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Sun Valley hosts the 2018 U.S. Alpine Championships

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Return to Glory Better People Make Better Ski Teams

Chris Grover and the rise of the U.S. Cross-Country Ski Team

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Hemingway and Wilderness

A local legacy endures

BY PHIL HUSS

ON THE COVER Ketchum native Tanner Farrow takes an aggressive line on Sun Valley’s Giant Slalom course during the 2016 U.S. Alpine Championships. Farrow will be competing when the Championships return to Sun Valley March 19-26, 2018.

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U.S. Cross-Country Ski Team members Jesse Diggins (left) and Sadie Bjornsen celebrate on the podium at the 2017 Nordic World Ski Championships

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contents // departments CLOCK WISE FROM TOP LEF T: MILK Y WAY OVER THE SAW TOOTH MOUNTAINS, PHOTO BY NILS RIBI; JUMPING JED WATERS, COURTESY WINDELLS ACADEMY / AIDEN ULRICH ; PILLOW DESIGNS AT HAUTE WR AP HOME / PHOTO BY KIRSTEN SHULTZ

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Mountain Makeover Terrain parks, added snowmaking, and a new lift are in Sun Valley Resort’s future

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Embracing the Dark Local leaders work to preserve Idaho’s night sky

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Hockey Town Players young and old take to the ice

The Ancient Skiers

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An annual pilgrimage thrives

Becoming Bionic What happens when hips wear out

Tune Up A new model for maintaining musculoskeletal health

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Born to Fly Jed Waters, high above the snow

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Make a Day of It Nordic trails worth spending time on

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‘Women on the Margins’ The Family of Woman Film Festival returns for its 11th year

The Language of Art Paula Crown’s pursuit of art

Adding a new dimension to both dining and skiing

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The Idaho® Potato

What’s in a name?

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72 Favorite Finds ( PROMOTIONAL) 90 Winter Events 132 Gallery Buzz 180 Why We Live Here

The circuitous path to creating an adventure business

Under the Moonlight

A Launch Pad for Fashion Three locals make a mark on the fashion world

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30 Featured Contributors 61 Renew+Recharge ( PROMOTIONAL)

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Brewing the Perfect Cup Technique trumps art for aficionados

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hange is in the air. You can feel it first as a simple shift in the wind.

Tiny fragments of crystallized ice scatter into long wispy horsetails and swirling filaments of cirrus clouds that appear and disappear like the wings of a bird dipping before the sun. Later, the temperature drops; hawks resting atop telephone poles fluff and bury their heads, and suddenly we awake to a world covered in the silence of white.

Winter has arrived, Ketchum has a new mayor, Baldy is getting a major mountain makeover, and new nonstop air service has begun from Chicago. Our little mountain valley is changing and this winter/spring issue of Sun Valley Magazine sheds light on some of the new, and future, changes.

Discover the massive changes Sun Valley Resort has slated for both Dollar Mountain and Baldy. Learn about the bowls, mini pipes, banks, and other terrain features planned as part of Dollar LIVE, and review the proposed changes on Baldy, including a new Cold Springs quad and the addition of 380 skiable acres (“Mountain Makeover,” page 40)—and don’t miss the changes to the resort facilities with a Sun Valley Inn remodel, the new Village Station restaurant, and a new exhibition kitchen at The Ram. Read about the proposal for the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve (“Embracing the Dark,” page 44), potentially encompassing over 900,000 acres from Stanley to Ketchum and, if awarded, making the SNRA the first Dark Sky Reserve (of the currently 11 worldwide) in the United States. Perhaps a harbinger of things to come, Ketchum just last month was designated a “Dark Sky Community” by the International Dark-Sky Association.

Sun Valley Youth Hockey has a new director, Robbie Murden (“Hockey Town,” page 48), and a local Valley health cooperative is hoping to create a new model for maintaining musculoskeletal health (“Tune Up,” page 58).

Meet artist and entrepreneur Paula Crown, who has brought an international museum-quality art collection to the public through the Limelight Hotel Ketchum (“The Language of Art,” page 126). Learn how Hailey resident Chris Grover, a fierce competitor and the head coach for the U.S. Cross-Country Ski Team (“Better People Make Better Ski Teams,” page 108), is shaking up the status quo with his team’s challenging of the Scandinavians’ 100-year dominance of the sport (since the first Winter Olympics in 1924). The U.S. Alpine Championships return to Baldy this winter (March 19-26) and promise highspeed excitement on the course and a chance for spectators to view the elite of the sport on a mountain that has a history of world champions and Olympic medalists (“Return to Glory,” page 102).

Discover three locals who have made their mark on the fashion world (“Launch Pad for Fashion,” page 94). From handprinted Italian couture scarves to hand-dyed Balinese shirts or hand-stitched leather purses, Nina Fox of Haute Wrap, Philip Barney of Three Islands Lifestyle, and Cindy Kirk of Cindy Kirk Design join a growing group of entrepreneurs to launch out of the Wood River Valley that have included Smith, SCOTT USA, SQN Sport, First Lite and Mobius.

New beginnings and ideas appear to be joining into the fabric of deep-rooted traditions here in the Valley this winter.

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Phil Huss came to the Wood River Valley in 2000 to teach English at Community School.

He taught 10th-grade British and World Literature and Writing for a decade before becoming Upper School Head for three years. Now back in the classroom teaching 11th- and 12th-grade English electives, Phil also serves as the Upper School’s Teaching and Learning Coordinator.

Among his many English electives—Interpretations in Law and Literature, American Literature of the South, Moral Philosophy and Literature / Film, and American Environmental Literature—Phil has taught a very popular course on the life and works of Ernest Hemingway since 2008 (“Hemingway and Wilderness,” page 116).

Danielle Flam works as a freelance writer and as a consultant for an ethnographic consulting company. After completing her undergraduate studies in biology at Reed College in Portland, Oregon, she pursued graduate studies in cultural anthropology at the University of Chicago. Prior to beginning her work as a corporate anthropologist, she worked as a translator and conducted research for human rights and environmental conservation organizations.

Her training left her convinced that ethnography is the best approach to understanding any subject, and, as such, her research and writing is decidedly ethnographic in nature (“Embracing the Dark,” page 44; “The Idaho® Potato,” page 86).

Hillary Maybery, a SoCal girl at heart, spent her early days entertaining her competitive spirit as a surfer and equestrian rider. She fell in love with photography after discovering the darkroom in high school, but put that dream on hold to pursue her passion for sports.

At 23, she became one of the first female professional snowboarders and spent the next 10 years traveling the world competing in various events (including the X Games) and making a name for herself as an athlete. Eventually, she invested in photography school, bought professional gear and took time off to shoot. After spending three years earning her chops as an assistant for photographer David Stoecklein, she made a home for herself in Idaho and began shooting anything she could: kids, weddings, and­— her personal favorite—portraits.

She lives in Sun Valley with her best friend and boyfriend of 13 years, Mark, and her rockstar daughter, Presly (Cover photo).

Nils Ribi is an entrepreneur, business executive, and recovering elected official.

A passionate amateur photographer since childhood, Nils became a professional photographer by accident. His love for travel and the outdoors has allowed him to photograph everything from cityscapes to wilderness landscapes. His photos have been published in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Travel + Leisure, Forbes Magazine, Outside Magazine, duPont Registry, and numerous regional publications. He has also photographed for Associated Press articles with worldwide distribution.

In addition, Nils uses his passion for photography as an opportunity to help local nonprofit and governmental organizations with their photography requirements (“Embracing the Dark,” page 44).

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Mountain Makeover TERRAIN PARKS, ADDED SNOWMAKING, AND A NEW LIFT ARE IN SUN VALLEY RESORT’S FUTURE

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Want to judge a resort? Look at its residents. Sun Valley attracts real skiers.

They work hard. Ski just about every (decent) day. Raise ripping kids. And then ski some more.”

That’s how Ski Magazine’s Annual Readers’ Poll explained its lofty ranking for Sun Valley Resort as second best overall in the West. It would seem a cozy spot to launch a winter season with. Instead, second place seems to have been a layover while plans incubate that could secure top ranking status in future seasons.

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The Cold Springs Project includes replacing Baldy’s oldest chairlift with a detachable quad and subsequently opening up an additional 380 acres for skiing and boarding.

Mountain Manager Peter Stearns said the 82nd season, which opened Nov. 23, 2017, will include enhanced on-mountain experiences like Dollar LIVE, the return of national ski races, and another nonstop flight to the area added—this time from Chicago.

Continued advances in snowmaking, “does allow for being better prepared for opening day and optimizing conditions and the experience for guests on the mountain throughout the season,” Stearns said.

“This is a very exciting period of growth for the resort,” agreed Sun Valley Company General Manager Tim Silva.

In addition, “efforts to reanimate the Sun Valley Village are continuing with updated Inn guest rooms, the new family-friendly Village Station Restaurant and a refreshed Ram Restaurant and Bar,” Silva continued.

To maintain the cream of the crop of service support teams at the resort, “We also plan to complete a major employee housing project near the Horsemen’s Center prior to Winter 2018. This will ensure that we are able to continue to attract team

members of the same high caliber that we currently enjoy.”

And finally, “the Cold Springs Project on Bald Mountain will open some exceptional advanced terrain, with the added benefit of replacing the aging Cold Springs double chairlift,” Silva said.

It’s a lot that requires some fleshing out to understand the impact. But the simple explanation can be summed up by the Ski Magazine observation that defines the trust placed in the resort to provide an inclusive and satisfying experience for guests and locals: “The we’re-cooler-than-you-are local vibe that can intimidate visitors at some of the big-name skiers’ mountains (you know who you are) isn’t part of the culture here.

Running a tight operation is ... Sure, there’s a reason the resort was named Sun Valley rather than Powder Valley... but not last year, which boasted the 2nd highest snowpack in about a decade. Combine the snow with what many readers tout as ‘the best natural slopes in North America,’ and you’ve got yourself a real vacation—or a home away from home.

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soul-warming experience—whether you’re looking for it or not— and makes some readers downright poetic. ‘Residents are grateful to live in a time out of place, off the fast track, and we find a high frequency of open hearts.’”

Stearns said that kind of sentiment comes after some intentional effort on the Resort’s part.

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If tree skiing is your passion, keep an eye on the Cold Springs Canyon Project on Bald Mountain. The project will include replacing the resort’s oldest chairlift with a detachable quad. If you are the type of traveler who likes to be in the know about upcoming plans to your ski area, then take advantage of the “Experience Cold Springs Canyon” preview tours starting January 2018. The Sun Valley Ski Patrol and ski instructors will lead these advanced level informational tours with days and cost details available when you book. Stay current with the changes at www.sunvalley.com/futureplans.

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can choose for their vacation, he said. “Sun Valley Resort strives to provide the best guest experience both on and off the mountain. We are a dynamic and unique resort, especially with the number of activities available throughout the year. We live in a community that invites people from all over the world because we have that ideal combination of outdoor sports, culture, dining, and shopping.”

The industry standard half-pipe courses like that previously seen on Dollar Mountain are being replaced with more universal terrain parks. There are 10 planned for Dollar and three slated for Bald Mountain.

These multifaceted parks with ski and snowboard-cross courses and skatepark-like features will level the playing field for all pace of snow sporters.

Stearns described Dollar LIVE as being “about inclusiveness, the social aspect, and enjoying time on the mountain with your friends and family.”

New features will include bowls, mini pipes, banks, transitions and other creative and non-traditional challenges.

And a little farther out are plans for the Cold Springs Canyon Project on Bald Mountain.

Working with the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management, and in public forums in Spring 2017, Stearns said construction should be underway by summer for the replacement of the resort’s oldest ski lift with a faster quad to whisk guests up and around The Roundhouse area of the mountain. The Lower Broadway run is being extended 3,400 feet, lined with high-tech snowmaking guns all the way to the new Cold Springs lift lower terminal.

“I could not be more excited about the future of Sun Valley,” Silva crowed.

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KEEPING IT FRESH

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hen your chic begins to look shabby next to your bestie’s makeover, it’s only a matter of time before changes must be made. So it’s no wonder that the Sun Valley Inn and surrounding restaurants are updating their looks less than two years after the Sun Valley Lodge unveiled its new decor.

Underway this fall, the Sun Valley Inn remodel began with 25 guest rooms, refreshing the historic hotel with new furnishings and amenities that retain the rustic feel.

Seeking to appeal to the “sophisticated traveler,” some of the rooms are being combined to make large guest suites with the remaining 79 guest rooms scheduled for renovation in the fall of 2018.

Family favorite Bald Mountain Pizza wrapped up this summer season, cocooning until mid-December when it morphed into The Village Station. Three big-screen televisions and a full-service bar for watching winter games and a menu of pizza, pasta, salads, sandwiches and entrees complete the renewal.

A new exhibition kitchen takes the spotlight as The Ram restaurant opened for the season. The Ram Bistro upgrade includes wooden floors, a new fireplace, new seating and televisions, too.

The Sun Valley Lodge’s renovations, which were completed in 2015, included an upgraded spa with multiple ways to round out the resort escape experience.

Massage, hair and nails, workout space, and most manner of comfort treatments are available, as is a warm swimming pool with adjacent fire pits and unobstructed views of Baldy.

So, whether your taste is contemporary, or upgraded traditional, there is a new look wherever you look at Sun Valley Resort this winter.

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LOCAL LEADERS WORK TO PRESERVE IDAHO’S NIGHT SKY

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But for the majority of Americans, the Milky Way is not visible. For most, light pollution obscures the night sky, making it impossible to see more than a few stars. The ability to gaze at a truly dark night sky is rapidly decreasing in America as urban centers expand and the most visible effect of light pollution—artificial skyglow—replaces our view of the cosmos.

A growing body of evidence linking the artificial brightening of the night sky with negative impacts on human health, wildlife, and ecosystems, as well as a growing concern over the loss of an important human experience—the opportunity to view and ponder the universe—is encouraging local leaders to take action toward protecting this resource. The communities surrounding the Sawtooth National Recreation Area are working toward putting Central Idaho on the map as

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America’s first Dark Sky Reserve. “People are beginning to recognize that light pollution is an issue, both nationally and globally, and that dark skies are a resource we need to protect,” said Dani Mazzotta of the Idaho Conservation League (ICL), who has been working on securing the Dark Sky Reserve designation from the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) with Central Idaho communities for almost two years.

IDA defines a Dark Sky Reserve as “public or private land possessing an exceptional or distinguished quality of starry nights and nocturnal environment that is specifically protected for its scientific, natural, educational, cultural, heritage and/or public enjoyment.”

There are currently only 11 Dark Sky Reserves in the world, none of which are located in the United States. Reserves generally consist of a dark “core” zone surrounded by a populated periphery (or buffer zone). A key requirement is that communities within the designated Reserve commit to protecting the darkness

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of the core by minimizing their own light pollution. According to Mazzotta, a key piece in making the Reserve possible is that most of the proposed Reserve is already covered by local dark sky ordinances. “We don’t have to go in and create local ordinances and regulations because they already exist.�

Ketchum passed one of the first dark sky ordinances in the state of Idaho in 1999, with the intention of protecting the ability to view the night sky by reducing glare and unnecessary lighting at night. Other jurisdictions in Blaine County followed suit. The City of Ketchum was recently designated an International Dark Sky Community by the IDA. The Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve would encompass over 900,000 acres, stretching from Stanley to Ketchum, including Sun Valley, Smiley Creek, parts of Blaine and Custer counties, and the SNRA, most of it public land owned by the U.S. Forest Service. This area is an ideal place for WINTER 2017 / 2018 | sunvalleymag.com

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a reserve, as it has extremely few sources of artificial light. ICL has been using sky quality meters to take measurements of the sky and monitor light pollution levels in the area. The results are really good.

“The readings we are picking up in the Sawtooth Valley, between Ketchum and Stanley, are around 21.86 magnitude per square arcsecond,” said Mazzotta. During moonless nights, the luminance of a clear sky with light from only natural sources (the

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The Dark Sky Reserve designation also has the potential to attract a unique brand of tourism, astro-tourism. Interest in booking trips to see cosmic spectacles, like the Northern Lights, aurora borealis, CENTRAL IDAHO DARK SKY RESERVE solar eclipse and meteor showers is EXTERNAL RESERVE BOUNDARY CORE AREAS growing. The total solar eclipse this past August is reportedly the most viewed and photographed eclipse in WHITE CLOUDS STANLEY WILDERNESS history. In Eastern Idaho alone, it is thought to have brought in 300,000 tourists. Other communities have C U S TER leveraged the night sky to promote visitations, events and activities.

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Jasper, Canada, holds a dark sky festival where they bring in high-level scientific speakers and have star watch events. The Utah Symphony played three evening concerts this year near National Parks and held “star parties” afterward hosted by local astronomers.

This interest in astro-tourism may be related to the decrease in ability to see starry skies. Currently, 83 percent of the world and 99 percent of U.S. and European populations live under light-polluted skies, while the Milky Way is hidden from view for more than one-third of humanity, including 60 percent of Europeans and nearly 80 percent of North Americans. As it becomes more difficult to view stars and planets, see the Milky Way, and catch occasional glimpses of galaxies and nebulae with the naked eye under light-polluted skies, protecting the remaining truly dark night skies is of urgent importance. 2

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There are only 11 Dark Sky Reserves in the world, none of which are located in the United States. If awarded, the Sawtooth National Recreation Area would be the first.

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localbuzz // hockey

Hockey Town PLAYERS YOUNG AND OLD TAKE TO THE ICE

by Karen Bossick

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un Valley’s claim to fame may be that it is home to America’s first destination ski resort. But underneath the manicured ski runs and hidden pockets of powder, there’s an undercurrent of hockey running through the Valley.

“This is a hidden gem of a hockey community,” said John Burke, head coach of the Sun Valley Suns amateur hockey team. “We’re not in the stronghold of hockey in Minnesota or Canada. But Sun Valley is pretty unique as a ski resort area with strong support for hockey. It’s a ski town, but it’s also a hockey town.”

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semi-professional hockey team, have long been role models for young players (at left and below) starting out on the Christina Potters Outdoor Rink.

Burke moved here in 1975 from Duluth, Minn., lured by milder, sunnier winters and Sun Valley’s world-class skiing. He and other transplanted Minnesotans, including Charlie Holt, Alex Orb and John Weekes, started the Suns with the help of San Jose Sharks owner George Gund III, who had helped fund the building of an ice rink in Sun Valley.

Now in their 42nd season, the Suns have played hockey in Japan and Europe, and they pack the house for rivals like the East Coast Gutter Snipes and Jackson Hole Moose.

They have won a plethora of championships, including a league championship two years ago. And they will host the Black Diamond Hockey Playoffs March 9-10, 2018, hoping this year’s strong new recruits will take them to the top again.

“Fans have gotten to see some famous hockey players, and we’ve been able to champion some pro players, like Joey Sides and Cody Lampl,” Burke said.

Burke and new Suns forward Robbie Murden are among those who hope to nurture even more youngsters who will go

on to play hockey in college and the pros.

Murden is the new director of Sun Valley Youth Hockey, which involves more than 200 Valley youngsters from 5-year-olds to high school seniors.

“It’s the perfect marriage,” said the 25-year-old Murden. “I can play with the Suns and grow the game I love.”

Murden grew up in Georgetown, Ontario, and studied economics at Hamilton College in New York where he played hockey. Not playing hockey has never been an option.

“It’s part of my DNA, coming from Canada. My dad played, my grandpa played.

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I started playing competitively when I was 5, and I can’t remember a single kid in middle school who didn’t play hockey,” he said.

Playing hockey gave Murden lifelong friends, skills, and values that he has applied to other parts of life. And that’s what he wants for the youth in Sun Valley.

“I learned about commitment to teammates, working hard, sacrifice, dedication,” he said. “We can use the sport as a medium to cement lifelong values that can help in the workplace and with family relationships. It’s amazing to me how many people in this valley are passionate about hockey. I think we’re poised to pop.”

The opening of the Campion Ice House provided a boost for youth hockey, as teams now come from Boise, Idaho Falls, Salmon, McCall, and Coeur d’Alene to play in tournaments.

And it doesn’t hurt that Hilary Knight, considered one of the best hockey players in the world, teaches clinics here when practicing for her third Olympics with Team USA. Women’s hockey in the Valley took root about 18 years ago during a winter when there was no snow and the temperatures were “cold, cold, cold.” A group of women began pushing a hockey puck around the Big Wood 50

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pond with brooms. As they got into it, they graduated to hockey sticks and began playing on Sun Valley’s ice rink.

Over the years, the women called themselves the Sunsets, then the Five Stars, and made the rounds of hockey tournaments in Boise, Park City, Jackson and Seattle. Difficulty securing ice time for regular practices and coaches has kept them from becoming ultra competitive, but they’re hoping to remedy that this year with regular Tuesday practices at Sun Valley’s Ice Rink and Thursday practices at Campion Ice House.

Players range in age from 22 to 67.

“It’s one of those sports where you’re getting incredible exercise but you don’t notice until you sit on the bench and then you realize how exhausted you are,” said Ketchum resident Jineen Griffith. “We play largely for fun, although the younger women who grew up playing hockey are definitely more serious and aggressive. They want to win, whereas the rest of us want to chase the puck around and, if we score, whoopee!”

The newest sport on the ice block is curling, which started last year at Campion Ice House. Men and women playing on teams named the Molar Rattlers, Curls Gone Wild and Read ‘Em and Sweep looked like housewives gone wild, as they vigorously swept the ice with curling brooms trying to affect the trajectory of their stones.

The Monday night leagues filled up quickly this year with more than a hundred players and others on a waiting list.

“We’re going to try to have more curling clinics this winter,” said Sarah Benson, director of Hailey Ice. “But, as always, we only have so much ice time.” 2

POND HOCKEY For those who can’t get ice time inside, there’s always pond hockey at Atkinson Park in Ketchum and the flooded rink outside Campion Ice House in the rodeo grounds.

Pond time is free, with hockey and figure skates, helmets, sticks, pucks, balance and assist devices and even broomballs available for the borrowing. Warming temperatures in February, when the sun is higher in the sky, usually put an end to the outdoor hockey season, but ponds can usually count on about 55 days.

The two-acre Christina Potters Outdoor Ice Rink in Atkinson Park, now in its 21st year of operation, attracts an estimated 5,000 skaters each season. About 75 youngsters take part in the city’s After School Program and another 30 in the Park Penguins Hockey Club. Higher Ground Sun Valley holds sled hockey games there.

And the City of Ketchum fields up to 30 teams with 180 competitors coming from throughout southern Idaho and even neighboring states for its annual Idaho Pond Hockey Tournament. The outside rinks depend on the weather, of course. The City of Ketchum begins work on its rink, believed to be the largest in the Pacific Northwest, as soon as there’s enough snow to create a 4to 6-inch base. Following five or six days of clear, cold weather, the snow is compacted with a roller and additional layers of water are added. Once the base is solid enough to handle the weight of a Zamboni, the ice is groomed every morning.

In addition to providing skating on its outdoor pond, Campion Ice House also holds occasional free skate nights and discounted ice time for school groups, all of which make it easier for wanna-be hockey players to get started. “Open skate is just $5 for children and $7 for adults—cheaper than a movie is what I like to say,” said Benson. “Someone from Nashville just asked how much we charge to rent the ice for a private party. When I said $220 an hour, he said, ‘Wow! In Nashville it would cost $365!’ ”

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The Ancient Skiers Club ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO SUN VALLEY SET FOR JANUARY

by Dick Dorworth

he 35th annual Sun Valley Ancient Skiers reunion, January 20-27, 2018, brings some 350 ‘veteran’ skiers to ski, ski race, dine, converse, reminisce, tell tales, dance, party and continue to make Sun Valley a part of their heritage, and vice-versa.

As the organization defines itself, Ancient Skiers are “…a community of snow skiers 55 (plus) who come together to celebrate the snow ski industry, athletes, and beloved mountains. We are a group of over 1,000 members from the Pacific Northwest … dedicated to continuing their enjoyment of the sport of skiing as they move into their ‘Golden Years.’”

Ancient Skier Bob Cram’s single cartoons and “That’s Ski Life” cartoon strips graced the pages of national ski and non-ski magazines alike.

Some 40 to 50 Ancient Skiers own local homes and ski here all season.

In 1982, two ex-members of the University of Washington Ski Team, Tom (Tube) Hill and Tom Heard met up after not seeing each other in several years. Their connection soon evolved into the idea of a reunion of old time, pre-World War II ancients who skied at Paradise on Mount Rainier, Mount Baker, Milwaukee Ski Bowl, Stevens Pass, the old Municipal Hill at Snoqualmie Pass, Meany Hut at Stampede, as well at Mount Hood, Mount Spokane, the Central region, the Leavenworth Ski Jumps, Mount Bachelor, and the Blue Mountains.

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LIVE. SKI. REPEAT. The group’s website (ancientskiers.com) reports, “Hill then presented the idea to Seattle Times sports editor, Vince O’Keefe, to get the word out to those who might be interested in having a reunion. Irv Pratt was also contacted to help get something started since he was near retirement and, supposedly, would have the time to work on it. Irv thought many old skiers would enjoy getting together to ‘mingle and mangle’ and remember old times. Instead of a clambake, a traditional Northwest affair, Irv came up with a ‘Clamfreeze’! ... Over 300 skiers attended …The banquet was a super success with skiers re-living their past experiences together and exchanging ideas for their next skiing escapades.

“The idea of the Ancient Skiers organization was formed a couple years later when a few skiers again met up at Sun Valley. It seemed every time they got together the more they wanted to keep the past alive. Howard ‘Howie’ Clifford, a newspaperman and ardent skier who served as treasurer for PNSA in the war years, coined the name Ancient Skiers, and it stuck. The idea of holding a regular annual Sun Valley reunion was acted upon and the first Sun Valley reunion of Ancient Skiers was held in Sun Valley in winter 1984.”

