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Peace, Love, and Bavarian Soul
Snow is on the ground. Baldy is in full swing. And Nordic prayers answered. Winter play abounds in Sun Valley as we enter the holiday season and embrace 2023. It feels like 2022 was a comeback year. And there’s a great deal to be thankful for and much to remember in memorium. It’s a great time to take inventory, look back, and get excited for what’s to come.
As “property” is part of SVPN Magazine ’s name, we visited a Bigwood subdivision property remodeled and redesigned to embrace the outdoors while offering state-of-the-art living where tech meets nature. Read about how Lauren Jones and Linda Badell, a mother and daughter real estate team, and others decided upon every exquisite finish and detail in a remodeled luxury three-acre Ketchum estate, bringing it into the 21st century. In sync, let our Style Dial section complement your desire for luxurious modern home décor. And we also check in on what’s been happening at 410 River Run Street, which are new, sophisticated, affordable townhomes in Hailey.
When it comes to winter, preparing, training, and being part of the Boulder Mountain Tour has more meaning as the event celebrates 50 years. Learn how it started and where it is today with some of its founders. Also celebrating
50 years is Stanley’s Salmon River Clinic. Find out how one woman and others made a difference in this rural community’s health and medical needs. In addition, see what’s happening in Stanley in SVPN ’s revived Events Calendar, along with other Sawtooth Valley celebrations and the Wood River Valley.
Celebrating a full schedule of live events, The Argyros, Executive Director Casey Mott shares with SVPN Magazine what is happening to give back and connect to the community with specially-produced performances. It’s welcoming and exciting. This issue also has pages of performing arts and art-related events in Arts Etc, which has something for everyone’s taste to get out and about or to support the arts in the Valley. This includes the new Hemmings Gallery in Now Showing, which will be open for the Sun Valley Gallery Association’s last Gallery Walk of the year on Friday, December 30, 5-7:30pm.
For some around-town news, the Sun Valley Film Festival has exciting pass choices and star-studded screenings. And set your schedule for more winter flights and check out what is happening at the Sun Valley Culinary Institute; they are helping our labor force with student externships and offering classes and events for all—scrumptious indeed!
SVPN also has a packed Wellness section with Pilates news from Zenergy, tips on health from CENTER by Dr. Molly Brown, and St. Luke’s offers advice on whether you need to call a doctor, go to the walk-in clinic, or head to the hospital—urgency versus emergency.
And the new Sun Valley Restaurant Association Winter Dining Guide is out for your holiday dining pleasure, and we have real estate pages to keep everyone in the know, so dig in and get excited!
Enjoy the holidays and Happy New Year!
Sabina Dana Plasse
Writer, publicist, and avid traveler, Sabina Dana Plasse has spent over 20 years at the keyboard crafting stories as a contributing writer or editor. When not writing, she’s watching and reviewing movies, conjuring up ideas, or enjoying snowboarding, hiking, biking, and sunsets at the beach.
RANDI KARABIN Art Director
Randi Karabin is a tenured, award-winning creative director and designer. She specializes in creating and re-imagining publications, print collateral, branding packages, and more, all predominently within the luxury, travel, hospitality, and music industries. Randi’s extensive travels inspire her creativity and vision.
Jan Super is an expert bookkeeper with more than 12 years of experience. She has provided full bookkeeping services for many clients in the Wood River Valley. She has spent many years volunteering for the Hailey and Ketchum/Sun Valley Chambers of Commerce. Jan has lived in the Wood River Valley for more than 20 years and enjoys gardening, fishing, and many of the other outdoor activities the Valley provides.
Susan Knight is an awardwinning art director and designer with a true passion for magazine design. From art directing and styling photo shoots to problem-solving layouts, her design abilities shine. In addition to her day-to-day work projects, she has taught art classes, designed studio spaces, and enjoys creative projects with her family.
Jonathon Smith (or Jonny Fuego, as he’s known to many) is a print media master with over 22 years of experience as an artist and art director working on regional, national, and international marketing campaigns and publications. His interest in the design and photography of the twowheeled culture of bicycles culminated in publishing his first book, Cruisers, in 2009.
A Sun Valley native, STEVE DONDERO is passionate about photography and addicted to travel. He’d love to be on constant safari, chasing animals or sunsets where passports are required. Having left the corporate world, he’s now living his dream as a professional nature, portrait, and commercial photographer, with a studio in Ketchum and a gallery in Minneapolis. You can see a small sampling of his work, including over 30 SVPN covers, at stevedondero.com.
PAULETTE PHLIPOT is an IACP award-winning professional photographer. Her fascination with food has provided endless opportunities for her photography to appear in cookbooks, magazines, and advertising campaigns worldwide. She is the cocreator and photographer of the coffee table cookbook Ripe: A Fresh, Colorful Approach to Fruits and Vegetables. When not behind the camera, she is creating nourishing meals for her family.
TED DANIEL brings a decade’s worth of photography experience to SVPN. While living in New York, he collaborated with Universal Music Group, Victoria’s Secret, and InStyle Magazine. His work has been featured in New York Magazine, Time Out, and Uncut. His love of editorial and landscape photography finds a perfect balance in his new Sun Valley home, where he can enjoy his passion for photography while also hiking, skiing, and getting outdoors with his dog.
LORI WILLIAMS is a freelance writer, copy editor, former home-educator, and native Idahoan who’s lived in Ketchum for 35 years. Also a poet, she records family histories and stories writing in rhyme, and is a self-published children’s book author. When not road-tripping with her husband, she manages a handful of private Valley properties, hikes and bikes, journals, and drinks a ton of green tea.
MARTHA WILLIAMS has lived in the Wood River Valley since 2009. She holds a BA in English from Vanderbilt University, and she is pursuing a Master of Liberal Arts from Johns Hopkins University. She has worked locally at Iconoclast Books, the Environmental Resource Center, POWER Engineers, and The Community Library. She enjoys all things outdoors, spending time with her husband and dogs, and everything about this community.
Originally from Connecticut, LILY MARTIN attended Gettysburg College, studying art studio and art history. She has a master’s degree in modern/contemporary art and the market. In 2020, she left Christie’s Auction House in New York for Ketchum. Calling Sun Valley home, she works at Gail Severn Gallery. Embracing the outdoors and learning to love camping, she spends her free time skiing, hiking, and with friends at the lake, in the river, or on the Grumpy’s patio.
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Fly Sun Valley Alliance (FSVA), in partnership with Sun Valley Resort and the Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN), has announced the SUN airline flight schedule for the 2022-23 winter season, which will offer daily nonstop flights to six cities—Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Denver, and Salt Lake City—with new extended daily flights to Chicago and additional daily Denver and Seattle flights for a portion of the winter season.
United Airlines will offer nonstop flights from Denver (DEN) daily year-round, increasing to two daily nonstop flights during the holidays and from February 10 through March 25, 2023, daily nonstop flights from Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco through March 25, 2023, and daily nonstop flights
from Chicago (ORD) through March 25, 2023, except for January 7 through February 5, 2023, when flights operate two days per week, on Saturday and Sunday.
Alaska Airlines will operate its nonstop Seattle (SEA) service to SUN year-round, with twice weekly flights on Thursday and Sunday throughout fall through December 11, then one to two daily flights through April 17, 2023.
Delta Air Lines, which serves Sun Valley year-round, will offer two daily nonstop flights from Salt Lake City (SLC) throughout the winter season. The SUN-SLC flight schedule has been reduced from the normal three daily flight pattern due to current system-wide regional jet pilot shortages, affecting service at numerous airports across the country. Also, for this reason, Delta will not operate any nonstop flights from SUN to Los Angeles (LAX) this winter.
Fly Sun Valley Alliance Director Carol Waller says that while the temporary reduction of the Delta service due to pilot shortages is unfortunate, the airline intends to restore the third daily flight as soon as feasible. Waller notes that the extension of United flights to Chicago to run daily most of the winter season, as well as the additional United daily flights to Denver, will provide other options for SUN travelers.
“Our strategic objective is to improve convenience and access for SUN airport users, and we believe the additional nonstop Chicago and Denver service will be well received, particularly by those traveling to and from the East,” she says.
The overall air seat capacity for SUN for the 2022-23 winter period of October through April will be up 2% from the previous winter season. In addition, SUN is now an all-regional commercial air service airport. Alaska Airlines is using E175 regional jets for its year-round service between Seattle and SUN. This marks the end of the turbo-prop aircraft era at SUN and another welcome enhancement to air service for our community.
The 2022-23 SUN winter schedule is available at flysunvalleyalliance.com.
The Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) is one of the most revered boutique film festivals on the independent film festival circuit. Its history reveals a long list of celebrated film celebrities, actors, directors, producers, and more who have been in attendance. And it has screened some of the most acclaimed films as sneak previews and special screenings, giving many SVFF enthusiasts a first look before anyone else.
For its 12th year, SVFF (March 29-April 2, 2023) is preparing for its most significant gathering of filmmakers and film lovers yet. Kicking things off is SVFF’s Winter Screening Series featuring two Oscar-contending films, the documentary film Wildcat with filmmakers in attendance,
and the dramatic feature Women Talking. A limited number of tickets are available for $20 each, and 2023 Patron Pass holders receive complimentary access.
On Tuesday, December 27, filmmaker Trevor Frost will participate in a Q&A following the screening of Wildcat at The Argyros in Ketchum at 6:30pm. Wildcat is a touching story about a young British soldier who returns from the war in Afghanistan but is struggling with depression and PTSD. He finds a second chance in the Amazon rainforest when he meets an American scientist, and together they foster an orphaned baby ocelot. The film premiered at the 2022 Telluride Film Festival to rave reviews. The Hollywood Reporter calls it “a wildlife doc full of human feeling.”
Left: The cast of Outer Banks arrives at Friedman Memorial Airport
Middle: Liev Schreiber at an SVFF Coffee Talk
Right: Kendall Verge, Cassie Abel, Jess Fiaschetti, and SVFF Vision Award winner Woody Harrelson at the SVFF 2022 Awards Bash.
A meet and greet cocktail party will be held before the screening of Wildcat in the Bailey Studio at The Argyros at 5pm for Festival Patron Pass holders only.
On Wednesday, December 28, SVFF presents Sarah Polley’s newest dramatic feature, Women Talking, at 6:30pm at The Argyros. Based on the best-selling novel by Miriam Toews, Women Talking follows a group of women in an isolated religious colony as they struggle to reconcile their faith with a series of sexual assaults committed by the colony’s men. The film stars Oscar-nominated actress for The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo and Carol Rooney Mara, Claire Foy of The Crown, and four-time Oscar-winning actress Frances McDormand. Variety says, “Women Talking soars at Telluride; Sarah Polley could be third consecutive female director Oscar winner.”
All 2023 Sun Valley Film Festival passes are now on sale and provide varying levels of access to the spring event. This year, Patron Passes include access to year-round programming leading up to the Festival, including the Winter Screening Series and other events to be announced.
Passes sell out and are going fast, so purchase yours today to maximize your 2023 SVFF experience.
To purchase passes or tickets to the SVFF Winter Screening Series, visit sunvalleyfilmfestival.org.
Patrons receive the highest level of access to the Festival and are invited to attend the coveted Vision Dinner. Other highlights include first priority access to all Festival films, Coffee Talks, parties and panels, as well as Festival HQ and the Green Room at the Argyros. Additionally, Patrons receive a Festival jacket, premium gift bag, recognition and a $1,250 tax deduction.
INSIDER PASS – $1,000
First priority access to all Festival films, Coffee Talks, parties and panels, as well as Festival HQ and the Green Room at the Argyros. Get the inside scoop with access to the Opening Celebration and a premium gift bag.
Second priority access to all Festival films, Coffee Talks, parties and panels, as well as Festival HQ. The Festival Pass gets you entry to the heart and soul of the Festival.
Third priority access to all Festival films and Coffee Talks, this pass is for the film lover.
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January | 2023
DECEMBER 19, 2022, THROUGH JANUARY 1, 2023
The Sun Valley Lodge will host events throughout the holiday season, and festivities abound with various activities for the whole family around Sun Valley Village. Throughout the season, enjoy the Tree Lighting Ceremony, Open-Air Holiday Market, performances by the Sun Valley Carolers, Santa sightings, ice carving demonstrations, gingerbread houses, and the Christmas Eve Torchlight Parade and fireworks.
DECEMBER 20-27
Join the famous Sun Valley Carolers for a stroll around the Sun Valley Village with daily performances. 6-9pm
DECEMBER 23 AND 24
Enjoy a holiday buffet and live music to get you in the spirit. Reservations are required.
9am-2pm 208.622.2919
On Christmas Eve, the Sun Valley Carolers will take the stage with some Christmas favorites, followed by a live and festive reading of The Night Before Christmas. The annual torchlight parade will make its way down Dollar Mountain with a spectacular firework show. Complimentary cookies and cocoa will be served on the Lodge Terrace for all to enjoy!
5:30pm
Night skiing returns to Dollar Mountain. Make some turns under the lights, capped by a classic Sun Valley fireworks show.
