Practice your search skills with an FSAC instructor at our new beacon park! The park is located uphill from the green garage (far right of the platter lift). Loaner beacons, shovels, and probes will be available for use from The Friends. Stick around for an avalanche rescue dog demonstration with our friends from Blaine Avalanche and K9 Rescue (B.A.R.K.9)! Learn more about BARK 9 at www.instagram.com/b.a.r.k9 Learn more about The Friends of Sawtooth Avalanche Center www.friends.sawtoothavalanche.com
INTRO TO AVALANCHES PRESENTATION FRIENDS OF SAWTOOTH AVALANCHE CENTER
Join the Friends of the Sawtooth Avalanche Center for a 90 minute presentation based on the Know Before You Go platform, introducing basic concepts about snow, avalanches, and traveling safely in and near avalanche terrain. Learn from the Friends of SAC instructor team of snow experts, mountain guides, and experienced avalanche educators. We invite everyone to join if you’re learning about avalanches for the first time or are a seasoned backcountry user ready for a yearly refresher.
Ski For Free on NYE at Rotarun!
Ring in the New Year at Rotarun with free skiing from 6-8pm! This will be a family friendly event under the lights. Music, s’mores, glitter & crafts for the kids, and a torchlight parade at 7pm.
Brap Ski 4
Brap Ski 4 celebrates the 2 funnest sports on planet earth: brappin’ and skiin’ “Karl Fostvedt has been dropping “Brap Ski” films for almost half a decade. In that time, he’s come up with some down-right wild ideas. Last year, the crew skied through the Southern Utah desert, painting silky turns and finding airs amongst the red rock walls. This year, they (somehow) stepped it up by returning to old stomping grounds and finding new spots, too. Along with Thayne Rich, Addie and Toby Rafford, McRae Williams and more, Fostvedt cooked up a few of the best segments we’ve seen so far this fall. And yes, that includes the “Karl and Thayne throw tricks through actual fire” segment.” -Jordan Grant-Frenz (Freeskier)
Alpine Revival Holiday Trunk Show
Alpine Revival is an emerging brand that offers vintage-inspired ski sweaters. Cashmere & cashmere blend ski sweaters & accessories for men & women. INVENTORY AVAILABLE ON SITE (limited quantities). Co-Founder is a WRHS graduate! Limelight Hotel Friday 12/20 3-7pm & Sat 12/21 8am – 6pm. Come find a sweater you’ll never want to take off!
Ski Butlers’ 25% Discount
Ski Butlers is offering a 25% discount on their rentals to all visitors and locals through President’s Week! Follow this link to take advantage of this special offer: www.skibutlers.com, 25% discount will be automatically applied.
24hrs with a Local: Board Bin’s David Kelso, January
If you’ve stepped foot in the Board Bin in Ketchum in any of the 34 years its been open, chances are good that you’ve seen long-time employee and now co-owner and manager David Kelso (though, to be fair, he didn’t start working there until 1993). One of the founding fathers of board culture in Ketchum alongside original Board Bin owner Jim Slanetz, Dave took over the shop with local Quinn Baser in the fall of 2018. A skateboard afficianado first and snowboarder second, Dave grew up in Idaho Falls and moved to Ketchum in 1991. He’s been in the Valley ever since and lives with his wife, Erin, and 12-year-old son, JackHenry, out Warm Springs with their dog. When not on a board of some kind, Dave gets into fly tying and fishing, hiking, and camping. How does your ideal morning start? Dave: I make coffee at home and then walk our dog Josie, a Border Collie/Aussie Shephard/Whippet rescue from Mountain Humane. I take the dog to the river and stand in the river meditating for a few minutes while she runs around. I always do the New York Times crossword puzzle and Wordle and various other games. Then I …
Black Tie Ski Rentals – Ikon Pass Holder Special
We are offering 10% discount for all Ikon pass holders. Visit www.blacktieskis.com
Black Tie Ski Rentals – Locals Special
25% discount for all locals in our shop through December 18. Visit www.blacktieskis.com
Locals Guide to Skiing & Snowboarding Bald Mountain
Learning to ski or snowboard like a local is about so much more than committing a map of Baldy to memory or buying a full season’s pass. Like any other resort, there are many nuances to hitting the slopes in Sun Valley that are sure to make you stick out like a sore thumb if you don’t know or—god forbid—choose to ignore them. And though there are a plethora of professional skiers and snowboarders in Sun Valley, many of whom grew up here, we reached out to homegrown snowboarder Charles Gordon Knight, known by many aliases but most often referred to as C Gordon, C, and Gordo. A Sun Valley Resort ambassador and new D team snowboard coach for the Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF), Knight also works at the Boardbin, has been on the mountain for 28 seasons (since he was 2 years old), had three perfect seasons, and received six 100-day pins. And he’s not shy about explaining how to avoid being a jerry. Who is Bald Mountain For? C Gordon: “This mountain isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s steep, down the fall-line, and is chocked full of rippers. It’s the kind of mountain where you can put …
