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Movies
filmed in Sun Valley
Sun
Valley Serenade (1941)
Glen Miller movie starring Sonia Henie and regularly screened at the Sun
Valley Lodge. Made famous the ice rink at the Lodge.
I Met Him In Paris
Starring Claudette Colbert.
Bus Stop
Breakheart Pass
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 Trail
Creek West Condo
Within walking or skiing distance to Bald
Mountain's River Run Quad lift
www.trailcreekwest.com
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Location
Sun
Valley is located just out of Ketchum, in the midst of the lovely
Wood River Valley in the heart of the central Idaho Rockies. Surrounding
peaks such as Bald Mountain soar to 9,200 feet and more. The nearby rugged Sawtooth Mountains are known as the "American Alps". The
southern edges of Sawtooth National Forest and Challis National Forest
encircle the resort area.
It is about 160 miles (a two and a half hour drive)
east of Boise, the
state's capital.
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Sun Valley in Central Idaho.
Getting
to Sun Valley
 Road
Main route in is ID 75 off US 20 to the south. This drive is within
the section of ID-75 designated as Sawtooth Scenic Byway. It can get
a little crowded on the 12-mile stretch between
Hailey and Sun Valley, as
it is used by an average of 12,000 vehicles per day. Closest
Interstate is I-84 to the south.
Air
Closest domestic airport is the Friedman Memorial Airport, 12 miles to the
south in Hailey. There are daily
services by Horizon Air (1-800-547-9308) and
SkyWest Airlines
(1-800-453-9417). All Sun Valley Resort guests are met by Sun Valley
Bell Services for complimentary transportation, or car rental and taxi
services are available at the airport.
Bus
Sun
Valley Express. PO Box 15086, Boise, ID 83715-5086.
Toll-free: 1-877-622-VANS; Fax: 208-338-6676T.
Provides trips between Boise Airport and Sun Valley
via vans that deliver passengers to their specific destinations.
Sun
Valley Stages. 119 South Park Avenue West, P.O. Box
936, Twin Falls, Id 83303. Phone: 208-733-3921; Toll-free:
1-800-574-8661; Fax: 208-733-3993.
E-mail
Offers
charter motor coaches.
Teton
Stage Lines. 1425 Lindsay Boulevard, Idaho
Falls, ID 83401. Mail: PO Box 51455, Idaho Falls, ID
83404. Phone: 208-529-8036; Toll-free: 1-800–285-8036.
E-mail
Offers charter motor coaches.
Rail
Not
available.
Getting
around Sun Valley
Sun Valley is very amenable
to getting around on foot. All condominium units are located within easy
walking distance of the friendly Sun Valley Village. Or Sun Valley resort guests can take
advantage of a complementary bus service between the condominiums and the
Village, and continuous round trips from the Sun
Valley Village to Dollar and Baldy Mountains. At most you
will need to travel only 5 or 10 minutes by car, and will find good
parking at facilities.
The Ketchum Area
Rapid Transit (KART) system provides an excellent free bus transportation throughout
the Wood River Valley, with services every 20 minutes. (phone:
208-726-7140)
Taxis and car
rentals are also available.
Weather
Don’t be fooled by the evergreen forest; Wood River
Valley actually has a mountain desert climate so compared to other ski
resorts there is somewhat less moisture here. The crisp, clear winter air
that so enamored the sun-loving gentleman who named
the resort, is perhaps also behind the investment in the world's largest
computer-controlled snowmaking system. It cover 630 acres, about one third
of the mountain’s runs, and assures skiers fresh powder on the mountain
every morning during the ski season.
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Weather
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Sun Valley Ski Conditions
On the Weather Underground web site.
Population
About 1,000
Elevation
5,750 feet
Main Industries
Tourism
Climate
(averages)
Summer: 78º F
Winter: 23º F
Annual rainfall: 15 inches
Annual snowfall: 164 inches
Humidity: 30 percent
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January 1999, Hardcover, 400 pages,
(non-fiction)
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