There are many more Ancient Skiers with close ties to the Sun Valley community than can be written about here, but two who come to mind are Bob Cram and Lou Whittaker. Cram died last summer at the age of 91, one of the best-known, prolific ski cartoonists who ever put pen to paper with as much joy, skill and free-spirit as Ancient Skiers ski. His obituary in the Seattle Times included, “The urge to draw came early. Age 8. And the first tries at skiing came soon after, just before World War II—with Bob writing later, ‘To make four turns in a row without canning up was a major achievement.’” Both pursuits ultimately brought rewards, but not before the U.S. Army and the war and more skiing—with technique enhanced by a postwar year in Austria before the Army shipped him home.

Cram was the “cartooning weatherman” for NBC’s Seattle TV affiliate and hosted

nearly 100 fun-filled half-hour “Ski-Nanny” shows on the same station.”

Cram was an accomplished skier, a longtime teacher for Buzz Fiorini’s Northwest private ski school, and his single cartoons and “That’s Ski Life” cartoon strips graced the pages of national ski and non-ski magazines alike. He was inducted into the Northwest Ski Hall of Fame in 2004 and given a Lifetime Achievement Award for Illustrated Ski Humor by the International Ski History Association in 2012.

Lou Whittaker will be 89 on February 10, 2018. “Everything I know, everything I believe in, I’ve learned from the mountains,” he has said. And he knows a lot. Lou and his identical twin brother Jim learned to ski and climb as teenagers in the Olympic and Cascade Mountains of the Northwest, first climbing Mount Rainier at the age of 16.

They are two of the most accomplished, respected and well-known climbers in American history, Jim being the first American to summit Everest in 1963.

They both first visited Sun Valley to ski while in college, and Lou has maintained a presence here ever since. In 1969 Lou established Rainier Mountaineering, Inc. (RMI), which changed the world of guided climbing. RMI’s website states: “Lou’s vision from the beginning was to establish a guide service that was dedicated to teaching as well as leading climbers. This far exceeded the standard guiding model of the day in which clients followed guides but rarely participated as a valued member of a team. In crafting structured courses within its trips, RMI ushered in a new era of mountain guiding where guides helped build skills and encouraged the involvement of their clients.”

Lou and his wife Ingrid are among those Ancient Skiers who are long-time local homeowners who spend winters in Sun Valley and summers in Ashford, Wash., at the base of Mount Rainier. Lou no longer skis but is a familiar presence walking the streets of Ketchum with Ingrid and holding court in coffee shops with skiers both ancient and young. 2

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body&soul Becoming Bionic WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HIPS WEAR OUT

by Adam Tanous

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hildren of doctors will often tell you that their childhood complaints of aches and pains were almost always met with a healthy dose of skepticism from their parents. “You’ll be fine,” was the refrain. They were usually right. And so, last winter, when a sharp pain knifed through the inside of my hip while tying my shoe, I, at first, dismissed it, as I was taught to do. Denial persisted until one day, after working on skis all day, I had to ask a work colleague to unbuckle my boots for me. I couldn’t get to the buckles, and driving home in ski boots didn’t seem like a great idea.

left: An X-ray image taken after

hip replacement surgery shows a titanium shaft with a ceramic head (ball) inserted into the femur. A titanium and crosslinked polyethylene socket forms the receiving end of the artificial joint.

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Not long after that I went to see Matt Kopplin, an orthopedic surgeon at St. Luke’s Wood River Medical Center in Ketchum.

On an X-ray of my hip, he showed me how the gap between the ball of the ball-andsocket joint (the femoral head) and the receiving socket of the joint (the acetabulum) was gone. That gap, in a normal hip, houses cartilage, a sort of semi-solid lubricant between bones. The games we play—in my case, tennis, soccer, lacrosse, and skiing— wear away at cartilage over time, and, ultimately, result in bone articulating against bone. Hence, the knife-like pain.

The solution to the problem—total hip replacement, formally termed total hip arthroplasty (THA)—involves removing these natural components evolved over 200,000 years and replacing them with marvels of precision-machined titanium, alumina, and crosslinked polyethylene, all refined over the last 58 years or so.

It turns out, I’m far from alone. In a 2015 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, researchers Monica Wolford, Kathleen Palso, and Anita Bercovitz determined that there were 310,800 total hip replacements in 2010. That was more than double the number that were done just 10 years prior. In addition, the age distribution of THA patients had shifted significantly toward younger patients: the percentage of patients in age groups 45 to 54 and 55 to 64 increased 5 percent each, while the percentage of patients in age groups 65 to 74 and 75 and over decreased by about 4 percent each. And a Mayo Clinic study presented in 2014 reported that there were approximately 2.5 million Americans walking around with artificial hips.

Hip replacement surgery really begins with an X-ray, which Kopplin will use along with a sophisticated software program to precisely size the parts needed and determine the positioning of them. In simplest terms, the surgery involves inserting a titanium stem with a ceramic ball on its end into the femur, which is essentially hollow, and then securing a titanium socket with a polyethylene liner—

A Mayo Clinic study presented in 2014 reported that there were approximately 2.5 million Americans walking around with artificial hips. resembling two nested bowls—into the existing hip socket. All these parts exist in a dizzying array of sizes, as it is critical that the two legs end up being the same length.

As with the pre-surgery plan, the anesthesia plan is carefully choreographed with the end goal of enabling a patient to get up and move as soon as possible after surgery, often that same day. That plan, according to Kopplin, comprises three components—local anesthesia applied to the spinal fluid, a nerve block in the hip area, and anesthesia applied directly on the surgical site. These are all timed to come on board sequentially and can be titrated, so, as Kopplin explained, the patient “… doesn’t get run over by pain and have to play catch up by adding a lot of morphine,” which itself introduces problematic side effects.

There are two basic ways to get to the hip joint: from the front (anterior), or from the back (posterior), and surgeons tend to specialize in one more than the other.

“It is quite clear that if you get everything in the right place, hip patients do well with any exposure [posterior or anterior],” Kopplin said. However, he prefers to use the anterior approach, which does not involve cutting through muscles, but rather between them. That fact allows patients to get up out of bed sooner. The approach also allows him to do real-time X-rays during surgery to make sure the parts are exactly where he wants them to be.

The mechanics of the surgery are probably a little rough to stomach for the average reader, but, basically, they involve making an incision between muscle groups, removing the existing femoral head,

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hollowing out the femur, preparing the socket site, and then inserting the parts. The artificial socket is attached to the existing socket with a screw; the stem and ball are essentially press fit. “Bone loves titanium,” Kopplin said. Within six weeks, bone cells begin to grow into the porous titanium surface, and after a year the bond between the two is mature, he explained. There are no major nerves involved in the operation.

As Kopplin said with a smile, “Orthopedic procedures are designed to stay as far away from nerves as possible.”

The patient experience now is quite different from what it was 20 years ago.

This is largely due to the aggressiveness of mobilization—getting people up out of bed the day of surgery and walking shortly thereafter. This has improved outcomes and is primarily a function of physicians developing less invasive surgical techniques and better pain management protocols.

Technology has also played a part in improving outcomes. Particularly notable is the improved toughness of the polymeric socket. Not only is the polyethylene cross-linked with chemical bonds to add toughness, but also it is impregnated with Vitamin E to slow oxidation, a degradation process that many materials suffer in the presence of oxygen (think of, for example, iron parts that rust). What’s more, the improved toughness enables a surgeon to use a proportionately larger ball for the socket, which, in turn, reduces the risk of dislocation and makes for a more stable hip. Historically, say in the 1980s, Kopplin said, the rate of hip dislocations in THA patients might be between 3 and 5 percent. Now, it is 1 percent or less. In addition, the ceramic material used for the artificial femoral head is smoother than metal balls (cobalt-chromium) used previously. Smoother means less friction, which translates into less wear.

Almost immediately after hip replacement surgery, one begins physical therapy, a critical step in achieving a good outcome. While the therapy is not particularly grueling, it can be humbling. For me, that humbling came weekly at the hands of Jeni Cook, a physical therapist at St. Luke’s Rehabilitation. Cook had a remarkable ability to uncover physical motions and feats that I could not do. It was as if the surgery had scrambled the part of my brain managing my strength, balance, 56

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The patient experience now is quite different from what it was 20 years ago. This is largely due to the aggressiveness of mobilization—getting people up out of bed the day of surgery and walking shortly thereafter.

and coordination. Physical therapy felt like a process of rewiring it all.

As Cook explained, “The basic goal for physical therapy is to help people return to their desired level of function and activities after surgery … As a generalization, the primary focus is on ensuring that people regain their strength, range of motion, balance and proprioception (the perception of movement and spatial orientation), and normal gait pattern.”

The regimen focuses on developing core and hip strength, both of which stabilize the hip joint. Cook advised: “Get strong; stay strong … from your core through your feet!” However, there is also an emphasis on proper mechanics. As I discovered, with chronic pain type injuries, one can develop all kinds of convoluted coping mechanisms and bad habits to deal with a problem.

Physical therapists like Cook can spot these subtle habits in a flash. Part of rehabilitation involves overcoming them.

So, in the end, the whole process was a relatively easy one: very little pain, a quick healing period, and a great outcome.

Physically, I feel like I can do anything; if there are limits to that, I haven’t found them yet. Psychologically, I have to say it is a little odd to look at that X-ray and see those lifeless parts inside. What does all of that titanium and alumina have to do with me?

And yet, it is me, now.

The question remains: how in the world does a human body take all of that inert metal and ceramic and turn it into something personal, something capable of running towards a child, turning a ski, shooting a soccer ball? It almost seems as if magic is involved. 2

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body&soul // musculoskeletal health

Tune Up A NEW MODEL FOR MAINTAINING MUSCULOSKELETAL HEALTH

Erin Hill had her own acupuncture practice for five years before partnering with Tune Up,

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Hailey chiropractor Sean O’Grady is personally familiar with that sort of debilitating pain, having at one time been a professional hockey player. It was O’Grady who came up with the idea of Tune Up, a local membership-based health care group that has brought together an entire team of local providers to deliver ongoing monthly services at the convenience of their members.

The focus of Tune Up is on musculoskeletal treatment: massage,

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acupuncture, chiropractic, yoga, Pilates, therapeutic bodywork and stretching, and physical therapy. They also offer the services of a health coach and phone consultations with a nurse practitioner. Members receive four, 30-minute visits per month with any of the providers on the Tune Up team, unlimited conversations with a health coach, messenger chats with the member’s team of care providers, and repeating appointment times. Individual drop-in appointments are also available for a flat fee. Memberships are available in one-, three-, six- and 12-month packages.

BRINGING BACK NEIGHBORHOOD HEALTH CARE The idea first came to O’Grady several years ago in San Francisco, when he started thinking about how health

care was being delivered. “I was really interested in bringing health care back to the neighborhood, back to that old corner doctor’s office that I had grown up with,” he said. “A handful of providers got together and began to innovate different styles of practices to try and make health care more transparent and accessible for people in our neighborhood. I learned it was possible and advantageous for both physicians, and consumers, to have simple businesses so all the attention is put on helping people get better.”

When O’Grady moved to the Wood River Valley in 2016, he started Tune Up. “The concept was simple,” he said. “If you came to me with a musculoskeletal problem I would take care of it for about $100 per month, for four visits. If you needed to come more, we would figure it out as you went.

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If I don’t have to think and agonize over every single service I want to engage in because I’m worried about how much it will cost, typically my decision making will be better.”

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And it worked. People tended to get better, and they enjoyed the idea of paying once and everything was taken care of for them.”

Before joining Tune Up as a partner, Pilates and yoga instructor Jacqui Terra was first a client.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE… From there, O’Grady brought on providers in acupuncture, yoga, massage, and more, continuing with the concept of ongoing monthly access to a variety of therapies and services. “These types of services do work for people, but when done individually, they are sort of one-offs, like trying to build your own health care plan piece by piece,” he said. “You never

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know if one provider is talking to the other, or if they are on the same page, or how you’re going to pay for it all separately. So we thought, let’s get rid of all that and make it really easy to engage with one health care team.”

Currently, Tune Up works with a team of eight providers throughout Hailey who have their own offices. “They wanted to be a part of the Tune Up community to work as part of our team,” O’Grady said. “We sort of hand pick our providers who are already well established in the community to help take care of Tune Up members.”

IF YOU PLAY HARD YOU WILL HAVE SOME WEAR AND TEAR Erin Hill, who has been with Tune Up for about a year and a half, has had her own acupuncture practice for about five years.

She sees Tune Up as a way to create the right environment so people are consistent with their self-care.

“Being in such an active valley, if you are willing to play hard and use your body hard, you are going to have some wear and tear and this helps to keep people moving,” Hill said.

“Tune Up is set up to teach people to be more body aware about things that may cause problems down the line. That has resulted in us having really consistent members for more than a year now, who come three to four times a month to maintain.”

FIRST A CLIENT, NOW AN INSTRUCTOR Before joining Tune Up as a partner, Pilates and yoga instructor Jacqui Terra was first a client who sought therapy for what she calls a bum shoulder. “I got on a regular rotation of chiropractic, acupuncture and massage and it took about three months, but all of a sudden I remember waking up one day and moving my shoulder and the mobility was better, and it felt good. I kind of thought that was pretty miraculous, because

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I had sort of written my shoulder off,” she laughed.

“Self-care is a non-negotiable,” said Terra reflecting on her own treatment experience. ”Everything shifted. My body felt better. I started to feel more of my own value. It is so much deeper than just the physical when you really start to honor and take care of your body, mind and spirit.”

TUNE UP INTEGRATES WITH TRADITIONAL HEALTH CARE O’Grady stressed that the program does not take the place of primary health care. “We are one piece of the puzzle,” he said. “We specialize in musculoskeletal problems. We are not surgeons and we can’t take someone all the way from their broken leg from a fall on Baldy through their surgery and doing all the rehab. But we typically are the next step after an acute injury takes place.

“We do a good job of working with others,” he said, adding that they refer clients to physicians, pharmacists and other providers and work together as an integrated system. He noted that Tune Up is considered an “out-of-network” provider and its monthly membership fees are not covered by traditional insurance. However, if a person’s insurance does cover a specific out-of-network therapy, for example chiropractic treatments, patients can utilize Tune Up’s individual dropin appointments and Tune Up will bill the insurance company. If covered, the insurance company will reimburse the client for the charges.

Divorcing a purchasing decision from a health care decision usually results in a better health care decision, noted O’Grady. “If I don’t have to think and agonize over every single service I want to engage in because I’m worried about how much it will cost, typically my decision making will be better,” he said.

“Tune Up members average about three and a half to four visits per month. They are engaged regularly and make Tune Up a habit because we have made it easy. What we tend to see is fewer chronic problems over time because we get ahead of them.” 2

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360°kids Born to Fly JED WATERS HAS HIS FUN HIGH ABOVE THE SNOW

PHOTO: COURTESY WINDELLS ACADEMY / AIDEN ULRICH

by Kira Tenney

Waters started his training with the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation. He has subsequently joined Windells Academy in Oregon for the 2017-2018 academic year.

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It feels like I’m flying.”

That was 6-year-old Jed Waters’ response to his dad’s inquiry as to what it felt like to go off ski jumps and launch 60 feet through the air. Now, 10 years later, the Sun Valley, Idaho, native is one of the nation’s top slopestyle skiers.

To look at this 16-year-old’s accomplishments, one has to shift scales. Self-driven and encouraged by his parents, Lamar and Karen, Waters started competing in skiing, snowboarding, hockey, and skateboarding shortly after he could walk. Lamar first put his son on skis and took him out to the rope tow at Rotarun in Hailey when he was 3. Soon, Waters was on Dollar Mountain in Sun Valley, tearing up the hill in group ski lessons.

Waters raced in Kindercups—the local ski race put on for 3- to 12-year-olds— and won his age groups in skiing and snowboarding. He primarily snowboarded from age 6 to 10 and excelled rapidly.

However, both he and his dad distinctly remember a day watching the Sun Valley Ski Team when Waters got the ski bug.

“We were on the chairlift and watching the Sun Valley race team practice gates

on Dollar,” Lamar said. “Jed was on a snowboard at the time, and he said, ‘I want to go put on skis.’ We give him total freedom and never try to force anything, trusting his instincts will take care of it, so we went to get his skis from the car. Then, we get off the lift, and he makes the most beautiful racing turn I’ve ever seen—perfectly angulated, shoulders downhill. I said, ‘Jed, that was awesome. Where’d you learn how to do that?’ and he replied, ‘Well, I was just watching those skiers go down and did what they were doing.’”

As Waters remembered it: “I went … back to skiing after I saw a bunch of racers training on the mountain. It looked much more fun to me. I imagined having more freedom on two pieces of wood, rather than one.”

Waters stands out as being the epitome of an extraordinary visual learner. Teaching himself tricks on his backyard trampoline and in the park, Waters fueled an innate passion for slopestyle, a ski and snowboard event in which competitors make their way through a course of jumps, rails, and other terrain park features. Competitors are judged based on technical ability, style, uniqueness and amplitude of tricks.

Waters entered competitions for a couple of years as an independent and began taking top finishes. Mostly self-taught, he literally watched people in the terrain park, studied online videos, and practiced every chance he could. Perhaps a better term for “practice” for Waters is, “just having fun.”

“In some cases you land it, and in some cases you don’t,” he said. “Sometimes you don’t podium, and you can build off of that and do better. The competitions are serious, but they’re not competitive in terms of skiers against each other. We’re just skiing with friends, seeing what best tricks we can do, and having fun.”

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Some of the best times on skis are when you watch someone learn a new trick or when you learn a new trick.

Everyone is falling and laughing and having the time of their lives. That’s what the skiing I do is all about.”

—JED WATERS

their lives. That’s what the skiing I do is all about.”

Highlighting his love of skiing, Waters added with a big smile, “I like how much freedom we have with our sport. When we ski, we just express ourselves. Our style and everything we do is expressing ourselves. I ski to clear my head. If there’s any problems, I just want to go skiing and get them out. It takes my mind off things to just go and have fun. It’s all about having fun.”

Waters’ “fun” includes launching into his two current favorite tricks: the “Cork 900 Stale Fish,” in which he spins 900 degrees while grabbing his left ski behind his back with his right hand and simultaneously doing

a flip, and a Double Cork 1,260, in which he flips twice while also spinning 1,260 degrees.

Head Coach Wynn Berns of Windells points out that Waters definitely has Olympic potential. Described as having “quiet confidence,” and, unbeknownst to him, admired by teammates as a leader, Waters appreciates his roots and will forever call Sun Valley one of his favorite places to ski. On one of the many car rides to the mountain, Lamar remembers telling his son about his own journey of growing up in Tennessee, moving to Mackay, Boise, and finally Sun Valley, to which the 8-year-old Waters responded, “Dad, I’m so glad you found this place.” 2

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Junior Nationals, and excelled at Rev Tours, the Toyota-sponsored event for top junior riders at resorts across the U.S. After last season, Waters received an invite from Windells Academy ski coach Brian McCarthy to become part of their 2017-2018 winter program. Waters couldn’t turn down the offer.

Windells Academy is a ski, snowboard, and skateboard facility at Mount Hood, Ore., where students take their classes online to allow for more flexibility in training and for competitions. The facility is home to a giant air bag—onto which skiers practice aerials—the yearround glaciers of Mount Hood, and a 15,000-square-foot indoor skateboard facility. There are currently 10 kids on the free-ski team. Waters said that they’re all really good friends, enjoying every minute of long van rides, living in an old motelturned-dorm, and bombing down anything on skis together.

“Some of the best times on skis are when you watch someone learn a new trick or when you learn a new trick. That’s what we ski for,” beamed Waters. “Everyone is falling and laughing and having the time of

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NORDIC TRAILS WORTH SPENDING SOME TIME ON

PHOTO: COURTESY BCRD / DEV KHALSA

by Karen Bossick

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PURSUE YOUR PASSION

The Alturas Lake trail, venue for the Sawtooth Ski Festival, is a hands-down favorite picnic spot.

PHOTO: K AREN BOSSICK

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here was a time when cross-country skiers always packed a lunch as they headed out, spending a full day breaking a trail through foot-deep snow, then retracing their path on the “groomed” trail.

Most Nordic skiers today simply stick a Clif Bar or packet of Gu in their pocket, thanks to manicured skate ski trails and hardfast classical tracks that allow them to cover miles of terrain in an hour. The focus, often, is on whether yesterday’s time can be beaten.

But there’s still room for big, fun sweeping Nordic excursions worthy of kicking back and relaxing, taking in the sights and—yes— chowing down on a picnic lunch.

The Harriman Trail is the most popular long ski on groomed trails. Skiing it from Galena Lodge to the Sawtooth National Recreation Area headquarters racks up 31 kilometers, or 18.5 miles, skiers can brag about later in the evening. The trail is popular in the early season with those training for the Boulder Mountain Tour race in February.

But, as days get longer and temperatures warm, it becomes a favorite of Nordic skiers wanting to test themselves.

There are several jumping-off points at Prairie Creek, Baker Creek and Cathedral Pines for those who don’t want to go all the way. And the Ride ‘n Glide bus service from Ketchum to Galena Lodge, now in its second year, offers skiers a way to avoid having to take a shuttle car to Galena. Skiers can hop on the bus Fridays through Sundays from

Dec. 15 through Feb. 25 at the YMCA parking lot in Ketchum and ski to any bus stop along the way to return to Ketchum.

The bus departs five times daily from Ketchum beginning at 9:30 a.m. The last returns from Galena Lodge at 3:25 p.m.

Boundary Creek is by far the most beautiful trail among Sun Valley Nordic loops. The 6-kilometer trail runs along Trail Creek from Trail Creek Cabin with a little add-on at the end in the 0.8-kilometer Hyndman View Loop. The latter involves a steep climb but it is worth it as it offers a stunning view of 12,009-foot Hyndman Peak.

The Boundary Creek Trail is open to fat bikes and dogs that start on the Dog Loop.

Others can reach it from the Nordic Center by taking the Trail Creek Loop.

Billy’s Bridge gets the nod from dogs wanting to make a day of it. Two big loops provide 8 kilometers of skiing with fabulous views of the Boulder Mountains. And they can be skied frontwards and backwards and, then, off trail for those who can’t stand to go home just yet. A little hilltop partway up the north loop provides a convenient place for those who want to take a leisurely snack break and watch the rest of the world ski by.

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Boundary Creek Trail, one of the Sun Valley Nordic loops, runs along Trail Creek

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said Smith, who moved to Sun Valley last year from New York.

The trails make up the Galena Loppett, which comes with free beer and donuts every spring. That route starts at the lodge and heads up Gladiator Creek to Rip and Tear, taking a hard left turn on Jenny’s Way. It follows that to North Cherry Creek, which takes skiers down to the Harriman Trail across the highway. Near the lodge skiers take a jog onto the North Wood River Trail, joining up with Horse Creek Loop before heading back along Gladiator Creek.

“I love the Cherry Creek Trail,” said Courtney Hamilton. “The view from the top is beautiful, and it’s really fun skiing down into the meadow.”

The sum total of the perimeter trails is only about 23 kilometers (14 miles). But it’s more difficult than the Harriman, thanks to several steep climbs. But the reward is a warm bowl of butternut squash soup, a grown-up grilled cheese sandwich with apple slices on it, and a Don Bar back at Galena Lodge.

“Oftentimes, we’ll be out on the trails and we’ll say, ‘Almost 3—gotta get back to the lodge before they close down lunch,” said Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF) coach Kelly Sinnott. “The lodge is so special,” added Hamilton. “An intimate gathering of people, and it’s just far enough away from everything it’s like its own special community.”

The Lake Creek Trails are where Rick Kapala’s Nordic squads hammer away before retreating to the Nordic training center for a breakfast of blueberry pancakes and Cocoa Puffs. The loops provide 15.5 kilometers of breathtaking views along the Big Wood River and Baldy. “You can see views from everywhere,” said Paul Smith.

But the trails are not for the faint of heart.

Waterfall is aptly named, save for the fact that it’s a slide of packed snow, rather than a rushing torrent of frothy whitewater. And South Bench Trail could easily be renamed Heart-in-Mouth Trail and Stomach-UpsideDown.

The Alturas Lake Trail is hands-down the favored destination lunch spot. The 16 kilometers of interconnecting loops are groomed by a snowmobile and they’re not groomed every day, which means conditions are not as immaculate as they are on the trails groomed by Blaine County Recreation

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District on the Sun Valley side of Galena Summit. But they follow a rolling landscape with spectacular views of the Sawtooth Mountains. The trails do not require a Blaine County pass but users are asked to leave a donation in a box at the trailhead to help cover the costs of grooming. The most popular trail by far is the one that takes skiers west to the 6.5-kilometer Alturas Lake Trail, which heads along the creek to Alturas Lake.

There, skiers can enjoy a picnic, and even ski the lake if the ice is thick enough.

“It’s definitely what I think of when I think of picnicking,” said Ashley Knox, also a coach at SVSEF. 2

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NORDIC EVENTS

Boulder Mountain Tour Some like a challenge to keep them on track. And Nordic skiers will find it in the Zions Bank Boulder Mountain Tour. This year’s tour will be held Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. The 34-kilometer event, which draws elite skiers from around the world, as well as amateurs, starts near Galena Lodge and ends at Sawtooth National Recreation Area headquarters. A 15-kilometer Half Boulder starts at Baker Creek. For information, go to bouldermountaintour.com.

