AmerIcInn is neighbor to the East, Albertsons is across the street.

801 N Main St., Hailey

910 N Main St., Hailey

701-721 N River St., Hailey

119 May Leaf, Sun Valley

NEW LISTING! New build in 2023. Indoor and outdoor living with breathtaking mountain views. Living space and laundry room on each floor. Convenient floorplan with primary bedroom on the main level. Primary bathroom has a spa-like shower and a stand alone tub. Ample storage and a two car attached garage. Call Makayla!

$3,750,000 MLS #24-331533

TBD Highway 26/Peck Rd, Carey

Two large parcels offering a multitude of uses. Currently, the 138-acre parcel offers grazing land, 1/2 of the 160 acres is irrigated crops and the second 1/2 of the acreage is a gravel pit with Fish Creek running through it. Water rights add value! Call Sonja!

$950,000

MLS #23-331244

2107 Warm Springs Rd, #102, Ketchum

NEW LISTING! 1 bedroom/1 bath new construction with estimated completion fall 2024. Floor Plan, finish lookbook, and appliance package available for review. Expanded deck and underground parking. Limelight Condos are located with close proximity to the bus line, dog park, Warm Springs base and Ketchum Core. Call Kirstin!

$460,000 MLS #23-331481

2814 Summit I Condo Dr, Sun Valley

Fully remodeled, single level, 4 bedroom/ 3 bath condo with views! Spacious great room, gas fireplace, dining area and custom kitchen. Large ensuite primary bedroom with gas fireplace. Large laundry room, storage, built-ins. Underground garage parking for 2 vehicles; Elevator access! Call Kirstin!

$1,975,000

MLS #23-331346

3564 Lower Ranch Condo Dr, Sun Valley

NEW PRICE! Rarely available STAND ALONE, single story Ranch Condo. Expanded deck and Baldy views, backs to open space, and seasonal creek. All the amenities of the Ranch and Elkhorn Associations—clubhouse, pools, hot tubs, tennis & pickleball courts, and golf. Located just minutes to Ketchum and Sun Valley. Call Kirstin!

$755,000

MLS #23-331347

2030 Briarwood Dr, C1, Hailey

Updated, single level townhome in the heart of Woodside! This delightful unit has a sweet backyard, a nearby car port and easy access to the bike path and town. This unit has an open concept kitchen, nice storage, and a pleasing pallet of colors throughout. A great investment or first-time home purchase. Call Sonja

$335,000

MLS #23-331278

471 E 10th St, Unit B2, Ketchum

NEW PRICE! This is a dynamic space with direct views of Baldy. A high-end remodel makes it a delight to inhabit! Upstairs is a full 1-bdrm apartment with a spacious living area and open kitchen with a long, elevated deck. The downstairs has massive garage space, 3-phase power, entertaining space and storage. Call Sonja!

$1,675,000

MLS #23-331351

1041 Snowflake, Hailey

NEW LISTING! Enjoy this single level home as the first owner! This new construction home has a thoughtful floor plan with a spacious living room that has sliders off both sides of the home. There are high ceilings, a generously sized kitchen and an oversized garage. Efficient comfortable home with a low maintenance yard! Call Sonja!

$675,000

MLS #24-331534

314 2nd St W, Fairfield

Level land in the heart of the City of Fairfield that has a seasonal creek running through it. This lot has potential for multifamily or a single family residence with an ample yard to enjoy the outdoors. With the willows, there is a natural barrier for privacy! Call Sonja!

$70,000

MLS #23-331404

Grady Burnett - Associate Broker / Partner

208.720.0906 | grady@sunvalleyidahoproperties.com

Heather Burnett - Sales Associate

208.721.0484 | heather@sunvalleyidahoproperties.com

www.sunvalleyidahoproperties.com

SUNSHINE TOWNHOMES | sunshine-sunvalley.com

Currently under construction, Sunshine Townhomes brings an elevated, contemporary design to the heart of Elkhorn Village. Perfect as a part- or fulltime residence, this spectacular 5BD/4.5BA unit offers clean lines, an open floor plan, and the warmth of timber and stone along with a gourmet kitchen.

$4,389,000 MLS# 23-331371

This beautiful 4BD/4.5BA townhome is perfect for households seeking comfort, extra space, beautiful mountain-modern design, and high-end finishes throughout, including Wolf/Sub-Zero appliances, leathered quartzite counters, and solid oak millwork.