6-9pm
Ongoing throughout the season.
2-5pm
Sun Valley’s only snowboard-specific event will celebrate 11 years this January. Tradition is at the heart of this two-day race, held at the top of Warm Springs. All ages are invited to strap in and compete for the best time, qualifying them for the final race on Sunday.
January 7 | Registration is from 8-9am at Warm Springs Base Lodge, 9-10am practice, and races start at 10am. The awards ceremony is at 3pm.
January 8 | Races start at 10 am, and the awards ceremony is at 3pm.
For those looking to kick off the new year with a schooner, get a fresh start on old habits and head to Grumpy’s to ring in 2023.
11am-9pm 860 Warm Springs Road | Ketchum grumpyssunvalley.com
Staged on the historic Harriman Trail in the Sawtooth National Forest Area. Race distances are 34k for the Full Boulder and 15k for the Charley Course Half Boulder. bouldermountaintour.com
15187 State Highway 75 |Ketchum 208.726.4010 galenalodge.com
DECEMBER 24
Christmas Eve Dinner
6:30-8:30pm
DECEMBER 25 Christmas Dinner
6:30-8:30pm
DECEMBER 27 AND 28 Holiday Dinner 6:30-8:30pm
DECEMBER 31
New Year’s Eve Dinner 6:30-8:30pm
JANUARY 5 AND 6
Full Moon Dinner
Ski and snowshoe rentals are available. 6:30-8:30pm
16546 State Highway 75 | Ketchum 208.774.3547 smileycreeklodge.com
JANUARY 6 AND JANUARY 27
Venture up north for a cozy dinner at Smiley Creek. Featuring farm-totable five-course meals prepared by a series of guest chefs. Make it a winter getaway by staying in a tiny luxury home and enjoying discounted rates on snowmobile rentals.
6pm
JANUARY 8
FEBRUARY 4-6
Full Moon Dinner
Ski and snowshoe rentals are available 6:30-8:30pm
Reservations required for dinners Open daily, 9am-4pm Lunch served 11am-3:30pm
The world of philanthropy has become a trending topic, especially as more and more investors have become interested in supporting philanthropic endeavors. The idea of charitable giving has been around for a very long time. Yet the need for charitable contributions has grown, so how can a giver and receiver achieve their charity goals by serving a market and existing as an attractive investment?
In September 2022, SEI Private Wealth hosted a presentation at the Warfield Distillery & Brewery in Ketchum, Idaho, to understand the topic of philanthropy, with expert speaker Bryan Clontz, a philanthropic strategist brought in by SEI from Charitable Solutions LLC. Bryan provided insightful knowledge for organizations and individuals about how to make better use of donations and giving. The event also included Sally Gillespie, Executive Director of the Spur Community Foundation.
SEI offers insight into giving to serve your portfolio
“There’s lots of anonymous giving, which works for community foundations or public charities. Many grants come from donoradvised funds. It consolidates giving and offers anonymity.”
—Bryan ClontzFocusing on the current top charitable trends, Bryan established that “philanthropy is alive and well.” Since 2007, one of the most significant giving years before The Great Recession of 2008, Americans have been the largest givers in the world per capita. In 2020, when giving seemed to appear that it would be at its lowest due to the pandemic, it ended up being the most significant year of donation on record and again in 2021. The desire to give has been part of our lives for generations, including supporting schools, places of worship, children, and animals—the only competitor to philanthropy is conspicuous consumption. However, with the pandemic, there was a noticeable shift in “critical” donations to food and shelter regardless of tax rates and giving. “People pivot quickly when they see a need, and they give,” says Bryan.
Regarding demographic trends for charities, Bryan pointed out that women tend to give in the field of interest gifts or discretionary gifts, which is a different giving pattern than men, who are “controlled” givers. In juxtaposition to Depression-Era givers, where traditional big blue chip giving to national charities like the Red Cross, the United Way, and other major organizations, there’s even more of a difference with today’s millennials, who are grassroots and hyper-engaged with tangible results. “Generational giving is different with each generation, especially with technology and social media access to more people and potential givers,” he says.
New charities are created at a rate of 125 to 150 every day, which has accelerated. And more than two-thirds of
significant gifts are made with the guidance of financial advisors. Unlike in the past, development plans for higher-net-worth donors have changed wealth profiling. “Simplifying language allows for more response,” says Bryan. “You don’t use the word bequest. It sounds medieval. The difference will change the amount of giving. It’s ‘social norming’ with three times more people giving at twice the amount of money going to charity.”
A recent trend that has become increasingly apparent is a giving pledge adopted by billionaires around the globe. An example of a pledge is when Patagonia’s founder Yvon Chouinard, gave away his entire company. It’s also an example of how Baby Boomers are transitioning out of business.
“In the Depression Era, everything was left to kids for Baby Boomers. It’s more of a transfer of values, not valuables,” says Bryan. “It’s a different type of wealth transfer that is occurring. Total charitable deductions with no capital gains taxes are very appealing. Cash is bad and least tax-effective. At least 88 percent of all gifts versus long-term assets can maximize a tax advantage, which is good.”
Privately-held interest owners and real estate owners are very conducive to giving. This also works for gifting stocks, which will be assessed at a fair market value when a charity sells them, so there are no capital gains. This also works for S and C corps as well as LLCs. However, these gifts must happen before a sale, which will also allow for 20 percent or more in giving.
“There’s less for the government and more for your charitable interests,” says Bryan. “There’s also been a great deal of life insurance purchasing for state tax liquidity. In addition, some donors have charity assets, including 401ks, to replace bad inheritance assets and avoid taxes. An IRA distribution to charities is not recognized as income—donors love this. This makes donor-advised funds the next big trend, even though this has been around since the 1930s. There’s a lot of anonymous giving, which works for community foundations or public charities. Many grants come from donor-advised funds. It consolidates giving and offers anonymity.”
For more information from SEI Private Wealth Management, email Patsy Huntington at PHuntington@seic.com, call 206.204.0318, or visit seic.com.
In the Wood River Valley, the Spur Community Foundation, launched in 2016, was formed not only for financial benefits but also to help donors find their best fit for giving. Spur serves the Valley in various ways, including the current trends in philanthropy, guiding generational giving, and more.
“There are many nonprofits out there, and not everybody wants to go one-by-one and try and figure out where they can impact,” says Sally Gillespie. “I think we know that many people’s experiences of giving in our community begin incidentally. They’re exposed to something, so they give but don’t step back and examine their purpose or impact. Spur exists so we can provide advice on the landscape of nonprofits and guide you to the organizations that might meet your needs. We can help with efficient tax advice. Our mission is to inspire philanthropy effectively. We try and make both sides of the equation rise to the occasion.”
Visit spurfoundation.org to learn more.
On Saturday, February 4, nearly 800 skiers will depart from Galena Lodge, skiing 34 kilometers down the north valley’s Harriman Trail to the Sawtooth National Recreation Area (SNRA) headquarters.
For the 15k Charley Course Half Boulder–named for Charley French, who skis every year in the 90-andover wave–skiers will join the pack at Baker Creek.
Since the Zions Bank Boulder Mountain Tour (Boulder) was established in 1973, it has become the premier cross-country ski race in the western U.S. Skiers come from around the country to join in, and from as far as British Columbia, the United Arab Emirates, France, and Australia.
“The mass start was one of my fond memories.”
—Andy Munter
Beyond the trail’s scenic beauty, the race is unique among competitive ski tours for its range of participants. All skill levels and ages are welcome, with World Cup-caliber athletes and skiing enthusiasts aged six to ninety-plus participating.
“The Boulder is representative of cross-country skiing in general—anybody can go out there and do it,” says Boulder Mountain Tour (BMT) Executive Director Jody Zarkos.
Running on the energy of Zarkos, her board, and 300 volunteers, the Boulder is “a feel-good event from every aspect,” she says. “Whether you’re a volunteer, a racer, a coordinator, everybody comes together to create this enjoyable, cohesive experience. It’s a true community-building exercise in every sense.”
Over the years, the event has become the Nordic community’s marquee event. And as the Boulder celebrates its 50th year, the hard work of many is being celebrated.
Andy Munter came to the valley in 1977 and began skiing the Boulder soon after. One day he read in the Idaho Mountain Express that volunteers were needed to build a bridge.
“I showed up on a Saturday morning where Murphy’s Bridge is now, and there was a pile of logs on one side of the river, a Jeep in the middle, and three alpha males, one of whom was Bob Rosso, hauling these logs across the river to build a temporary bridge. I was quite impressed with that amount of work for a race.”
As demonstrated by Rosso, Joe Czismazia, and Phil Puchner building that bridge, the race’s founding was a labor of love.
In the early days, it was all volunteers bringing the Boulder to life, says Zarkos. “It was a true ski tour” built by a let’s-just-doit kind of attitude.
During the 1970s, the course was groomed just once a year—for race day. “So, if it snowed the next day, it was over,” says Munter.
“It was a real gathering point, almost a party-type scene to ski that once a year,” Munter says, describing the mix of serious skiers and those who would bring their lunch and a bottle of wine, taking the whole day to enjoy the tour.
“It’s a true community-building exercise in every sense.”
—Jody Zarkos
The founders experimented with different routes over the years, and organizing gradually increased. Aid stations took various forms with support from the community. One year, Munter remembers that Tom Nichols of The Sawtooth Club set up the last station at the bottom of Frostbite Flats serving raw oysters.
“There was a little bit of an award at the end of who the fastest racer was who could still eat a raw oyster and not get sick over it. The winner was Rob Santa from Sturtevants, a good skier with a strong stomach. I remember going past that and thinking, ‘There’s no way I’m going to eat a raw oyster.’”
Something else that may surprise today’s participants was the race’s traditional shotgun start.
“People were changing and adding waxes to their skis last minute, just trying to guess what the best wax was, and it’s just this chaotic thing. Now everything’s in order,” says Munter. “But the mass start was one of my fond memories.”
By the 1980s, the trail was groomed a few weeks before the race, allowing skiers to test the terrain ahead of race day. During that decade, Galena Lodge closed for a time, and the Blaine County Recreation District took over grooming under the leadership of Mary Austin Crofts.
Eventually, support for a more permanent trail emerged. “You could say the Boulder helped create the Harriman Trail, really,” says Zarkos.
“When the first people raced it, it was just finding a route across the rivers with no bridges and along the berms of the highway,” says Munter. “The big change happened when people started skating in ‘84 or so, and suddenly, they needed the wider skating lanes and a PistenBully to groom it. That’s when the idea of having a year-round trail from Galena down was born.”
And the same people who were involved in putting on the Boulder helped make the trail happen. “Bob Rosso had a big hand in that,” Zarkos says.
Over the Boulder’s 50 years, Bob Rosso has played nearly every possible role: from racing to acting as chief of course and groomer, from setting up the finish line to schlepping soup and storing tents at the Elephant’s Perch.
“You name it. Whatever it took to keep the racing going, Bob Rosso did,” says Zarkos. “There’s been no better steward than Bob.”
“He’s been the glue that’s held the race together,” according to Munter.
Rosso will be honored at this year’s race, celebrating his role in the Boulder’s founding and its long life. “It’s a natural time to stop and appreciate him for all he’s done and all he means to this valley and the people in it,” says Zarkos.
“I think there’s going to be a lot of appreciation and gratitude expressed by many people at this year’s tour,” says Munter.
ALL WEEK
“Our Boulder, Your Backyard” Virtual Race
Wherever you are. Wear a costume, bring your dog, and submit your results online.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2 NordicTown USA Sprints
Simplot Lot | Ketchum 4:30pm
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4 Race Day
Harriman Trail 10am
Block Party and Awards Bash Ketchum Town Square 5-7:30pm
Left: Top racers at the Boulder Mountain Tour. Below: Bob Rosso“The appreciation of Rosso and the whole Nordic culture, the Nordic scene here in the Wood River Valley, has been pretty impressive over the years. I’m looking forward to sharing stories and talking to people,” adds Munter.
“The key, to me, for community and moving forward collectively is also remembering where you came from,” says Zarkos. “And remembering the people who helped you get where you are. And Bob Rosso has been with the Boulder since day one.”
Honoring the race’s founders also stimulates interest in looking ahead to the race’s future.
Matt Gelso and Mary Rose, who both moved to the Valley to train with the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation (SVSEF), joined the Boulder’s board shortly after retiring from professional skiing.
“I have lived out my competitive career, and now it is about enjoying the environment and seeing if my body can hang on to the elite racers,” says Rose. But, it’s also about the people, says Gelso, of getting to ski alongside friends he once competed with on the professional circuit.
Gelso, for his part, is also excited to see the younger skiers of his generation step up and carry the legacy of the Boulder
forward. The group that has carried the race into the 21st century—people like Munter, Bobby Noyes, Ted Angle, and Tom Bowman—“know where the bodies are,” he jokes, acknowledging the institutional knowledge they bring to bear.