Sawtooth Ski Festival You don’t have to carry a picnic to enjoy one during the Sawtooth Ski Festival held the first weekend of March. A poker run and chili feed kicks off the festivities at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Park Creek Ski Trails, seven miles west of Stanley on Highway 21. On Sunday a Soup Kitchen Social boasting homemade soups, focaccia bread, mimosas and homemade cookies, is set up on a sun-laced hilltop a short distance off Highway 75 at the Alturas Lake Trails. The weekend is capped by a Ski Festival dinner, auction and live music in town. Donations go to cover grooming costs on the Park Creek and Alturas Lake trails. More information at sawtoothskiclub.com

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Under the Moonlight ADDING A NEW DIMENSION TO BOTH DINING AND SKIING

by Karen Bossick

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kiing and snowshoeing around Galena Lodge is magical any way you cut it.

Marshmallow-like mounds of snow all but hide Gladiator Creek, which was sporting purple penstemon mere months earlier. And Douglas fir flocked in snow sparkles in the winter sun.

But skiing and snowshoeing under the full moon adds an additional element of magic to the scene, a new dimension, if you will.

Twilight casts a purple-blue sheen in the sky as the moon rises over the mountains. And, often stars can be seen shimmering in the sky, adding to the wonder of it all. The experience is so awesome that Full Moon Dinners at Galena Lodge have become a yearly winter ritual for many Sun Valley residents.

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way to experience Full Moon Another Dinners at Galena Lodge is to rent one

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of four yurts, thereby ensuring a snowshoe trek to and from the yurt. Yurts, which start at $135 a night, include the eight-sleeper Senate View and Miner’s yurts, near Senate Meadows. The eight-sleeper Star’s Perch yurt offers a wood-fired sauna that’s open to all yurt users. Dogs are allowed at the foursleeper Honeymoon yurt. Yurt users who don’t want to ski or snowshoe to the lodge for dinner can order off a yurt menu featuring such dishes as Green Chili Bison Meatloaf, Thai-style Veggie Curry and Hearty Beef Stew with Red Wine and Mushrooms. The meals, which start at $7 for soup and bread, are delivered to the door by snowmobile.

They ski under the moonlight on some of the easier trails along Gladiator Creek or up through Senate Meadows. Or they head out on snowshoes on the Cowboy Cabin Trail along the banks of the Big Wood River. As stomachs begin growling, they convene at the rustic log lodge at 6:30 p.m. for a four-course meal with a choice of entrees, such as grilled elk tri-tip or Idaho ruby trout, served up with salad and dessert. All polished off, of course, with the cocktail du jour by the fire. Wine pairings are available for those who want them.

“It doesn’t have to be an ambitious adventure. But just 15 minutes out in the evening under the moon and stars will remind you of how amazing of a place we live in and how small we really are,” said Erin Zell, who is embarking on her 12th year of running Galena Lodge with Don Shepard.

The communal dining experience, which costs $40 per person, can be just as exhilarating as the magical trek under the moon.

Jim Keller and Susan Giannettino have gone with friends to the Full Moon Dinner, and they’ve gone alone. They’ve found the experience invigorating both ways. “The

Full Moon Dinner is a chance to have some amazing conversations over a plate of fabulous food,” said Giannettino. “The atmosphere at Galena Lodge is so warm and comfortable you can’t help but be inspired to make new friends at the dinner table. We spent one night talking with a man who had founded Nasdaq. He’s someone we never would have crossed paths with any other way.”

Ed and Carmen Northen are avid skate skiers by day. But they prefer to snowshoe during full moons, leaving the cross-country trails to classical skiers. “It’s always so unbelievably bright outside,” said Carmen.

“It’s so picturesque with the shadows on the meadows,” added Ed. “It gives you a different perspective of the peaks surrounding the lodge. It can be frosty so you have to dress warm. But you’re out there exercising so you keep warm.”

The couple always ends their trek with plenty of time to meet out-of-town visitors and others over hors d’oeuvres in front of the fireplace. “It’s just a nice place to amble around, catch up with old friends and meet new ones,” said Ed. 2

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getoutthere // potato museum While the Burbank Russet is the most famous Idaho® potato, there are 25 varieties grown in the state, including:

The Idaho® Potato WHAT’S IN A NAME?

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daho is synonymous with potatoes. Nine out of 10 Americans say they associate potatoes with Idaho more than any other state in the nation, while 72 percent of Americans would be inclined to eat Idaho® potatoes over potatoes from any other state. This is in no small part the result of the efforts of a segment of the Idaho potato industry: the Idaho Potato Commission. This state agency was started in 1937 to build the Idaho potato brand. It’s funded by a tax on all Idaho-grown potatoes, and used to market and protect the registered certification marks “Idaho® Potatoes” and “Grown in Idaho®.”

On a recent visit to the Idaho Potato Museum in Blackfoot, I learned that not only is Idaho the potato capital of the world, but Bingham County produces more potatoes than any other county in the United States–100 million hundredweight sacks per year. The museum, and thus Bingham County, also may be home to the most potato-related kitsch in the world, from chocolate-covered potato chips to T-shirts with a potato dressed up as Marilyn Monroe with the phrase “some like it hot” printed below.

“The museum used to have the biggest potato in the world,” said Tish Dahmen, executive director of the Idaho Potato Museum.

“Now the Idaho Potato Commission has built a bigger one.” She gestured toward the oversized potato parked outside the museum. “I’d like to get an even bigger one made, but for now I’ll have to live with the fact that we have the largest potato with butter.”

Dahmen thinks potatoes have received bad publicity in the past because one of the most common ways Americans eat them is fried.

But the potato is good for you, she said. It’s a great source of fiber, B6, and manganese, and it has more potassium than a banana and more vitamin C than an orange. Dahmen likes to call the potato the “perfect food,” because it is grown and eaten all over the world, it’s easy to 86

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Yukon Gold

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Purple Peruvian The average American eats about 110 pounds of potatoes a year.

Idaho harvests 13 billion pounds of potatoes a year, more than half the amount America consumes annually.

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ship and easy to store. The potato, she said, “connects everybody. It’s so universal.”

Bingham County wasn’t always the epicenter of potato production. Potatoes have their roots in the rugged terrain of the Andes Mountains in South America. Earliest archaeological evidence of cultivated tubers dates back at least 7,000 years. This unlikely birthplace for today’s fifth most important staple crop nourished the people of South America for centuries, including the Incas, who had access to up to at least 5,000 varieties. They even developed a technique for dehydrating the potato for easy transport and increased shelf life, a technique Western culture didn’t master until the 1940s.

The Spanish discovered the potato in 1537 and brought some back to Europe.

The potato was an important introduction to a land plagued with frequent famine.

Europeans did not immediately welcome the potato, despite how easy it was to grow, and its high nutritional value. Farmers regarded this crop with fascination and suspicion, rumored by some to be an aphrodisiac.

Others believed it to be a cause of fever or leprosy. According to museum lore, in England, the Society for the Prevention of Unwholesome Diets, or SPUD (hence the nickname), considered it poisonous and evil.

With the help of a few forward-thinking individuals, the potato began to spread across Europe. King Frederick the Great,

for example, ordered the peasants to eat potatoes when Prussia was hit by famine in 1744. Antoine-Augustin Parmentier in France tirelessly promoted the potato as a solution to France’s constant famines (he’d survived on potatoes when held captive by the Prussians during the Seven Years’ War). In addition to planting acres of potatoes at the edge of Paris with the hope that the famished masses would steal them for sustenance (unwittingly creating the monoculture we know today by planting pieces of tuber rather than seeds, resulting in clones sprouting), he also set up publicity stunts to promote the tuber. He prepared all-potato dinners for high-society guests. Thomas Jefferson is said to have attended and was delighted by the French fries. Jefferson allegedly introduced these French fries to Americans when he served them at a White House dinner, to which John Adams accused Jefferson of putting on airs by serving “such novelties.”

French fries have come a long way in 200 years, as have potatoes. Today, potatoes are America’s favorite vegetable, with the average American eating about 110 pounds of potatoes a year. Ninety-seven percent of Americans eat potatoes. That means, as a nation, we consume around 25.3 billion pounds of potatoes a year. Idaho harvests 13 billion pounds of potatoes a year—that’s more than half the amount of potatoes America consumes annually.

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When a journalist once suggested that Marilyn Monroe would look good in a potato sack, she responded by posing for a photo in one. So the museum sells potato sack dresses. They come in two sizes, 50 and 100 pounds.

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History and humor is in store at the Idaho Potato Museum; Marilyn Monroe cutout, telegram and original Mr. Potato Head on display at the museum

Pick up a copy on stands throughout the Wood River Valley, or read the digital edition at sunvalleymag.com/dining.

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Idaho is said to be the “optimum growing region” because of its rich volcanic soil, consistent warm days and cool nights, clean and plentiful water. According to James W. Davis, author of “Aristocrat in Burlap: A History of the Potato in Idaho,” the potato industry developed in Idaho via Mormon pioneers. Henry Spalding, a Presbyterian missionary, planted the first potatoes in Idaho, with the help of the Nez Perce Indians.

The first year he could hardly grow enough to eat. But by 1838, Spalding and the Nez Perce had a large potato harvest, with at least 1,500 bushels.

Although the Nez Perce grew enough to trade potatoes for goods from pioneers traveling west in wagon trains, the potato industry didn’t really take off until gold was discovered in Idaho in 1860. Early potato production boomed as it sustained the miners in the Wood River District, Silver City, and Boise Basin. In 1872, American horticulturist Luther Burbank developed the Russet Burbank potato we know today, and sold the rights for $150. This variety began appearing throughout Idaho by the 1900s.

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ADVENTURE

IT’S CLOSER THAN YOU THINK! At the turn of the century, Idaho newspapers began suggesting that “evaporation” could make the transportation of potatoes easier and less costly. J.R. Simplot put this idea into practice in 1942; the army had requested he use the same dehydration technique on potatoes he used on onions.

The technique worked, and Simplot built a dehydrator in Blackfoot and one in Bakersfield, Calif. Dehydrated potatoes were so successful that American servicemen in World War II were sick of them by the end of the war. Simplot began experimentation on potato processing that ended in the mass production of the French fry.

If there is a vegetable that inspires a sense of humor, it’s the potato. A Bingham County farmer, who invented the automatic conveyor belt to move potatoes onto the truck because he was too short to reach the top, named his machine the “Spudnik” (it was invented around the same time as the Sputnik). The museum sells shirts with “Spud Bob Starch Pants” and “Darth Tater.” They also have an old desiccated potato with Dan Quayle’s signature on it. When a journalist once suggested that Marilyn Monroe would look good in a potato sack, she responded by posing for a photograph in one. So the museum sells potato sack dresses. They come in two sizes, 50 and 100 pounds. The museum also houses the world’s largest potato crisp, but Dahmen says she’s disappointed. It’s 26 years old and cracked. She’s been trying to contact Pringles to get a new crisp made, but they’ve been unresponsive. “I thought Pringles would want to hear from me, but apparently not.”

If you’re curious about a unique way to make potatoes, Dahmen offered a recipe common to southeast Idaho, nicknamed “funeral potatoes” because it’s a dish people in the region bring to a wake: Layer frozen hash browns, cream of mushroom soup, a layer of cheddar cheese, sour cream, and then top it off with potato chips or cornflakes for an extra crunch, and bake it.

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participants in the Bounder Mountain Tour; and bestselling author Ruth Reichl.

BUBBLY BASH

Dec. 1, 2017 – March 12, 2018

Dec. 31, 2017

The Sun Valley Suns hosts games at the Sun

Welcome in 2018 with fellow supporters

Valley Ice Rink and the Campion Ice House.

of the arts at the New Year’s Eve Bubbly

The games with teams from Jackson, Park

Bash, which promises to be the Valley’s

City, Bozeman and Boulder are full of action

most festive holiday celebration. The

and fun for the whole family.

annual sold-out event benefits the Sun

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Valley Center for the Arts and is co-hosted

by Sun Valley Resort and The Center’s

‘STRIKING 12’ Dec. 14-30, 2017

Junior Patrons Circle. sunvalleycenter.org

Striking 12 is a theatre-concert hybrid that

TYLER RAMSEY CONCERT

springs to life through its rock band cast who

Jan. 18, 2018

tell the story of an overworked New Yorker

Best known as the lead guitar and singer

who has resolved to spend New Year’s Eve

with Band of Horses, Ramsey left the

alone, when an unexpected visitor brings

group to focus on his solo career in May

much-needed hope and cheer.

2017. Astonishing on guitar, Ramsey is also

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a powerful songwriter and will play this solo show at the Opera House in support

CHRISTMAS EVE CELEBRATION Dec. 24, 2017

of a new album, to be released early 2018. sunvalleycenter.org

Christmas Eve Celebration. The event

S.V. OPERA’S WINTER FESTIVAL

includes the holiday ice show, featuring

Jan. 20 – March 2, 2018

the Nutcracker on Ice, and the traditional

Sun Valley Opera hosts a series of

Dollar Mountain torchlight parade following

concerts by operatic stars that include

the show. Free hot cocoa & cookies will be

Matthew Kacergis, the Costa Jackson

served. sunvalley.com

Sisters, and Hadleigh Adams. Contact Sun

Join the fun at the annual Sun Valley Resort

Valley Opera’s website for specific times

SVGA GALLERY WALKS Dec. 29, 2017 – Feb. 16, 2018

and locations. sunvalleyopera.com

evenings of art and discussion at Ketchum’s

SUN VALLEY NORDIC FESTIVAL

many world-class galleries. Artists are often

Feb. 1-4, 2018

in attendance. Enjoy a glass of wine and

The Nordic Festival is a four-day event

The Sun Valley Gallery Association hosts

discuss the latest in the art world. See the association’s website for specific dates. svgalleries.org

culminating in the world-famous Boulder Mountain Tour, which comprises 34- and 15-kilometer Nordic races. The festival features clinics, town races, and other fun events. nordictownusa.com

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The Wood River Valley truly is a winter playground.

Beyond the almost limitless recreational opportunities, there are art openings, charity events, theater, opera, lectures, and film festivals.

Sometimes it’s hard to fit it all in. But, no doubt, this is a community that tries. Here are just a few of the events on tap for this winter.

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RUTH REICHL LECTURE Feb. 8, 2018 Bestselling author, food critic and judge on Bravo’s “Top Chef Masters,” Ruth Reichl is one of the most recognizable and beloved culinary voices, guiding people around the kitchen, showing them what to eat, how to cook and where to satisfy their cravings.

She will be speaking at the Church of the Big Wood in Ketchum. sunvalleycenter.org

BANFF FILM FEST Feb. 2-5, 2018 The Banff Mountain Film Festival is an inspiring international film competition featuring the world’s best footage on mountain subjects. The festival tours the U.S. and will be in Ketchum for four days. visitsunvalley.com/events/banff-film-festival

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BOULDER MOUNTAIN TOUR Feb. 3, 2018 Join this taxing but fun Nordic event for pros and amateurs alike. The full Boulder race is 34 kilometers and draws elite skiers; the halfBoulder is a more relaxed event and clocks in at 15 kilometers. bouldermountaintour.com

SHARE YOUR HEART BALL Feb. 17, 2018 The 16th Annual Share Your Heart Ball, held at the Sun Valley Inn, is a benefit for Camp Rainbow Gold. It has been voted the Valley’s “Best Charity Event” three years running.

Experience what happens when a community gathers to bring love and hope into the challenging world of childhood cancer. shareyourheartball.org

A NIGHT WITH BOB & LEE WOODRUFF Feb. 18, 2018 Swiftsure Ranch Therapeutic Equestrian Center will host “An Evening with Bob and Lee Woodruff.” Woodruff, an ABC news anchor, was injured by a roadside bomb while covering the war in Iraq. The Woodruffs will discuss their journey and the critical importance of supporting veterans and their families as they heal from the physical and silent wounds of war. swiftsureranch.org

‘CLYBOURNE PARK” Feb. 21 – March 10, 2018 Company of Fools presents Bruce Norris’s Pulitzer Prize-winning response to Lorraine

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FAMILY OF WOMAN FILM FESTIVAL Feb. 27 – March 4, 2018 Themed “Women on the Margins,” the 11th annual festival offers three documentaries and three dramas, along with numerous guest speakers. Films will be shown at the Sun Valley Opera House. familyofwomenfilmfestival.org

THE KINDERCUP (date to be determined)

The Papoose Club’s Annual Kindercup skiers age 3 to 13. The free event—started

JANSS CUP PRO-AM CLASSIC

in 1957—is a spring tradition for future

March 15-17, 2018

Olympians. papooseclub.org.

Held in memory of former Sun Valley

on Dollar Mountain features fun races for

SOCKS IN THE FRYING PAN CONCERT March 6, 2018 These County Clare, Ireland, natives have captivated audiences worldwide with

Company owner Bill Janss, the Janss ProAm Classic has long held the reputation as the “best party on snow.” Join the fun as amateur and pro skiers compete in a funfilled race series. svsef.org

their high-energy performances, humor,

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breathtaking musical ability and trademark

March 18, 2018

three-part harmony vocals. The trio will

Join this fun, free perimeter ski tour around

perform at the Sun Valley Opera House.

the Galena Lodge Trails. Kickoff is at 10 a.m.

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and there are doughnuts and goodies along the trail! Skate or classic skiing is fine, and

AN EVENING WITH VIET THANH NGUYEN March 8, 2018

costumes are always fun. galenalodge.com

U.S. ALPINE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Award-winning author Viet Thanh

March 19-26, 2018

Nguyen will speak as part of the Sun

The weeklong event is a celebration of

Valley Center for the Art’s BIG IDEA

mountain culture with ski races, après

Project. His remarkable debut novel, “The

parties, and concerts at America’s first

Sympathizer,” won the Pulitzer Prize in

ski resort. Cheer on the nation’s best

2016 and made the finalist list for the 2016

skiers during the 2018 Toyota U.S. Alpine

PEN/Faulkner award. The lecture will be at

Championships at Sun Valley on Bald

the Church of the Big Wood.

Mountain. visitsunvalley.com/events/

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BDHL CHAMPIONSHIP

RIDE STRIDE GLIDE

March 9-10, 2018

April 8, 2018

The Campion Ice House is host to the

Come out for our annual closing day

2018 Black Diamond Hockey League

celebration! Bike 9 km, run 4.5 km and ski

Championship. Come watch the fast-

9 km on the Galena Nordic Trails. More

paced action in Hailey’s new ice rink.

information to come!! galenalodge.com

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SUN VALLEY FILM FESTIVAL

SUN VALLEY WELLNESS FESTIVAL

March 14-18, 2018

May 25-28, 2018

The festival offers avant-garde

The Sun Valley Wellness Festival is an

independent films, mixed media shorts,

annual gathering of the top speakers and

premieres and discussions with filmmakers

practitioners of mind, body, spirit and

and screenwriters. sunvalleyfilmfestival.org

environmental wellness. sunvalleywellness.org

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innovation A Launch Pad for Fashion THREE LOCALS MAKE A MARK ON THE FASHION WORLD

by Kate Hull

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lame it on the fresh mountain air— how could it not spark creativity?—or maybe even the mountain town pace, but whatever the root, Sun Valley is brimming with talented entrepreneurs carving a niche and turning heads in the fashion industry.

From luxurious couture scarves or hand-dyed Balinese shirts, to fine hand-stitched leather purses, these one-of-a-kind creations have two things in common: roots in the Wood River Valley and a wide reach.

“Living and having my Atelier (condominium) in Ketchum has given me limitless freedom to be creative and independent,” says Nina Fox, the artist and designer behind Haute Wrap’s photographic Italian-made scarves. “There is a feeling you are somewhere very special.”

Sun Valley is peppered with entrepreneurs, but those with an eye for apparel and good design are turning their concepts into a fullfledged fashion powerhouse. Some, like Fox, have stayed in the Idaho mountain town to pursue their craft, while sharing their craft across the globe. Others, like Philip Barney, the co-founder of Three Islands Lifestyle, found a calling and headed to the source— now, a coastal vacation isn’t complete without his vibrant designs. Sun Valley Magazine uncovered just the tip of this creative iceberg and caught up with three notable creators for a look at what made it work, what’s next, and why following your gut is always in style.

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above: Nina Fox shows off

her scarves in her Sun Valley showroom. opposite page: pillows and wrapping paper designed by Fox

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HAUTE WRAP AND HAUTE WRAP HOME In 2011, Fox rented a space, gathered camera gear and printers, and took a leap.

The studio soon became a haven for the budding photographer, her two daughters, and a group of women in Ketchum to explore their love of photography and other arts.

“It challenged me, and just quieted me down,” Fox recalls. “Artistically, emotionally, and physically, I found a sense of pride in this place.”

Then, fate stepped in. During a photo shoot for a friend’s ad, Fox needed to wrap a few boxes to stage a Christmas shopping scene. Her close-up images of sleek ornaments, bright holiday candy, and more, were the perfect canvas. She printed the images, wrapped them around the boxes, saw how remarkable they looked, and ran with it.

“The wrapping paper is where it all started. This was my passion project,” Fox says.

The wrapping paper market was cluttered with graphic-only options, but Fox brought something inventive and different, and it resonated. Her first stationery show led her to an account with New York designer clothing store Barneys. She then brought her photographic prints to boxes, pillows, and frames, all the while photographing her Idaho home and frequent travels.

Fox was then traveling through Europe, and a couture boutique caught her eye.

“I saw a scarf I thought was just outrageous and fashion-forward.” She left with four and an idea.

Now, Fox creates luxurious hand-stitched, hand-rolled scarves with images inspired by her Sun Valley home, California upbringing, and travels; graffiti, peonies, iconic Sun Valley images, and the like. The Italian-made fabric is light, soft, and versatile, which is just what Fox loves about a scarf.

“I put on a scarf every day,” she says. “I love putting something on my neck that is cool enough in the warm weather but warm enough and not too heavy in the cold climate. It is how I finish my outfit.”

The road to perfecting her high-end line was one of trial and error, finding the perfect fabric, technique, and look. In 2013, she debuted her first collection.

Now, she has garnered a following of collectors and adorers of her work, but you won’t find these high-end accessories at any department store. Fox keeps it a one-on-one client experience, selling locally from her Sun Valley showroom, at small boutiques, and online. She prints a limited run of each design; one-of-a-kind is her mantra.

“This is about creativity and creating the highest quality,” Fox says. “The women who buy my scarves come back into my life during times of celebration, success, or difficult times, but these women I have met have empowered me.”

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Phil Barney moved to Sun Valley from New York City in 1974, when his parents decided to give a slower-paced lifestyle a try. Barney spent his winters in the quiet mountain town, but come summer, he would head to Watch Hill, Rhode Island, to soak up the sun, sand, and surf with his family. With an early appreciation for fashion, Barney carried his laid-back summer style to Sun Valley, often wearing more preppy designs and hues. In high school, he decided to give boarding school back East a try, alongside his brother. He set out to find his first coat and tie.

“I started to look at fashion in a different way while sifting through prints available for a tie or even a coat,” Barney says. “I have always gravitated toward brighter colors and more pastels than greys and earth tones.” But he found that the market was limited.

Fast forward after college, Barney and his cousin Justin Goff made a trip to Bali. He was struck by the Balinese technique of dying fabrics called batik. Fabrics are covered in a wax pattern, then dipped in the dye. The dye doesn’t penetrate the wax, leaving a stark

white design contrasting a bright dye. The cousins took a few of the inventive shirts back to their wardrobes in the States.

“Back in Idaho, I would go to Whiskey Jacques’ and people would say, ‘Where did you get the cool shirt?’ People liked them off the bat,” Barney recalls.

Life led the cousins to a variety of careers, all the while heading to Rhode Island for the summers and frequenting Bali. But in 2009, the idea to turn these cool shirts they loved so much into a business took hold.

“We knew we had a chance to do something great and start a business. We were a little bit apprehensive, but we decided we had to try,” Barney says. Goff and Barney headed back to Indonesia with plans to create 2,000 hand-dyed designs; that was the foundation of Three Islands Lifestyle.

“Our clothes are lighthearted with bright pastels, blues, pinks, turquoise,” Barney says.

They fit a lifestyle the two cousins love dearly: slowing down, taking a load off, and enjoying the beach. Now with apparel for men, women, and children, and a flagship shop in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, the cousins have

created an alcove with a big following. Inside coastal town boutiques from Florida to North Carolina, and with a growing online presence, Barney loves seeing people step out of their comfort zone and express their style.

“A lot of men wear a suit and tie every day, but on the weekend, they put on one of our shirts, and it makes them feel better. It makes them feel different and happy; they are out of the everyday grind.”

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Back in Idaho, I would go to Whiskey Jacques’ and people would say, ‘Where did you get the cool shirt?’ People liked them off the bat.”

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“The purses I came across always had too many flashy things or the shape was all wrong,” she says. “Sometimes I swear they were designed by men who don’t carry them!

One day, I thought, ‘You know, I can do this.’”

And so she did.

After she created a bag for herself, a friend insisted she make her one. Kirk dove in.

“Whenever you have a product and put yourself out there, it is scary. That was the biggest thing—my fear of failure,” Kirk says.

But she overcame the mental gymnastics and gave herself the opportunity to pursue her goals.

From her home studio in Ketchum, Kirk and her two seamstresses create well-crafted designs inspired by her mountain surrounding and her upbringing on a rural Southern

California ranch. Describing her bags as elegant and classic, Kirk’s purses are unlined and simple, with distinctive stitching and soft cow leather in rich neutral hues, deep reds, purples, and more. Giving them an extra personal touch, each style is named for a girlfriend, daughter, or family member.

The handbags can be found at eight boutiques across the country, from Atlanta to Napa, including a strong Sun Valley presence at boutiques like Panache and Sisters. To Kirk, the Sun Valley market allows her to reach a cross-section of the country, with tourists coming from all over. “We get people from all over the world shopping. I now have a few store accounts just by customers carrying a bag in their hometown.”