$4,335,000 MLS# 23-331372

SUNSHINE TOWNHOMES | sunshine-sunvalley.com

Slated for a spring/summer completion, this wonderful 3BD/3BA unit offers clean lines, an open floor plan, and the warmth of timber and stone along with a gourmet kitchen, flex space, attached private garage, and large private terrace with mountain views to the south.

$2,675,000 MLS# 23-331142

New Construction in the Heart of Ketchum

Last available residence in the stunning First & Fourth building offers endless comfort and elegance. Single-level 2BD/2.5BA condo is beautifully appointed, boasting top-of-the-line appliances and finishes. Floor-to-ceiling “window walls” bring ample natural light into this desirable corner unit.

$2,995,000 MLS# 23-330730

208.622.7722 | 335

This 2BD + Den/2.5 BA unit offers clean lines, an open floor plan, and the warmth of timber and stone along with a gourmet kitchen, flex space, attached private garage, and large private terrace with mountain views to the south.

$2,270,000 MLS# 23-331370

Wonderful Elkhorn Location

Located in Elkhorn’s prestigious June Day subdivision, this special 2.49-acre parcel is the ideal setting for a new home, providing an elevated building envelope, dramatic sunsets, and spectacular views of Baldy and mountains to the north.

$1,750,000 MLS# 22-329106

Keller Williams Sun Valley Southern Idaho

Grady Burnett - Associate Broker / Partner

208.720.0906 | grady@sunvalleyidahoproperties.com

Heather Burnett - Sales Associate

208.721.0484 | heather@sunvalleyidahoproperties.com

www.sunvalleyidahoproperties.com

Sweetwater Townhome

Wonderful 3BD/2.5BA Sweetwater townhome offers an open floor plan with a spacious kitchen adjacent to a great room with gas fireplace and dining area. Lovely choice of finishes throughout this meticulously maintained home.

$760,000 MLS# TBD

Great Heatherlands Townhome

This 3BD/3BA townhome features a downstairs bedroom, great room, kitchen, and abundant natural light. Great room opens to the backyard with lovely mature landscaping. Attached two-car garage. Great living or rental opportunity in a wonderful mid-valley neighborhood.

$950,000 MLS# 23-331114

As a seasoned husband-and-wife real estate team, we are passionate about helping people achieve their goals, whether they are buying their first home, looking for the perfect mountain hideaway, downsizing to a smaller residence, or selling their property. Together, we provide our clients with an exceptional real estate experience from start to finish. And sharing our enthusiasm for Sun Valley and its incredible mountain lifestyle is the highlight of what we do.

104 Greenhouse Lane

Cozy 1BD/1.5BA cabin in a wooded mid-valley setting makes for easy weekend getaways. Situated on 3.5 acres with tons of potential, the cabin features a first-level primary suite and bath plus a loft with a half bath.

$1,100,000 MLS# 23-330763

Ranch-Style Home in Indian Creek

Situated on 1.36 acres in Indian Creek, this lovely single-level home has 3 bedrooms, 2 of which have en suite baths and are spacious enough to be considered primary suites. Wonderful great room with fireplace adjoins a chef’s kitchen that opens to a deck with expansive views.

$1,699,000 MLS# 23-331270

Ifyoucan dreamit, wecanfindit.

Ifyoucan dreamit, wecanfindit.

201 GARNET STREET / $5,995,000

SOUTHOFKETCHUM / $4,950,000

SOUTHOFKETCHUM / $4,950,000

Just completed custom home combining modern Scandinavian architecture with natural finishes sourced in Idaho. The design is purposely flexible, allowing the owner to personalize the home to their own preferences.

MLS# 23-331316 | Shannon Flavin 208-450-9273

1311 SILVER STAR DRIVE / $1,250,000

KETCHUM / $499,000

KETCHUM / $499,000

$4,800,000

KETCHUM / $674,000

KETCHUM / $674,000

Stepintoyourhiddenoasis,justminutesfrom downtownKetchum!Ifyoulovetoentertainwith familyandfriends,orneedtofindsomepeaceto beawayfromitall,thisisthehouseforyou. MLS#22-329236

Stepintoyourhiddenoasis,justminutesfrom downtownKetchum!Ifyoulovetoentertainwith familyandfriends,orneedtofindsomepeaceto beawayfromitall,thisisthehouseforyou.

MLS#22-329236

240 AMATOPIA WAY / $1,225,000

KETCHUM / $6,876,000

KETCHUM / $6,876,000

Experience small-town charm in this modern, newly constructed downtown Hailey home with completed ADU. Just two blocks from Main Street, you’re steps from shops, dining, and riverfront trails. Inside, thoughtful design pairs high-end finishes with abundant natural light across three floors.