But new energy and perspectives are also key to the event’s future. Gelso, Rose, and others are learning what it takes to put the Boulder on and are eager to share the race’s history and perpetuate the event into the future.
At its core, the Boulder “is a town event, not just a ski community event,” says Gelso, describing how he envisions the community giving to the Boulder and the Boulder giving back to the community.
Looking ahead, Zarkos is confident that the Boulder will be around for a long time yet.
“I think the Boulder Mountain Tour goes hand in hand with the health and vibrancy of our community,” she says. And there are more people every year who want to be a part of this event’s history and make new history. But Zarkos also acknowledges the root of it all: a love of skiing.
“Life goes fast. You gotta stop and ski the Boulder sometimes,” she says with a smile.
Below: John Seiller Right: Galena Lodge Co-manager and Chef Don SheplerToday’s Boulder also includes a larger class of adaptive skiers—and the field keeps growing.
Nearly 30 adaptive athletes will compete in 2023—up from 17 in 2022—for the chance at prize money.
The Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF) will support some of this year’s participants, underwriting gear, travel, and training.
The high cost of adaptive sports equipment and resources keeps many from pursuing involvement in sports, and the CAF is working to break down those barriers. Their vision is for individuals with physical challenges to have access to sports and to be accepted and respected at the same level as able-bodied athletes. Since 1994, the organization has reached more than 20 million people worldwide.
Racers from the U.S. Paralympic Team have also taken part in years past, including local and Paralympics medal-winner Jake Adicoff, who grew up with the Boulder and placed 4th overall in 2022.
“It’s really exciting when our hometown kids do so well,” says BMT Executive Director Jody Zarkos. “And you’ve watched them from being little Devo team skiers to coming in and dominating the field.”
“It’s going to be a great field this year,” she adds.
Paralympic Gold Medalists Oksana Masters and Kendall Gretsch will compete as well as U.S. teammates Grace Miller, Lera Doederlein, Dani Aravich, Aaron Pike, and Ruslan Reiter.
For more details, visit bouldermountaintour.com.
Over the Boulder’s 50 years, volunteers have stayed central to the event’s existence and growth. From running registration to coordinating bib bags, setting up and managing aid stations along the trail, timing racers, maintaining the trail, or providing shuttle and parking assistance, volunteers are the blood running through the Boulder’s veins.
Many were once racers themselves, and most have been giving their time and energy to the race for decades.
This year, 300 volunteers will support the Boulder, and local organizations such as VAMPS, Galena Lodge, Sun Valley Community School, Sun Valley Suns, Sturtevants, and Wood River PickleBall will all be taking part.
Many individual volunteers, like Andy Munter, Bobby Noyes, Jenny Busdon, and Ted Angle, have dedicated their winters to the Boulder, often specializing in specific efforts to make the event run smoothly.
“Talk about sweat equity and doing something as a labor of love. It’s a true community service,” says Zarkos.
Angle has volunteered with the Boulder for more than 30 years, and in that time, he’s helped with nearly everything. Now he coordinates other volunteers as well.
“I’m always looking for people that want to get involved,” Angle says. He describes the Boulder as “a supercharged event, whether you’re racing in it or helping as a volunteer to make it all it can be. People in this valley are like that. They want to be part of the scene and action.”
Bobby Noyes, another skier-turned-volunteer, has helped with backup timing and other duties and continues giving his time for the love of the event and all the people involved. “Encouraging and supporting people in the enjoyment and rewards of Nordic skiing,” keeps him involved he says. “And working with great selfless people who love this area and this sport and want to share it with others.”
Board members and elite racers like Matt Gelso are also central to the Boulder’s volunteer base.
“As a racer, you don’t realize what goes on behind the scenes,” says Gelso, acknowledging the year-round work of staff and volunteers, who help keep everything running smoothly and on time.
On the corner of Main and Second Streets, the historic Lewis-Lemon building is rooted in food and learning. Once home to the Cornerstone Restaurant, Iconoclast Books, The Golden Rule, and Griffith Grocery, it now houses the Sun Valley Culinary Institute (SVCI). Inside this iconic brick building are the future food and service leaders of the Wood River Valley and beyond. SVCI is also a culinary classroom where James Beard Society chefs and food pioneers from around the country come to feast with Valley residents.
After much iterative planning and the forward-thinking of Sun Valley Economic Development, The Revelry Group, along with a determined SVCI board of directors, donors, and volunteers, had the building retrofitted to be a teaching institution. In March 2020, SVCI opened its doors and graduated its first class in 2022 with four people. Today, seven students are making their way towards earning a U.S. Department of Labor Apprenticeship Certificate.
Sun Valley Culinary Institute students prepare salads for Student Pop-Up Restaurant Day.
“We encourage everyone to come by and learn more about SVCI.”
—Karl Uri
A culinary hub for the Wood River Valley, SVCI is a nonprofit organization that provides culinary education and experiences for students, professionals, and food enthusiasts. Accommodating food lovers, SVCI offers culinary cuisine knowledge and know-how with intimate dinners, delectable tastings, food prep instruction, exciting culinary events, and student pop-up days. And the SVCI education and business model is also attracting and developing workforce talent for the Wood River Valley’s diverse hospitality industries.
“As we continue to feel the squeeze for service industry workers in our resort town, the Sun Valley Culinary Institute can help restaurants with our externship requirements while providing our Valley’s great restaurants and chefs with the ability to maintain their standards of excellence,” says SVCI Executive Director Karl Uri. “In turn, our students get first-hand
experiences for a potential career in the culinary arts. Our affordable and unique approach to the culinary arts combines hands-on classroom learning with paid work experience. It’s a win-win.”
Sold-out classes and events with visiting celebrity chefs as well as notable cookbook authors from the Northwest and around the country provide a metropolitan food experience. In a remote small mountain town, utilizing local and regional foods from known chefs can create an engaging and memorable experience. SVCI brings people together through food and a love of cooking while offering the opportunity to change lives for culinary students through a professional culinary education.
“Our students are ready to share their experience with the world,” says Uri. “They all develop strong foundational skills and hone them through real-world experiences because we
are a resort destination. And, at the same time, in their oneyear education, they can learn about food and food industry sustainability with field trips to local farms and producers because of our location in south-central Idaho.”
Adding to the excitement, several enrolled students plan to stay in the Valley and dream of running their own restaurant. Students range from military veterans wanting to follow a passion to seasoned food industry workers looking to learn more. In addition, SVCI gives young people the opportunity to forge a career path out of high school and college. While strengthening and diversifying the local economy, the Sun Valley Culinary Institute also promotes community health and wellness through cuisine, focusing on local food sources and sustainability.
“We look forward to 2023 with more events, classes, and a new group of students,” says Uri. “We encourage everyone to come by and learn more about SVCI—you will enjoy it.”
SVCI is now accepting applications for 2023 enrollment. The Sun Valley Culinary Institute is at 211 Main Street in Ketchum, Idaho. To learn more, visit SunValleyCulinary.org or email info@SunValleyCulinary.org.
Sun Valley Culinary Institute students prepare, study, and learn how to serve restaurant-quality food in a one-year professional program.
Dawn’s love of nature, the outdoors and skiing brought her to Sun Valley in early 2015. It only took one visit for Dawn to realize Sun Valley is her all time happy place. By the second visit she was shopping for real estate in order to make the move from Houston, TX to Sun Valley.
Dawn’s experience includes owning and operating a local CPA firm both in Texas and Idaho.With over 30 years business knowledge, negotiating skills and customer service, she is excited to assist clients with their personal real estate dreams.
Coldwell Banker Distinctive Properties PO Box 7248/100 S. Leadville Ave, Ketchum ID 83340 (c) 208-274-4811 (o) 208-622-3400
Situated on nearly one acre, this house offers a mountain lifestyle for all ages - pool, fire pit, hot tub, and plenty of room for outdoor gatherings. 6589 square feet, 4 bedrooms and 4.5 baths, including a charming guest house with separate entrance. MLS #22-330090 | $7,795,000
Introducing FOURTH AVENUE RESIDENCES, two thoughtfully designed contemporary style single family residences. Conveniently located in West Ketchum, just blocks from restaurants, shops, the Big Wood River and Hemingway School.
Separate and staggered placement allows for privacy and views on two levels, and the reverse floor plan takes advantage of views and light. An open floor plan on the upper level presents floor-to-ceiling windows and ease of living in the kitchen and living room, making these townhomes great for entertaining. A large deck off the kitchen, living and primary bedroom allows for a seamless indoor/outdoor experience.
The clean, bright finishes and mountain modern palette provide the perfect canvas for your own personal touches. Custom finishes are available with early reservation.
Artist’s renderings. Call for pricing, plans and finish details.
It takes desire and ambition to forge a new path. There is a pioneering spirit that fuels us; it’s at the heart of what makes life so special here. It’s in the beauty of the pines, rivers and the lakes with mountain views, but it’s also something deeply authentic in the air. The drive to discover and explore is key to our sense of home.
That’s why we at Engel & Völkers want to join your dream home expedition. Whether you are a longtime local, or you are relocating here with a pole and a dream, our commitment to our clients remains the same in Sun Valley & around the world: delivering a bespoke real estate experience tailored to you.
Learn More at sunvalley.evrealestate.com
Make luxury personally yours in Sun Valley. It takes desire and ambition to forge a new path. There is a pioneering spirit that fuels us; it’s at the heart of what makes life so special here. It’s in the beauty of the pines, rivers and the lakes with mountain views, but it’s also something deeply authentic in the air. The drive to discover and explore is key to our sense of home.
That’s why we at Engel & Völkers want to join your dream home expedition. Whether you are a longtime local, or you are relocating here with a pole and a dream, we are here to help. & Engel & Völkers Sun Valley • 291 First Avenue North • Ketchum, Idaho 83340 • +1 208-928-7223 sunvalley.evrealestate.com /evsunvalley
Learn More at sunvalley.evrealestate.com
©2021- 2022 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated. Engel & Völkers and its independent License Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers and fully support the principles of the Fair Housing Act.
©2022 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated. Engel & Völkers and its independent License Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers and fully support the principles of the Fair Housing Act.
MIKE MURPHY
JESSICA BLAKE SVEA GROVER
TRAVIS JONES REID SANBORN
DARLENE YOUNG
KELSEY
BATES
MIKE MEUCCI
ANDI MEUCCI
GEORGE MAURTUA
MIKE SCHIRF SPENCER CORDOVANOCARTER ROWAND TRINI PULLEN MARYLAND DOLL
KENT KREITLER SHANNON DALEY ALEX HANSEL JOHNATHAN GILMOUR
The latest offering and only available unit left of three new developments in the downtown core. The Ida Building is a quintessential Ketchum getaway, with all the entertainment, dining and nightlife of the city moments away.
Scheduled for completion in Spring of 2023, this 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom new build features a thoughtful mountaincontemporary design, amazing southern exposure with Baldy views, spacious one-car garage with additional covered parking, and direct elevator access to your home. Learn more at reidsanborn.evrealestate.com
“Thank you, Jessica and Mike! Your navigation guided me through a nerve-wracking transition... As a result, I own the perfect condo in the ideal location—and at a good price. You both made the process of making a series of significant decisions as easy as it could be done, especially in such a challenging market.”
- Diana Rathborne“We can honestly say that we are delighted with both transactions. Mike and Jessica went far beyond our expectations to make our process as near-perfect as possible. They genuinely demonstrate team success.”
- Vicki Serles & Cliff Hersman
Mike: +1 208-720-3323
Jessica: +1 208-720-7566 murphyblakegroup@evrealestate.com www.murphyblakegroup.evrealestate.com
©2022 Engel & Völkers. All rights reserved. Each brokerage independently owned and operated. Engel & Völkers and its independent License Partners are Equal Opportunity Employers and fully support the principles of the Fair Housing Act.
Engel & Völkers Sun Valley • 291 First Avenue North • Ketchum, Idaho 83340
Exquisite new luxury build in progress on arguably the finest lot in highly-coveted Indian Creek Ranch. This 1.2-acre property features stunning views in virtually all directions.
The architecture is a deliberate and strong blend of Prairie Style & Mountain Contemporary. The vision for this build was largely influenced by the lot: a one-level home, long & linear, which capitalizes on the spectacular view corridors. Anticipated completion date February 2023 Learn more at www.201sittingbull.com
205 ROUND HILL ROAD | TIBURON, CA $4,295,000 • 4 BED • 4.5 BATH • +/- 2,773 SQFT
Situated in the prestigious Mount Tiburon enclave, this striking residence meticulously presents captivating contemporary architecture, an exceptional floor plan, extraordinary outdoor space, and spectacular Marin views.
Extensively and exquisitely renovated in 2019, its clean architectural lines, dramatic distinctive angles, and beautiful finishes are the design hallmarks of this stylishly sophisticated home. Boasting three bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms in the main house, and a detached 4th bed/au pair with a full bathroom, this property can accommodate an array of lifestyle options.