Looking ahead, Kirk hopes to acquire more stores to carry her bags and increase her online presence, but she also hopes to one day have a Sun Valley showroom. 2

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It’s a leap of faith to do your own thing, without a doubt,” said Jon Duval, former director of the Ketchum Community Development Corp. “For me, I thought about it for a while and it’s definitely scary, having to bite that bullet and say, ‘I’m going for it.’” As scary as it might be, Duval has long been exposed to entrepreneurial angst during his tenure running the Ketchum Innovation Center (KIC), the Wood River Valley’s incubator for entrepreneurial innovation and development. After seven and half years helping others start companies, Duval got an itch to start an adventure travel company of his own.

Duval grew up just outside of Boston and went on to attend and play hockey for Williams College. Upon graduating in 2001, he immediately moved to London to work for an investment bank, only to find that he “hated it … It was bad for me, and I was bad at it,” Duval said. However, there was an upside to the experience: he discovered a passion for international travel.

Based in London, Duval was able to travel much of Europe easily and cheaply.

After a year in London, he wanted to take the Trans-Siberian railway but didn’t want to do so during the winter. So, inspired by a friend who was teaching English in Japan, Duval moved there instead. By chance, he ended up in the north, in the now worldrenowned ski destination of Niseko. Duval started work with the Niseko Powder Connection, an independent company run by an Australian and Scotsman, helping non-Japanese travel to and ski in the area.

In 2005, the company hosted Porter Fox, a writer for Powder Magazine. Duval noted that Fox’s article contributed to skiing in Japan becoming a popular stop on the world circuit of adventure skiing.

More or less, Duval learned how to ski in the powder wonderland of Niseko. As he said, “I grew up playing hockey, so barely skied. I was a terrible skier then and wish I could go back now, but I skied like a hockey player—as fast as I could and in the back seat.” He had so much fun, he knew he had to return for another winter, but in the interim “backpacked around the world.”

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—JON DUVAL, ENTREPRENEUR

a bike messenger. Ultimately, he knew he wanted to live in a small mountain town, and so, upon return to the States, he “bought a crappy truck and drove out West to give Sun Valley a try.”

Duval played for the Suns hockey team, and began writing humorous “game diaries” for the Idaho Mountain Express, where he soon found himself writing full time. “There’s no quicker way to get to know a community than writing for the newspaper,” said Duval.

“Covering Ketchum and Sun Valley got me plugged into what was going on in the community and plugged into the city council and politics. I enjoyed it but got to a point where I was tired of having to remain impartial as a reporter.”

A position opened with the Ketchum Community Development Corp. and, as Duval said, they “took a chance” on him.

He dove right into the Town Square project and Northwood Place, an affordable housing development near the YMCA, among other projects. One of the core missions of the Community Development Corp. is to grow economic development within the Valley.

“The question is,” said Duval, “how do we leverage the immense intellectual capital in town, especially the retirees and secondhome owners, and how do we help the talent that’s here?” Thus, the idea for the Ketchum Innovation Center was born. After seeing Sun Valley resident Rick LeFaivre, the former vice 100

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president of Advanced Technology at Apple Computer, speak at the 2013 Economic Summit in town, Duval set up a coffee meeting. At the meeting, he presented a twopage white paper centered around the idea of developing an incubator in Ketchum to give every entrepreneur in the Valley the greatest chance of success. LeFaivre was on board, and so was the city.

The Ketchum Innovation Center (KIC) was developed with the mission to create more professional, higher-paying, non-seasondependent jobs in the Wood River Valley.

KIC provides programming and workshops for anything from how to finance your business to the ins and outs of intellectual property rights. Creating a network of professional mentors and partners such as Boise State University College of Innovation and Design and the Sun Valley Band of Angels and Mentors (BAM), KIC preaches and teaches the Lean Business Model, which is one of the many tools Duval will have in his pocket as he passes on the role of executive director to Kathryn Guylay, and “takes the leap” with his own entrepreneurial

venture called Blue Beta Tours.

“Going back to all the travel I did,” Duval said, “I’m starting an adventure travel business. I’m really trying to marry the cultural aspect with the climbing and biking in Europe. Rather than pick and choose between the two, why not do both? And sleep in a nice bed and have a nice French wine at the end of the day?”

Duval headed out to do reconnaissance work this fall, beginning in Belgium, to climb, and to visit breweries. Next on the itinerary was the Southern Alps, where Duval did extensive road biking in 2004 and where the Tour de France will pass through next summer.

“The road biking in France is absolutely amazing; it’s as famous as the mountain biking in Sun Valley. There’s a reason for that, and I really want to share that with people.”

For the past year, Duval has been teaching spin at Zenergy. As taught at KIC, part of being a successful entrepreneur is knowing your market, and partly through his experience at Zenergy, Duval identified a market of individuals that are “super active and love traveling.”

General manager of Zenergy, Derek Agnew, said that, “It’s a no-brainer to collaborate with Jon on his new adventure travel business. Jon’s worn multiple hats and earned a lot of respect in the community, and we have no doubt he’ll deliver the high standards Zenergy members expect.”

Ideally, Duval seeks to build a business in which he can split time in Europe and Sun Valley. Sun Valley has a history of being basecamp to such high-end boutique adventure travel businesses as Mountain Spirits and Gerry Moffatt Expeditions, and looks to have a new European connection with Duval’s Blue Beta Tours, which will offer its first trips in summer 2018 as Duval joins other KIC entrepreneurs in the great adventure of starting a business. 2

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After a week of brilliant sun and sapphire skies—a hue often referred to by locals as Baldy blue—clouds rolled in, bringing flat light and a somber tone for the first run of the women’s slalom at the 2016 U.S. Alpine Championships in Sun Valley, Idaho. The flat-light conditions might have created a sense of hesitation in less-experienced racers, but the veteran in the start gate couldn’t have been more at ease. After all, this was Mikaela Shiffrin, America’s all-time finest slalom specialist.

Shiffrin’s first run was flawless. Her smooth edge-to-edge turning transitions flowed with a natural sway that were equally laden with power and grace. The consistency of her movements resulted in a finish time that gave her a commanding lead, one she would extend with her equally masterful second run. And, almost as if by design, the sun reemerged for her triumphant finish in front of the raucous crowd that cheered in a state of race-infused exuberance.

As quoted on the official Olympics website, Shiffrin said, “Skiing is my art. It’s like a puzzle or a painting or music. When I ski, it’s like a song. I can hear the rhythm in my head, and when I start to ski that rhythm and I start to really link my turns together, all of a sudden, there’s so much flow and power that I just can’t help but feel amazing.

That’s where the joy comes from.”

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A GS victory in Sun Valley in 2016 contributed to Mikaela Shiffrin’s (left) standing as America’s alpine skiing darling and added to her already impressive list of accomplishments.

At right, is the silver medalist Resi Stiegler.

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In addition to her dominating win in the slalom championship, Shiffrin went on to win the giant slalom (GS) title as well, dusting her competitors by nearly three-quarters of a second, despite a near fall merely three gates into her run. The GS victory contributed to her standing as America’s alpine skiing darling and added to her already impressive list of accomplishments.

The 2016 U.S. National Alpine Championships held in Sun Valley were a return of big time racing to the slopes of Sun Valley’s famed Bald Mountain. Not since 1977, when the World Cup visited the Wood River Valley, had a race of such magnitude been held here. The men’s slalom victory then went to Phil Mahre, an up-and-coming 19-year-old from White Pass, Wash., who edged out Ingemar Stenmark, considered one of Sweden’s greatest athletes to this day. Phil Mahre’s brother, Steve, placed third.

The Toyota U.S. Alpine Championships will return to Sun Valley March 19-26, 2018, with the accompanying celebrations and crowds that are emblematic of ski culture at its most passionate.

Steeped in history and heritage, Sun Valley was once known as one of the most famous race venues not only in the U.S. but also in the world. The National Championships will bring the Wood River Valley right back to its roots as a top ski racing venue, and the vibe throughout the community will be electric.

Among the impressive field in 2016 were two racers with local hometown roots. Tanner Farrow and Kipling Weisel, both members of the U.S. Ski Team, attacked the slalom, GS and super giant slalom (super-G) courses inspired by their hometown friends and neighbors who cheered them on emphatically.

Farrow, 24, hails from Ketchum, and has been charging hard since suffering a serious knee injury in 2013. Three short years later, in front of his hometown fans, Farrow finished 10th in the super-G on a very challenging Bald Mountain course. Heading into this winter, which is highlighted by the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Farrow is putting up some impressive results, including a recent seventh-place slalom finish in Argentina’s South American Cup. Weisel, a 22-year-old product of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation, had a banner year in 2017 on the NorAm circuit, ranking fourth overall with a first-place ranking in alpine combined, third-place ranking in super-G and fifth-place final standing in the downhill discipline.

At the 2016 National Championships, Weisel impressed the Sun Valley crowd with a respectable 10th-place finish in alpine combined. A talented racer in all disciplines, Weisel is a potential future star on the U.S. Ski Team.

Farrow and Weisel, who will again be competing on their home slope in the upcoming National Championships, are racing their way onto a very elite list of locals who have achieved greatness in skiing lore. As is well-documented, Gretchen Fraser who made her home in the Wood River Valley, was America’s first Olympic gold medal champion, earning her podium finish in the 1948 Olympic slalom competition in St. Moritz, Switzerland. She also won a silver in the alpine combined event during the same Olympic Games.

Others from Blaine County who have achieved international ski racing acclaim include Christin Cooper, who won a silver medal in the 1984 Olympic GS in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia, in addition to five World Cup victories during her career.

Picabo Street, one of America’s most successful ski racers ever, won an Olympic gold medal in 1998 in Nagano, Japan, in the downhill and Olympic silver in the GS in Lillehammer, Norway, in 1994. These Olympic triumphs complemented nine World Cup victories in the downhill and a downhill World Championship in 1996.

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The list of local snow sport heroes who have achieved Olympic and international acclaim also includes Terry and Tyler Palmer, Susie Corrock, Langely McNeal, Betty Bell, Abbi Fisher-Gould, Kaitlyn Farrington and Zach and Reggie Crist, to name a few.

When asked about the significance of racing in the National Championships, Reggie Crist, the senior of two X-Games champion siblings and a downhill competitor in the 1992 Winter Games, held in Albertville, France, said, “This is the one big race where all the best skiers in the nation come together. The U.S. Nationals is the one opportunity where you get to gauge yourself against the best skiers in the nation. You get to find out where you stack up.

“These are the best racers in our country. There’s nothing like true head-to-head competition to see where you stand. This is an athlete’s opportunity to say I belong in the elite group of skiers in our nation.”

For younger competitors, it can also be a springboard to greater accomplishments. “I remember my first U.S. Nationals at Copper Mountain, Colorado, in the mid-1980s,” Crist reminisced.

“I started near the back of the pack and Tommy Moe was starting right behind me. He was 15 years old, and he’d blown out his downhill suit, ripped it wide open. He was a total basket case.

But he had the run of his life and finished third behind Bill Johnson (1984 Olympic downhill gold medalist) and Doug Lewis (1984 and 1988 Olympian). That was a springboard for him at a very young age. Tommy’s ability to do well in the big races probably was drawn from his finish in Copper and the confidence that he could do well in high-pressure situations.”

Wally Rothgeb, chief operating officer for the race’s organizing committee and former U.S. Ski Team member, reported that among other developments, the racecourse this year has been improved.

A treed area between the Greyhawk and Hemingway runs has been cleared to allow for the super-G and GS courses to weave in and out of the sloped terrain, creating a more challenging course while allowing for more strategic viewing areas to be established, including areas to accommodate bleachers. The finish area will be the same as it was in 2016: at the bottom of the Greyhawk run.

In addition, a new team event will be held that will pit racers against each other in a headto-head team format, an event common at many international competitions. Rothgeb added that there will be more VIP and community events as part of the championships this year, giving the community an opportunity to become more involved in the activities.

Ultimately, the most significant aspect of the races is the community volunteerism in the championships. In 2016, nearly 500 members of the Wood River Valley community volunteered during the event, many former racers themselves.

“Skiing and ski racing are central to our community,” offered Tony Parkhill, director of Sun Valley’s Snowsports School and Mountain Guest Services. “The ski races are exciting and fun to watch, but it’s the celebration within our community of our history and heritage that matters most.

It’s all about the community. We’re incredibly proud of what we have here. This event is catalytic to the community, and our ski racing history is something we identify with. We’re proud of it.”

As far as future race events in Sun Valley, many rumors abound. Will the World Cup return to the slopes of Bald Mountain? Is the return of the National Championships merely the beginning of a long list of high-profile race events in Sun Valley? Though there are not currently any scheduled major races on the horizon, the door is open to events in the future.

Regardless, whether the sun shines or flat light abounds, this coming March will shed light on the nation’s finest alpine skiers right here in Sun Valley. Ski racers, both household names and up-and-coming unknowns, will attack the courses with the athleticism and grit that rewards the brave and talented, and delivers greatness to those who ascend the podium as America’s best. 2

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BETTER PEOPLE MAKE BETTER SKI TEAMS

BY A DA M TA N O U S

CHRIS GROVER AND THE RISE OF THE U. S. CROSS- COUNTRY SKI TE AM IT WAS SNOWING LIGHTLY

magnitude and intensity of the scene, it would

at the start of the women’s

be easy to miss the fact that they were wearing

team sprint event of last

the “magic relay socks”—red-and-white-striped

year’s World Cross-Country

sock on the right foot, blue-and-white-striped

Skiing Championships in Lahti, Finland. Nearly

sock on the left—that look a little like they came

15,000 people packed the Lahti ski stadium

out of a children’s costume box.

and held forth with a frenzied passion perhaps

Bjornsen rocketed out of the start and held

hard for Americans to truly appreciate. Think

the lead for the entire first lap, even leading

of the thunderous “yellow wall” of Germany’s

Norwegian Heidi Weng, the number one overall

Dortmund soccer fans and you’ll begin to get

skier on the World Cup circuit. By her third lap,

the picture. Among the thousands of screaming

Bjornsen had dropped to third but left Diggins

fans, coaches, wax technicians, support staff,

in contention for the bronze medal. As the last

and athletes in the Lahti stadium, there were

lap of the race unfolded, Diggins dropped to

probably only two people who had an inkling of

seventh. But then on the last hill of the course

what was about to unfold.

Diggins surged to fourth, just on the shoulder of

U.S. skiers Sadie Bjornsen and Jesse Diggins

the world’s best classic sprint finisher, Sweden’s

inched up to the start of the classic sprint

Stina Nilsson. With 100 meters to go, the two

relay—a torturous event in which each skier

skiers were side-by-side, fiercely double-poling

of a two-person team alternates skiing three

in sync, pushing each other to the extreme

1.3-kilometer legs at a full sprint. Given the

of what a human body can do. At the end of

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what had to be the longest, most painful 100 meters of her

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life, Diggins stretched out her leg at the line and nipped Nilsson

To appreciate the tremendous gains the U.S. has made,

by 0.19 seconds. Before Diggins could collapse to the snow in

one has to understand the degree to which the Scandinavian

exhaustion, Bjornsen was there at the finish line to catch her

countries, and Norway, in particular, have dominated the sport

partner in her arms.

since people first began to race competitively. Consider Olympic

It was a historic performance; never had American skiers

medals as a yardstick, for example. Since the first winter

won a World Championships medal in a classic technique race,

Olympics in 1924, 471 medals have been given out in Nordic

an event Scandinavian countries have dominated since people

skiing; 257 have gone to Norway, Sweden, or Finland. Another

began racing on cross-country skis. And just three days earlier,

101 have gone to the Soviet Union or Russia (which, incidentally,

Diggins and Kikkan Randall, an enduring superstar for the U.S.,

has been implicated in a wide-reaching, state-sponsored doping

garnered a silver and bronze, respectively, in the individual sprint

scheme of late). In sum, approximately 76 percent of all medals

event. It was the first time the U.S. had won three medals at a

over nearly 100 years have gone to those four entities. And even

World Championships.

among those powerhouses, Norway stands considerably

Amid the pandemonium of the relay finish was Chris Grover,

above the rest.

the even-keeled, quick-to-smile yet fiercely competitive head

“Norway is an interesting model,” Grover said. “They are

coach of the U.S. cross-country team. It was, Grover recently

the absolute pinnacle of the sport. They demonstrate what

told me at his Hailey, Idaho, home, one of the proudest moments

the best of the sport looks like.” He pointed out that while

in his now seven-year tenure at the helm of the U.S. team.

Norway’s population is only five million, cross-country skiing

Andy Newell, who has three World Cup podiums (first,

is the country’s most popular sport. As a result, and due to a

second, or third place) to his name, joined the U.S. Ski Team

great deal of media attention, the national cross-country team

(USST) when he was a senior in high school and is now racing

attracts the very best athletes of those five million people. In

on the international stage for his 17th year. Almost all that time

addition, it has a big budget—Grover estimates that it is 15

Grover has been his coach in one capacity or another. I talked to

times the U.S. budget. “They can support more athletes at a

him during a USST training camp in Park City, Utah. “Probably

higher level … support them with more staff, more camps, testing

nobody in the U.S., or anywhere, has been more responsible

opportunities, more specialists, whether nutritionists, sports

for how far the U.S. team has come,” Newell said. “He’s put in

psychologists, physicians, or service teams,” Grover explained.

the most time. He’s been with us for this whole process, which

“They have this incredible infrastructure that supports them at

has been an exciting one … Back in 2003, 2004, it was a huge,

all key levels … They are also doing an excellent job of coaches’

successful day on the World Cup if we were to get a top 10, or

education … and retaining athletes.

a top 20.”

“It’s easy to say, ‘How are we ever going to compete with that?’ But the leaders of the Norway program are very

MEDALS MATTER Grover is the first to point out that medals matter. “Our basic objective is to win medals at the Olympics and World

transparent and open and willing to share information. We have a great relationship with them—if we need help, or want to learn about what they’re doing.”

Championships,” Grover said. “It’s pretty cut and dried … That’s my job description, to win medals at the absolute highest levels.”

And the U.S. has been doing just that under Grover.

Beginning in 2006, with Newell’s first World Cup podium,

BUILDING THE PYRAMID Grover, who is 46 and a native of Alaska, grew up ski racing. He excelled academically and

the Americans have increasingly made their way to World Cup

athletically at West Anchorage High School,

podiums. Simi Hamilton had two podiums in 2016 and one in

earning admission to Dartmouth College in

2017. On the women’s side, Kikkan Randall alone has upwards

1989. After four years of racing for Dartmouth,

of 27 podiums and three World Championship medals since

Grover went on to coach at Stratton

she joined the team in 2000. An illustration of the depth of the

Mountain School—a renowned cross-country

women’s team is that last year six different women were on the

powerhouse. With coaching stints for the Sun

podium for World Cup races. At the 2013 World Championships,

Valley and the Mount Bachelor teams, Grover

the U.S. women won one medal (gold in team sprint); in 2015,

was hired as an assistant coach for the U.S. Ski

the team took home two medals; and last year they garnered

Team (USST) in 1999. He went on to head the

the historic three medals. From an international ranking of

Development Team for two years, serve as the

17th 10 years ago, the U.S. has moved into the top six countries

sprint coach from 2006 to 2010, and then assumed

in the world.

the head coaching job in 2010. Despite his far-flung

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traveling responsibilities, Grover is a regular with his wife, Svea,

happened is that we are now stacking generations of skiers

on the sidelines of their girls’ soccer games and Nordic races.

on top of each other,” he explained. “People like Jesse Diggins,

While at West Anchorage High, Grover was coached by

Kikkan Randall, and Andy Newell grew up being cross-country

Rick Kapala, now the director of the cross-country program

skiers partly because their parents were cross-country skiers.

of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF), and who,

The pyramid is getting built.”

not incidentally, has three times been named Coach of the Year by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, the parent

A DIFFERENT MODEL

organization of the USST and U.S. Olympic Team. Remarkably,

From the beginning, Grover realized he needed to take an

32 years after coaching Grover, Kapala is now coaching Grover’s

approach different from many of the other, albeit successful

two daughters. This fact illustrates a point Kapala makes as to

national teams like Norway and Sweden. “One of our challenges

one reason the U.S. team is having such great success. “What’s

is that our nation is five time zones wide, from Alaska to

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Chris aside from many other head coaches is that he likes

against deals with that, except Russia, which has a very

to get out and coach the athletes, too. He’s out skiing with

enclosed program.

them, holding a video camera while shivering in the rain, or

“What we’ve done in the U.S. is to realize that it’s not going

managing skis in the exchange zone during a team sprint.

to work to have a [centralized] program like that. For us to

Chris is a great coach with an eye for technique and a broad

be successful, we need to have a cooperative, collaborative

understanding of training.”

program with all the different clubs that these athletes come

Cross-country skiing is unusual among individual sports

from … First, we don’t have the money to pull people together

in that it exists on the professional level as a team sport,

for a camp every two weeks, nor would it be beneficial for the

explained SVSEF’s Kapala. Skiers on the U.S. team—men and

athletes to have to go across four or five time zones every few

women—train, race and travel together for a solid five to six

weeks. If you live in Norway, you’re on one time zone; you can

months during the World Cup season, which, in itself, presents

come together every three weeks for a camp … because the

a coaching challenge. “Chris blends two things,” said Kapala.

farthest you might have to travel is to fly for two hours. So,

“He communicates really well with the individual athletes

we have to have a totally different model.”

while managing the whole … Everybody on the team is unique

“

in practical terms what that stability really means: “Chris

The strategy seems to work. After Diggins made her

may be the most professional ski coach on the World Cup.

dramatic sprint, edging out Stina Nilsson at the World

He is organized and sharp, and manages logistics wisely.

Championships, a Finnish journalist asked her about the crazy

He has always been that guy we can count on to negotiate

striped socks the relay team wears. “These socks are magic!”

A key element to what makes a great crosscountry ski racer is the ability to absorb training.

There are not many people in the world that can withstand 900 hours of cross-country ski training in a year… And not only withstand it, but benefit from it.”

the intricate maze of traveling the World Cup circuit, and

Diggins said with her seemingly ever-present enthusiasm and

—CHRIS GROVER

he can do it without getting stressed. Logistical chaos

infectious smile. “It is this belief that the whole team is with

is something we don’t experience, and I can’t emphasize

you. When you wear these socks, you have the energy of the

[enough] what a positive impact this has on our team.

entire Team USA.”

The approach Grover has taken has been to leverage all

with individual needs—Jesse Diggins and Liz Stephen are

of the resources we have as a nation. “That means involving

uniquely different—yet Chris sets the tone for an effective

all of the clubs and personal coaches of our athletes, inviting

and professional team environment where everybody feels

clubs to participate with the national team, being as inclusive

supported, and one in which athletes buy into the success of

as possible while still being focused on that end goal of

the larger group. That’s not an easy thing to do.”

winning medals.”

Newell noted that when Grover took over in 2010, he and

He also points to the “stability” of the program from year

the other coaches invested a lot of time in team building

to year as being key to the recent success of the team. “It’s

and team bonding. The men’s and women’s teams often

not because we have staff or coaches that are more talented

train together, a practice unique among the other national

than the people we’re competing against … In my opinion, it is

teams. “We are a group of athletes that are kind of like one

because we have created a stable platform—the same staff,

big family,” Newell said. “We travel around the world together

coaches, some of the same camps—so that the athletes can

and spend more time together than any other national team.

incrementally build their training and experience from year

There has been an emphasis on working together as a team

to year.”

to improve and be a cohesive unit throughout our training

Matt Whitcomb, USST women’s head coach, explained

Unfortunately for Chris, what I’ll remember is the time he put gas in our diesel van.”

and racing.”

Perhaps it’s another sports superstition. However, the belief and the inspiration is real and clearly manifests itself in performance. “The team atmosphere that we’ve been

THE SECRET WEAPON

able to create and foster is one of the main reasons we’ve

Perhaps Grover’s secret weapon is, ironically, his emphasis

had success and that we’ve been able to retain athletes as

on team dynamics and cohesion in a sport that, on the

long as we have,” Grover observed. “The family feel of the

surface, is the quintessential individual sport. Newell pointed

program, the positive, nurturing atmosphere … has allowed us

out that, before Grover, the U.S. had several foreign coaches

to compete with nations for whom cross-country racing is a

that “weren’t as emotionally invested as an American coach

bigger cultural phenomenon.”

with American skiers and didn’t have the sense of stability and long-term goals and U.S. pride that Grover brought.”

That theme carries over into the staff and support system for the skiers. One of Grover’s favorite quotes is a mantra of

That emotional investment can be witnessed every day

New Zealand’s All Blacks rugby team, the winningest team

during training. As Coach Whitcomb observed, “What sets

in sports history: “Better people make better All Blacks.” It

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New England,” Grover explained. “Nobody that we compete

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speaks to the personality, work ethic and type of person

part of my philosophy. It doesn’t have to be complicated; in

he hires on the staff. “We can teach anybody the basics of

fact, you make more progress when it’s simple.”

cross-country skiing and physiology and everything that goes along with it. You can’t teach being a good person. You can’t teach looking out for other people. Well, you can, but it’s much harder.”

THE SLOW BUILD While cross-country skiing at the highest levels requires tremendous technical mastery, it, like other endurance sports, requires an enormous accumulation of training hours.