Updated single level home features spacious kitchen living area with ample natural light. Covered & heated outdoor space is perfect for year-round use. Enjoy the mature landscaping with private fully fenced backyard.

MLS # 24-331516 | Andrea Brown 208-961-6605

GreatViews!Veryniceextensiveremodel. GroundfloorunitwithacentrallocationtoSun Valley,KetchumandWarmSprings.Openlawn area.Onbikepathandbusroutes.Greatrental incomepotential. MLS#22-329807

GreatViews!Veryniceextensiveremodel. GroundfloorunitwithacentrallocationtoSun Valley,KetchumandWarmSprings.Openlawn area.Onbikepathandbusroutes.Greatrental incomepotential. MLS#22-329807

2259 BONNE VIE CONDO / $820,000

KETCHUM / $8,395,000

KETCHUM / $8,395,000

The property offers many features; spacious living room with vaulted ceilings, gorgeous views, fireplace, chef’s kitchen, main level master and a large entertainment room. Property includes barns, outbuildings, specialty retreat room and many upgrades. 123 Acres.

MLS# 24-331537 | Wendy Carter 208-720-4388

Anincredibleopportunitytoownafreshly remodeledhomeonanestatelotinwhatmaybe Ketchum'spremierneighborhood.Elevatedviews inmultipledirectionsandbackinguptoopen space. MLS#22-329129

Anincredibleopportunitytoownafreshly remodeledhomeonanestatelotinwhatmaybe Ketchum'spremierneighborhood.Elevatedviews inmultipledirectionsandbackinguptoopen space. MLS#22-329129

Situated in the heart of the Elkhorn Valley, Bonne Vie 2259 is close to all the activities that Sun Valley Elkhorn offers. The private setting enjoys mountain and golf course views with abundant sunshine.

Maureen Pressley 208-720-4595

NORTHOFKETCHUM / $1,195,000

NORTHOFKETCHUM / $1,195,000

Aspectacularsunnycornerlotwithfantasticviews andinagreatneighborhoodjustnorthofKetchum inHulenMeadowsNeighborhood.

Magnificentviews!Themountain-tophomeis only10minutesfromdowntownKetchum. Theonlylargeski-inski-outhomeatthe#1Ski ResortinNorthAmerica. MLS#22-329529

MLS # 24-331462 | Phil Doerflein 208-721-2539 Hayden Gilmour 253-302-9623

Magnificentviews!Themountain-tophomeis only10minutesfromdowntownKetchum. Theonlylargeski-inski-outhomeatthe#1Ski ResortinNorthAmerica. MLS#22-329529

315 SKIWAY DRIVE / $795,000

WARMSPRINGS / $299,000

WARMSPRINGS / $299,000

Make yourself at home in this sunny, single-level home with cozy electric fireplace. Situated on a spacious lot that backs up to the old canal, it offers ample room for expansion.

MLS#22-329824

Aspectacularsunnycornerlotwithfantasticviews andinagreatneighborhoodjustnorthofKetchum inHulenMeadowsNeighborhood.

MLS#22-329824

MLS # 24-331472 | Wendy Carter 208-720-4388

Maureen Pressley 208-720-4595

Spectacularmountainviews,juststepsfromthe lifts,thisfractionallyownedcondowithelevator offersspace&privacy.Managementtakescareof furnishings,repairs,utilities,housekeeping,and maintenance. MLS#22-330097

Spectacularmountainviews,juststepsfromthe lifts,thisfractionallyownedcondowithelevator offersspace&privacy.Managementtakescareof furnishings,repairs,utilities,housekeeping,and maintenance. MLS#22-330097

FULL REMODEL. Virtually everything is new. The location is almost slopeside. Enjoy wonderful amenities with the beautiful prospector pool, tennis courts, BBQ gazebo and 3 hot tubs. No neighbors above or below you. The downstairs living has a fireplace, wood floors & a new kitchen.

MLS# 23-331366 | Shannon Flavin 208-450-9273

DowntownKetchumcondojustashortdistance fromRiverRunSkiLodge&theBigwoodRiver. EnjoytheHOAhottubafteradayofplayinginthe mountains.2bedrooms,plusaloft! MLS#22-329871

DowntownKetchumcondojustashortdistance fromRiverRunSkiLodge&theBigwoodRiver. EnjoytheHOAhottubafteradayofplayinginthe mountains.2bedrooms,plusaloft!