KEN DARA | DRE# 01331869 | 415-425-3626
Easy access to town, biking, hiking, fishing and skiing and adjacent to the new Warm Springs Preserve. Mountain contemporary architecture by Carmen Finegan Architecture, Blincoe Architecture, M.O.D.E. LLC, open floor plans, interiors by The Picket Fence. Pricing from $4,995,000. Visit www.sunvalleystandard.com to learn more or call today to schedule a private tour: 208-721-0411.
Sun Valley Standard is a boutique real estate firm specializing in luxury residential real estate sales and development. Sun Valley Standard is the culmination of over twenty years of experience and client relations in the Sun Valley market. A dream and vision of owner, Sonya Johnston, Sun Valley Standard is the first of its kind in Sun Valley and the preeminent choice for all of your real estate needs in the Wood River Valley and beyond.
659 east sun valley road, ketchum id 83340 c 208.721.0411 e sonya@sunvalleystandard.com w sunvalleystandard.com
RENEWING OUR COMMITMENT
As an office, our agents represent 320 years of combined real estate experience in the greater Sun Valley area. When comparing real estate brokerages and sales associates, it can be easy to assume that all of us are the same. The truth is, we’re different – very different. Backed by our partnership with Sotheby’s International Realty, the Board of Regents with Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate, and our eight sister companies with nearly sixty offices across Utah, Colorado, Nevada and California, Sun Valley Sotheby’s International Realty offers our clients a luxury experience like no other. Networks and relationships matter in today’s real estate market. Being different isn’t for everyone, but to us - it is everything.
291 N Main Street, PO Box 186, Ketchum 208.726.5300
• sunvalleysir.com
An architectural masterpiece designed by famed architect Frederick Fisher, located on the pristine Big Wood River, with access to America’s finest fly fishing and world-famous Sun Valley ski resort. This stunning estate features grand gallery-sized rooms, gourmet restaura n t equipped chef’s kitchen with walkins, pizza oven and rotisserie. Tw o full wet bars, four fireplaces, library, office, an entertai n ment room with a d rop-down movie screen , i ndoor s pa, massage room, steam room, dry sauna and gym. Ta ke the elevator to the roof top poo l and hot tub or enjoy year-round gardening in the greenhouse. All materials u sed are either local, reclaimed, or imported from England. The estate featur e s a s e parate art gallery and caretaker’s hous e, both sit uated close to th e main property; the latter includes two bedrooms a n d one-and-a-half bathro om s. Heated garages and snow - melt on driveway and entries. Contact Nick at 208. 720.2545 for an e xclusive preview.
This is an amazing 1920's frontier-style cabin with all the 2022 modern conveniences you would want. Just 15 minutes from the lifts and only minutes from natural hot springs. This sunny Warm Springs property is stunning! The bark siding and cedar shake roof make a great first impression. As you walk through the log truss entry, you are immediately drawn to the stunning 24’ x 24’ sunroom. The great room has a hand-stacked river rock fireplace and vaulted ceilings with southfacing windows. The incredible kitchen features a 7-foot island, a red Elmira stove, and an oak ice box. The main floor master has a walk-in closet and ensuite bath with a clawfoot tub. There is state-of-the-art radiant floor heat throughout, active and passive solar, and fire suppression systems. Other features include Alabama Heart Pine flooring, a heated garage, a two-sided deck, and lots of storage. Showings will be by appointment only.
Iconic 47 mid valley estate parcel, minutes from downtown Ketchum/River Run. Forty acres of fabulous views, good winter sun, year around flowing water, pond, water fall, water rights, with end of the road gated privacy and no HOA. Approximately 20 acres of flat irrigated land, ready to build ground. Bermed for privacy, room for your equestrian facility, green houses, orientation works for a polo field, small aircraft landing strip, heliport, passive and active solar systems. Ski, hike, bike, fish, horseback trail riding, right from Your Own Private Idaho. Nothing like it available in our upper valley.
DEBORAH SIEVERS (208) 720-4063 jeannie.kiel@gmail.com
(208) 720-0782 deborah.sievers@coldwellbanker.com
(208) 309-1242 ellie@ellieellis.com
(208) 309-1242 ellie@ellieellis.com
ELLIE ELLIS (208) 720-1212 jim@svmproperties.com
ELLIE ELLIS (208) 720-1212 jim@svmproperties.com
JIM KUEHN
JANINE BEAR
(208) 720-1254 janine@janinebear.com
(208) 720-1254 janine@janinebear.com
JIM KUEHN (208) 309-1183 ned@nedburnsrealestate.com
RICK DIORIO
(208) 309-1183 ned@nedburnsrealestate.com
(208) 720-8681 josh@ fieldsdistinctiveproperties.com
(208) 720-8681 josh@ fieldsdistinctiveproperties.com
LISA TURNURE
(206) 919-6605 lisaturnure@coldwellbankersv.com
MICHELLE HIXON
KERRY DURELS
SHANE CARDEN
(208) 720-2899 rickinsunvalley@gmail.com
NED BURNS (208) 274-4811 dawn.sabo@coldwellbanker.com
JEANNIE KIEL (208) 720-7488 matt.christian@ coldwellbanker.com
STEVE TREFALLER
NED BURNS (208) 274-4811 dawn.sabo@coldwellbanker.com
RICK DIORIO (208) 309-8112 scarden5@icloud.com
STEVE TREFALLER
DAWN SABO
DAWN SABO
MATT CHRISTIAN
JANINE BEAR (917) 751-9565 krdurels@gmail.com
SHANE CARDEN
JOSH FIELDS (208) 720-2088 doug@quickcamo.com
(208) 309-8112 scarden5@icloud.com
DOUGLAS NIEDRICH (208) 720-8391 steve.trefaller@gmail.com
DOUGLAS NIEDRICH (208) 720-8391 steve.trefaller@gmail.com
JOSH FIELDS (208) 720-2088 doug@quickcamo.com
MIA L. CHERP
(208) 720-8113 miacherp.cbdp@gmail.com
MIA L. CHERP
(208) 720-8113 miacherp.cbdp@gmail.com
$11,995,000 www.busterbackranch.com
Perfectly situated on 2.77 acres of exquisite river front property, this home sits amongst the finest estates in the Sun Valley Area. Arriving in the circular driveway, one is immediately drawn in by the compelling contemporary architecture and delighted by the feeling of quiet and privacy. Walking into the expansive living area, floor to ceiling windows look onto an expansive view of the Big Wood River. The backyard is on the river and faces east for enjoyable evening entertainment; it is rare that a riverfront home faces east, even though it is the most preferable direction. The chef’s kitchen, well appointed with top of the line appli-ances, opens to the breakfast nook and a cozy media area. A spacious master bedroom, reading room, office, and three other bedrooms complete the main floor.The lower floor has ample space to fulfill all of your own imaginations and to create your perfect oasis.
130 Golden Eagle $7,500,000
Please contact Linda Badell with Badell I Jones Real Estate Services at linda@lindabadell.com or 208.720.6040.
WORLD-CLASS, UNIQUE HORSE RANCH PROPERTY. A private, magnificent, 80-acre property where relaxed luxury and sophistication meet Western sensibility. Located in the Stanley Basin, just 40 minutes from world-famous Sun Valley, the ranch includes a stunning 5,700 square foot main house, three Ralph Lauren-inspired guest cabins, a three bedroom manager’s house, a barn, and numerous outbuildings. With the splendor of the Sawtooth Mountain Range and its magnificent sunrises and sunsets, abundant wildlife, and expansive, star-filled night outside your front door, there is no better place to hang your hat and call home. Please contact Linda Badell with Badell | Jones Real Estate Services at linda@lindabadell.com or 208.720.6040.
Badell Jones Real Estate Services
Linda Badell Lauren Jones 208.720.6040 512.534.6571
“Michelle, I cannot thank you and your team enough for the incredible experience we had. You are truly the best in the business. You made every step of this process seamless. I cannot believe we did a kitchen facelift, staged the house, conducted two weekends of open houses and closed well over asking so quickly. Thank you for all of your support, professionalism and guidance. We are so grateful! “ - Maggie & Ted
This Prime Corner in Downtown Hailey, occupied since 1992 by Sun Valley Brewery, is a great opportunity for a user or investor/developer! Occupying an oversized corner parcel, the building is being utilized for restaurant/brewery operations and storage. There is also an additional leasable unit currently under sublease. The structure is extremely versatile, with multiple overhead doors, and potential to suit a variety of uses. Great redevelopment potential. Sale is for the REAL ESTATE ONLY. Call us for more information!
Paul Kenny
Associate Broker | CCIM 208.726.1918 ext. 1 paul@kenny-bogue.com
Matt Bogue
Designated Broker | CCIM 208.726.1918 ext. 2 matt@kenny-bogue.com
Matt Gelso
Associate Broker 208.726.1918 ext. 3 mgelso@kenny-bogue.com www.kenny-bogue.com
Wake up to spectacular mountain views and make first tracks on Baldy. Just steps from Challenger lift, this fractionally owned 3-level condo with elevator offers space, privacy, convenience, and peace of mind.
Owners arrive and relax; their stored personal belongings are in their residence, lights are on, the fire is ready to light, and favorite music playing softly in the background. Amenities offered include concierge service, housekeeping services, private 2-car garage; Clubhouse; gym; steam room, outdoor pool and hot tub and on-site management team responsible for the day-to-day operations of the property including: maintenance; utilities; subscriptions; property taxes; landscaping; snow removal; owner reservations, requests, and comfort.
Owners enjoy 5-planned vacation weeks each year in a luxury home at the base of Baldy, for a fraction of the cost. Fractional Interests starting at $299,000. Call for more information.
Wendy Carter, REALTOR WINDERMERE Real Estate/SV. LLC 208.720.4388 wendyc@windermere.com www.wendycarter.withwre.com
Located at the Base of Baldy, on the banks of Warm Springs Creek
THIS WINTER SEASON IN SUN VALLEY DEMANDS BEAUTY, ELEGANCE, AND WARMTH. FOR 2023, SVPN MAGAZINE STYLE DIAL GURUS have picked a few items to make your home a place you never want to leave. Handsome chairs that swivel, sheepskin stools, artist-crafted wallpaper, and consoles add chic comfort to any mountain home dwelling. With artful and functional winter décor, you can live smart, stylish, and cozy in Sun Valley.
“A beautifully tufted sling chair of Italian heirloom leather, perfectly angled, provides ultimate comfort,” says Marina Broschofsky, owner of Red Door Home + Design. “It is the chair everyone in your house will be vying for this holiday season!”
351 North Leadville Avenue | Ketchum 208.806.2900 | thepicketfence.com
“Incorporating small furniture pieces and accessories elevates any space in your home,” says Jennifer Hoey Smith of Jennifer Hoey Interior Design. “This sheepskin stool infuses warmth and character. We’re picturing it paired with a cozy lounge chair or as extra seating adjacent to a fireplace or coffee table.”
“Industrial elements such as a smoke stain and natural cast iron accents add a distressed feel to this solid oak console table,” says Lexy Jones, project manager at The Picket Fence Interior Design. “A ring under the tabletop matches the iron base, creating cohesiveness throughout. The perfect unique element for an entryway or behind a sofa.”
300 North Main Street #202 | Ketchum 208.726.1561 | jenniferhoey.com
“Let’s get cozy!” says Heather Newhouse, owner of The Open Room. “Modern meets sustainability in eco wool and cotton throw blankets by In2Green. High-quality, high-design home textiles made from sustainable yarns are super-soft and washable.” A female-founded brand, In2Green throws are made in the USA with many styles in stock at The Open Room.
“Everyone loves a good swivel chair!” says Heather McGregor, owner of Redeux Decor Interiors. “They’re comfortable, fun to sit in, and look great in almost every room in your house. Take a test-sit at our Hailey Brick & Mortar shop. We have a pair waiting for you!”
9 East Bullion Street | Hailey 208.721.1380 | redeuxdecor.com
HEATHER McGREGOR REDEUX DECOR INTERIORS
“We love these artist-made wallpapers,” says Allison Connolly, owner of Allison Paige Interior Design. They are whimsical with a consistent nod to nature. Also, they are available in any custom color your heart desires. Sign us up!
As 21st-century Sun Valley luxury living evolves, connecting to beauty and nature is essential. Presented by Linda Badell and Lauren Jones of Compass RE and combining forward-thinking architecture by Carmen Finnegan, interior design by Jean Stanislaw of Jean Jensen Interiors, LLC, and the work of builders George Osborne of Osborne Construction and Storey Construction Industries’s Gary Storey, 455 North Bigwood Drive has evolved into a biophilic sense of existence. With its ceiling-to-floor sliding glass doors, infinity lawn, contemporary water feature, and a pièce de résistance kitchen atrium, this dream home has been designed for more light, outdoor and indoor entertaining, and a devotion to healthy
living, complete with a spa wing. With the unique attributes of a natural stone amphitheater wired for live entertainment, areas of green grass to enjoy, and a professional chef’s kitchen domain, the possibilities for entertaining are limitless.