IDENTIFYING TALENT

Typically, at the elite level, skiers will need to be training from

For even elite athletes, cross-country ski racing is one

900 to 1,000 hours per year, which boils down to nearly three

of the most demanding competitions in the world. For one,

hours a day, 365 days per year. Of course, that doesn’t take

athletes must master two distinct techniques, freestyle

into account sick days, travel days or other disruptions, all

and classic. Then they must be able to compete in sprints—

of which, obviously, would add to the daily training load. A

which typically involve several 1.2-kilometer (women) and

critical fact is that one must attain those levels gradually

1.4-kilometer (men) laps—as well as in distance races (30

over time.

and 50 kilometers, respectively). To boot, there are individual

By way of illustration, Grover explained that a serious

events and relay events, the latter of which require team

high school skier might train 550 hours per year, but to get

coordination, timing, and commitment.

to the elite level of training, he or she would have to build

The question becomes: How does one identify talent—

those training hours over years. “If you don’t build up in a

skiers who will succeed at the highest level? In discussions

really orchestrated way,” Grover said, ”you will probably

with physiologists, Grover is often asked why he doesn’t

severely over-train, perhaps get chronic fatigue syndrome,

have better talent identification programs. Why doesn’t

and eventually put yourself in a position to end your career.”

he take 15-year-olds, put them on a treadmill and look

“A key element to what makes a great cross-country ski

for kids with massive VO2 max results? (A VO2 max test

racer is the ability to absorb training. There are not many

essentially measures the maximum rate at which someone

people in the world that can withstand 900 hours of cross-

can process oxygen and thereby generate cellular energy.)

country ski training in a year… And not only withstand it, but

The reason, Grover said, “...is that so many factors go into

benefit from it. The idea of the training is to make you faster

making a successful cross-country skier: not only VO2 max,

in ski racing. Some people might be able to train 800 hours,

but anaerobic threshold, general strength, specific strength,

but it will make them slower. A lot of people’s bodies just

and mental toughness—that is critical. If you aren’t willing

break down, with illness, fatigue, injury.”

to dig deep and aren’t ultra-competitive, it won’t happen at

One of the best skiers in the world, Martin Sundbey of

the highest levels. Also, it matters how technically efficient

Norway, trains 1,100 to 1,200 hours per year (4-6 hours per

you are, and how you balance the stress: work, school, skiing,

day). Sundbey, Grover said, has an extraordinary ability to

relationships.

train hard and absorb it. It is a quality that is, at least partly,

“At the end of the day, the best talent identification that we have is race results, because in racing, that’s where the athlete has to bring it all together.”

genetically driven.

In his book “The Sports Gene,” David Epstein details a 2011 finding of the HERITAGE Family Study, which was

In 1996, Nike famously recruited one of the world’s greatest

a generational study that looked at how regular exercise

marathoners, Philip Boit, of Kenya, to see if they could turn

affected previously untrained people. Specifically, the

him into an Olympic cross-country skier. “Great guy, massive

researchers looked at the effect of exercise on improving

VO2 max but was tens of minutes behind in races,” said

aerobic capacity (VO2 max), a key factor in endurance sports

Grover, who worked some with Boit on his technique. “He just

like cross-country skiing.

hadn’t picked up the technical skills at a young age: the ability

The study revealed wide-ranging results: 15 percent of

to ride a flat ski, to feel a wax pocket, to feel the edging, to

the subjects exhibited no improvement after five months,

apply power efficiently. It’s very difficult. You can spend a

while another 15 percent showed greater than 50 percent

lifetime doing it and not master it.”

improvement in aerobic capacity. What’s more, researchers

That being said, Grover stresses how basic the technique

found that families responded similarly; that is, those in the

is that they are working on with the national team. “People

study that were related had similar aerobic benefits. Through

would be surprised … It’s how to herringbone efficiently,

statistical and genetic analysis, the researchers found that

where is your weight when compressing on the kick on a

50 percent of a subject’s ability to improve aerobic capacity

classic ski … It is absolutely basic, but I guess that would be

was determined solely by a genetic component; that is, one’s

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At the end of the day, the best talent identification that we have is race results, because in racing, that’s where the athlete has to bring it all together.”

—CHRIS GROVER

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Coach Chris Grover, Jesse Diggins, Sadie Bjornsen, Liz Stephen, Kikkan Randall, and coach Matt Whitcomb celebrate at the 2017 FIS World Ski Championships.

parents. Further, the researchers were able to pinpoint 21

strongest team we’ve ever had … I think we’re going to be

genetic variations that played a crucial role in how “trainable”

disappointed if we don’t win a medal as a team … A lot of us

a person was.

want it to be us, but, at the same time, we don’t care who it is.

If the team wins an Olympic medal, it’s a medal for everyone.

PYEONGCHANG, 2018

It’s a medal for Chris Grover, it’s a medal for the U.S. Ski

While it seems athletes at this elite level are constantly

Team, it’s a medal for everyone. And that’s something Chris

training, there are, in fact, designed cycles to their regimes.

has taught us along the way and something that we embrace

The overarching cycle is the four-year Olympic Games cycle,

and something that I think will help us be successful in this

which comes around this February (Feb. 9–25, 2018) in

Olympic year.”

Pyeongchang, South Korea. The World Championships are

For coach Whitcomb, who will be coaching alongside

held every two years (offset from the Olympics), and the

Grover in Pyeongchang, the personal is intertwined with

World Cup season runs annually November through March.

the professional. It is this nature of American teams that

For the Olympics, the International Ski Federation

often distinguishes them from others on the international

(FIS) allocates each nation a set number of spots (up to a

stage. “Being someone’s boss and friend is a delicate

maximum of 20 athletes, men and women combined) for the

dance, and Chris has always first been my friend,” said

cross-country events. Unlike other leading Olympic teams

Whitcomb. “He’s the guy that makes working long stretches

that are chosen by a national coach, the U.S. Olympic Team is

manageable because he can laugh at the stresses and keep

determined almost exclusively by race results. There are two

the environment light when stresses climb. Chris can laugh

primary routes to the Olympic team: successful results on

at adversity, frequents self-deprecating behavior, and at the

the European World Cup circuit, or top results in the domestic

end of a long day is still the guy who wants to hang out over a

race circuit known as the Super Tour and at the U.S. National

beer and decompress. The average age on our team, of both

Championships. There is also a provision for discretionary

athletes and coaches, is increasing because nobody wants to

choices by the coach, but it is rarely used.

retire. And while that may sound like a funny impact Chris has

“Hopefully, this will be my fourth Olympics,” offered Newell. “I’ve said this every time, but this is by far the

had on the team, it’s perhaps the one thing that has had the biggest impact on our success in the last decade.”

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WILDERNESS A LOCAL LEGACY ENDURES

BY PH I L H U S S

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Looking across at Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains and the headwaters of the Salmon River from Galena Summit, Ernest Hemingway once said to a hunting companion, “You’d have to come from a test tube and think like a machine to not engrave all of this in your head so that you never lose it.” This comment, as reported by Lloyd Arnold in “Hemingway: High on the Wild,” was unknowingly prescient. A machine— the electroconvulsive therapy machine used to treat Hemingway’ depression late in life—would contribute to his inability to recall events, to think, and, consequently, to write fiction in his final years at Sun Valley. That fact notwithstanding, Hemingway’s comment captures his love for the Idaho wilderness, remote frontiers, and intact ecosystems.

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“I think (Hemingway) was in search of the vanishing frontier. I think he was in search of a place where he could have some anonymity, where the hunting and fishing was still good.

And he found that in central Idaho.”

–MARTY PETERSON, HEMINGWAY SCHOLAR

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Hemingway was not an environmentalist, as the term is defined today, for he did not act to preserve wild places and the wild animals much beyond his desire to visit intact, frontier ecosystems in which to hunt or fish. But his passion for wilderness lives on in his family and in the land use policies affecting the mountains, rivers, and streams of central Idaho. Hemingway always sought out frontiers where wild animals flourished and the local people were in touch with the land. Hemingway scholar Marty Peterson has stated, “I think (Hemingway) was in search of the vanishing frontier. I think he was in search of a place where he could have some anonymity, where the hunting and fishing was still good. And he found that in central Idaho.”

Hemingway had a deep appreciation for the natural world and was a keen observer of nature. Moreover, Hemingway’s impact on his first son, Jack, led to the preservation of Silver Creek—a beautiful trophy trout stream where Hemingway hunted and fished—his beloved view of the Boulder Mountains from his Ketchum home led to the naming of the “Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness,” and as the author of the most important description of “catch and release” in literature in his story “Big Two Hearted River,” Hemingway would be pleased to know that much of the Big Wood River is now “catch and release.”

Hemingway valued the wildness that a frontier existence provided. Whether it was marlin fishing off of Key West and his beloved Cuba in the vast wilderness of the sea, backcountry skiing in the mountain wilderness of the European Alps, big game hunting in the wilds of Africa, or waterfowl, pronghorn, and deer hunting in the wilderness of central Idaho, Hemingway loved the awe-inspiring feeling of participating in the intact ecosystems of wild places. His heroic characters in his stories and novels viewed nature as an arena upon which to project one’s ethical code through the act of hunting or fishing. Hemingway’s evolving views of and practices in nature throughout his lifetime and writings reflect his reactions

to man’s detrimental impact upon nature.

And his continuing legacy in Idaho is deeply connected to wild places he loved and that are now preserved.

H E M I N GWAY ’S W I LD I DA H O

In the fall of 1939, Hemingway was provided free room and board in exchange for use of photographs of Hemingway hunting and fishing in the Sun Valley area.

Write, hunt, fish, pose for a few pics, and live and eat carte blanche. Sounded just fine to Hemingway who needed time to work on his Spanish Civil War novel, “For Whom the Bell Tolls.” During his visits to Sun Valley, Hemingway valued the influence of the local hunting guides’ knowledge of the wildlife in the Wood River Valley, Pahsimeroi Valley, and along the Middle Fork of the Salmon River.

In the video memoir “Hemingway in the Autumn,” the late, local hunting guide and rancher Bud Purdy recalled a jump shoot with Hemingway on the Little Wood River near Carey, Idaho. “Three mallards flushed in a small ribbon of a side stream on the Little Wood River. As they flushed, Ernest got all three ducks with three pulls. Bang, bang, bang and the three ducks fell. You could have given him a million dollars and he would not have been any happier.” Hemingway valued the pristine wetland habitat of Silver Creek and the Little Wood and loved the unparalleled duck hunting close to the comforts of free room and board at the Sun Valley Lodge.

Having written a few chapters of “For Whom the Bell Tolls” that day, he finished it off with his other great skill: shooting birds on the wing.

In addition to finding a place of unparalleled hunting in the Wood River Valley, Hemingway also found like minded individuals who appreciated his deep knowledge of wild animals. In a 2000 interview, Ketchum local Anita Gray remembered a duck hunt with Hemingway on Silver Creek. As they were walking along a gin-clear tributary to Silver Creek, Hemingway noticed bobcat tracks. “He showed me the larger (bobcat) tracks and the smaller (bobcat tracks) and then pheasant

tracks,” recalled Gray. “He said, ‘she taught the cub how to kill a bird.’ He could read it all in the tracks.”

Hemingway’s respect for how nature works and the mentoring of the young cub is evident here and is often lost in the iconic images of Hemingway with his trophy kills during African safaris. Hemingway scholar Susan Beegel notes in “Ernest Hemingway in Context,” “(Hemingway) had a Darwinian view of animals in competition, but little understanding of cooperative relationships among species.”

While ecology had yet to be a science frequently applied to habitat restoration, wilderness preservation, and species protection in his lifetime, Hemingway reveals in this moment that he viewed himself as a hunter able to enter into the predator-prey competition in nature. He expresses an appreciation for natural processes, in this case the mentorship of a mother bobcat in training her cub to hunt. During his hunts on Silver Creek and in the pheasant-flush fields of Shoshone and Dietrich, Hemingway loved being a mentor to novice hunters, particularly his new love at that time and the woman who would become his third wife, Martha Gellhorn.

H E M I N GWAY ’S W I LD M O M E N T S I N ‘I N O U R T I M E’

This respect for the life and death, predator-prey relationships exhibited in local stories also manifests itself in Nick Adams’ experiences fly fishing for trout in northern Michigan in Hemingway’s short story collection “In Our Time.” The fictional character Nick Adams fly fishes in “Big Two Hearted River I and II” for trout on a solo journey in search of the former innocence he once had fly fishing with his dad and Uncle George before experiencing the horrors of World War I (WWI).

It is important to note that the town of the story, Seney, Michigan, and the surrounding forest, are burned down by unregulated clear-cutting practices and the burning of the slash. As Debra Moddelmog writes in “Ernest Hemingway in Context,” by 1907, “… more

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than 10.7 million acres of the state had been clear cut” and “the state was periodically swept by devastating fires.” Neither is it possible for Nick to regain his youthful innocence after witnessing the carnage of WWI, nor to return to the pristine woods and unpolluted streams of Hemingway’s youth in Michigan. This, in part, informed Hemingway’s appreciation of the clear and clean Big Wood River and Silver Creek, as well as the virgin forests of Salmon River country.

After Nick Adams collects some firecharred black grasshoppers in “Big Two Hearted River,” he catches a few trout that he keeps for dinner and then catches and releases a trout. Both moments of killing and cleaning the trout for dinner and the releasing of the trout provide an interesting insight into Hemingway’s relationship with nature and foreshadow his evolving views on man’s interaction with the natural world. Describing the moment of killing and cleaning the trout, Hemingway writes: He took out his knife, opened it and stuck it in the log. Holding (the trout) near the tail, hard to hold, alive, in his hand, he whacked him against the log. The trout quivered, rigid. Nick laid him on the log in the shade and broke the neck of the other fish the same way. He laid them side by side on the log. They were fine trout. Nick cleaned them, slitting them from the vent to the tip of the jaw. All the insides and the gills and tongue came out in one piece.

They were both males; long grey-white strips of milt, smooth and clean. All the insides clean and compact, coming out all together. Nick tossed the offal ashore for the minks to find.

Nick effortlessly and efficiently kills the trout humanely and cleans it. The “whacking” of the trout’s head and “breaking of its neck” against the log kills the trout instantly, for the “trout quivered” and then went instantly “rigid.” Moreover, the tossing of the trout’s entrails—the “offal”—to the shore “for the minks to find” reflects Nick’s concern that all of trout be eaten and that other members of the ecosystem benefit from his taking.

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“Three mallards flushed in a small ribbon of a side stream on the Little Wood River. As they flushed, Ernest got all three ducks with three pulls. Bang, bang, bang and the three ducks fell. You could have given him a million dollars and he would not have been any happier.”

—THE LATE BUD PURDY, LOCAL HUNTING GUIDE AND RANCHER

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This is the beginning of Nick’s transformation from a mentally damaged WWI veteran to a man who is able to control his actions according to an unspoken code and heal himself by participating in the natural world. Nick positively influences his natural surroundings: a river and forest that have been adversely affected by reckless, unsustainable practices of clear cutting and the burning of stumps and slash.

Nick values nature, and this is demonstrated in the story when he catches and releases a trout while fly fishing. Knowing that he has enough trout for his dinner, Nick takes precautions in order to avoid unneeded harm and death to the trout he will not eat.

Describing the process of Nick landing a rainbow trout in the fast moving riffles of the river, Hemingway writes: Nick stooped, dipping his right hand into the current. He held the trout, never still, with his moist right hand, while he unhooked the barb from his mouth, then dropped him back into the stream. He had wet his hand before he touched the trout, so he would not disturb the delicate mucus that covered him. If a trout was touched with a dry hand, a white fungus attacked the unprotected spot. Years before when he had fished crowded streams, with fly fishermen ahead of him and behind him, Nick had again and again come on dead trout, furry with white fungus, drifted against a rock, or floating belly up in some pool. Nick did not like to fish with other men on the river. Unless they were of your party, they spoiled it.

In the context of Nick’s dejected state of mind after the war, it should be noted that Nick admires any creature that has a protective barrier to ward off disease— physical or psychological. He does not want to contribute to unnecessary harm in the world and, particularly, in the once pristine woods and rivers of his youth. The “other” fishermen on previous fishing trips—who do not follow the unspoken code of how to catch and release properly—violate the fishing code and cause unnecessary death, something Nick has seen too much of at war.

Hemingway would be pleased to know that most of the Wood River Valley’s Big Wood River and Silver Creek are now “catch and release, fly fishing only” streams that are closed to fishing in the months of April and May when trout are spawning.

Hemingway’s view of nature was primarily shaped by a Progressive-era, Roosevelt conservationist view. Like President Teddy Roosevelt, who set aside large tracts of land for the utilitarian reason of preserving the quality of hunting in these areas, Hemingway valued the intact ecosystems of central Idaho for the quality of the hunting and fishing they provided. As one of the first literary writers to depict catch-and-release fishing and as vice president of the International Game Fish Association, advocated and practiced catch-and-release marlin fishing and argued for a closed season on marlin fishing during the spawning season, Hemingway would be encouraged to know that these practices took hold in the wild country he so loved in and around Sun Valley.

Hemingway’s views of policies affecting nature evolved over his lifetime and, interestingly, were enacted in both policy and action by his first son, Jack Hemingway.

Jack picked up his dad’s lead and, like his father who led the International Game Fish Association, Jack became Idaho’s Fish and Game Commissioner. In this role, he was integral to The Nature Conservancy’s purchasing of the Silver Creek Preserve and the nearby easements established with local ranch owners. Jack was also an advocate of the catch-and-release, fly-fishing-only policies that govern Silver Creek Preserve.

While Ernest Hemingway was shaped by the Roosevelt-Pinchot conservationist mindset, son Jack came to the idea—in belief and practice—that nature and its inhabitants have an intrinsic right to exist. Further, he felt that current and future generations have an equal right to enjoy intact ecosystems. It took the practical actions of son Jack Hemingway to realize his father’s nascent environmental consciousness. Jack also followed his father’s lead to war, jumping out of airplanes during World War II into conflict areas with fly rod

and gun, just in case he came upon a German trout stream with a little time on his hands.

The Hemingway Silver Creek Legacy memorial is a rock that bears the epigraph to “The Sun Also Rises,” excerpted from Ecclesiastes: “One generation passes away, and another generation comes. But the earth abides forever. The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, and hastens to its place where it arose.”

After Hemingway’s 1961 death in Ketchum, Idaho, son Jack ensured that “the earth abides forever,” by allowing the remarkable wildlife diversity of Silver Creek to remain intact for this and future generations of moose, ducks, deer, elk, trout, and people. In addition, Ernest Hemingway would be pleased to know that the wild, but unregulated, mountains of central Idaho have been protected in perpetuity by the recent federal designation of three wilderness areas in a state that ranks third in total wilderness acreage (behind Alaska and California). The Sawtooth Mountains Ernest Hemingway so admired from Galena Summit in 1940 became a wilderness area in 1972. The Middle Fork of the Salmon area that Hemingway hunted became the Frank Church River of No Return Wilderness area in 1980. And, most recently, the Boulder-White Cloud mountains—the peaks Hemingway could see from the deck of his Ketchum home—became part of three wilderness areas in 2015.

Since son Jack was so heavily involved in the preservation of the Silver Creek Preserve with The Nature Conservancy, Mary Hemingway (Ernest’s fourth and final wife) bequeathed the Hemingway House in Ketchum to The Nature Conservancy. The Community Library of Ketchum now oversees the house as part of the Hemingway Legacy Initiative.

The property has been largely untouched since Mary’s passing in 1986; the 14 acres of Big Wood River riparian area on the Hemingway property are an enduring legacy to the river, trout, ducks, elk, and deer Ernest loved so much. The Hemingways still contribute to the wild frontier we all share and love in the Wood River Valley. 2

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‘Women on the Margins’ FAMILY OF WOMAN FILM FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR ITS 11TH YEAR

by Adam Tanous

above: Scene from

“Sami Blood,” which tells the story of racism in 1930s Sweden.

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P

eggy Elliott Goldwyn, founder of the Family of Woman Film Festival—which this year is themed “Women on the Margins” and runs Feb. 27 to March 4, 2018 in Sun Valley—is at first glance a long way from where she started her career and, at the same time, is pursuing a passion that seems perfectly in following from her long experience in Hollywood.

As a 22-year-old in 1966, Goldwyn became the extremely rare woman writing comedy for TV shows such as “The Odd Couple,” “That Girl,” and “Happy Days.” Though she has joked about being the “the only unbearded writer” in the room back then, that kind of minority experience—good or bad—has to sink in to one’s consciousness. And then, in 1969, she and her then-husband, Samuel Goldwyn, started and ran for years an independent film company that specialized in bringing foreign films to the U.S. So, it seems somewhat fitting that Goldwyn is now consumed with scouring the world for outstanding films that tell the story of women, who, almost by definition in many

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countries, are “on the margins.” And this year’s festival, the 11th annual, focuses on the stories of people even further marginalized, those who are disabled in some way, older, in a political minority, or survivors of rape and other violence.

“It sounds like a downer,” Goldwyn acknowledged. “But all of the films are about people who have found a way to break through.”

This year’s festival, which is sponsored by Women Deliver, includes three documentaries— “Girls’ War,” “Mama Colonel,” and “Tocando la Luz”—and three dramas: “Sami Blood,” “Poetry,” and “In Syria,” all of which will be shown at the Sun Valley Opera House. The films are from all over the world: Cuba, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Kurdish region of Iraq, South Korea, Sweden, and Syria. Two of the films, “Mama Colonel” and “In Syria,” will also be screened at Boise State University—a sponsor of the festival—on Feb. 27 and 28, respectively.

Among the hundreds, if not thousands, of independent films made each year, Goldwyn searches for two qualities. First, the films must present “… honest personal stories about real

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from left: Scenes from “Tocando la Luz,”

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issues,” she said. “You can tell if someone is skewing a story because they have a point of view and that’s what they want to promote.

It has to be honest.” Second, “It has to be a damn good piece of filmmaking, and, by that, I mean of a certain technical quality, and it has to be emotionally involving, a film that tells a personal story.”

For example, the documentary “Girls’ War” tells the story of Kurdish women who have taken up arms in Syria and Northern Iraq against ISIS and the forces of the despot Bashar al-Assad. These women without a country are fighting to create a society in which men and women are treated equally.

In “Mama Colonel,” a female colonel in a special police force of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) seeks to help women who have been traumatized by rape and violence against their families. The DRC civil war was one of the first conflicts in which rape was used as an instrument of war. As the colonel wades in to the effort to help these people, she learns of many other victims, some of whom claim to be the government “authorized victims.” The question of who exactly is a victim is one the colonel grapples with.

“Tocando la Luz” follows three blind Cuban women and details how they have

managed to create a life for themselves in modern-day Cuba. The film was made

by Jennifer Redfearn, who also made the Academy Award-nominated film, “Sun Come Up.” Redfearn will be showing that film and speaking at the Filmmaker Retrospective event 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 28 at the Community Library in Ketchum.

A Swedish drama, “Sami Blood,” concerns a 14-year-old Sami girl, a member of the indigenous people of Scandinavia also known as Lapps. When faced with the overt racism toward her culture and people in 1930s Sweden—including the measurement and biological study of them as if they were of

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Ugochi Daniels, head of the Humanitarian Response Division of UNFPA, will speak with the film. Marcia Franklin will moderate.

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“In Syria,” with an appearance by filmmaker Philippe Van Leeuw.

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another species—the girl changes her name and moves away to assimilate as a “Swede.”

Later in life, she is forced to reconcile the choices she has made with a loss of her heritage.

A South Korean film, “Poetry,” is the story of Mija, a grandmother facing the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease while raising her daughter’s teenage son. Mija finds her voice in poetry only after standing up to a group of classroom fathers intent on covering up a rape that had led to a student suicide. Director and screenwriter Lee Chang-dong won the award for best screenplay at the Cannes Film Festival.

“In Syria” is the final drama slated for the 2018 festival. Set in Damascus, the film explores the tensions created when an assortment of characters are holed up in an apartment for fear of a sniper lurking outside, as well as the ongoing civil war raging through the country. French director Philippe Van Leeuw will be attending the festival and introducing his film.

In addition to the speakers already mentioned, Goldwyn plans to have Maria Cavalcanti, head of Pro Mujer, a women’s development organization in South America, deliver the Bonni Curran Memorial Lecture at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Ketchum.

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The Language of Art PAULA CROWN REFLECTS ON CONTEMPORARY ART AND ITS ABILITY TO CONNECT US

by Laurie Sammis

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rtist, advocate and entrepreneur Paula Crown, the driving force behind the impressive contemporary art collection at the Limelight Hotel Ketchum, believes that art is a language. She sees artists as our social cartographers and believes art gives voice to things that aren’t being seen in the larger culture. And she is committed to deepening that conversation.

“Even though it’s not at the top of our hierarchy of needs in terms of eating, sleeping, and sex, making art has been a part of our human experience since the beginning of civilization,” said Crown, relaxing in the lounge of the Limelight Hotel Ketchum. Exhibited above where Crown sat is “Twilight Waterfall (Black/White)” by Pat Steir. Adorning another wall just a few

seats away is “Daydream (Speculations)” by Robert Rauschenberg. A cotton watercolor print by James Turrell stands in stark contrast along an opposite wall, right beside “Untitled (Waterlines)” by Richard Long. All these artworks in such close proximity to one another make walking into the lobby of the hotel a bit like stepping into the glassed tiers of the Whitney Museum of American Art, or perhaps the MOMA in New York City.

Guests standing in the lobby are literally surrounded by seminal works by iconic artists of the 20th-century avant-garde movements, including realism, pop art, minimalism, conceptualism and abstraction.

“Art is a language, and we find different ways to express that language,” Crown explained. “I’m not a musician or a dancer,

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If anything, that alone could be the artist’s mission in life: to get people to pause.

Perhaps now, more than ever, art is needed in all our spaces, because we’re all racing and everyone is yelling over each other to answer, but no one is listening and no one is taking time to connect.”

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but I’m very visual, and I engage with spaces and think about the effect that the poetics of a space have on us and what can make an environment more interesting.”