MLS# 23-331333 | Gail Wilson Norgren 208-721-0494

MLS#22-329871

3161 GLENBROOK DRIVE / $512,500

HAILEY/ $1,245,000

HAILEY/ $1,245,000

This 3 bedroom 2 bath home has been well maintained and ready for a new owner. Landscaped with lawn areas in front/rear, flowering plants/fruit trees, shed and fenced yard with access to bike path.

MLS# 23-331308 | Kathy Morell 208-481-0330

Qualitynewconstruction.Tuckedupontheeast sidenearthetrails,offersamazingviewsofBaldy andRedDevil.Largeopengreatroomand primarybedroomupstairsandanamazingroof toppatio. MLS#22-330115

Qualitynewconstruction.Tuckedupontheeast sidenearthetrails,offersamazingviewsofBaldy andRedDevil.Largeopengreatroomand primarybedroomupstairsandanamazingroof toppatio. MLS#22-330115

12694 HIGHWAY 75 / $4,600,000

BELLEVUE / $750,000

BELLEVUE / $750,000

Large family compound beautifully remodeled with views of Bald Mountain. Ski or ride your bike to the River Run. The Bike path backs up to this private property with river access just steps from your backyard.

Newconstructionandmoveinready.3bedroom 2bath3cargarage,includesquartzcountertops, luxuryvinylflooringinthemainlivingareas.An openkitchen,diningandgreatroomflowswitha coveredpatio. MLS#22-329965

Newconstructionandmoveinready.3bedroom 2bath3cargarage,includesquartzcountertops, luxuryvinylflooringinthemainlivingareas.An openkitchen,diningandgreatroomflowswitha coveredpatio. MLS#22-329965

MLS # 23-331360 | Donna McGourty 415-310-0075

3061 SHENANDOAH DRIVE / $575,000

161 PERO ROAD /

Rarely available Edelweiss Condo. Updated in 2022, directly across from Warm Springs Lodge with unobstructed views of the Warm Springs ski runs. This is the ultimate ‘’Ski Locker’’ or as close as you can get to a ski in ski out residence. Two Bedrooms plus a set of bunk beds. Underground parking & also parking in front of complex. MLS# 24-331526 $1,475,000

HORSE RANCH IN BELLEVUE I Extremely private 8.77 acre ranch on a private road with a 4 stall barn, corrals and underground irrigated pastures. The 3B/2B, 2508 SF home has an open floor plan, high ceilings and lots of natural light. Included are water rights for entire ranch. Slough runs through the property and natural wildlife habitat across the slough.

$975,000

This Griffin Ranch 9+ acre lot is arguably the best lot on the bench. It backs up to BLM on north and east sides. Build your dream house on this very private sunny lot with sweeping views & beautiful sunsets. Hiking/horseback riding just outside your door. Water rights. MLS # 23-331207 $695,000

MLS# 18-323115

“Food is culture. Food is a gateway to democracy and diplomacy, a gateway to communication and friendships.”

—Timon Balloo

PIONEER SALOON

Walking into the Pioneer Saloon in Ketchum is like greeting an old friend. It’s often the first stop for locals coming home or visitors starting a memorable vacation. For more than 50 years, the Pioneer has been welcoming its loyal customers with a warm and cozy atmosphere that feels more like someone’s home than a restaurant. Renowned for perfectly aged and flavorful beef, many varieties of seafood, fresh Idaho rainbow trout, and Northwest regional specials, the Pioneer is much more than a steakhouse. Unique and historic western art fills the bar and restaurant, reminiscent of earlier days when pioneers settled in this valley. Authentic and genuine friendly service from familiar faces will make you feel as though you have arrived home when you walk in the door. As the locals say, “If you haven’t been to the Pioneer Saloon, you haven’t been to Ketchum.”

Clockwise from top: The Pioneer Saloon originally opened in the 1950s; flavorful beef on the grill; the interior of Pioneer Saloon.

THE SAWTOOTH CLUB

Always busy with a fun mix of locals and visitors alike, The Sawtooth Club has been downtown Ketchum’s most beloved destination for dining and cocktails since the days when Ernest Hemingway himself was a regular there. Nowadays, the place is more popular than ever with an inspired menu offering a mouthwatering blend of creative small plates to share, grilled steaks, chops and ribs, healthy vegetarian dishes, fresh seafood, unique pasta bowls, nightly specials and much more.

In the bar enjoy handcrafted cocktails, 18 wines by the glass, and 12 ice-cold craft brews on tap. Dinner offerings this season include fresh Idaho trout, filet mignon, linguine with clams, chicken Senegalese, mesquite rack of lamb, grilled ribeye steak, fresh steelhead salmon, butternut squash ravioli, barbeque baby back ribs, vegan and gluten-free sesame noodle bowl, Waygu beef meatloaf, New Orleans shellfish pasta, roasted free-range chicken, fresh steamer clams, seared ahi salad, awesome burgers and sandwiches, to name just a few.