The history of the three-acre 455 North Bigwood Drive property has always been alluring and magnificent. When it sold in 2020, the appeal to bring this iconic Sun Valley property into the modern age was undeniable. Taken down to its studs, the 10,184 square feet of living space was reinvented within two and a half years, producing an awe-inspiring home to fill with family, friends, and guests to entertain or for solitude in the beauty that only exists in Sun Valley, Idaho.
At the newly installed heated drive, elegant stone columns welcome visitors with basalt stone steps that light the path and lead to the hand-crafted torsion mahogany pivot front door, which reaches 13 feet in height. The entry is resplendent with Venetian plaster walls and custom hardwood floors with a hand-rubbed finish. The nearby powder room, one of 11 baths throughout the home, sets this modern estate’s
standard with an eye-catching, show-stopping Onyx vessel sink and Saint Laurent marble counter with a beautifully crafted Hubbardton Forge light fixture, named the Slide Pendant, and luxurious echelon-striped and handmade pewter wallpaper.
As you move through the house with 13-foot ceilings, past the dining room and great room, you float into an indooroutdoor pavilion with several floor-to-ceiling sliding glass doors, which open manually or automatically. The Cygnus black stone grand gas fireplace extends beyond the wall and out to the terrace as an additional gas fireplace, which could be modifed for wood burning—an element of impeccable seamless design for the home’s indoor and outdoor living. A heated stone terrace creates an irresistible environment where you can enjoy an evening under Sun Valley’s Dark Sky Reserve. During the day, an infinity garden with several areas of floral beauty delights the eye with green grass and a backdrop of Baldy offering expansive views.
In the modern chef’s kitchen with a spectacular atriumconstructed skylight float two large nine-light chandeliers over two islands for ultimate preparation space and gathering potential. Six refrigerator/freezer drawers, two full Sub- Zero refrigerators, and a separate wine refrigerator offer enough storage for using the many built-in and available appliances, including a Meile coffee center. A modern marble fireplace adds to the kitchen’s appeal, as does a spacious and accommodating walk-in pantry. Adding to all the needs of entertaining and dining, 12-foot-high pocket doors slide out for privacy, shifting a party from the kitchen to the dining and great room if that’s the focus for the moment. A signature range with built-in sous vide, gas burners, and a stunning marble backsplash looks over induction burners under a custom-designed hood. An in-kitchen bar with an alluring Pietra grey marble countertop and backsplash is surrounded by glass-doored and warmly lit cabinets with copper backs. All cabinet hardware and fixtures are custom and handcrafted by Rocky Mountain Hardware. Adding to the home’s many hidden delights, the kitchen features a small outdoor space, perfect for a chef’s vertical herb garden, barbecue, or pizza oven.
There are many features that make 455 North Bigwood Drive an exceptional home. The grand hall, with endless views of either side of the house out to the terrace and aquatic area or the amphitheater and private hillside, place nature at the forefront, which is how landscape architect Kurt Eggers of Eggers Associates intended it. Yet even more space exists beyond the main living area, with a master bedroom wing, an upper executive suite, and a wellnessspa floor leading to a two-lane full-length lap pool with a shallow kids’ area and outdoor spa terrace. No detail has been neglected in the effort to offer a supreme Sun Valley existence. There’s plenty of space to accommodate all your hobbies, activities, and homebody passions, with doors to separate or include whomever is around.
The Arabescotto marble fireplace in the game room, alongside a full wet bar with cantilevered Skyfall granite countertops and a built-in OLED television on a hydraulic lift that lives in the back of the bar, provides a spot for excitement or relaxation. Recessed LED lighting is prevalent throughout the house, operable for your pleasure with a Savant system climate control for 14 separate areas throughout the home. Mood and dimmer lighting—as well as other in-home comforts even when away from the premises—are controlled by cutting-edge tech features and are easy to use.
One of six bedrooms, the master bedroom was designed with two lighted Poliform closets featuring beautifully executed drawers and accessorized hanging areas and also includes a stacked washer/dryer, an ensuite white marblewalled bathroom with heated floors and three shower heads, and two private sink areas along with two water closets with hidden tanks. All rooms throughout the house have ensuite bathrooms and separate wings, providing maximum privacy.
No matter how large or small a home in Sun Valley is, a mud room and a spacious garage are essential to living in the mountains. These two areas of the house complement each other,
“It is a masterfully remodeled and redesigned estate that connects to Sun Valley, Idaho’s beauty and natural surroundings.
As a contemporary property, it spares no detail on extraordinary modern amenities.”
especially with lockers that include outlets for warming ski boots, soft lighting, and skylights and one of the home’s four washing machine and dryer units. And to complete a day on Baldy or Nordic on the Harriman Trail, the home’s lower level is the ultimate in-home spa experience with a full spa room complete with a kitchenette, sauna, and steam shower. An area that doubles as a year-round cabana, the spa room has floor-to-ceiling glass doors that open onto a heated stone terrace to the heated pool and outdoor spa. Down the hall are another flex room for a dual massage area, a walk-in wine room to store up to 550 bottles, and a cedar-lined walk-in closet for off-season clothes.
The design and remodel team behind 455 North Bigwood Drive worked on every detail of the home with unanimous approval, or they would start over. The talents of builders George Osborne and Gary Storey, Sun Valley interior
From the terrace, experience breathtaking and awe-inspiring views of Baldy
designer Jean Stanislaw, architect Carmen Finnegan, and Linda Badell and Lauren Jones of Badell Jones Real Estate Services with Compass RE, who also managed the home’s staging design, ensured the highest quality for the property’s remodeling and design. With exclusive privacy, this Bigwood subdivision property is an enclave in a neighborhood known for its Bald Mountain views, quiet environs, and close access to downtown Ketchum— a mountain retreat with an in-town connection. This prestigious double lot at the north end of the Bigwood subdivision also includes golf, tennis, pickleball, and a clubhouse. It is a masterfully remodeled and redesigned estate that connects to Sun Valley, Idaho’s beauty and natural surroundings. And as a contemporary property, it spares no detail on extraordinary modern amenities.
For 455 North Bigwood Drive inquiries, visit 455nbigwood.com, email linda@lindabadell.com, or call 208.720.6040.
By Lori Williams
Hailey’s 410 River Street Development brings the gift of affordable urban housing to the Wood River Valley just in time to unwrap for the holidays. Of the 12 townhomes, only one prime unit is still available, with stunning views of Carbonate and River Street frontage. The sophisticated and contemporary townhome project in downtown Hailey is nearly 70% finished and on schedule for spring completion.
“Construction is progressing well, and we were blessed with good weather through October,” says Kevin Cablik, Founder and Managing Partner of CK Property Group, the developing firm based in Boise. “Our team is doing a fantastic job. Exterior finishes are close to completion, and now that we have permanent power, we
can turn up the heat and focus on completing the interiors. All our Gateway District frontage improvements are also complete. This includes the elevated bike path, sidewalk, street lights, and street trees along River Street.”
In addition to the partnership with Hailey’s Urban Renewal district on the frontage improvements, CK Property Group also agreed with the City of Hailey to reserve two of the twelve units for local households making 100% area median income. Nine of the remaining ten units are under contract, and two prime units are still available. Says Cablik, “I’m grateful to have Stuart Hoag of Sun Valley Real Estate on the team. It feels good to be nearly sold out at this stage of construction. All our buyers are excited, and we have tremendous interest in the remaining units.”
The 410 RVR project is an imaginative and intentional solution for urban housing within walking distance of fine dining, retail, office space, cultural events, and endless hiking and biking trails, projecting a new aesthetic for mountain town living with its modern architectural lines and minimalist design. The result is a functional and gorgeous product that maximizes natural light, enhanced view corridors from rooftop decks and balconies, and sustainable attributes like car charging and solar capabilities. Clean lines, expansive glass, and natural materials ground this contemporary modern design to its urban roots. The result is polished comfort with a modern edge, a perfect blend of living and entertaining. Expansive glass and lofty ceilings bring the outdoors in through all seasons, from
sunrise to sunset. Luxurious plank flooring throughout will withstand that part of the outdoors that inevitably ends up inside. In the ground floor bedroom and bath, there is the potential for a home office.
On the first level, a gourmet kitchen features wood accents, beautiful quartz countertops, and a 10’ island with black appliances to match black wood cabinetry. A spacious walk-in pantry with a lockable door, under-stair storage, and utility and linen closets provide additional generous storage capacity throughout the home. Second-level primary and secondary bedrooms include spacious closets and ensuite bathrooms with impeccable spa-like finishes. A living room balcony offers additional outdoor space for gathering and entertaining. Master bedroom suites are intentionally
oriented at the front of the unit, each facing out for a mountain view. CK’s signature design element—the rooftop terrace—is a private sanctuary with endless potential for personalized lifestyles. And the oversized one-car garage comes outfitted with the capability to charge electric vehicles and house all your adventure and sporting gear.
Ultimately, the beauty of this project remains in its location—the homes are in the heart of downtown Hailey right off Main Street—yet surrounded by mountains and flanked by the river. It’s the best of both worlds.
To learn more, visit 410riverstreet.com. 410 N. River Street | Hailey
“Polished comfort with a modern edge, a perfect blend of living and entertaining.”
We see miracles at our neurologically-based natural medicine clinic every day. We love the people who have seen an average of 10 to 20 different practitioners or doctors and have not had results with chronic health issues, immune conditions, and pain. We love the ones who say—I know this will never change, but if I could feel a little better… And we love the people who think they will always be limited to low energy, pain and anxiety, depression, autoimmune, and trauma. Because we know they can change things, and we know that because we see it every day.
If you do not see miracles every day, we should all know that they can and do occur and pursue them relentlessly. This is the standard I would hold for every health practitioner and doctor out there. Operate from a place of deep intelligence and skill in assessing the body/mind/spirit, clear intuition, a true ability to connect and care for others, and a space of certainty and confidence, saying I can help you. You will get better and also come from a place of spiritual maturity. Even with difficult cases, anything is possible in the pursuit of health and vitality.
Growing up as a high-performing athlete and student, by my mid-20s, I wasn’t feeling well at all. I had sports injuries, concussions, Lyme Disease, autoimmune issues, fatigue, childhood trauma, and at times, crippling anxiety, and I could not figure out how to feel better. No one could help, so I started exploring and researching, studying with some of the most brilliant minds in natural medicine, spirituality, and consciousness, completing degree after degree, and healed myself before turning my focus on others. The daily miracles we see in my clinic are an incredible testament to the power and ability of the body, soul, and mind to transform.
Some of the miracles we’ve seen in the past few months:
A successful, 50-year-old man dealing with deep childhood trauma who spent months at a “trauma camp,” as he called it, arrived unable to process this trauma and finish sentences without breaking down. He booked several weeks of intensive
care at our clinic, thinking he would stay for months to work through the issues. To his great surprise, he left early after a two-week intensive of neurofeedback, QNRT, AMIT, pulse magnetic, and therapy, with a zest for life he had not previously known. He left feeling hopeful, inspired, and transformed. He looked like a new person, having processed the grief, and balanced his brain and nervous system in this short time, laughing, filled with joy, and seeing it in the world. This is after years of anger, trauma, grief, and sadness.
He writes, “I am beyond grateful for the great strengthening and restoring you have provided my brain, nervous system, body, mind, spirit, and soul. Your integrated, multi-disciplinary, science-based, data-driven, holistic, clinically effective approach to restoring the full human to its most capable, calm, loving, joyous self is, to me, a testimony of the magic that can happen when science, academia, skill, and unwavering belief in the human spirit work together in the best possible ways. My clinical outcome has been nothing short of stupendous. I hope that your integrated multi-disciplinary approach to wellness through science, kinesiology, brain and body connection, humanity, and healthy nourishment (GLOW) will become a blueprint of cost-effective innovation and outcome-based best practices for the broader healthcare system in this country. I’ve never felt better—you are magic!”
And this result from an autoimmune/Lyme 60-yearold female who had been to everyone she could go to in her region of the country, nearly 15 different doctors or practitioners, who writes, “Molly, I am doing so well. I want to pinch myself daily to remind me where I was before I met you! I have seen such a pronounced kind of clarity that I didn’t have for the longest time—that brain
fog that had lingered for me is gone, and I remember my ‘to-do list’ without having a handwritten list on paper ... such simple things that I had counted on for so long and had disappeared with Lyme! Meeting you has been the best thing in my life—thank you for being what you are and helping people like me who found no help in the medical world! You are the best, and so glad you could help me through such a tough time in my life! You are the angel I was looking for! I am back to my life with my kids and grandkids and throwing regular dinner parties. I have not been sick despite people around me being sick. What a gift to have my life back.”
Hearing these results day after day and opening my email to these words is amazing, simply because these people can then go on to operate to their fullest in the world, with joy, connection, being better wives, husbands, fathers, mothers, and friends, creating their magic and flow in their own lives rather than struggling for survival from day to day, struggling with sickness, depression, grief, or even to get out of bed.
“We find that there are limitless possibilities for healing, for supercharging ourselves on all levels so we can be fluid, radiant conductors of energy and health. And that is our mission.”