Crown, who began her career in highstakes business as a former vice president of real estate finance at Salomon Brothers, is no stranger to how to analyze the use of space and the importance of art within that dialogue. She was appointed by President Barack Obama to the Committee on the Arts and Humanities in 2009 and is currently a trustee of MOMA, serving as chair of its Education Committee. Her role in the Limelight Ketchum Contemporary Art Collection is multifaceted; she is both the architect behind the installation through her position as one of the principals of Henry Crown & Company—the investment company that owns Aspen Skiing Company and the hotel—and also as a practicing artist with several pieces in the collection. In 2012, Crown shifted her definition of herself as an investment banker and advocate, adding artist to her delineation after earning her MFA in painting and drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Crown seems equally comfortable in both roles, easily moving from discussions on the importance of art (she helped spearhead Aspen Skiing Company’s “Art in Unexpected Places” program) and art education, to a discourse of her study of the movement and breadth of wind for her own piece, “Anemos 14(+),” a stainless steel g-chain mesh and resin piece that hangs on the East wall of the conference room of the Limelight Hotel Ketchum.

“I seek ways to map experiences and to navigate the spaces in between—where we all search for bearings,” said Crown. In many ways, the art collection that she and local Wood River Valley resident and art dealer Bill Griffin have assembled on the many walls of the hotel explores similar concepts.

Topography is the official theme of the hotel’s art installation, and each of the works addresses the profound connections we make with our environment, an element that Crown and Aspen Skiing Company CEO Mike Kaplan—who joined our discussion in the lobby—feel is central to life in the Northern Rockies.

The art collection is impressive for a valley of approximately 15,000 residents. The main level public installation, which was unveiled

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August 2017, includes 23 major graphic works by 16 international artists who have worked in, and been at the forefront of, a broad range of artistic practices, including realism, conceptualism, minimalism and abstraction. New and notable artists are featured alongside some of the best-known and brightest names from the past century, including Anne Appleby, John Baldessari,

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Vija Celmins, Tara Donovan, Ann Hamilton, Mary Heilmann, Carmen Herrera, Ted Lawson, Richard Long, Raymond Pettibon, Robert Rauschenberg, Bridget Riley, Ed Ruscha, Richard Serra, Kate Shepherd, Pat Steir, and James Turrell.

An additional room, the Limelight’s Convention Gallery Space, is dedicated to a selection of 16 graphic works by exceptional female artists. Crown likes to reference Virginia Woolf by emphatically stating that these women deserve “a room of their own.”

Art continues throughout all five floors of the hotel, where Amy Pilkington was commissioned to make original linen prints for each guest room, and local artist Lisa Wood provided large-scale photographs.

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the Atlantic to the Mediterranean across Portugal and Spain, while others, such as Pat Steir’s impressive waterfall pieces—“Sunlight Waterfall, 2008,” and “Twilight Waterfall (Black/White), 2008”—speak more to the process, recording the movement and presence of the artist even as the lines of nature and the spirit of creating the piece emerge from within. Both seem to speak to the fleeting presence and random chance of human endeavor, calling upon the imagination of the viewer to fill in the absences and negative space.

“I believe the power of art can transcend politics, culture, race and gender to provide places [in which] to reflect, connect and heal,” stated Crown.

“Art is important in these spaces,” agreed Aspen Skiing Company CEO Mike Kaplan.

“We have these eddies and areas to pause and spend time with family or friends, spaces to contemplate and really engage, and art

elevates the experience so that it’s more than about just skiing or dining or the adventure.

It’s the whole experience.”

“If anything, that alone could be the artist’s mission in life: to get people to pause,” reflected Crown, who is no stranger to the rushing chaos of modern life, social responsibilities and living in the age of digital media. “Perhaps now, more than ever, art is needed in all our spaces, because we’re all racing and everyone is yelling over each other to answer, but no one is listening and no one is taking time to connect.”

Regardless of the reasons, exploring the inspiring and pivotal works in the Limelight Hotel Ketchum contemporary art installation is worth every second of contemplation and attention because truly great art asks questions of the larger culture. And these iconic pieces poke and prod and nudge, while also providing space to pause, reflect and connect. 2

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Winter Gallery Buzz EXHIBITS AND ARTIST RECEPTIONS While the Sun Valley area is renowned for its wealth of recreational opportunities, it also boasts a sophisticated and diverse art community. Galleries offer everything from the classical masters, to modernist works, to Western art. Regional, national, and international artists are represented; many attend the everpopular Gallery Walks, free, open house evenings of art exhibits and conversation. Here is a sampling of what’s in store for the winter season.

2017-2018 GALLERY WALK DATES Enjoy free evenings of art viewing and conversation at the Sun Valley Gallery Association’s “Gallery Walks.”

Galleries are open from 5-8 p.m. with artists often in attendance.

Fri., December 29, 2017 Fri., February 16, 2018 Fri., March 9, 2018 Fri., July 6, 2018 Fri., August 3, 2018 Fri., August 31, 2018 Fri., November 23, 2018 Fri., December 28, 2018 “Mulling It Over,” by Laura Schiff Bean, at Gilman Contemporary in February. Acrylic and mixed media on panel, 48” x 36.”

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LIPTON FINE ARTS

“Art into Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright, Archie Teater and Teater’s Knoll”

Miro, Calder

Exhibition schedule: Dec. 1 - Jan. 17.

Opening celebration Dec. 1, 5 p.m.

Exhibition tours Dec. 7 and Jan. 11.

Lipton Fine Arts will be exhibiting Miro, Calder, 70 pieces of American Art & Crafts pottery and related items from 1896-1926 by Rookwood, Teco, Fulper, Tiffany, Stickley, Dirk Van Erp, Grueby, Lotez, Roycroft, etc. All items are owned by LFA, nothing consigned.

1) “Dreaming in the Mind Garden,” by David deVillier, at Gail Severn Gallery. oil on wood panel, 45.5” x 40.25.”

2) “Beech-18,” by Jeffrey Milstein, at Gilman Contemporary. Archival pigment print.

3) “Teater’s Knoll” at Sun Valley Center for the Arts.

4) “Untitled,” by Pamela DeTuncq, at Gail Severn Gallery. Vintage tapestries, antlers, buck tail, leather, glass, foam, life size.

The Gem State is home to only one building designed by world-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright: the Archie Teater Studio, located in Bliss, Idaho. Designed in 1952 and built between 1953 and approximately 1960, Teater Studio happens to be the only Wright-designed artist studio that was ever built.

This exhibition considers Teater Studio (also known as Teater’s Knoll) within the larger context of Wright’s architectural practice and philosophy. It features architectural plans, photographs and furniture as well as a selection of paintings by Archie Teater (1901-1978), the artist for whom the studio was designed.

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David deVillier and Pamela DeTuncq

Aircraft and Aerial photographs by Jeffrey Milstein

Exhibition schedule: Dec. 15 - Feb. 2 “Mind Gardens and Women Who Know” - David deVillier The exhibit follows layered dreams, relationships, alternate personalities, desires, frustrations, seductions, and suggestions as they gestate, grow, evolve, reflect, and affect the psychological world roiling inside of our human heads.

On the path of “Women Who Know”, deVillier continues to be affected by ongoing discussions related to political, social, and gender issues.

“Fauna Mori” - Pamela DeTuncq This exhibit provides an irreverent look at the fleeting nature of life through the ancient art of taxidermy. Drawn from the medieval theory of memento mori, vintage tapestries serve as remembered experiences and highlight the futility and vanity of preserving the ephemeral.

Exhibition schedule: Dec. 15 - Jan. 26 Gilman Contemporary presents Jeffrey Milstein‘s aircraft and aerial photographs for the first time in Sun Valley. In his aircraft series, recently exhibited at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Milstein captures these mechanical beasts when they are exactly perpendicular to the camera’s frame. His most recent aerial photographs feature New York and Los Angeles as seen directly from above. Leaning out of helicopters, Milstein captures stunning bird’s-eye shots of city landmarks, revealing striking patterns from a point of view rarely seen.

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“Keeping the Fire Alive” - New Paintings and Ceramics by the artists of Ernabella Arts of South Australia

“Going Places” - Jean Richardson and Caleb Meyer

Anna Skibska, Fei Disbrow, and Barbara Vaughn

“Best of the West”

Exhibition schedule: Dec. 20 Jan. 25. Artists’ Reception: Friday, Dec. 29, 5-8 p.m.

Exhibition opening: Dec. 29.

Artists Vaughn and Disbrow will be in attendance for the opening.

Jean Richardson’s large-scale acrylic-on-canvas paintings take the image of a horse and use it as metaphor for the human spirit as she sees it—unbridled, striving, restless and sometimes heroic.

Fei Disbrow’s conceptual works explore form and void using subtle layers of Mylar, Tyvek, plaster and paint. Fascinated with the presence, transformation and absence of identity in varying states of mind, Disbrow’s shapes are at once familiar and abstract, vaguely human silhouettes that emerge then recede in neutral but nuanced hues.

Exhibit opening: Dec. 20, 2017 Harvey Art Projects celebrates its 2018 opening of a new exhibition space at 659 Sun Valley Rd. in Ketchum. “Nyuyuntjaku: Keeping The Fire Alive” delivers a poignant reminder from the artists of Ernabella for the need to continually stoke our own fire within. Senior and emerging artists from Ernabella Arts have worked side by side to bring this exhibition of exciting new work together.

The young and emerging artists in this exhibition, namely Rachael Mipantjiti Lionel, Langaliki Lewis, Derek Jungarrayi Thompson and Elizabeth Dunn have taken up the responsibility of stoking the incredibly long-burning fire that is Ernabella Arts.

In addition to new paintings, the exhibit includes for the first time in the U.S. a major selection of ceramics.

Caleb Meyer provides his viewers with a fresh look at nature by means of thick paint, vibrant color and unique composition. Meyer is equally at home painting city scenes or rolling landscapes, and in this exhibition viewers will be treated to paintings of iconic Ketchum landmarks.

Also showing will be new Kneeland artist Eric Jacobsen.

A plein air painter in its purist sense, Jacobsen paints almost exclusively in the outdoors, commenting, “I want to be right there, interacting with the scene … I don’t want any rehearsals in my life.”

Anna Skibska’s elegant glasswork reveres the play between light and forms of nature: the sun slipping past a mountain’s edge, moonlight dancing on surface ripples of the sea, the celestial glow of the first light of day. Her intricate structures are a dance between the visible and invisible, creating mesmerizing and seemingly weightless geometric forms that capture and reflect light like the microscopic beauty of frozen water crystals or frost on a winter’s morning.

Also featured will be works by longtime Friesen artist Barbara Vaughn.

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Exhibition opening: Dec. 29 “Best of the West” is a group show of gallery artists with an array of subjects and interpretations of the American West, historical through contemporary. Displaying the works of Edward Curtis, who spent 30 years (1898-1928) photographing the “vanishing race” of native people, to the contemporary pop styles of Western subjects with works

by Andy Warhol, Russell Young and Billy Schenck, Broschofsky Galleries presents a multi-faceted pictorial of the “West.”

1) “The Storm-Apache,” by Edward Curtis, at Broschofsky Galleries. 1906, 16” x 20.”

2) Ceramics by artists of Ernabella Arts of South Australia.

3) “Revel in Sunshine,” by Jean Richardson, at Kneeland Gallery.

Acrylic on canvas, 40” x 30.”

4) Detail of “Light Blue Sky with Stars,” by Anna Skibska, at Friesen Gallery. Glass.

5) “The Woodshed,” by Eric Jacobsen, at the Kneeland Gallery.

Oil on canvas, 11” x 14.”

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Exhibition schedule: Dec. 31 - Feb. 10. Opening reception on Dec. 31 with a performance by Lara Salmon.

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“Beyond the Surface” Shanna Kunz, Lori McNee, and Silas Thompson

New paintings

by Laura Schiff Bean

“Bunnies, Butterflies and Birds; The Extraordinary World of Hunt Slonem”

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Landscape has a long record as a genre in art history. Landscape in art has continually changed across time and culture as the significance and value of land itself has changed. Whether presented as land processed aesthetically, as a backdrop for a human story, as representation of human emotion, or simply to celebrate the beauty of Mother Nature, landscape in art is as much about context and perception as it is the natural world. This exhibition offers a broad presentation of the concept of landscape through works created by contemporary artists living and working in Los Angeles, California.

1) “First Love,” by Ken Peloke, at Broschofsky Galleries. Mixed media 48” x 36.”

2) “Klee Bluff I,” by Anna Elise Johnson, at OCHI Gallery. Oil on canvas, 36” x 36.”

3) “Arrival,” by Maja Ruznic, at OCHI Gallery. 2017, oil on canvas, 60” x 48.”

4) “Melani III,” by Barbara Vaughn, at Friesen Gallery. UV cured pigment on dibond.

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Exhibition schedule: Jan. 26 Feb. 28. Artists’ reception: Friday Feb. 16, 5-8 p.m. All artists will be in attendance at the opening reception.

Hailing from Utah, Kunz offers different interpretations of the landscape of her area through the use of a warm palette and the play of mood, light and color.

Each location she paints is an encounter with the land, the trees, and the waters that give her a sense of connection and order.

In this exhibition, local artist Lori McNee will focus on her signature still-life imagery. Her work is opulent in color and texture; her imagery is as ornamented by detail as it is rich in symbolism.

Born and raised in Idaho, Silas Thompson creates paintings that reflect the mountains and high desert vistas of our area in a distinctive impressionist style.

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Exhibition schedule: Feb. 1 - March 1 Laura Schiff Bean’s dresses have undergone a metamorphosis over the years as she has incorporated her personal growth and evolution into her work.

BROSCHOFSKY GALLERIES

Exhibition schedule: March 2 - April 13 Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is best known for his paintings of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds. Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world.

Ken Peloke Ken Peloke’s equine imagery evokes emotional response in the viewer through his reveal of their beauty, athleticism, and innocence. His bold, large-scale pieces capture the pure essence of the horse while his multimedia approach creates depth and incredible realism that give them a one-of-a-kind contemporary appeal.

BROSCHOFSKY GALLERIES Jill McVarish Displaying a classical style of painting loaded with historical art references, McVarish creates “western subject” paintings for Broschofsky Galleries incorporating “absurdist” imagery.

Map to the Galleries 1) Aurobora 415.546.7880

5) Frederic Boloix Fine Arts 208.726.8810

10) Kneeland Gallery 208.726.5512

2) Boulder Mountain Clay and Art Gallery 208.726.0773

6) Friesen Gallery 208.726.4174

11) Lipton Fine Arts LLC 208.720.6331

7) Gail Severn Gallery 208.726.5079

12) OCHI Gallery 208.726.8746

8) Gilman Contemporary 208.726.7585

13) Sun Valley Center for the Arts 208.726.9491

3) Broschofsky Galleries 208.726.4950 4) Davies-Reid 208.726.3453

9) Harvey Art Projects USA 208.309.8676

14) Wood River Fine Arts 208.928.7728

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Brewing the Perfect Cup TECHNIQUE TRUMPS ART FOR AFICIONADOS

by Gwen Ashley Walters

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SOMETHING IS BREWING AT KETCHUM KITCHENS

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efore 1970, drip coffee made from pre-ground commodity coffee scooped out of a tin can bought from the grocery store ruled the home coffee scene.

Then Starbucks came along. After decades of coffee-lingo evolution, some coffee lovers now want to skip Starbucks’ lines, skip the new breed of hipster coffeehouses that followed in the Seattle giant’s footsteps, and brew a quality cup of joe in the peace and quiet of home sweet home.

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Coffee is a team sport.

There’s the farmer, who is growing the green [bean], and the roaster, who has to roast it to its best potential, and then the customer who buys that product to brew at home and deliver on its promise in his or her kitchen.”

—LIZ ROQUET, OWNER OF LIZZY’S FRESH COFFEE

turn right, how to turn left, and where your hands are supposed to be. You learn skills.

Skiing is technical, and you have to execute those skills. Coffee is no different. Science is what we talk about to our customers. A lot of people associate the art and then the outcome is unknown, or unattainable, and then it’s confusing.”

Roquet installed a custom coffee bar in her roastery to close the loop between roasted coffee and brewed coffee. The bar holds a variety of brewing equipment that Roquet uses to guide customers through the process of selecting the “right coffee” and the “right brewing method” for their specific goals. She developed a deductive methodology to get to the root of customer preferences.  Do you prefer fruity or toasty notes in your coffee?  How much money do you want to spend on equipment?  How much time do you have to prepare coffee when you’re ready to drink it?

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Roquet is a Certified Level 2 Barista and a Certified Level 2 Roaster—the highest levels offered by The Specialty Coffee Association, a trade organization founded in 1982 with more than 12,000 members today. The daughter of Austrian immigrants, Roquet grew up in a coffee-drinking culture and fell in love with the flavor of coffee by the time she was 8 years old. After 15 years in the outdoor clothing and accessory business, she decided to stay in Ketchum when her company relocated to Portland. She turned her passion for coffee into a business with the opening of Lizzy’s Fresh Coffee in 2008.

“Coffee is a team sport,” Roquet said.

“There’s the farmer, who is growing the green [beans], and the roaster, who has to roast it to its best potential, and then the customer, who buys that product to brew at home and deliver on its promise in his or her kitchen.”

That final player—the customer—can completely drop the ball at home. Roquet has practical advice on how to avoid the pitfalls of leaving the store with great beans and ending up with badly brewed coffee. Here’s a hint: It’s science.

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The first thing to know, Roquet stressed, is light, air, moisture and heat are coffee’s enemies. Keep coffee away from those things. A foil bag with a oneway de-gassing valve stored in a cool dark cupboard is perfect. The valve lets carbon dioxide, a natural by-product of roasting, out without letting oxygen in. Paper bags are not optimal because they are permeable. If you buy beans in a paper bag, transfer them to an airtight container as soon as you get home.

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Two weeks, according to Roquet, is the optimum window for peak coffee freshness. “Coffee isn’t a staple like rice or beans,” she said. “You have to think of it more in the baked goods lane. The aroma disappears and the oils go rancid.” Buy only as much as you can consume within two weeks.

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Grind whole beans just before brewing in a burr grinder. Why a burr grinder?

“Blade grinders slice the coffee and create boulders and dust. The extraction can never be even and uniform,” Roquet said. Blade grinders are less expensive than geared burr grinders, and perfectly fine for grinding spices, but not coffee beans. “The grinder you use will have the biggest single impact on the outcome.”

And then there is the grind itself: fine, medium or coarse? That depends on the brew method. Espresso shots need a fine grind for the fast extraction time. Drip machines need a medium grind, and immersion brews, such as the French press, need a coarse grind.

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“In coffee brewing, there is strength and extraction,” Roquet said. “It is simple time and volume numbers.” Science strikes again. For drip or filter methods—drip machines, pour-overs, including Chemex—

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TRULY FRESH ROAST HelioRoast, a microroastery based in San Francisco, was founded by retired professor and former assistant chairman of the Theology Department at Notre Dame, Kern Trembath. Like Liz Roquet of Lizzy’s Fresh Coffee, Trembath takes a scientific approach to coffee roasting.

she recommends a 1:16 to 1:18 ratio of coffee-to-water weight. While Roquet prefers metric weight measurements, she has converted weights into U.S. measurements for ease of home use. For example, she recommends 1-1/2 tablespoons of ground coffee to six ounces of filtered water for drip, pour-over and French press. Espresso is a different animal, requiring a finer grind and 1-1/4 tablespoons per ounce of water.

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“If you take coffee, put water on it to dissolve it, 30 percent of what is in a coffee bean can be dissolved, but only 18-22 percent of it actually tastes good, so if you overextract, the coffee gets bitter. If you go shorter, it’s weak and watery, so you’re aiming for that sweet spot.”

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degrees Fahrenheit. Can you manipulate how things taste within that range? “Sure,” Roquet said. “For example, my ridiculously expensive espresso machine runs at 198 degrees. Why? Because 198 tastes better than 196 for the coffee we serve in our espresso bar. Now, maybe the home brewer doesn’t want to get that geeky.”

THE FINAL WORD Roquet admits that even though the process from green coffee bean to cup is rooted in science, the final determination of a “good cup of coffee” lies in the taste. Does it taste good to you? “We can get you 90 percent there with the science [of brewing],” she said.

That last 10 percent depends on you. Do you like the taste or not? This is where art, if anywhere, joins the conversation. Brewing coffee may be pure science, but tasting coffee is subjective, just like appreciating— or not—art. 2

HelioRoast roasts coffee on-demand in a roaster with a five-pound capacity.

“It sits on top of a machine that removes about 99 percent of smoke particulates and heat,” Trembath said, “which means I can roast inside without expensive venting and post-roast aircleaning.” The roaster is also powered by solar panels, minimizing the carbon footprint.

The flavor of coffee is intricately entwined with the freshness of the roast, Trembath believes. “In general, wine grapes have around 400 to 450 flavor-bearing components, which

leads to the richness of wine tastes.

Coffee has over 800 such components,” Trembath said. Those components fade quickly with time.

“Coffee remains optimally fresh for between 9 to 14 days after roasting.

Grinding brings this time down to approximately 11 minutes,” he said.

“It begins to get stale after this, which means the escaping carbon dioxide molecules are increasingly replaced by water molecules.”

While Trembath believes the “best” coffee is a matter of taste, there is, again, science behind the actual taste of coffee.

“Coffee by itself is very sweet,” he said.

“In fact, per unit, it has more sugar than sugar cane as measured on a Brix scale.”

“As a coffee lover, I don’t mind it when people add cream and sugar, but I hope they try it un-aided as well in order to experience its uniqueness,” he said.

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In general, wine grapes have around 400 to 450 flavorbearing components, which leads to the richness of wine tastes. Coffee has over 800 such components.”

—KERN TREMBATH, FOUNDER OF HELIOROAST

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Dining Around Town A FAST GUIDE TO THE VALLEY’S BEST EATERIES The Wood River Valley has no shortage of fantastic eateries.

From Asian fusion to steakhouses, Mediterranean to Mexican, there’s something for everyone. To help you navigate the many options, we’ve put together a quick guide to some of the Valley’s best places for food and drink. For a look at full menus and more in-depth coverage of the dining scene, check out Sun Valley Magazine’s dining and menu guide, TASTE of Sun Valley, available for free throughout the Valley.

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Visit us at one of our spectacular locations, both featuring beautiful outdoor views, fantastic food and outstanding service. Our bakery café offers the customer a chance to see our bakers in action at our new 12,000-square-foot bakery. Our downtown location offers you the chance to be in the heart of the city’s bustle on the corner of East Street and Fourth Avenue. Fresh and homemade is how we do it! Downtown Café – 380 N. East Ave., Ketchum 208.928.7868; Bakery Café – 271 Northwood Way, Ketchum 208.726.2035.

ESTA’S PREMIUM CUISINE Longtime catering business Esta’s has opened a new breakfast and lunch restaurant in the 511 Building in Ketchum. Esta’s offers a wide range of deliciousness, including Esta’s famous corned beef hash breakfast dish, traditional delicatessen and contemporary sandwiches, luncheon salads and fresh, homemade desserts. 511 Leadville Avenue North, Ketchum, 208.726.0841.

GRETCHEN’S Adjacent to the Sun Valley Lodge lobby, Gretchen’s Restaurant welcomes you with a relaxing indoor/outdoor feel with easy access for Terrace dining all day long. Enjoy breakfast, lunch or dinner and full bar service. Sun Valley’s own Gretchen Fraser is the restaurant’s namesake, the first American to win an

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Our café serves delicious gourmet espresso drinks and fresh baked goods from our on-site bakery. All of our coffees are fresh roasted in Hailey and our baked goods are served fresh from the oven. Fresh roasted beans, superior roasting techniques, a demand for quality, and a well-trained staff are some of the components that we believe truly create “The Cup of the Valley.” 219 S. Main St., Hailey.

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JAVA COFFEE AND CAFÉ Truly a great coffeehouse! Baking from scratch daily. Serving the finest Fair Trade and organic coffees. Sound like a local and order the “Dirty Hippie Burrito” and a “Bowl of Soul.”

Wake up and live! 191 4th St. W., Ketchum 726.2882, 111 N. 1st Ave., Hailey, 208.788.2297.

KONDITOREI Lunch dishes range from pumpkin spatzle with sausage and apples to roasted chicken crepes with spinach and spicy Liptauer cheese. To satisfy sweet-tooth cravings or just to warm up on a chilly day, the café offers a full complement of artisanal coffee and hot chocolate drinks, plus house-baked European pastries. Sun Valley Resort, 208.622.2235.

PERRY’S Voted “Best of the Valley” by the Idaho Mountain Express readers numerous times

for breakfast, lunch, and sandwiches, Perry’s Restaurant has been a Ketchum fixture for 26 years. 131 West 4th St., Ketchum, 208.726.7703.

POOLSIDE CAFE Enjoy summer-fresh salads, sandwiches and flatbreads, as well as a full range of cocktails and beverages. Choose from light fare such as watermelon salad or spa Caesar to heartier fare like the Lodge burger or wild shrimp tacos and flatbread pizzas. Located in the Sun Valley Lodge. 208.622.2833.

RASBERRYS Whether you are seeking a quiet getaway place for lunch or are wanting to host an elegant gathering for friends, Rasberrys’ two establishments in Ketchum and Hailey will meet and exceed your desires. Callie and Maeme Rasberry believe all the senses must be involved in meal preparation, therefore, the menu is eclectic, just like the chefs, with dishes prepared with fresh local ingredients when available and their own take on comfort and ethnic food. 411 Building, 5th St., Ketchum, 208.726.0606.

SUN VALLEY CLUB Among the most popular places in Sun Valley to eat, drink and relax, the wraparound terrace offers stunning views of Bald Mountain, Dollar Mountain and the 18-hole Sawtooth Putting Course. Chef Wendy Little brings exciting, contemporary dishes that are focused on local ingredients and big flavors.

1 Trail Creek Road, Sun Valley, 208.622-2919.

delis ATKINSONS’ MARKETS Atkinsons’ Markets serving you and your family at our three locations in the Wood River Valley. 451 E. 4th St., Ketchum, 208.726.2681; 93 E. Croy St., Hailey, 208.788.2294. 757 N. Main St., Bellevue, 208.788.7788.