All of our grilling is done over a live mesquite-wood fire. We do not use processed charcoal or wood chips, only authentic mesquite logs from Texas. This method of natural wood cooking generates the intense heat that sears in the flavorful juices and imparts a variety of subtle tastes and aromas to meat, poultry, and seafood.

An award-winning wine list complements the wonderful food, and winter evenings around the large central fireplace are not to be missed. One visit and you’ll know why The Sawtooth Club has repeatedly been voted the “Valley’s Best Overall Restaurant and The Valley’s Best Bar!”

Top to bottom: Holiday cheer; mesquite-grilled Idaho ruby red trout; selections from our bar; the Sawtooths in winter, our namesake mountain range.

THE CELLAR PUB

Walking down the stairs into this traditional pub is a rite of passage for any visitor to Ketchum, along with downing one of the establishment’s notorious Moscow Mules, served cold in a copper cup and sure to quench anyone’s thirst. Step inside to the cozy bar and restaurant, full of locals and visitors alike looking to connect at one of the wooden tables over dishes like Fish & Chips, Bangers & Mash, or an Old-Fashioned Bar Burger. For the late-night crowd, The Cellar Pub offers a full bar, complete with draft beers and daily drink and shot specials. Music and sports memorabilia line the walls and bar. Head to the back room and you’ll find booths for chatting with friends as well as a full-size free shuffleboard table and a few arcade games. This pub will leave you feeling full—of good food and good times.

Top to bottom: Bangers & Mash; the interior of The Cellar Pub; copper cups for Moscow Mules. TOP PHOTO

WHISKEY’S ON MAIN

A fully remodeled space and entertainment venue, Whiskey’s on Main offers lunch and dinner service in a casual, comfortable, and family-friendly atmosphere, transitioning into Ketchum’s late-night ski town scene after dark. Featuring 16 HD flatscreen TVs for optimal sports viewing, Whiskey’s offers large group high-back booth seating, a 360-degree bar, and a new state-of-the-art audio-visual sound system to support local and visiting performers.

For lunch and dinner service, Whiskey’s presents an elevated pub fare menu, including freshly made pizzas with handcrafted dough. It is the return of downtown Ketchum’s familiar comfort food with classic bar choices, including wings and nachos, and the introduction of fondue along with shareable plates and more.

Offering a happy hour that never disappoints with signature cocktails and local brews, there are plenty of viewing options for your favorite sports teams and games day and night.

Throughout ski season, attend Whiskey’s Après Ski Series with free DJ sets and live music Thursday through Saturday with festivities, delicious drinks, and exciting, not-to-miss giveaways.

Whiskey’s on Main is available for private events from intimate gatherings to large-scale events and four different nicely appointed spaces with great views upstairs on the Baldy View Patio, Main Street Patio, and Alpine Lounge, and there’s the downstairs Whiskey’s Main Floor to accommodate any special occasion.

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LIMELIGHT LOUNGE

Whether you are fresh from skiing Baldy or hitting the Nordic trails, Limelight Hotel in Ketchum is the place for seasonal gourment food, drinks, and entertainment.

208.726.0888

Enjoy the spacious indoor lounge for drinks and dining. Serving the finest local and organic ingredients prepared by Executive Chef and longtime local Patrick Thomerson, the Limelight Lounge is sure to have something for everybody. New winter menu features Burrata & Prosciutto, Pappardelle Bolognese and Pan-Seared Steelhead Trout.

Enjoy casual dinner options like the hand-tossed wood-fired pizzas, famous cheeseburger, or one of the healthy vegetarian options. Choose from 12 beers on tap, great wine selections, and creative cocktails. In addition to fabulous food, the Limelight Lounge has a daily happy hour from 3pm6pm and live music Thursday through Monday 5:30-8:30pm through March. For April and May only, live music will be on Fridays and Saturdays.

OPEN DAILY 151 S Main St Ketchum

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Top: Limelight patio

Above (from left to right): hand-tossed wood-fired pizza; famous cheeseburger; seared scallops.