—Dr. Molly BrownAt CENTER, we use a unique combination of neurologically-based methods to achieve these results—neurofeedback, QNRT, AMIT, pulsed magnetic therapy, nutrition, and focused detoxification. We find that there are limitless possibilities for healing, for supercharging ourselves on all levels so we can be fluid, radiant conductors of energy and health. And that is our mission.
Dr. Molly Brown, Ph.D., D.N.M. owns CENTER health & performance and GLOW, her plant-based organic café, in Ketchum, Idaho. Specializing in sleep, endocrine issues, autoimmune, anxiety, depression, detoxification, and pain and sports injury through many different modalities, including QNRT, PEMF, AMIT method, Neurotherapy, and REAMS metabolic testing, Molly passionately holds space for limitless healing. glowlivefood.com | centerhealthsv.com
When you get hurt or feel ill, how do you know if you should call your doctor or go to the emergency department? Or should you go to a walk-in clinic? To receive the most appropriate medical care, it’s important to know the difference between “emergency” and “urgency.”
An emergency is any life-threatening or serious condition, such as those listed below. Call 911 immediately or go directly to the nearest emergency department in the case of:
Chest pain
Stroke
Head injury
Abdominal pain
Loss of consciousness or confusion
Shortness of breath
Seizure
Severe bleeding
Vaginal bleeding or abdominal pain in pregnancy
Broken bones
Severe allergic reactions
Major burns
St. Luke’s Clinic Walk-in Care is available every Saturday from 9am to 3pm in Suite 109 of the Physician Office Annex next to the hospital at 100 Hospital Drive. Lab and x-ray are available as well as access to language services. If you can’t get in immediately to see your primary care doctor, don’t have a doctor, or are visiting from out of town, you can walk in for medical care and potentially avoid a trip to the emergency department.
Just a reminder: Walk-in appointments are for immediate, urgent medical needs. They’re not intended to replace the routine care you receive from your primary care provider, such as your annual exam or routine follow-up care. Not sure which type of care is right for you or your situation? Our providers will make sure you receive the care you need in the most appropriate timeframe.
For some health problems, a phone call or video call with a medical provider can save you time and money. Virtual Care utilizes a computer, phone, or other devices to connect with a doctor or nurse. Visits can be scheduled or on-demand, depending on your need.
St. Luke’s now offers on-demand virtual care services seven days a week from 8am to 8pm, if appropriate, depending on your symptoms.
You can log in to your my Chart account, answer a few questions about your symptoms, and begin a virtual visit with the next available St. Luke’s primary care provider. The doctor or nurse can ask you questions. They may be able to check your blood pressure, pulse, and other body functions through special tools connected to your computer. You may still have to wait a bit, as you would at an in-person urgent care clinic, but you’ll be waiting wherever you choose.
Patients can also contact their primary care provider or specialist to inquire about utilizing my Chart and scheduling telehealth visits. Within my Chart, patients can additionally message their provider with simple questions, request prescription refills, view test results, schedule appointments, and e-check-in for an upcoming visit via my Chart.
During the holiday season, St. Luke’s is happy to offer expanded hours in the Ketchum clinic. For the weeks of December 19 and December 26, 2022, the clinic will be open Monday through Thursday from 9am to 5pm, Friday from 9am to 2pm, and Saturday from 9am to 3pm. Call 208.727.8811 to schedule an appointment on weekdays. Walk-ins are accepted as well. St. Luke’s Clinic—Family Medicine, located at 1450 Aviation Drive in Hailey, offers same-day appointments year-round, Monday through Friday, by calling 208.788.3434. Holiday hours for the weeks of December 19 and December 26, 2022, are open Monday through Thursday from 9am to 5pm and Friday from 8am to 2pm.
For illnesses or injuries that require immediate attention but are not life-threatening, call your doctor or go to a walk-in clinic. Urgent care facilities are equipped to provide lastminute care, but they can’t always handle life-threatening conditions. Conditions that require immediate attention but are not life-threatening include:
St. Luke’s Wood River Family Medicine Clinic recently welcomed pediatrician Cait Hopeman, MD, who earned her medical degree and MBA at Dartmouth. Hopeman then went to Seattle Children’s Hospital for her pediatric residency, completing the rural Alaska Track Program and traveling between Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Seattle over three years to expand her training and gain more experience in primary care and rural medicine. Hopeman describes her inspiration for becoming a pediatrician as a privilege, “... to get to know my patients and their families deeply, for the opportunity to be an educator and partner in helping patients and their families improve their health and navigate the healthcare system. I have always had a passion for nutrition, healthy lifestyles, childhood development, and taking a holistic/ functional approach to medicine.”
Respiratory illness
Urinary infection
Sprains and strains
Puncture wounds and lacerations
Mild allergic reactions
Minor burns
Preventive care to offset chronic disease should be woven into all aspects of life, including where we live, work, learn, play, and grow. Apart from disease screenings, the annual wellness exam is beneficial to answer patient questions about health and lifestyle choices while presenting an opportunity to steer patients in a healthy direction. When scheduling an annual wellness exam, you are making an important decision to take responsibility for your health and quality of life.
Don’t have a primary care provider? Call the Center for Community Health at 208.727.8733 for help finding the right provider for you.
In January, the clinic will welcome two new primary care providers, Victoria Kent, DO, and Joe Pendleton, MD. They both completed their residency with Family Medicine Residency of Idaho in Boise, which they chose for its challenging curriculum and focus on rural communities. Dr. Pendleton explains, “During our residency, we were able to rotate in the Wood River Valley and fell in love with the extremely patientcentered and medical team-based approach employed by St. Luke’s staff, ensuring highvalue care in a small setting.” Dr. Kent adds, “We are so impressed by the communication and collaboration with one another, the deliberate practice of providing evidencebased care, and the demeanor they have in caring for patients.”
Before joining St. Luke’s Wood River, they hiked the Continental Divide, a 3,100mile journey. Given their passion for rural medicine and outdoor recreation, they will fit in very well in our Valley.
Contact the St. Luke’s Wood River Family Medicine Clinic in Hailey to schedule appointments at 208.788.3434.
RYLAND MAUCK-DUFF, A NURSE TURNED ENTREPRENEUR, HAS A BACKGROUND IN EMERGENCY NURSING AND ADVOCATES FOR AN INDIVIDUAL’S HEALTH. In a Q&A with SVPN Magazine, Ryland discusses how he opened the first IV therapy clinic in Sun Valley and what the future holds for his business, including the founding of EXTEN.
SVPN: You started Sun Valley’s first IV Therapy clinic. What exactly is IV Therapy?
RYLAND MAUCK-DUFF: IV therapy administers fluid, vitamins, and other nutrients directly into the bloodstream via an IV catheter. Historically, it’s been limited to hospitals, but now it is widely available on an elective basis to help individuals achieve optimal hydration and well-being. When we started our clinic, the Sun Valley area was new to the concept of IV therapy. It has been well received over the past four years. We’ve helped numerous locals and visitors stay hydrated and live elevated, as we like to say.
SVPN: What led you to open the first IV therapy clinic in Sun Valley?
RMD: I was working as a nurse at the Wood River Medical Center’s emergency department. I was surprised how many individuals we cared for were dehydrated and needed some fluids to bounce back. I also saw many individuals that partied and played too hard, requiring treatment for nausea and dehydration. I read about IV therapy in a magazine and heard about it in Las Vegas. I knew it was an excellent idea for Sun Valley, so I Googled how to write a business plan that very night. I then approached my good friend and local physician, Dr. Brent Russell, about helping create a clinic.
SVPN: You mentioned hungover and dehydrated individuals. What are your typical clients seeking your services for?
RMD: We have a broad spectrum of clients. There are certainly those that are just after a hangover cure or rehydration, but we see a lot of other clients too. Some individuals come to us to optimize their health and wellbeing with IV hydration and vitamins. We also work with athletes looking for the muscle recovery and performance aspect of IV therapy. In addition, we are excited to expand into the emerging healthy aging and longevity space.
SVPN: Tell us more about healthy aging and longevity.
RMD: There’s long been a race to slow human aging, and numerous supplements and lifestyle plans are emerging to aid in that process. We offer NAD+ as an infusion and injections, one of the leading supplements that has been shown to improve cellular health. I like to think of it as more working to extend our health span, the period in life we’re healthy, rather than our lifespan.
SVPN: You like to be at the forefront of the health and wellness space. Do you have any new and exciting offerings?
RMD: This past summer, we rolled out our Home Injection Program, which is very exciting and unique. We can ship clients B12, Lipo-C, and NAD+ for self-injections at home. Unlike other programs, we also provide ongoing nursing and provider support as needed to all our enrolled clients. We’re also rebranding to reflect our business and its direction better.
SVPN: Tell us more about this rebrand.
RMD: Our brand is Elevated Hydration, and soon after opening, we grew our brand outside the Sun Valley area. We have locations in Sun Valley and Boise. As our business grew and we became aware of other IV therapy clinics with similar names, we reevaluated what best reflected our long-term goals as a health and wellness business. We quickly realized, especially after introducing our home injection program, that we are more than a hydration clinic. We ultimately settled on EXTEN, Fuel Your Well-Being, as our new brand.
SVPN: What inspired the name EXTEN?
RMD: It was a long journey exploring name options and deciding what best reflected the direction of our business. As I mentioned, we are excited about the emerging longevity industry and would like to explore opportunities in that industry. EXTEN comes from the concept of extending your health and lifespan. It’s also a unique name within the IV therapy space that will help differentiate us in a growing market.
SVPN: We must ask, do you ever get IV therapy yourself?
RMD: I get ‘drips,’ which I like to call them fairly often. IV therapy is an excellent asset in your health and wellness tool bag. I will usually get NAD+ infusions every month or two. I also do our NAD+ injections as needed for a little extra energy boost and to promote cell health.
SVPN: Any final thoughts?
RMD: We know IV therapy is still a foreign concept to many, so we’re always happy to answer any questions or have a friendly conversation about your health and wellness goals!
For more information, contact: EXTEN IV
630 Sun Valley Road East Ketchum, Idaho EXTENIV.COM 208.309.8079
By Emily Williams
Pilates, developed almost 100 years ago, is experiencing a renaissance in the health and wellness community. What is it about this mindful workout that has drawn such a strong resurgence? German boxer and trainer Joseph Pilates developed his namesake exercise discipline while serving as an orderly in a World War I hospital. He gained notoriety by helping patients regain the ability to walk with an exercise regimen focused on core strength and flexibility. Pilates emigrated to New York in the 1920s, where he garnered immediate traction in the dance and performing arts community, helping performers build the foundational
“You will feel better in 10 sessions, look better in 20 sessions, and have a completely new body in 30 sessions.”
—Joseph Pilates
flexibility and strength necessary for their craft. Fastforward to 2022, with state-of-the-art equipment and a deeper understanding of its effectiveness, a growing number of wellness seekers are headed to the Pilates studio to discover the many benefits that the practice offers.
Local Zenergy Pilates instructor Kati Freytag emphasizes, “I tell my clients that Pilates is like an oil change for your body. It lubricates the joints, turns on muscles you never knew you had, and balances the body in a way no other workout can. It’s the perfect complement to our hard-charging lifestyles in the Valley.”
Pilates is a low-impact exercise that strengthens oftenoverlooked stabilizing muscles while increasing mobility and flexibility. It is a full-body exercise methodology that develops a mind-body connection through intentional breathwork. In the Pilates studio, we see people from all backgrounds experiencing these benefits. Twelve-time Olympic medalist swimmer and Zenergy-sponsored athlete Dara Torres was named to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Team at age 41, making her the oldest U.S. Olympic swimmer in history. Not only did she compete, but she also brought home three silver medals and firmly established herself as one of the greatest swimmers of all time. After retiring from swimming professionally, Dara discovered Pilates.
“I didn’t know much about it during my career but have since fallen in love with Pilates because it has really toned and leaned me out,” says Dara. “I like that you can simultaneously do a low-impact workout that is really challenging.”
Pilates is an ideal place to start for those who are simply seeking improved mobility. As Zenergy Pilates instructor Nikki Collier puts it, “There are benefits to every BODY! Pilates is a great addition to any exercise regimen. The range of movements involved in Pilates strengthens your entire body, aligns your joints, and promotes mental focus. In addition, Pilates can help with osteoporosis and building bone density.”
The strengthening and lengthening of muscles while practicing Pilates is incredibly beneficial for core power and flexibility. The intentional control of muscles connects the mind to movement, helping to develop better balance. Flexibility, strength, and balance are pillars of Pilates that are important for individuals of all ages and fitness levels. Whether you’re a competitive athlete, recovering from an injury, or working to build fitness, the Pilates studio is there to help you reach your goals.
In October, Zenergy completed an extensive renovation of their Pilates studio with new Balanced Body Reformer Towers. It has expanded their talented team of certified instructors, offering clinics and sessions for people at any stage of their Pilates journey. Zenergy’s instructors combine the teachings of Pilates with innovative techniques to challenge coordination, muscle endurance, and core stability. Joseph Pilates declared, “You will feel better in 10 sessions, look better in 20 sessions, and have a completely new body in 30 sessions.”