WRAPCITY Wrapcity is fast, fresh, and fun food! Located next to the Kentwood Lodge on Main Street, Wrapcity serves up creative wraps and salads, homemade soups, and unique quesadillas. Wrapcity also serves breakfast wraps all day with special breakfast creations on Saturdays and Sundays. Voted “Valley’s Best Lunch” in 2011. 180 Main St. S., Ketchum, 208.727.6766.

pubs & grills THE CELLAR PUB The Cellar Pub serves the best pub food in the Sun Valley-Ketchum area. From traditional pub fare such as Buffalo Burgers or Fish & Chips to original dishes such as our Flank Steak Salad, we have something for everyone in your party. We have a full bar and feature a great selection of draft beer and fine wines.

Whether you live in the area or are visiting for the first time, come on down to The Cellar Pub; we’d love to serve you. 400 Sun Valley Rd., Ketchum, 208.622.3832

GRUMPY’S It started as a place where the workingman and local could come, have a beer and burger and not be bothered. Today, Grumpy’s is a favorite of locals and visitors alike. We are a little hard to find, but not hard to find out about. Grumpy’s hosted Rachel Ray for a lunch segment on “40 Dollars a Day in Sun Valley” in 2004 and was most recently mentioned in USA Today’s “LIFE” section.

But don’t just read about us, come in and discover the local’s hangout. 860 Warm Springs Rd., Ketchum, no phone.

LEFTY’S BAR & GRILL Lefty’s has been a local and visitor favorite for more than 20 years, and for good reason.

Lefty’s has a great casual dining menu, including killer burgers served on fresh-baked bread, monster hot sandwiches, wings, salads and our specialty, fresh-cut French fries. For families, Lefty’s has all the foods kids love, at a price you’ll love. There is no better place to watch sports than Lefty’s, whose motto is “All the games, all the time.”

Live music. Great outdoor deck! 231 6th St. East, Ketchum, 208.726.2744.

THE LIMELIGHT LOUNGE When late afternoon hits, we swing our doors wide open for guests and locals to dig into our friendly après food and drink specials.

Chef Jeff Gundy’s full dinner menu is available evenings in the Lounge, for in-room dining or take-out. Enjoy a kid and dog friendly hotel with casual seating and live music. 151 South Main Street, Ketchum, 208.726.0888.

THE WARFIELD DISTILLERY & BREWERY Food tastes better when it’s fresh. And it’s only fresh when it’s in season. Chef Sean Temple keeps things simple and seasonal, letting the ingredients shine. The everchanging menu brings you the best provisions from across the Northwest in our comfortable neighborhood pub setting. The BEST summer deck in town with fire pits and rocking chairs for comfort and conversation. 280 N. Main St., Ketchum, 208.726,2739.

mexican CHAPALITAS GRILL A family Mexican restaurant serving authentic dishes, including specialties such as Polio a La Chapala, Chicken Carnitas, and Huevos con Chorizo. 200 S. Main St., Hailey. 208.928.7306.

DESPO’S A local favorite for over 25 years. Founder and owner Jim Funk is committed to authentic, delicious Mexican dishes that respect your desire for a healthy meal without compromising flavor. Offering fresh ingredients, high-quality, regionally sourced meats, daily specials, vegetarian selections, and three kinds of salsa made daily.

211 4th St. E., Ketchum, 208.726.3068.

INTERNATIONAL COWBOY COCINA International Cowboy Cocina Restaurant is a cornerstone in the Hailey community and has been recognized for its outstanding American cuisine, excellent service and friendly staff.

Our American restaurant is known for its modern interpretation of classic dishes and its insistence on only using high-quality fresh ingredients. 111 N. 1st Ave. Suite 1C, Hailey.

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KB’S The New York Times named KB’s as a muststop in its article of top 10 things to do in 36 hours in Sun Valley, Idaho. Travel writer Sarah Robertson wrote, “Even when people are far away, they’re still thinking about the food at Ketchum Burritos.” This cheerful, laid-back burrito joint serves delicious fish tacos and offers a make-your-own burrito,

with a choice of 27 fillings. 260 N. Main St., Ketchum, 208.928.6955; 121 N. Main St., Hailey, 208.788.7217.

LA CABANITA Only one way to put it… best authentic Mexican food in town. The town’s hidden gem that is truly a favorite. 160 W. 5th St., Ketchum, 725.5001; 745 N. Main St., Bellevue, 928.7550.

LAGO AZUL Enjoy true Mexican food in downtown Hailey.

Pollo Rancherito, Carne Asada Saran and “Sandy” tacos are house specialties not to be missed. 14 W. Croy St., Hailey. 208.578.1700.

italian & pizza VILLAGE STATION The Village Station is a new family-friendly restaurant that features specialty pizzas, pasta, fresh salads, burgers, flatbread sandwiches, and an extensive craft beer selection. With three large-screen televisions, full-service bar, and outdoor creek-side patio, the Village Station has a relaxing, yet vibrant atmosphere. Sun Valley Village, 208.622.2143.

DIVINE FOOD & WINE Voted the best wine bar in the Wood River Valley for the last three years, diVine offers wines by the glass, soups, salads, Panini and gourmet pizzas. They also sell wines by the bottle to enjoy at home or in our restaurant or outdoor patio. And don’t miss the delicious fondue or gluten-free options. 111 N. 1st Ave., Hailey, 208.788.4422.

ENOTECA Ketchum’s newest gastronomic addition, with its upscale pizzeria and wine bar. Enoteca has a plethora of small plates to choose from.

300 N. Main St., Ketchum, 208.928.6280.

IL NASO Owner Sam Turner invites you to enjoy his warm, inviting restaurant with Italian-influence cuisine. Il Naso is special whether you drop by to have a burger and beer at the wine bar, or to relax in the candlelit dining room. The extensive wine list and knowledgeable staff will help you choose just the right bottle to enhance your dining experience. Large parties welcome.

480 Washington Ave., Ketchum, 208.726.7776.

RICO’S Founded in 1982 by Rico and Amy Albright, RICO’S features starters, soups, salads, over 20 signature pastas, hand-picked nightly specials, calzones and 11 specialty handtossed brick-oven pizzas. 200 Main St., Ketchum, 208.726.7426.

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ROMINNA’S Rominna’s is the place for casual dinning in Ketchum with spectacular views and a glorious deck. Since 2013, we have been offering contemporary Italian cuisine prepared to the highest standards. Our premium wine selection includes more than 150 wines to pair with any course. Reservations are highly recommended. 580 Washington Street, Ketchum, 208.726.6961.

SMOKY MOUNTAIN PIZZERIA GRILL Smoky Mountain Pizzeria Grill is a comfortable, casual, dynamic family restaurant in downtown Ketchum. Our extensive menu features unique pizzas and pastas, delicious salads, sandwiches, grilled steaks, hamburgers and more. You’ll also find a kids’ menu, an exciting selection of seasonal appetizers, entrées and desserts, daily lunch specials, an extensive beer and wine selection, TVs, catering and fast, friendly delivery service. 200 Sun Valley Rd., Ketchum, 208.622.5625.

asian /sushi DANG’S THAI Also known as “Dang Good,” Dang’s Thai Cuisine is a favorite among the locals! A newer addition to the Wood River Valley, Dang’s offers a wide selection of popular dishes ranging from Sushi, Green Papaya Salad, Pad Thai, and their famous Green Curry with Chicken! If you like spicy food, don’t forget to ask for the little jars of Sambal and Thai Chili Sauce! Highly recommend as an affordable, flavorful and fun experience in Hailey! 310 N. Main St., Hailey, 208.928.7111.

GLOBUS If your palate demands flavorful and adventurous cuisine, then a unique dining experience awaits you at Globus. Located in downtown Ketchum since 1992, Globus serves delectable and satiating world-fare where patrons often come more than once a week to try executive chef Tracy Bailet’s fresh and creative daily specials. 131 Washington St., Ketchum, 208.726.1301.

RICKSHAW Serving “ethnic street foods,” as chef Andreas Heaphy likes to say, Rickshaw has been well received by locals, visitors and critics alike.

Creative, fresh, small plates are inspired by the flavors and foods in locales such as Thailand, Vietnam, China, and Indonesia. 460 N. Washington Ave., Ketchum, 208.726.8481.

SUSHI ON SECOND Established in 1994, Sushi on Second is the Valley’s oldest sushi restaurant. But don’t let age fool you. Head sushi chef Zack Venzon

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is at the center of a talented crew of sushi chefs that delight in creating dishes that are as appetizing to look at as they are to eat.

260 Second St., Ketchum, 208.726.5181.

ZOU 75 Rediscover this Main Street gem in downtown Hailey! Zou 75 is your destination for more than great Asian fusion, sushi and seafood selections. With fresh fish flown in several times a week straight from Honolulu, Hawaii, you can always count on the best in quality and freshness. With a martini/wine bar, two private rooms and take-out party platters of all sizes, Zou 75 is the perfect choice for your next dining event. 416 N. Main St., Hailey, 788.3310.

mediterranean TOWN SQUARE TAVERN Town Square Tavern, established in June 2015, is a gathering place in the center of Ketchum, serving fresh and inspired world cuisine. With flavors inspired by the Mediterranean regions stretching from the Middle East, to North Africa, to Spain, Italy and France, there is something sure to please everyone’s palate.

360 East Ave. N., Ketchum, 208.726.6969.

regional northwest DUCHIN LOUNGE All new and inviting, this legendary lounge serves up cocktails, imported beer and an extensive wine list. Now you can also duck in for a quick bite from our lounge menu.

Sun Valley Lodge, 208.622.2145.

GRILL AT KNOB HILL The environment at the Knob Hill Inn is casual and comfortable, yet sophisticated, with distinctively Northwest cuisine, and a variety of American and European classics. A top local favorite! 960 N. Main St., Ketchum, 208.726.8004.

KETCHUM GRILL For nearly 22 years, Ketchum Grill has brought your dining experience to the highest gastronomical level, and the best Idaho has to offer. 520 East Ave., Ketchum, 208.726.4660.

ROUNDHOUSE Perched midway up Bald Mountain on the River Run side, the Roundhouse was built in 1939

by Sun Valley’s founding father, Union Pacific Railroad Chairman Averell Harriman. Today this restaurant is a culinary destination not to be missed. Serviced by the Roundhouse Gondola, the restaurant offers spectacular views of the Valley. Bald Mountain, Ketchum, 208.622.2012.

SUN VALLEY CLUB Possibly Sun Valley’s most popular lunch spot.

The Sun Valley Club is open for guests and the public and doubles as the Sun Valley Nordic and Snowshoe Center in winter. 1 Trail Creek Rd., Sun Valley, 208.622.2919.

VINTAGE Vintage is one of the not-to-be-missed restaurants in the Sun Valley area. A favorite of the locals, chef Rodrigo Herrera is tuned into the best of the season’s offerings. With a lovely ambiance, both inside and seasonally outside, Vintage offers a dining experience like one would have in France: leisurely, lively, and without pretension. Enjoy an extensive wine list and seasonally fresh specials. With only 10 to 12 tables available, reservations are required.

231 Leadville Ave., Ketchum, 208.726.9595.

WOOD RIVER SUSTAINABILITY CENTER The Wood River Sustainability Center stocks “beyond organic” grass-fed lamb and beef, along with pork, eggs, wild Alaskan salmon, sausages and local produce, products, bakery and dairy products. Serving fresh and delicious lunch options Monday through Saturday, including soup of the day, salads and a smoked lamb meatball Italian hoagie. 308 S. River St., Hailey.

steak & seafood SAWTOOTH CLUB Always busy with a great mix of locals and visitors, The Sawtooth Club offers a unique blend of American steakhouse classics, fresh seafood, wild game, unique pasta dishes and much more. The Sawtooth Club has been recognized in a local reader’s poll as “The Valley’s Best Overall Restaurant” in five different years. 231 North Main Street, Ketchum, 208.726.5233.

THE RAM Modern steakhouse with organic and local Idaho products, full service. Live music with Larry Harshbarger on the piano. Located in the Sun Valley Inn. Make your reservation now!

Sun Valley Village, 208.622.2225.

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4.38 AC

This beautiful, flat, 4+ acre parcel bordering the Lake Creek stream and ponds, takes in the views of Griffin’s Butte and beyond. The sheer quiet and beauty of this canyon is astounding. With thousands of acres of National Forest lands adjoining, recreation opportunities on this unique property are limitless. $3,495,000

SIR #W6WY32

QUINTESSENTIAL IDAHO HOME

4 BD | 4.5 BA | 6,812 SF | 2.57 AC

Beautiful hills and open space frame this wonderful Idaho retreat. Well appointed, this 4 bedroom home with apartment is ready for you and your guests to enjoy in luxury. The landscaped grounds, barn, corrals, and pasture top off this wonderful offering. $2,695,000

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NORTH KETCHUM

THE CENTER OF ALL THINGS IDAHO

4 BD | 2.5 BA | 3,200 SF | 1 AC

This well-built home is situated on one acre of land backing up to acres of Forest Service land. Oregon Gulch Trailhead is right out your back gate and the SNRA is a half mile north giving you easy access to hundreds of miles of hiking, biking, horseback riding, Nordic skiing and back country skiing. $1,450,000

SIR #KNW89G

FABULOUS VIEWS

.28 AC

.69 AC

This wonderful .69 acre piece of property is located in Glassford Heights Subdivision and offers an incredible opportunity to own a beautiful site. The location is great and its close proximity offers easy access to all Sun Valley amenities. Spectacular views provide a panorama that will enhance every room of a new house. $650,000

COVETED LAND NORTH OF KETCHUM

208.726.5300

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COVETED LAND NORTH OF KETCHUM

.28 AC

There are only three vacant lots available North of Ketchum and these two in Eagle Creek Meadows just can’t be beaten! They both back up to USFS land and are a short walking distance to the river. There is a lovely tree lined path that takes you to a beautiful “beach” site; perfect for fishing, picnics or just losing yourself in the surrounding beauty. And there is no highway noise.

There are only three vacant lots available North of Ketchum and these two in Eagle Creek Meadows just can’t be beaten! They both back up to USFS land and are a short walking distance to the river. There is a lovely tree lined path that takes you to a beautiful “beach” site; perfect for fishing, picnics or just losing yourself in the surrounding beauty. And there is no highway noise.

$555,000

$495,000

SIR #CKVSG5

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KETCHUM

SPECTACULAR ELEVATED SETTING

208.726.5300

7 BD | 8 BA | 10,046 SF | 3.09 AC

Perched high above the Bigwood Golf Course this elegant family home sits on two combined lots. Take in phenomenal views of Baldy from the pool and terraced patios or entertain indoors where carefully planned spaces allow for gatherings large and small. $7,750,000

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EXQUISITE KETCHUM COMMERCIAL BUILDING OPPORTUNITY

2 BA | 4,834 SF | .57 AC

This building is like no other, built with French limestone inside and out with the thought it would last for centuries, 3 foot walls, 2 car garage, a complete kitchen, air conditioning, heated polished limestone floors, 2 baths, and heated pavers. $4,950,000

SIR #8WWZG2

MOUNTAIN LODGE STYLE HOME IN THE HEART OF KETCHUM

4 BD | 4.5 BA | 4,532 SF | .25 AC

Exquisite detail combined with premium finishes, large windows and mountain views make this one of the most spectacular in-town homes in Ketchum! Furnished, with 4 ensuite bedrooms, gourmet kitchen, spacious dining room, vaulted ceilings, open living/dining room, 3 fireplaces and oversized 2 car garage. $3,850,000

SIR #3XCY8Z

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STEEL INSPIRED CONTEMPORARY

208.726.5300

5 BD | 6 BA | 6,22 SF | .25 AC

High ceilings enhance this sun-lit, open floor plan with over 7,000 sq feet of living. Spacious chef’s kitchen, steel grand staircase, elevator, 2 laundry rooms, wine cellar, spa, roof top entertaining patio, and 5 car garage. Minutes from town and ski lifts. $3,195,000

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EXTRAORDINARY MOUNTAIN CONTEMPORARY

4 BD | 4.5 BA | 3,261 SF

In-town breathtaking Ketchum condo with impeccable attention to detail—bright, airy, open living with 4 ensuite bedrooms, gourmet kitchen, dining room with built in bar, 2 fireplaces, and attached garage. Heated outdoor patio with spa provides an ideal extension of the home. $3,750,000

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KETCHUM COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITY

4,702 SF | .126 AC

MOUNTAIN CONTEMPORARY

4 BD | 5.5 BA | 4,167 SF | .248 AC

This commercial core restaurant space was built recently and is arguably the best available in Ketchum priced below replacement cost. This price includes the liquor license, kitchen equipment, tables/chairs and more. The business is not closing or included.

This home has soaring windows with Baldy views and an open floor plan that offers a variety of living options. All bedrooms are ensuite and a detached studio is perfect for guests or relatives. This home is being sold complete with its custom-made furnishings.

$2,995,000

$2,750,000

SIR #NT96D6

WARM SPRINGS WATERFRONT LOT

4 BD | 4.5 BA | 3,284 SF

Enjoy the sounds of the river, the captivating views and peaceful quietude from this tranquil setting just moments from town, yet feeling miles away. This .46 acre lot sits above Warm Springs Creek with open views up and down the river. $2,750,000

SIR #Z8SX45

IN TOWN PRIVACY

5 BD | 4.5 BA | 4,660 SF | .67 AC

Here is a property that is the best of both worlds: close to town, the park, river access, and on a quiet private dead-end street. This 5 bedroom home offers an open kitchen and living area, sitting/game spaces, formal/informal dining, and media room. $2,475,000

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SPECTACULAR SETTING

8 BD | 8 BA | 4,180 SF | .66 AC

DOWNTOWN PENTHOUSE

208.726.5300

4 BD | 4.5 BA | 3,472SF

This amazing property is located in town and on the Big Wood River. The property consists of both sides of a duplex plus a vacant lot where additional units can be built. Situated in a park-like setting it offers incredible scenery and expansive outdoor living.

Enjoy sunsets over Baldy from your private hot tub and deck. Artistic mountaincontemporary, main level living, featuring two walk-in wine cellars, gourmet kitchen, and four en suite bedrooms. Individual lower level 2-car garage. Recent interior upgrades in like-new condition.

$2,600,000

$2,450,000

SIR #GRZ6TT

IN THE HEART OF KETCHUM

3 BD | 3.5 BA | 2,682 SF

SIR #DB42LM

OVERLOOKING TRAIL CREEK

3 BD | 3.5 BA | 2,652 SF

This warmly elegant 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath Copper Ridge is in like-new condition.

With its corner location and southwestern exposure this first-pick unit is packed with high-end finishes and detailing, eco-friendly paint, covered and enclosed garage parking, storage, and on-site property management.

Just steps to town, this exquisitely-decorated, light-filled end unit has 3 private bedroom suites, a media room/den, office alcove, and an attached 2 car garage.

With fabulous rental history, this townhome is being offered fully furnished and accessorized.

$1,945,000

$1,195,000

SIR #W5CLS7

LUXURY WEST KETCHUM TOWNHOUSE

3 BD | 3 BA | 2,271 SF

SIR #NMH5HC

DOWNTOWN KETCHUM PENTHOUSE

2 BD | 2 BA | 1,500 SF

This end unit is one of the best in the Hourglass complex, with a great location facing Baldy. Features high end fixtures and finishes, open floor plan with walls of windows, attached two car garage and two decks. This place lives much like a stand-alone home and is close to River Run and all the shops and restaurants in downtown Ketchum.

Walk from your Penthouse to Downtown shops and restaurants. Newer condominium complex featuring underground parking and additional storage.

Unit features include high ceilings, hardwood floors, radiant heat, two patios with snow melt, high end appliances, gourmet kitchen built for entertaining, and direct elevator access into the unit.

$1,050,000

$997,000

SIR #TMKW26

SIR #DRE6PE

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A VERY NICE COPPER RANCH

4 BD | 3 BA | 2,330 SF | .25 AC

Owned by an interior designer, this ground level unit has 9’ ceilings, a gas insert fireplace with blower, granite counter tops, tiled bathrooms and kitchen. Other upgrades include a recently sealed slab when new carpet with premium padding was installed, Hunter Douglas Silhouette blinds, and additional cabinets and shelving installed in the laundry room and attached garage. This unit is a must see! $895,000

EXCEPTIONAL IN-TOWN LOCATION

3 BD | 2.5 BA | 2,484SF

This fabulous townhouse is located in the heart of Ketchum and has been tastefully redone throughout. Features include an inviting living room, large dining room, well-appointed gourmet kitchen, multiple fireplaces, spacious master bedroom, 2 guest rooms, beautiful patio and yard, and an attached garage. $875,000

SIR #N4R9TH

SIR #SZTZXC

VERY UNIQUE LARKSPUR

3 BD | 3 BA | 1,934 SF

PRIME IN-TOWN COMMERCIAL

Completely updated three bedroom ground floor Larkspur, new to the market, very nicely remodeled kitchen, bathrooms, built-in cabinetry throughout, new furnace, close to the Larkspur amenities, pool and hot tub, Wood River Trail systems and enclosed garage.

This brand new commercial space on Sun Valley Road in the Ketchum core is only one block off Main Street. Offering great visibility and foot traffic, 15-foot ceilings and one dedicated parking space. Perfect for retail or office. Scheduled completion summer 2018.

$875,000

SIR #J8RLJB

$799,000

IN TOWN VALUE

4 BD | 3 BA | 2,563 SF

DEVELOPERS TAKE NOTE!

Large four-plus bedroom condo with garage close to the new Limelight and Auberge hotels and Ketchum restaurants, stores, and theater. A great unit for a large family or overflow guests, this property has had a recent remodel with new appliances and interior makeover. $695,000

SIR #4QB69Z

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.22 AC

It is finally time to build condominiums again. Drive by this great West Ketchum location on 589 Second Avenue South. Owners have a few preliminary ideas they are willing to share, but buyer to verify development potential. $649,000

SIR #PE8NSF

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WAKE UP TO BALDY VIEWS

3 BD | 2 BA | 1,484 SF

LOCALS CHOICE

208.726.5300

3 BD | 2.5 BA | 1,661 SF | .07 AC

This exceptional Westridge condominium has unstoppable Baldy Mountain views and is located only a few blocks from the River Run Lodge, the lifts and the heart of downtown Ketchum. Single level living, 3BD/2BA plus underground parking and private storage.

This newly renovated, three-bedroom townhome provides in-town convenience with close proximity to the bike path and skiing. Enjoy updated kitchen and baths, new paint and a fresh new look both inside and out…. and there are no HOA dues.

$639,000

PRICE UPON REQUEST

SIR #4MB5QG

RIVER RUN 3-BEDROOM WITH GARAGE

3 BD | 3.5 BA | 1,285 SF

Very rare for the price three-bedroom condo. Just steps to the River Run ski Lodge, Big Wood River and Downtown Ketchum. Unit has been remodeled and isready to enjoy. $475,000

SIR #7EFS6D

AFFORDABLE CONDO – DOWNTOWN CORE

2 BD | 2 BA | 960 SF

3 BD | 1 BA | 1,140 SF

Located in the heart of downtown Ketchum only a couple blocks from Main Street lies this affordable and very nice top-floor, three-bedroom Aniceto Condo.

This condo is a must see for any buyer looking for a value in the downtown core.

It has been very well maintained with recent upgrades that include a new patio door, new carpet, and sanded floors; plus a storage closet is included. $315,000

GREAT LOCATION CONDO

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SWEET SPOT

SIR #TXQZ2Y

1 BA | 363 SF

Nicely renovated Parkside with redone master bathroom, flooring and appliances. This unit is only one away from the park and south facing for lots of light.

Slick unit­—totally AND tastefully remodeled. Close to River Run lifts and downtown Ketchum. First floor studio with Baldy Views. Great as a place to call your own or rent out either short or long term.

$295,000

$137,500

SIR #7RKDQW

SIR #VTRK6R

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SWEET IRENE

6 BD | 6.1 BA | 5,610 SF | .27 AC

This gorgeous log home sits on approximately 80 pristine feet of Warm Springs Creek. The free-flowing floor plan is perfect whether entertaining or enjoying quiet time, and the elevated siting of the home allows for prime riverfront viewing. $2,995,000

SIR #QHZ5VP

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EXCLUSIVE WARM SPRINGS LOCATION

208.726.5300

4 BD | 4.5 BA | 4,966 SF | .51 AC

Located on West Canyon Run, this 4 bedroom 4.5 bath home comes with a main floor master and office, gourmet kitchen, spacious living area, formal and informal dining areas, and wine room. Exceptionally well-designed for full- or part-time living. $2,650,000

SIR #25E6LH

CONTEMPORARY MASTERPIECE

3 BD | 2.5 BA | 2,710 SF | .15 AC

Soaring walls of windows come together with clean finishes, a well-conceived layout, and intimate outdoor spaces to produce the ultimate home for full- or part-time living. Think townhome convenience with freestanding home attributes and you’ll see that this is the perfect fit. $1,695,000

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WARM SPRINGS GEM

4 BD | 4.5 BA | 4,296 SF | .32 AC

The character and charm of this home are apparent from the moment you walk through the door. Located in the heart of one of Ketchum’s best neighborhoods, with a beautiful yard, natural light, high quality construction, and close proximity to town and the ski lifts. $1,495,000

SIR #2PE7ZQ

WARM SPRINGS RIVERFRONT

.46 AC

WARM SPRINGS RETREAT

3 BD | 2 BA | 2,312 SF | .88 AC

Enjoy the sounds of the river, captivating views and peaceful quiet of this tranquil setting just moments from town. Located off a private cul-de-sac at the end of Broadway Blvd., this rare offering sits well above Warm Springs Creek, which allows for open views up and down the river. Inquire re: architectural plans.

Ski home to your new mountain chalet situated on almost an acre with the river wrapping around the property. Drenched in sun and mountain views, this property offers many options. Enjoy this charming home now and make plans to expand in the future.