MICHEL’S CHRISTIANIA

Few other restaurants in Ketchum are as steeped in history as the legendary Christiania. Known as “The Christy” to locals, the restaurant has been in operation since 1959 when Ernest Hemingway dined there so often he had his own table. To get your own glimpse of ski history, come to the famous Olympic Bar, where photos and mementos from owner Michel Rudigoz’s time as the U.S. Women’s

Olympic Ski Team Coach adorn the walls. Your meal will be a pièce de résistance! Entrées like Wild Salmon in Sorrel Sauce and Braised Lamb Shank appear nightly on the menu in addition to an infusion of specials like the Poisson du Jour and Pâté de Campagne. The menu also features Lyonnaise pomme frites and fresh salads and, of course, Michel’s extensive wine list.

DAILY

BAR: 4:45PM

DINNER: 6PM

303 Walnut Ave Ketchum

208.726.3388 michelschristiania.com

Left/Above: Enjoy dinner in the cozy dining room.

Below: Sautéed breast of chicken with morel cream sauce.

SUSHI ON SECOND

After over 30 years of serving the best sushi in Ketchum, Sushi on Second shows no signs of slowing down. In addition to crafting amazing sushi rolls like the SOS or the Who’s Your Daddy, the chefs at Sushi on Second also whip up other Asian-influenced delights, like Hoisin Lemon-Glazed King Salmon with Sesame Seeds, Baby Bok Choy and Scallion Rice, Spinach Batayaki (sautéed spinach, red bell peppers, garlic, onions, fresh shitake mushrooms with a soy and rice wine dressing), and their SOS-Style Hawaiian Ribs.

Sushi on Second also serves wine, beer, and sake. The praise for this restaurant comes from far and wide. Bon Appetit magazine writes, “Sushi on Second, the best sushi I’ve had in years,” and, framed in the entryway is a menu on which Julia Child wrote, “Bon appetit to Sushi on Second.” Come visit and learn for yourself why a restaurant in Ketchum, Idaho, is making its mark on the sushi world.

Clockwise from left: Citrus Sun Roll; the reception area at Sushi on Second; Hawaiian Pork Ribs SOS-Style. FOOD

SUN VALLEY WINE COMPANY

Whether choosing a bottle for that special occasion, stocking your cellar, or joining friends for a toast to life, make the Sun Valley Wine Company part of your Sun Valley experience. Enjoy fine wine and lite bites in the heart of Ketchum with more than 1,000 different wine choices, and relax in our cozy and inviting atmosphere inside by the fire.

Our menu offers a selection of artisan cheeses, seasonal house-made soups, and harvest-inspired salads, along with the Sun Valley Wine Company’s everpopular charcuterie platters, created fresh daily for your dining pleasure. Start the week off right, and stop by for ramen Monday, prepared with fresh Asian vegetables in a savory broth with noodles accompanied by delicious accouterments.

We also offer a celebrated selection of imported beers, a variety of other beverages, and a wide range of pleasing non-alcoholic beverages. Let us help you select wines for everyday enjoyment or stock your cellar with distinct vintages and rare wines. We can assist with delivery, too!

Our desired and comfortable space can accommodate small and large parties and is available for private events year-round. Join us for the occasional wine by the glass and live music, or attend one of our private high-end wine pairing dinners. Sign up for our newsletter to tay in touch for wine tastings, events, dinners, specials, and new releases at sunvalleywineco.com.

THE GRILL AT KNOB HILL

From their days as owners of the iconic Warm Springs Ranch to today as owners of The Grill at Knob Hill, Bob and Jolie Dunn understand that pleasing their customers is the key to getting them to come back. Longtime favorites like fried chicken, prime rib, Idaho trout, and a new twist on the beloved Warm Springs scones and honey butter (now popovers and honey butter) have created a loyal following at this beautiful spot. The warm and friendly bar is a welcoming place to relax with neighbors, local bartenders, and hotel guests. Handcrafted cocktails, small plates, or a wonderful bottle of wine and dinner make this a favorite local hangout. Come enjoy the bar after an active day or enjoy the open-style dining room, seven nights a week.

Offering curbside takeout on the full menu. Call to place an order or visit the website to order online.

Clockwise from left: Dining room with winter view; the bar at The Grill at Knob Hill; a delicious meal.

KETCHUM GRILL

The Ketchum Grill celebrates 31 years “new” this season, meaning they’ve been serving locally-sourced, comforting fare for three decades in their quintessential Ketchum historic house. If you need a little inspiration about what to order, chefs Scott and Anne Mason along with new partner, Kaari Harlamert, recommend the hand-shaped burger cooked over fruitwood with a homemade bun and condiments, or the longtime favorite, house-made lemon noodles with rock shrimp and black pepper cream. You won’t be disappointed!

Top: A seasonal salad.

