September 24-26, 2010
The Sun Valley Harvest Festival (formerly the Sun Valley Food & Wine Festival) will take place September 24-26, 2010. The festival has been moved to the fall to take advantage of the local harvest and the beautiful Sun Valley weather. Focusing on regional sustainable foods, wines and beers, the event will feature cooking demonstrations by visiting regional chefs, wine and beer tastings, a culinary trade show, a restaurant walk, chef's dinners and a beer garden.
The Festival will kick-off Friday with cooking demonstrations and the newly added culinary trade show which will feature regional farmers, producers and vendors. In the evening, the Restaurant Walk gives festival goers a chance to stroll through town as the local chefs offer sample tastings paired with regional wines and beers. On Saturday the trade show and chef's demonstrations will continue. In addition, The Sawtooth Botanical Garden will host a Beer Garden with live music, beer tasting, beer making 101, a home brew competition and food offerings from local chef's and caterers. Saturday evening's festivities will include Chef's Dinners, special Harvest Festival menus at local restaurants and live music at several downtown establishments.
More details about this great event will be available shortly at www.sunvalleyharvestfestival.com.
Sun Valley Facts
Summer (scroll down for winter information)
Dates and Hours:
Lift operates June 22nd-Labor Day Weekend, for mountain bikes lifts begin July 1
Hours of operation: 9am-3:45pm daily
Foot traffic: Last ride up 3:15pm, last ride down 3:45pm
Prices:
One ride: Adul $15, child (3-12) $7
All day pass: Adult $20, child (3-12) $10
Season pass: $250 (adult and child)
Group pass: 1 ride (minimum 25 people) $10, all day (minimum 25 people) $15
Elevations:
Base elevation: 5,750
Peak elevation: 9,150 feet
Vertical rise: 3,400 feet
Activities:
*Ride the chairlift to the top of Bald Mountain for a picnic or lunch at Lookout Restaurant before hiking along the ridges while taking in the view of the entire Wood River Valley
*Ride the chairlift with your mountain bike to the top for an exhilerating ride down 3,400 vertical feet
*Hike the just over 4 miles to the top of the mountain and take a well deserved rest before taking a gentle chairlift ride to the bottom
*Along the way, admire the wildflowers and be on the lookout for deer, elk, fox and a variety of birds
Winter:
Dates and Hours:
Ski Season: November 27th, 2008-Mid April 2009
Hours of Operation: 9am-3:45pm. Access to the bowls closes at 2:45pm.
Elevations:
Base elevation: 5,750
Peak elevation: 9,150 feet
Vertical rise: 3,400 feet
Snow:
Average annual snowfall: 200 inches
Sun Valley is home to the largest snowmaking system in the world, and operates on both Bald and Dollar Mountains
Acreage:
Total skiable acreage: 2,054
Snowmaking: 630 acres
Trail Classification:
27% Beginner
44% Ingermediate
29% Expert/Advanced
Longest run: 3 miles
Lifts:
Total number of lifts: 14
High speed quads: 7 (plus 2 on Dollar Mountain that are new for the 07-08 season)
Lift capacity per hour: 23,380
Average number of skiiers per day: 3,500
Climate:
Our average summer temperature if 78F degrees, and the average winter temperature is 23F degrees. We enjoy 250 days of sunshine a year.
