Join us at The Life Church for a Candlelight Christmas Eve Service on Tuesday, December 24. We are having a fellowship reception before the service with food and refreshments at 5pm, then the service begins at 6pm. There will be carols, special music, reading of the Christmas story, advent, and communion. Invite your friends and neighbors to spend Christmas Eve celebrating the birth of Jesus!
2025 “Think Globally, Act Locally” Speaker Series – Dr. Gary Tabor – “Landscape-Scale Conservation: From the Heart of the Rockies Across Six Continents”
A talk with Dr. Gary Tabor, ecologist, wildlife veterinarian, and Founder and President of the Center for Large Landscape Conservation. This is a free event but registration is required. In partnership between The Community Library and Wood River Land Trust as part of the annual “Think Globally, Act Locally” Speaker Series. Join us for series events on January 15, February 19, and March 11.
2025 “Think Globally, Act Locally” Speaker Series – Colin Thorne – “Restoring the Dignity of Our Rivers”
Restoring the Dignity of Our Rivers A talk with Colin Thorne, Emeritus Professor and Chair of Physical Geography at the University of Nottingham, UK, and River Scientist at Wolf Water Resources in Oregon. This is a free event but registration is required. In partnership between The Community Library and Wood River Land Trust as part of the annual “Think Globally, Act Locally” Speaker Series. Join us for series events on January 15, February 19, and March 11.
2025 “Think Globally, Act Locally” Speaker Series – Danya Rumore – “GNARly Solutions: Conserving What We Love about the Wood River Valley”
GNARly Solutions: Conserving What We Love about the Wood River Valley With Danya Rumore, Founder of the GNAR Initiative and clinical and research professor at the University of Utah. This is a free event but registration is required. In partnership between The Community Library and Wood River Land Trust as part of the annual “Think Globally, Act Locally” Speaker Series. Join us for series events on January 15, February 19, and March 11.
Sun Valley Heli Ski – Smoky Mountain Lodge Backcountry Skills Clinic
Come join Sun Valley Heli Ski for 3 days and 2 nights of helicopter skiing and riding in Idaho’s Smoky, Pioneer, Soldier, and Boulder Mountain Ranges while learning and expanding your backcountry skills and knowledge. This trip is schedule for February 11 to 13. Guests will stay at the beautiful Smoky Mountain Lodge, the only remote fly-in lodge in the lower 48 states. You’ll spend your days skiing the legendary Idaho backcountry while learning basic backcountry, snowpack and avalanche skills. Separate clinics will be held in the evenings to review and enhance those skills. A private chef will prepare breakfasts and dinner, and lunch with be taken care of in the field with a view to help fuel those afternoon sessions. Only 2 seats left! For more information and to book call 208.622.3108 or email info@sunvalleyheliski.com www.sunvalleyheliski.com/heliskiing-backcountry-fundamentals
Locals Guide to Art Galleries in Sun Valley
Ketchum local Rudi Broschofsky grew up with art—after all, his parents opened Broschofsky Galleries in 1987 when he was just 5 years old. Spending days in the gallery after school and helping with Gallery Walks enmeshed him in Ketchum’s art scene and gave him an appreciation for art that would last a lifetime. After becoming partnered into the gallery in 2005, Rudi moved to Portland for several years where he started his own street art gallery, Flat Blak, before moving back to Ketchum almost two years ago to take over the majority of day-to-day operations at Broshofsky Galleries. An artist himself, Rudi’s street art approach to western art can be seen in various spots around town like his “Roper” sculpture on Main and Fourth in Ketchum. As a lifelong local, artist, and gallery owner, Rudi is the best man in town to give you the 411 on Ketchum’s art gallery scene. How would you describe the gallery scene in this town generally? Rudi: I’d say the gallery scene here is better than most cities actually. A lot of people don’t realize the magnitude of the art scene here in Ketchum, it’s world-class and conveniently stuffed within a few short blocks. …
Locals Guide to Sun Valley’s Trails
With over 400 miles of trails spread across the Wood River Valley, from Bellevue all the way up north to Galena Lodge, it’s hard to know where to start. The area’s extensive, multi-use trails are fit for all kinds of recreation—biking, hiking, trail running, and horseback riding. Whether you’re new to the area or just new to the trails, there are some great starter trails in Hailey, mid-valley, and Ketchum. We talked to Sara Gress, the Executive Director of the Wood River Trails Coalition which works to create, maintain, and sustain the Valley’s network of trails to get her take on the best spots to try first. Hailey Sara: You have to ride Croy because it’s super fun for biking. The Two Dog Loop [6.7 miles] is fun and flowy, and you get some good views of the Pios, but it’s not butt-puckering. And it’s still enjoyable enough that if you’re an advanced rider, it’s still a really good ride. It’s a good place to hone your skills. I ride out there because it’s enjoyable and it’s not scary. People hike and trail run the trails out Croy and even ride horses sometimes too. Also try: Quigley Trails Park which …
Locals Guide to the Miscellany II
On Wednesdays, there is one thing that everyone in the Wood River Valley, no matter where they are, where they live, or where they work does: read the Mt. Express. This long-time local source of news not only catches one up on the past week’s highlights, but also features a fun, long-standing tradition: Miscellany II aka Misc II. It is like Craigslist and internet trolling long before the internet. A section of the newspaper where anyone can submit free, anonymous commentary, Misc II is a must-read for anyone looking to be kept in the loop on town happenings, drama, or missed connections. In 150 words or less, submitters espouse on topics as diverse as dog poop at trailheads to the status of local hotsprings to calling someone out (though without using any names—a rule of Misc. II). To get the real scoop behind this small, but mighty section, Visit Sun Valley spoke to two lifelong locals, Spencer Cordovano and Jacob Frehling. Cordovano was born in Ketchum and is the man behind F11 films through which he has made movies with notable clients such as Matador Network, Smith, the Sun Valley Film Festival, Dropbox, and more. Frehling is the owner of …