Bottom: Steak of the day with morels.

WARFIELD DISTILLERY & BREWERY

The Warfield is Ketchum’s only distillery and the Valley’s largest brewery! Located on the corner of Sun Valley Road and Main Street in downtown Ketchum, the Warfield serves up elevated gastro pub fare in a sophisticated and cozy setting. All Warfield cuisine features local and seasonal ingredients with an emphasis on organic food and a commitment to our agricultural community.

The commitment to quality ingredients extends to every aspect of the Warfield: all Warfield Beer is made with only certified organic malts and whole-leaf hops featuring an eclectic mix of traditional European styles and cask ales. Warfield’s Vodka, Gin, and Gold Medal Whiskey are certified organic and distilled in small batches on-site.

Come warm yourself by the fire and enjoy a classic pub experience with exceptional food and the best beer and spirits in the Valley!

Clockwise from left: Warfield's Organic Vodka, Organic Gin, and Organic American Whiskey; charcuterie board; fresh Organic Warfield Beer.

Wood-fired pizzas, specialty beers, featured wines, and an intimate urbanrustic ambience keeps everyone coming back to this Italian eatery. Beers on tap and an excellent wine selection are cultivated by Adelaide Smithmason, while chef Dave Schenck creates local

favorites like Duck Confit with Risotto, Pork Oso Bucco, and sautéed Idaho Trout. The fresh and seasonal cusine is always changing, making Enoteca the ideal place for dining out throughout the year. Season after season, there are always new reasons to love Enoteca.

Shaved Brussels sprouts with bacon.

THE KNEADERY

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50 YEARS

Like its sister restaurant, the Pioneer Saloon, The Kneadery has always been a draw for locals, visitors, and celebrities alike. Since opening in 1974, The Kneadery has been Ketchum’s go-to breakfast spot. Dishes like the Veggie Benedict and the Eggs Blackstone keep regulars coming back for breakfast. With breakfast items served all day, the lunch menu is sure to impress as well with hearty sandwiches and house-made soups. And did you know that The Kneadery is available for private events? So look no further for your next special function!

Above: The Kneadery on Leadville Ave in Ketchum in the summer.

Right: Buddy Murfey BLT on local sourdough bread; Bloody Marys; Huevos Kneadery Breakfast with Fresh-Squeezed Orange Juice and Kneadery Breakfast Blend Coffee.

Sun Valley’s original restaurant, The Ram, has been warming and welcoming diners since 1937. This rustic-yet-elegant dinner house has been recently modernized, while still preserving its historic charm. Pianist Larry Harshbarger brings a classic ambiance to the room with gentle melodies played on the resident baby grand piano. Travel back in time

THE RAM

with the nightly “Heritage Menu”—a series of historic dishes such as pork tenderloin schnitzel and Hungarian goulash— resurrected from the restaurant’s long and storied culinary tradition. Next door, the Ram Bar is an upscale lounge perfect for enjoying specialty cocktails and light fare, replete with plush couches and a view of the Sun Valley Village.

Above: In keeping with the traditional ambiance of the iconic restaurant, The Ram combines cozy surroundings and décor with modern updates.

Right: The Ram features fresh seafood and prime steak so tender you can cut it with a fork.

VILLAGE STATION

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Sun Valley Village 208.622.2138 sunvalley.com

Road-weary travelers of every age will find something to enjoy at Village Station. The train station-inspired décor pays tribute to Sun Valley’s history as an early destination on the Union Pacific railroad line. Enjoy a wide selection of cocktails and craft beers on tap, as well as a crowd-pleasing menu with hearty cheeseburgers, chicken wings, pizza, family-style salads, and more. Four bigscreen televisions and ample seating inside make it the perfect place for your group to gather on game days. Take-out is also available.

PHOTO BY HILLARY MAYBERY

Above: Enjoy spacious seating inside the Village Station, which overlooks the resort grounds.

Right: One of Village Station's delicious pizzas.

Gretchen’s restaurant is named after Olympian and Sun Valley native, Gretchen Fraser. She was the first American to ever win an Olympic gold medal for skiing in the 1948 Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Gretchen’s is the perfect place to enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner overlooking the Sun Valley Ice Rink. Conveniently located at the Sun Valley Lodge, Gretchen’s offers a wide range of fresh and innovative selections, such as the Baby Kale & Candied Pecan Salad, Fish & Chips, and Idaho Ruby Red Trout. Whatever you’re craving, Gretchen’s is sure to have something for you.

GRETCHEN’S

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Above: Enjoy Gretchen's, located just inside the Lodge Lobby.