While setting your intentions for the New Year, consider bringing Pilates into your life. Discover for yourself all the benefits Pilates offers for whole-body wellness!
For more information, email Zenergy Fitness Director Yvette Hubbard at yhubbard@zenergysv.com and visit zenergysv.com.
“It lubricates the joints, turns on muscles you never knew you had, and balances the body in a way no other workout can.”
—Kati Freytag, Zenergy Pilates instructor
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By Lori WailliamsThe history of Stanley and the Sawtooth Valley is rich in pioneering stories that first began in the early 1800s. Still, as late as 1972, a tale of trailblazing proportions started to write itself when a modern-day pioneer, Marie Osborn, set about changing the availability—or lack thereof—of emergency medical care in this rugged, remote region. Last October saw the Salmon River Clinic and Stanley Ambulance turn 50 years old thanks to the extraordinary efforts of this one woman.
In the 1960s, Osborn and her family often came from their home in Boise to camp in the Sawtooth Valley, where her nursing skills were utilized on occasion. They fell in
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love with the area, bought a property, built a vacation cabin, and organically became involved in the community. While there, in the summer of 1971, a bad vehicle accident occurred involving four teenagers. Help from Blaine County over Galena Summit didn’t arrive for over two hours. Although hurt, the teenagers survived. Soon after the Stanley community donated medical equipment and a log house and asked Osborn to run a summer clinic, she agreed. When area needs were pressed for year-round care, she eventually moved full-time to Stanley.
In 1972, as a 41-year-old mother of five, Osborn became certified as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner, Idaho’s first licensed nurse practitioner. At the time, Idaho was the first state in the nation to license nurse practitioners to respond to a rural community’s needs.
The doors to Stanley’s clinic opened in May 1972. Osborn was the sole care provider in an area of roughly 6,000 square miles. The job would encompass work done by a dentist, eye doctor, pediatrician, and veterinarian. It would include clinic cleaning, laundry, paperwork, operating lab equipment, serving as coroner, and creating a volunteer EMT program, complete with training. She did it all and then went one step further by initiating a pre-med summer internship program with the College of Idaho beginning in 1975, which remains well established today.
In 1976, Osborn attended the first class at the University of Utah to train family nurse practitioners, becoming Idaho’s first. Osborn’s work in Stanley would advance Idaho policies dealing with funding rural clinics and
defining a nurse practitioner’s role in Idaho health care. She continued to provide 24/7 family and emergency care in the Stanley area for the next 27 years until 1999, when she went on to help other rural clinics around Idaho, finally retiring at 80.
Today, physician assistant Amy Klingler, a Virginia native, maintains the legacy that Osborn created and has been there since 2006. “Marie set the bar high,” says Klingler. “When I didn’t think I was ready to fill her shoes, someone said, ‘You don’t have to fill her shoes, you just have to stand on her shoulders.’ That was 16 years ago. Healthcare demands and emergency care are different now than in the ‘70s and ‘80s. That has changed my perspective, and I’m really proud of how our services have grown into what they are today.”
The Salmon River Clinic provides a full spectrum of front-line and primary care, from prenatal to end-oflife. “I tell people I don’t see a lot of one thing, but I see one of everything,” says Klingler with a laugh. “As the community has grown, there is a higher demand for services. I think it took people about ten years to believe I would stick around. I am honored when people in a tight-knit community trust their primary care to a local provider.”
Klingler says she decided to become a PA specifically to be a part of this type of rural community. “Emergency medicine and rural medicine are not for everybody. It’s unpredictable and can be nerve-wracking and scary, but it’s very rewarding because you can make a difference.” There is no full-time physician in all of Custer County. Primarily, PAs provide the care with physician collaboration. For the Stanley and Challis areas, that comes in the form of Dr. Rich Paris of Hailey, who serves as medical director for both clinics. In the last two years, the clinic has added a nurse, Quincy Heithecker, to assist
Klingler. Klingler, Heithecker, and the front office manager, Cassie Stanley, operate the clinic year-round.
Funding for full-time ambulance staffing and maintaining emergency services remains a priority. In the last two years, local volunteer EMTs are now paid a fair wage to be on call. An average day in the summer could have no calls or could have four calls, and they need to be prepared for anything. “We are trying to balance the influx of people, seasonal or full-time, with the demand for our services,” says Klingler. “It takes a lot of dedicated people and a lot of hard work. Until you’re a part of a community like this, you don’t see the mechanism humming. Volunteers are a huge part of our history, and history is a strong component of this community. The challenge is conveying this message to newcomers.” In honor of the 50th anniversary of the clinic and ambulance, they have started a fundraising campaign to help support ambulance staffing.
Salmon River Clinic
110 Niece Ave (corner of Niece Avenue & Highway 21) Stanley, Idaho 208.774.3565 contact@salmonriverclinic.org salmonriverclinic.org
Labor Day through Memorial Day Monday through Thursday: 10am to 3pm
“We are trying to balance the influx of people, seasonal or full-time, with the demand for our services.”
—Amy Klingler
Celebrating its fourth year, the Argyros Performing Arts Center for is now in full swing. It is producing events as a performing arts venue on several levels, and is a space for the community and a place to be inventive. As a member of the Sun Valley community, The Argyros Executive Director Casey Mott knows that there are different segments of interest for The Argyros. Audiences want arts programming, and area non-profits need an event space, whether it is for a private or public occasion.
“The word is out that The Argyros is a great place to host a dinner, a private party, or a fundraiser because it is a large enough space to accommodate everyone along with a staff that can provide service for everything,” says Casey. “It has proven to be highly successful, and because The Argyros is a world-class performing arts venue that can double as an event space, it raises the bar for the type of events it can accommodate. This took some time to reveal itself.”
COVID was devasting for the performing arts and live events industry. Yet, it gave The Argyros a pause so the organization could understand its role and purpose.
“In its first year, The Argyros had been in operation 15 months, and COVID hit,” says Casey. “I had only been at The Argyros for nine months. Previously, a great deal was happening for the organization to find its grounding, especially through leadership
An extraordinary evening with Gautier Capuçon featuring a completely original production created by Gautier and his longtime accompanist Jêrôme Ducros, especially for The Argyros. Generously sponsored by The Martine & Dan Drackett Family Foundation 7:30-9pm theargyros.org
roles and other positions. I wanted to learn, connect the community, and place The Argyros on a path for success and stability—conscious culture crafting. I believe we came out of COVID better and more mature than when we went into it.”
When the Time for Three and Friends program was set to perform at the end of 2021, tickets were returned because of Omicron; however, there was such a demand for the show that the tickets were resold as fast as they were reimbursed. “It was an interesting box office experience,” says Casey. “And it wasn’t just about the audience’s health and welfare we were concerned about. We had to worry about the performers and staff being sick.”
Still, the performers came, from the revered Wynton Marsalis to the remarkable artistic abilities of Gautier Capuçon. The Argyros provides a one-of-a-kind experience for Valley audiences, which has evolved into a new type of programming, which Casey dubbed an Argyros Original Production. So far, it’s been an extraordinarily wellaccepted and appreciated effort.
“We work with great artists, but I wanted to offer a new type of programming with the presenting tour acts and merge that with the producing side of arts and entertainment, which is my background from working in theater and the film industry— creating original shows that are site-specific,” says Casey. “With this programming, we can present Time for Three, ballet dancer Isabella Boylston, Gautier Capuçon, and more.”
Offering a new stage and atmosphere, an Argyros Original Production allows an artist to come to The Argyros and create and provide original work. At the same time, specialized marketing for a unique and diverse audience that appreciates something new and exciting is where Casey foresees an opportunity for supporters and artists. “It is a unique experience for everyone involved,” he says. “The Argyros wants to be a place to provide artists with this kind of opportunity.”
Time for Three is an example of an Argyros Original Production where the community has fully embraced its rich, close, and familiar relationship with artists in the performing arts and what they provide for their audiences. Giving attendees a different experience for Time for Three 60, staged in the round, was an
intimate and emotional presentation. “It felt like an evening of hanging with them,” says Casey. “For an artist to feel comfortable and take the time to connect with their audience, like Time for Three, is a superior fit. It takes time and money to do this too.”
A combination of risk-taking, forward-thinking, and brand building makes The Argyros especially unique. “There are already many great arts organizations in this community, and we’re discovering how to make our own distinctive contribution, too,” says Casey. “It’s something we want to build for the next several years.”
With this different take on repertory, The Argyros, sees this new approach’s potential along with seeking underwriting, encouraging performers, and creating a dedicated audience. “People are coming to us to do this, and those with built-in audiences and a following is how it works and succeeds,” he says. “It’s a type of microresidency, three to four days, for original work with a performance for an Argyros Original Production.”
Learn more at theargyros.org.
“There are already many great arts organizations in the community, and we’re discovering how to make our own dinstintive contribitution, too.”
—Casey Mott
JANUARY | 2023
Opening Reception, December 30, 5-7:30pm Exhibition through January 31, 2023
A native of Hailey, Idaho, Caleb Meyer has always enjoyed the rugged beauty of the Northwest. A graduate of Boise State University, he continued his education through an apprenticeship with renowned artist Robert Moore. Meyer compares his time in Moore’s studio to laying a strong foundation. “The painting process is like building a house, a painter must understand the principles of design to create a strong painting, and much like a carpenter must understand the principles of architecture to build a strong house.” Meyer is now an established artist in his own right whose work is featured in public and private collections nationwide.
Lori McNee, Caleb Meyer, and Mark Gibson
Born and raised in Montana, Mark Gibson initially trained in architecture. This formal training directly affected the architectural forms of the teepees that characterize his work. Gibson has been pushing himself to focus on purity of color and masterful composition, working to move the viewer’s eye around the entire piece. Most recently, he has been working on increasing the scale of his works, which has contributed to his achievement of creating a powerful mood and atmosphere in each painting.
Local artist Lori McNee is talented in several media, including oil, cold wax, and encaustic. Her subject matter is also extensive, and this exhibition will include her signature still-life imagery and poignant landscapes. Her work is opulent in color and texture, and her imagery is as ornamented by detail as it is rich in symbolism. Her surfaces are rich and translucent, which gives a more contemporary feel to a traditional subject, and her work has been compared to that of the Dutch masters. McNee’s paintings are featured in numerous publications and many prestigious museum collections.
271 1st Avenue North | Ketchum 208.726.5512
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Hens on the Loose by Lori McNee Oil on canvas 24” x 48”December 2022/January 2023
Each December, Gilman Contemporary celebrates the diversity of the artists they bring to Sun Valley with a dynamic group exhibition. This year, the gallery teases future summer exhibitions, including Carmen McNall, and Mayme Kratz, who will have solo exhibitions in 2023. Also featured in December’s group exhibit are gallery newcomers Matt Duffin and Ghislain Brown-Kossi.
Matt Duffin explores the themes of solitude and irony through “neurotically meticulous” moody encaustic wax paintings. He uses the stark contrast of extreme light and shadow and strong compositional strategies to enhance his implied narratives, creating works that are simultaneously dark and humorous.
Raised near Paris, France, Ghislain Brown-Kossi experienced a great deal of diversity throughout his childhood. His family’s heritage, originating in the Ivory Coast, provided the artist with a rich background of mixed dialects and languages, deeply influencing his work. Recognized as an archeological pop artist, his artwork communicates a universal language through symbolism combined with abstract design forms. Ultimately, Brown-Kossi wants to convey our interconnectedness and foster a desire to understand each other better.
Gilman will also present works by local artist Jill Lear, Brazilian artist Thai Mainhard, and Hunt Slonem, whose art can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums worldwide, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
January/February 2023
Tuck Fauntleroy’s focus for his newest photographic series Burn is the wildfire-affected regions in Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. Taken over the last three winters, they represent a diverse perspective with images taken from a single-engine plane and on the ground. The photographs capture the elegant lines and shapes created by a natural landscape scarred by flame. Critical to the series is the idea of taking something more commonly perceived as unsightly, destructive, and negative and making it beautiful, elegant, and engaging. Despite the underlying theme of fire’s destructive nature, Fauntleroy captures the beauty and hope in the unspoken regeneration of life.
661 Sun Valley Road | Ketchum 208.726.7585 gilmancontemporary.com
Ongoing
360 East Avenue | Ketchum 208.726.4950 brogallery.com
Best of the West is a group show of gallery artists with various subjects and interpretations of the American West, historical through contemporary. The exhibit displays vintage photographs from Edward Curtis’ 30-year project “The North American Indian” (1898-1928) across the board to western pop works from Andy Warhol’s “Cowboys and Indians” series (1986).
Other artists include David Yarrow’s large-scale photographic works that often evoke a feeling of curiosity, laughter, and awe with their spectacular backgrounds, recognizable models, eccentric western characters, and trained animals.