$1,495,000

$975,000

SIR #XZ7ENT

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208.726.5300

WARM SPRINGS CRAFTSMAN

HIDDEN GEM IN WARM SPRINGS

COZY VIEW

4 BD | 3.5 BA | 2,992 SF | .34 AC

.37 AC

3 BD | 3 BA | 2,421 SF

Charming single family home in the heart of Warm Springs with separate guest quarters above the garage. Open floor plan in a great neighborhood with a fenced yard and paver driveway.

Listen to the sounds of Warm Springs Creek from this gently sloping lot located on a private street in Warm Springs. Take the path to the river to fish and enjoy the dramatic views of Baldy.

This walk-to-the lifts property lives like a home but has the convenience of a condo! It is located on private road. Make this turn-key home yours and a enjoy the Sun Valley lifestyle now.

$975,000

$895,000

$749,000

SIR #GG47ZK

SIR #NSQG9N

SIR #KQDRFL

LOCATION! VIEWS! VIEWS!

THE ULTIMATE SKI LOCKER

1 BA | 395 SF

1 BD | 1 BA | 462 SF

1 BA | 222 SF

Never to be duplicated views of the Warm Springs side of Baldy, with a parking space across the street from the Warm Springs’ lodge and lifts.

Sold turn-key.

This Creekside pied a terre has undergone a sophisticated and contemporary facelift creating the ultimate in Warm Springs slope-side convenience.

Totally remodeled Edelweiss studio located at the base of Sun Valley’s Warm Springs Lodge. Enjoy two parking spaces in the garage, swimming pool, spa, ski storage, on site manager. Furnished.

$495,000

$461,500

$329,000

SIR #JLCZ5L

SIR #RDD7FF

WARM SPRINGS SKI CONDO

SIR #6JDTLY

CHIC LOFT

CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL VILLAGE

LUXURY SKI-IN SKI-OUT

1 BA | 359 SF

1 BD | 1 BA | 470 SF

4 BD | 4 BA | 3800 SF

Calling all Warm Springs devotees. This adorable top floor unit is the epitome of the ski chalet. It has a great deck for an evening BBQ or morning coffee and offers underground parking, a swimming pool and an on-site manager.

For the ultimate in Sun Valley convenience, this one bedroom condominium is tucked up against the Warm Springs side of Baldy, just steps from the ski lifts. This condo boast plenty of space, laundry and two parking spaces.

This luxurious ski-in/ski-out Hemingway residence is located Creekside at the base of Bald Mountain, just steps from the Warm Springs lodge and chair lifts.

$320,000

$275,000

SIR #CWG74C

$215,000

SIR #VNJ5G3

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FOUR SPECTACULAR BUILDING SITES IN THE HEART OF SUN VALLEY 164 AC Simply unmatched, this parcel has four different home sites which offer the best in elevated views with close proximity to town and all city services. The property may also be purchased as a whole for the ultimate in 160 acres of privacy.

30 to 60 acre parcels starting at $1,950,000 $8,500,000

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LANE RANCH NORTH

4 BD | 4.5 BA | 4,536 SF | 38.89AC

THE LAST IS THE BEST

208.726.5300

.46 AC

We have created your Sun Valley dream home. In as little as 18 months this home and view can be delivered to you for less than $5M. Inquire about our ability to facilitate construction of this spectacular mountain contemporary.

Arguably one of the best sites in town, and the last lot in one of the original Sun Valley subdivisions, Baldy View offers just that—expansive vistas to the West and unlimited views of Bald Mountain.

$4,850,000

$1,200,000

SIR #XTQH9Z

BEST PRICED DOLLAR MEADOW CONDO

3 BD | 2 BA | 1,300 SF

Hurry or this one will be gone. This sunny end unit has been attractively updated and is located right in the heart of Sun Valley close to the new Sun Valley Lodge and Summer Symphony. 3BD/2BA, garage and main floor master. $499,000

SIR #KXC5MT

A RARE WILDFLOWER

2 BD | 2 BA | 920 SF

1 BD | 1.25 BA | 962 SF

Rarely available ground floor 1 Bedroom/1.25 Bathroom with a Wildflower ground’s water feature and Trail Creek Golf Course’s 12th hole fairway just outside the back deck. Very clean and lightly used, this nicely upgraded unit has wooden shutters, granite countertops, new paint, appliances and furniture, etc., but is still full of old-school Sun Valley charm—including a Murphy Bed! $447,500

CONVENIENCE IN SUN VALLEY VILAGE

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SIR #G9LJBM

AFFORDABLE CONDOMINIUM

2 BD | 2 BA | 1,371 SF

Expanded deck, Baldy views, remodeled and upgraded. This furnished two bedroom townhome-style corner unit includes garage. Quiet location in The Villagers that gets good sun, with nice yard. If you want convenience, this is the place for you.

Great location close to bus stop and bike/walking path. Mountain views, upper level, two bedrooms plus loft. Designer kitchen with granite countertops, stainless appliances. Pool and hot tub onsite plus SVEA membership allows use of the Village and Harker Center pools, tennis courts, and other recreational facilities.

$398,000

$298,000

SIR #27ZLSX

SIR #NCH7RD

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LUXURY SUN VALLEY ESTATE

5 BD | 5.5 BA | 7,261 SF | 1.22 AC

Private 1.3-acre hilltop estate with over 7,000 sq. ft. of luxury living just minutes from downtown Ketchum. This beautiful lodge-style home features 180-degree panoramic views with expansive cathedral ceilings throughout, gourmet kitchen, main-floor master and three-car garage. $5,995,000

SIR #Y4Z5NT

STUNNING PANORAMIC VIEWS

4 BD | 3.5 BA | 5,109 SF | 1.16 AC

This exquisitely-designed home has breathtaking views from every room. Features include a desirable open floor plan, large window expanses, multiple fireplaces, cathedral ceilings, gourmet kitchen, separate apartment, built-in outdoor kitchen and an incredible outdoor patio area with lush landscaping. $2,850,000

SIR #JVPZDR

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SPECTACULAR VIEWS

4 BD | 3.5 BA | 4,381 SF | 5.7 AC

This exceptionally designed home offers a functional floor plan with the great room opening to a gourmet kitchen and charming sun room. The master bedroom is located on the main floor and the upstairs guest wing has three additional bedrooms. Situated on a beautiful 5.7 acres, the property provides expansive outdoor spaces and magnificent views. $1,695,000

ELKHORN SPRINGS GOLF LODGE

208.726.5300

4 BD | 4.5 BA | 3,213 SF

This exquisitely designed townhome offers functional and elegant living spaces.

The great room features large window expanses and the gourmet kitchen opens to the main living area and is ideal for living and entertaining. Outdoor space is abundant in the private backyard. $1,450,000

SIR #634V3F

SIR #J98DHZ

ELKHORN VALLEY VIEWS

3 BD | 3.5 BA | 3,497 SF | .07 AC

WHERE THE ELK ROAM

5 BD | 3.5 BA | 2,708 SF | 1.043 AC

Light and airy home on 360 degree view lot in Sun Valley. Three bedrooms, three-and-one-half baths with large master suite and sitting room, media room with TV projector, secluded patio with fountain, fire pit, and expansive mountain views.

High on a hill, this property features great views, sunshine, and an acre on a quite cul-de-sac. Huge decks for summertime living and dining. Private hot-tub with Baldy view. Master and office on the main living level. Four guest bedrooms on lower level sharing two baths. Includes furniture and a two car garage.

$1,650,000

$1,595,000

SIR #RYXGK6

SIR #85ET7J

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PRIVATE & ADJOINS OPEN SPACE

3 BD | 3.5 BA | 3,260 SF | 2.86 AC

High on a hill, this private home has great mountain views, including Seattle Ridge and the Baldy Bowls. Sunny 2.86 acres on a quiet cul-de-sac. Great patio and master suite with fireplace. Two guest bedrooms with baths. Small theater and lounge area adjoins guest suites. Kitchen has a large breakfast area in addition to dining area in the great room. Includes a two-car garage. $1,475,000

BUILDER’S HOME

3 BD | 3 BA | 2,393 SF | .07 AC

With numerous upgrades including custom cabinetry, closets, lighting fixtures, and many built-ins, this three-bedroom, three-bath townhome comes completely furnished with designer furniture and window coverings. It is immaculate, pristine and turn-key ready for immediate possession. $1,375,000

SIR #Z94WPX

SIR #3E85CF

SOPHISTICATION MOUNTAIN STYLE

3 BD | 3.5 BA | 3,028 SF | .19 AC

FAIRWAY NINE TOWNHOUSE

4 BD | 3.5 BA | 2,372 SF

This exquisitely designed townhouse offers elegant living spaces. The great room features large window expanses, which enhance the mountain views. Other features include a gourmet kitchen, beautiful deck, wonderful patios, spacious master bedroom, two guest suites, a media room, hot tub and two-car garage.

Enjoy the sunny views from the deck overlooking the golf course at this Fairway Nine townhouse. Features a welcoming great room for entertaining. The pride of ownership is apparent, with several custom upgrades, including a heated paver driveway and expanded deck.

$1,350,000

$975,000

SIR #K9CCVZ

BEST VIEW LOT PRESENTLY AVAILABLE

2.08 AC

Rectangular 2.08-acre lot with views of Bald Mountain, Dollar Mountain and the mountain ranges to the North ,offering the perfect spot for that special large family gathering. Start your plans right away. $895,000

SIR #Q4THSS

20 ACRES IN PARKER GULCH

20 AC

Beautiful 20-acre parcel with stunning mountain views, ponds, waterfalls and wildlife just minutes from Sun Valley in Elkhorn. Mature trees and landscaping with two ready-to-build homesites. If you want privacy without being too far off the beaten path, look no further! $645,000

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SIR #2B6HJ6

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ELKHORN’S MOST EXCLUSIVE LOCALE

1.14 AC

Sunny and quiet, this building site is not just about the Baldy views. With open space behind, the southerly panorama is equally as breathtaking. Fireweed is home to some of the most stunning residences in Elkhorn. Enjoy hiking and biking from your door. $625,000

ELKHORN GOLF COURSE FRONTAGE LOT

208.726.5300

.92 AC

Elevated building site on the 8th fairway with unobstructed views, lots of sun, and almost an acre with all Elkhorn amenities. Great value. It is the least expensive golf course lot in Sun Valley and priced to sell now. $595,000

SIR #DMR9X5

SIR #Q72YB4

VIEWS AND SUNSHINE

VIEWS AND OPEN SPACE

.89 AC

.49 AC

This spectacular .89-acre parcel offers beautiful views of Baldy and the surrounding hills. The building site is ideal and the convenient location to all Elkhorn amenities makes this a special piece of property.

Not finding the home of your dreams? Take a look at this half-acre lot on a quiet side street in Elkhorn. Adjacent to an open space corridor, you’ll enjoy views and hiking from your door, with swimming and tennis close by.

$575,000

$545,000

SIR #2B9EKX

ELKHORN LOT WITH BALDY VIEWS

.52 AC

This ideally located, sunny half-acre lot is the perfect place to build your Sun Valley dream home. Enjoy elevated views of Bald Mountain, access to all the Elkhorn amenities, and a complete survey ready to bring to your architect. $459,000

SIR #K89FWH

SIR #SE59X3

EVERYTHING NEEDED PLUS A GARAGE

2 BD | 2 BA | 1,454 SF

Clean and comfortable two-bedroom, two-bath condominium with attached one-car garage has everything you need to make a comfortable home or vacation getaway.

Owners and guests enjoy all of the Elkhorn amenities: swimming, tennis, volleyball and discounted Elkhorn golf. $415,000

SIR #HNLXHE

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EXTRAORDINARILY RARE

6 BD | 5.25 BA | 6,678 SF | 161.29 AC

This pristine property consists of alpine forest, wildflower-covered hillsides, and a spring-fed lake, all bounded by USFS Lands, creating tremendous privacy for the home and guest house. Extensive landscaping and a network of pathways work in harmony with the natural surroundings. $14,000,000

SIR #Y28GLF

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GENERATIONAL MASTERPIECE

208.726.5300

9 BD | 13 BA | 15,900 SF | 13 AC

This exquisite Gimlet residence offers separate wings for family and friends and generous centrally located living areas for group meals and gatherings. Keep everyone entertained with the bowling alley, home theater, and game room, all on 13 acres. $9,400,000

SIR #82TSGE

GIMLET BEST BUY

5 BD | 6 BA | 8,220 SF | 7.24 AC

Now priced for the Buyer’s market, this rare 7-acre offering is surrounded by picturesque landscaping and carefully-planned gardens by Ben Young Landscape Architect. The five bedrooms, media room, and conservatory are decorated to perfection. Postcard images from every window, including majestic Baldy views. A must see! $4,900,000

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MOUNTAINS MEET THE RIVER

5 BD | 5.5 BA | 6,134 SF | 3.03 AC

WATERFRONT ESTATE

7 BD | 6.5 BA | 10,275 SF | 2.326 AC

With lawn rolling down to the edge of the Big Wood, this mountain-style home sits on one of the premier river lots in Golden Eagle. Features include main floor master and office, separate 3-bedroom guest wing, and a large upstairs apartment/5th Bedroom.

The ultimate in Sun Valley living, this thoughtfully designed and meticulously crafted home with timeless finishes overlooks 175+ feet of riverfront, just minutes from downtown Ketchum. Seven Bedrooms, outside living room, wine cellar, clay tennis court, swimming pool, guest house and 4-car garage.

$4,850,000

$4,600,000

SIR #8YXGS8

MOUNTAIN MODERN ON THE RIVER

5 BD | 5 BA | 7,945 SF | 9.72 AC

SIR #LG32FZ

GIMLET COMPOUND

6 BD | 6.5 BA | 4,506 SF | 1.41 AC

Expansive mountain views and a riverfront location make this 9+ acre property the ultimate getaway for recreation and privacy. Built in 2012 with stunning contemporary design features, floor-to-ceiling windows, multiple fireplaces, and a main floor master suite.

Captivating, with three private guest cabins, totaling 6 bedrooms that will comfortably accommodate multiple guests of all ages. Located on a private 1.5-acre lot, the main residence has a great room designed for entertaining and is perfectly suited to mountain living.

$3,900,000

$2,595,000

SIR #TQ6FB2

SECLUSION VALLEY

588 AC

This completely private property is just 15 minutes from Sun Valley near the east fork of the Big Wood River. As you travel up the improved gravel road winding along the stream and through groves of tree, you are surrounded by total seclusion, privacy, and serenity. There is an approved building site with a 360-degree, totally unobstructed view, aquatic center, and recreation trails. $2,500,000

SIR #27LVVJ

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KAMP KETCHUM

SIR #VWBSNC

5 BD | 4 BA | 4,565 SF | 3.78 AC

A 3.78-acre spectacular setting. Shared Big Wood River frontage, private fishing ponds, and close to downtown, skiing, and the bike path. A lodge-style design with five bedrooms, four baths, gourmet kitchen, separate office, three-car garage, and a luxurious outdoor pool and spa! $2,395,000

SIR #2743JP

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RIVERFRONT LIVING AT ITS BEST

4 BD | 4.5 BA | 6,123 SF | 1.71 AC

Newer, large, well-built riverfront home, sits right on the East Fork River. In great condition, hardly used since home was built in 2005. Covered outdoor entertaining patio with gas and wood fireplace, cooking area with stainless cabinets, gas BBQ. House has a wine cellar, and pantry. Beautiful gardens with landscape lighting and fully irrigated. $1,900,000

MOUNTAIN CONTEMPORARY

208.726.5300

7 BD | 3.5 BA | 4,707 SF | 13.31 AC

Exquisite 5-bedroom home with 2-bedroom guesthouse located on a 13+ acre home site. Featuring an open floor plan with clean lines, ample natural light and easy flow to the outdoors. Enjoy the large covered porch and backyard entertainment area with pool and spa. $1,750,000

SIR #LKHVM7

SIR #95P7PE

TWENTY FEET FROM THE WATER

6 BD | 5.5 BA | 5,233 SF | .95 AC

PARK-LIKE SETTING IN GIMLET

4 BD | 3.5 BA | 4,241 SF | 1.99 AC

This premier grandfathered location is surrounded by spruce and aspen for ultimate privacy. Existing home has room for all and features 2 main level master bedrooms, 4 fireplaces, media room, 5-car garage, and irreplaceable river proximity. Birding from your kitchen table.

Surround yourself with your own private park complete with walking paths and waterways. This impeccably maintained 4-bedroom home features a main floor master, office, 2 dining areas, and family room. Pull under the porte cochere or into the 3-car garage.

$1,745,000

$1,499,000

SIR #2BMYE8

SUNNY EAST FORK LIVING

4 BD | 3 BA | 3,454 SF | 4.21 AC

For a chance to experience Idaho mountain living while being just minutes from Sun Valley, look no further. This property has mountain views in every direction, with an impressive 2,000+ SF barn, fenced pastures for horses, and a welcoming home with an ideal layout and extensive modern upgrades. $1,295,000

SIR #PE6H4D

IDYLLIC WATERFRONT HOMESITE

3.86 AC

Gorgeous level riverfront lot in prestigious Pioneer Mountain Ranch. View corridors to the river and the Pioneers. Adjacent seller-owned lots may also be available to purchase. Great opportunity to own very special riverfront property. $1,092,500

SIR #JSVJS9

SIR #65ZPVW

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SOUTH OF KETCHUM

208.726.5300

BIKE PATH FRONTAGE

FISH FROM YOUR BACK YARD

LAND IN GREENHORN CANYON

4 BD | 3 BA | 4,600 SF | 1.32 AC

.982 AC

2.89 AC

Best location in Aspen Hollow, this home comes with a putting green, hot tub, and RV parking/hookups. The single-level layout features a bar and grill, office, loft/bonus room, and 6-car garage and shop.

The best river spot in the Mid-Valley. Just under an acre, this flat site will be a delightful spot to build your home. Fishing, near private golf course, No CC&R’s, and no home owner association fees.

Here is an opportunity to own one of the few unimproved parcels in Greenhorn Canyon. Quiet, private, and located at the doorstep to miles of trails, this is the spot to build your forever home.

$1,049,000

$895,000

$795,000

SIR #X3ZN2G

SIR #2TQ2Q4

SIR #FRJPZD

ON GOLDEN POND

SUPERB VALLEY CLUB LOT

2.38 AC

2.32 AC

6.25 AC

Expansive lake views and mountain vistas, bordered by a tranquil stream. The southern orientation creates a building site for outdoor entertaining, shielded from the western sun.

This Valley Club lot was one of the very first to be chosen by a charter member of the club. Nice long views and good winter sun, and conveniently located to the clubhouse and amenities.

Fabulous opportunities await on this Mid Valley offering in the Heatherlands. The R-2 zoning may allow up to 3 lots via a short plat. Enjoy amazing views, great sun, pool, tennis, and horse facilities.

$549,000

$495,000

$375,000

SIR #LP7DBF

SIR #2FHKM9

DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY

SIR #9W9FJK

VALLEY GOLF CLUB COMMUNITY

WELL LOCATED HEATHERLANDS’ LOT

QUIET MID-VALLEY BUILDING LOT

2.1 AC

1.06 AC

1.15 AC

Large level lot on a quiet cul-de-sac with good sun and views. Southeast orientation for morning sun and afternoon shade, on the par-4, 5th golf hole.

Golf or Social membership available for purchase through the Valley Club.

Over an acre on the northwest side of The Heatherlands. Corner lot, with unobstructed views to the west, across from the amenities of Heatherlands, tennis, pool, corrals, and Wood River Trail system.

Level flag-lot with existing trees, landscaping and community well for irrigation already on-site.

This lot is NOT on the highway and is very private.

Wide-open views and sun exposure.

$295,000

$249,000

SIR #62C4YG

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$198,000

SIR #634MKV

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HAILEY & BELLEVUE

VICTORIAN VOGUE MEETS THE OLD WEST

208.726.5300

7 BD | 4.5 BA | 6,413 SF | 52 AC

On the National Register of Historic Places, the Henry Miller Mansion is an authentic and unique icon in the Wood River Valley. Built in 1880 and artfully maintained and restored on a magnificent 52 acres with the Big Wood River running through it. $2,995,000

SIR #FCSXBF

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HAILEY & BELLEVUE

208.726.5300

YOUR DREAM RANCH

LAKESIDE RANCH

A BLOCK OF OPPORTUNITY IN HAILEY

4 BD | 4.5 BA | 5,571 SF | 43.96 AC

76.51 AC

1.82 AC

This LEED-certified home brings the perfect blend of farmhouse and contemporary to a beautiful ranch setting. Guest house, pond, barns, chicken coops, outbuildings, and water rights.

An oasis for the water skiing enthusiast, equestrian, sportsman, ranch compound or event venue with a 15-acre private lake with gated entry. Sold as one estate or 3 individual lots each for $625,000.

Endless possibilities for development, on Myrtle, right on the bike path and zoned Light Residential.

Also inside the Hailey Town site Overlay District, zoning allows for 6,000 square foot lots or a PUD.

$2,450,000

$1,799,000

$1,399,000

SIR #EZY7KX

SIR #K89PZF

SIR #EWE685

PICABO GET-AWAY

FISHERMAN’S PARADISE

THE PERFECT LOG HOME

79.47 AC

2 BD | 1 BA | 948 SF | .4 AC

6 BD | 5 BA | 4,878 SF | 28 AC

A wildlife haven visited by elk, deer, sand hill cranes, nesting ducks and geese. Borders Fish & Game, with easy access to world-famous Silver Creek, 100 yards from the back gate. 53-acre alfalfa crop.

Privacy and seclusion with views of the river. Cute and cozy cabin with large decks and landscaped yard. No association dues, new well in 2014, and a 2-car detached garage that is heated and insulated.

Charming log home with rustic elegance. Main home consists of 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths and has a separate caretaker/guest suite. Adjacent to the main house is a 3-bedroom guest cottage.

$999,000

$935,000

$925,000

SIR #VX7LED

SIR #87SHP9

SIR #9C57GE

MAIN STREET COMMERCIAL

VERY NICE AND ATTACHED GARAGE!

CROY CREEK PRESERVE

2 BD | 1 BA | 772 SF | .17 AC

2 BD | 2 BA | 1,114 SF

7.36 AC

Excellent development potential for this prime Main Street commercial property in Hailey.

Includes two full city lots, zoned HB (Highway Business), the best there is for Hailey commercial core. Alley access with drive-through potential.

Freshly painted street-level unit with 9-foot ceilings, gas insert fireplace, granite counters, tile floors in bathrooms and kitchen, Hunter Douglas Silhouette blinds, and additional cabinets and shelving installed in the laundry room and attached garage.

356-acre residential development featuring 19 home sites surrounded by 213 acres of open space. Nordic skiing, hiking, biking and Rotarun ski hill next door. Sunny 5- to 14-acre home sites featuring panoramic vistas.

$245,000

$225,000

$200,000

SIR #294FQX

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SIR #VNMZPV

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BUSTERBACK RANCH

ELEGANT SAWTOOTH ESTATE

9 BD | 6 BA | 9,953 SF | 80 AC

208.726.5300

5 BD | 8 BA | 12,140 SF | 7.04AC

This iconic private 80-acre property exceeds all expectations. Busterback Ranch includes a 5,700 sq ft main house, 3 rustic cabins, indoor/outdoor horse stalls, caretaker house, & numerous outbuildings. Enjoy dramatic sunsets & sunrises, abundant wildlife, and breathtaking views of the Sawtooth National Forest.

Craftsman-designed and custom-built 12,000 SF, 5+ bedroom, 6+ bath home on seven acres in the heart of the Sawtooth National Recreation Area. This distinctive property offers spectacular views of the Sawtooth Mountains, off-grid sustainability systems, and end-of the-road privacy.

$14,595,000

$3,980,000

SIR #8Y75FY

CHALLIS CREEK RANCH

SIR #GWXFT2

SAWTOOTH MOUNTAIN VIEWS

4 BD | 3 BA | 3,000 SF | 200 AC

3 BD | 2.5 BA | 2,472 SF | 17.6 AC

Extensive water rights from Challis Creek are just a part of the package on this 200-acre recreational ranch on the edge of the Wilderness Area. Improvements include electric fencing and cross-fencing, insulated metal outbuildings, and a 3000 sq. ft. 4 bedroom/3 bath custom log home on paved county road.

17 acres, with a 2500 sq. ft. three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath home with gorgeous views and a pasture water right. Forest Service on three sides of the property, ride your horse out the back gate and make your own trails into the Wilderness Area!

$1,500,000

$995,000

SIR #ZSLVCJ

EXCEPTIONAL LOT LOCATED ON THE SALMON RIVER

.97 AC

SIR #29KXCS

BLACK BUTTE WATERFRONT

20 AC

An exceptional riverfront lot located near downtown Stanley. This is a great property with almost a full acre located on the Salmon River, providing excellent views of the river and the Sawtooth Mountains. Build your dream home or a weekend retreat.

Private recreation community featuring dual ski lakes, professional moto track, grass airstrip, and upland bird/wild game hunting. Gather with family and friends for the ultimate Idaho experience. This amazing playground is only 45 minutes south of Hailey.

$395,000

$85,000

SIR #Q3VLX2

SIR #BFE6WV

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Associate Broker

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208.720.6040

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Associate Broker

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208.720.0822

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208.720.0680

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Associate Broker

Sales Associate

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208.720.0919

208.720.8544

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Sales Associate

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Managing Broker

208.309.0067

208.720.0907

208.720.0345

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Sales Associate

Real Estate Professional

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208.721.7200

208.720.2990

208.720.5557

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Associate Broker

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208.720.4051

208.720.7024

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Associate Broker

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208.720.5577

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Sales Associate

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208.720.1544

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