SUN VALLEY CLUB

The Sun Valley Club is much more than just a golf course and Nordic center; it’s also a restaurant and full bar open to the public. Young ones will find favorites on the kids menu while those coming fresh off the links or trails can sip specialty cocktails or draft beers. Enjoy guest favorites like the Crab Louie Salad and the Reuben, in addition to locallysourced menu items featuring fresh veggies, meats, and seafood options. Enjoy a large wine selection, cocktails, and beer as you take in stunning views of Bald Mountain.

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Above: Enjoy the many offerings for lunch with incredible views of Baldy.

No matter how sophisticated your sweet tooth, the Chocolate Foundry has something to satisfy any craving. This winter, enjoy hot cocoa and warm homemade chocolate chip cookies. With a global selection of some of the world’s finest sweets—including clusters, fudge, Jelly Belly candies, licorice, and soft-serve ice cream—you can shop for gifts, treats, or grab a bottle of wine or beer to enjoy at home. And of course, this vintage shop is a must-visit for the kids!

Above: The Chocolate Foundry is located in the Sun Valley Village.

KONDITOREI

Sun Valley’s Austrian-themed bakery and café is the perfect destination, whether you’re looking for locally-roasted organic coffee, house-made pastries, or a handcrafted meal to fuel your adventure. Locally renowned for its delectable pastries and third wave coffee program, Konditorei offers a little bit of sweetness for everyone. Situated in the middle of the Sun Valley Village, Konditorei is a must when visiting the Resort. Enjoy breakfast or lunch in the chaletinspired dining room while watching the seasons change through one of the many large windows. Serving Alpine fare interpreted for the American palate, Konditorei serves up all-day brunch with breakfast and lunch offerings. No matter the occasion, Konditorei has you covered! Be part of the Alpine tradition and enjoy this classic café.

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Hours change seasonally. Please visit:

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Sun Valley Village 208.622.2235

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Clockwise from top left): Locally-roasted, fair trade coffee and espresso; for a healthy start, try the Cauliflower Hash; endless selection of house-made pastries.

PHOTO BY PAULETTE PHLIPOT

PHOTO BY PAULETTE PHLIPOT

THE ROUNDHOUSE

Founded in 1939, The Roundhouse is one of the most iconic restaurants in the Ski Industry. Perched midway up Baldy at 7,700 feet, The Roundhouse has unparalleled views of Sun Valley and Ketchum. Ride up to the restaurant in style in the Roundhouse Gondola—a special experience that makes for a memorable meal. The restaurant is also accessible by ski and foot traffic. For those on skis, take a break from your ski day at the Roundhouse for a lunch complete with their famous fondue and a beer. Reservations are strongly recommended for lunch and required for dinner. For a special night, make a reservation for a Friday or Saturday night to enjoy the prix-fixe menu including a gondola ride.

SUN VALLEY CULINARY INSTITUTE

Embracing culinary education at the Sun Valley Culinary Institute (SVCI) is, first and foremost, about students launching a career in the culinary arts. Yet SVCI is also dedicated to elevating the culinary arts for the entire Wood River Valley community.

SVCI’s ability to provide a one-year Professional Program with dedicated, highly experienced, and knowledgeable chef instructors allows SVCI students to achieve their potential while earning their way to completing a U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Certificate.

Throughout the year, SVCI offers classes, dinners, and fundraising events to support its mission to educate students, create new career paths, and help sustain the Valley’s restaurant and hospitality community. However, SVCI classes, dinners, and events have a two-fold education purpose. SVCI’s doors are open to the public to advance their culinary arts experience and participate in delicious food and wine events while also supporting the school.

Offering rare cultural experiences through food and food history at SVCI’s downtown Ketchum location, the Wood River Valley community and people from surrounding areas can enjoy worldclass and award-winning chefs who connect us through food education while creating unique and enjoyable experiences.

SVCI constantly adds and updates classes, workshops, and events to its website where you can sign up and discover your culinary arts education and join like-minded folks in the experience.

SVCI is excited to present the second annual Sun Valley Food & Wine Celebration, March 13-16, 2024. To learn more about the Sun Valley Culinary Institute’s degree program, classes, and event space, visit sunvalleyculinary.org.

Middle photo from left: Jason Wilson, Jonathon Sawyer, Ethan Stowell, and Britt Rescigno.

Experience golf the Sun Valley way, with three world-class courses, 45 holes, and spectacular mountain views that will take your breath away. With over 17,700 total yards of golf and a near-endless list of amenities, Sun Valley Resort is your ultimate golf destination.