Broschofsky Galleries is also highlighting recent acquisitions of paintings by Russell Chatham. In viewing a Chatham painting, one typically gets a feeling of recognition of place. What is revealed is a feeling, a sense of emotion that goes deeper than the visual mind.
Other works will be displayed by gallery artists: Bill Barrett, Emil Bisttram, Rudi Broschofsky, Jim Dine, Joellyn Duesberry, Ewoud de Groot, William Matthews, Joan Mitchell, Ken Peloke, Billy Schenck, Theodore Villa, Russell Young, and more.
In the Bleak Midwinter by David Yarrow Pigment print photograph 52” x 71”
Chief Joseph—1908 by Edward Curtis Vintage photogravure
December 17, 2022, through January 28, 2023
OCHI is pleased to present Wish You Were Here, a group exhibition featuring new works by Andrea Aragon, Adam de Boer, Ohan Breiding, Velia de Iuliis, Devin Farrand, Matthew F. Fisher, Ariel Herwitz, Adehla Lee, Lilian Martinez, Stephen Truax, Anna Valdez, Brea Weinreb, and Avery Wheless.
The exhibition will be on view at 119 Lewis Street, Ketchum, Idaho, through February 4, 2023. Wish You Were Here is inspired by vintage Sun Valley postcards sent to loved ones on winter holidays, combined with the perpetual vacation vibes of sunny Los Angeles. Wish You Were Here reflects the spirit of both OCHI locations in California and Idaho, featuring sunsets, tropical flora, palm trees, swimsuits, beach, pool scenes, and golden hour light.
119 Lewis Street | Ketchum 208.726.8746 ochigallery.com
400 1st Avenue North | Ketchum 208.726.5079 gailseverngallery.com
December 2022/January 2023
Michael Gregory’s oil paintings depict the iconic American landscape as a terrain where space seems infinite, where light can shine in the sky uninterrupted by the debris of civilization. These paintings harken back to another time yet are strikingly contemporary. Stripped down to the essence of structure, a barn sets the stage for a sense of moody nostalgia and memory. Gregory’s unique style is simultaneously hyperrealist yet exorbitant in scale and color. This exhibition will feature new paintings by the artist, who has work included in the collections of the San Jose Museum of Art, California; Boise Art Museum, Idaho; Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington; Denver Art Museum, Colorado; Evansville Museum of Arts, History and Science, Indiana; and numerous private collections.
December 2022/January 2023
This major exhibition showcases a variety of the gallery’s internationally recognized and emerging artists who will be included in group shows or have one-person exhibitions at the gallery in 2023. Including Laura McPhee, Hung Liu, Rana Rochat, Kathy Moss, Betsy Margolius, Marcia Myers, Diane Andrews Hall, Allison Stewart, Chris Maynard, Kenna Moser, Lisa Kokin, Jennifer Markowitz, Don & Era Farnsworth, Kiki Smith, April Gornik, Squeak Carnwath, Jun Kaneko, and more.
Yellow with Green and a Little Blue by Michael Gregory Oil on canvas on panel 20” x 16”
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This two-person exhibition of paintings by Theodore Waddell and James Cook explores dual interpretations of the western landscape. Waddell’s stylistic approach has become iconic across the western states and beyond. His paintings reveal themselves as something frozen in time, something captured. His subject is nature and the animals existing within these wide-open spaces. The artist’s newest book, Tucker Plays the Back Nine, will also be available at the gallery. James Cook brings scenes from nature to life with each impasto brush stroke on the canvas. His painting style evokes the impressionistic approach of capturing the essence of an instantaneous moment with a focus on movement and light. Cook’s subtle abstraction and attention to color create vibrant panoramas that awaken the senses. This two-person exhibition will feature new work by both artists, offering a fresh perspective on long-established artists.
Theodore Waddell and James Cook Seen with the Brush
Upper Bigwood #4 by James Cook Oil on canvas
Melville Angus #3 by Theodore Waddell Oil encaustic on canvas
Bronze by Carolyn Olbum 49” x 17” x 15”
“Isn’t that all we really have?” asks Carolyn Olbum, whose sculptures of discarded tree limbs, rotten roots, and dried vines tell a story of regeneration. Abstract painter Raphaëlle Goethals challenges space and time with ethereal compositions that root us in a present moment of beauty. Olbum weaves nature and art together through organic forms and scavenged objects. She immortalizes and recontextualizes her findings by casting them in bronze to create visual poetry, or what she calls “sculptural haiku.” Olbum gracefully translates environmental fragments into a cohesive whole, which take on a life of their own. Raphaëlle Goethals is known for her signature layered encaustic and sophisticated minimalism, fusing to create non-representational masterpieces. Her works are void of any sense of gravity, emphasizing light, texture, and emotive color. Similar to Olbum’s ability to capture and freeze her subject, Goethals suspends the viewer weightlessly in front of her morphing galaxies.
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March 2023
Gary Komarin, Kathy Moss, Betsy Margolius, Chris Maynard, Raphaëlle Goethals, Carolyn Olbum, Nicholas Africano, Maggie Shafran, Therman Statom, Pegan Brooke, Jane Rosen, and more.
CastThrough December 30
A BIG IDEA project of Sun Valley Museum of Art Coinciding with renewed dialogue about the possibility of breaching dams throughout the Columbia River Basin, this BIG IDEA project offers a conversation about the impact of dams on Idaho and the American West. Dams have shaped Idaho’s landscapes, ecosystems, and economies for over a century. At this historic moment, the project considers the history of damming in the Pacific Northwest, the effects of dams on the region, and a reimagined future for rivers and the life dependent on them in the American West.
191 Fifth Street East | Ketchum 208.726.9491 svmoa.org
Since 2013, Carolina Caycedo has pursued Be Dammed, an exploration in multiple media of the impact of dams on Indigenous and traditional peoples in the Americas. In July 2021, Caycedo traveled through Idaho, visiting dams, speaking with members of the Shoshone-Bannock and Nez Perce Tribes, researching their traditional fishing practices, and interviewing biologists and others, all in preparation for the creation of an installation featuring a new film, Reciprocal Sacrifice, and sculpture, Salute of the Fish
Artist, writer, and naturalist James Prosek is interested in intersections and interdependence within ecosystems. He often investigates the effects of boundaries, both real (dams) and imaginary (map lines), on wildlife migration and relationships between species. Following a site visit last summer, Prosek has made a large-scale mural, watercolor paintings, and sculptures to help visitors better understand the effects of dams on Idaho’s salmon and other fauna and flora.
Carolina Caycedo, still from Reciprocal Sacrifice, 2022, courtesy of the artist
James Prosek Wildflower Study, Summit Creek Trail, Idaho (detail), 2021, graphite, watercolor and gouache on paper, courtesy the artist and Waqas Wajahat, New York
James Prosek
In collaboration with Advocates for the West, painter Rachel Teannalach recently pursued a painted study of the Salmon, Snake, and Columbia Rivers, from the Salmon’s headwaters to the Columbia’s mouth. For this exhibition, she has made four paintings of the dams along the lower Snake recently proposed for breaching, juxtaposing their monumentality with the waterways they intersect.
Photographer Eirik Johnson has often explored where human activity and wilderness intersect, including the Elwha River, where the Glines Canyon Dam and Elwha Dam have both been removed. The exhibition includes a photograph of the Elwha Dam and a diptych Johnson made at the site of the Glines Canyon Dam before and after removal. For this exhibition, Johnson has commissioned a series of photographs “along the banks of the roiling wild Elwha,” exploring the transformation the river and landscape have undergone in the eight years since dam removal.
Eirik Johnson, Following the Elwha 2022, archival pigment print Courtesy the artist and G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle
Rachel Teannalach, Monumental 3 (Little Goose), 2022, oil and wax on canvas, courtesy the artist
Kirkland (1904-1981), Space No. 8, 1966, oil on linen, Collection Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Arts, Denver (VK1966.0)
January 13 through March 18, 2023
The Color of Sound explores the relationship between art and synesthetic experience. It features artwork by artists who are synesthetes—who experience synesthesia, the phenomenon by which certain people experience one sense through another—as well as work by artists who, though not synesthetes, seek to create synesthetic experiences for viewers. Synesthesia can take a wide variety of forms (perceiving letters or numbers as colors, for example, or associating a word with a scent or taste), but perception of sound as color or as shape has been particularly powerful for artists who have sought to convey synesthetic experiences. The artwork in the exhibition ranges from paintings, drawings, and sculptures inspired by the synesthetic experience of music to film projections and an immersive installation.
VanceArtist Brad Johnson has long been interested in creating multi-sensory experiences for viewers and listeners. For this exhibition, SVMoA commissioned Johnson to create an immersive installation that envelops visitors in light and sound. The installation blends the musical work of composer Andy Akiho with digitally mapped projections based on photographs and video work Johnson has made in different Pacific Northwest landscapes, ranging from Idaho’s Black Magic Canyon to the glaciers of Washington’s Mount Adams. Taking its title from Akiho’s 2017 piano quintet Prospects of a Misplaced Year, Johnson’s installation uses multiple projections and sound to engulf visitors in light, pattern, imagery, and music.
Two films by pioneering animator and director Mary Ellen Bute (1906-1983) translate the aural experience of musical compositions into visual animations. Rhythm in Light (1934) and Color Rhapsodie (1948) illustrate Bute’s creative range and development, from filming in black and white using objects like paper models, eggbeaters, and jewelry to create abstract patterns to later films made using drawn animation cels in color.
In addition to Johnson’s immersive installation and Bute’s films, the exhibition includes three bodies of paintings, drawings, and sculptures by artists who draw on the experience of synesthesia as inspiration for palette, composition, and imagery. The prolific Colorado-based painter and synesthete Vance Kirkland (1904-1981) only publicly discussed his experience of synesthesia toward the end of his life. Throughout his career, his paintings reflected the fact that Kirkland, a classical music enthusiast, saw color when he listened to music. He spoke of “transposing sounds into colors” in his work, allowing the music he listened to determine his palette, with a preference for unusual tonalities or the bright notes of vocal classical music. The exhibition includes seven of Kirkland’s paintings, from early watercolor paintings based on landscapes to late, abstract canvases inspired by a growing fascination with outer space and the cosmos.
Also part of the exhibition are three works by the painter Daniel Mullen, who has collaborated with the artist, writer, and filmmaker Lucy Cordes Engelman on a series of paintings that seek to convey Engelman’s personal experience of synesthesia. Made with thin layers of paint on exposed linen, these hard-edged geometric paintings use pattern and color in order to give viewers an experience
that is optically kinetic. Titled “Future Monuments,” the series “attempts to assign visual corollaries to the amorphous experiences of sound, movement, light, and shadow.”
Artist Anne Patterson’s practice ranges from works on paper to large-scale installations. A synesthete who sees shape and color when she hears sound, she incorporates multi-sensory experiences into her work, combining architecture, sculpture, light, video, music, and scent in her most immersive and interactive projects. This exhibition includes three separate bodies of Patterson’s work: a set of her process drawings, which combine her notes with quick sketches and help viewers better understand the way her experience of sound informs her visual work; two sculptures made from steel, resin, and piano wire that become kinetic when hung in space; and a month of small watercolor drawings inspired by Clemency Burton-Hill’s book Year of Wonder: Classical Music to Enjoy Day by Day. A listening station accompanies Patterson’s Year of Wonder installation, allowing visitors to hear the music that inspired each of Patterson’s drawings.
191 5th Street East | Ketchum 208.726.9491 svmoa.org
Vance Kirkland (1904-1981), Sea Mysteries, 1950, watercolor, gouache and denatured alcohol on paper, Collection Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Arts, Denver21” x 27”
December 30, 2022, through January 24, 2023
Friesen+Lantz celebrates its first winter season with a major exhibition from renowned painter Ben Steele. With an education built upon classical training, Steele utilizes the processes of the Old Masters with a contemporary sensibility, never staying in one place for too long. This exciting artist melds art history and pop culture references in his inventive process, resulting in a wide-ranging body of work, from still life to portraiture to landscape.
“Art is a language we can all speak, regardless of whether we participate as creator or viewer,” Steele says. “As someone who frequently references art and culture, I’ve explored many of the depths of artists and art history: from the obscure to the ultra-famous. I’m often surprised by how few iconic images exist, those visuals that almost everyone instinctively recognizes, regardless of background or knowledge base. For this exhibition, I chose to explore the best of the best; the artists and the imagery that have informed society for generations. It fascinates me to break down the artistic decisions that make a classic.’”
The gallery invites the community to meet Ben Steele at the opening reception on December 30, from 5-7:30pm.
320 1st Avenue | Ketchum 208.726.4174 friesenlantz.com
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Censored: Big Red Poppy by Ben Steele Oil on canvas
The newly opened Hemmings Gallery features the work of local, national, and international artists with rotating shows that seek to inspire and consistently explore artistic boundaries. In partnership with the fine art studio Aurobora, the gallery oversees an extensive collection of monotypes by more than 40 artists created during the studio’s 30-year residency program in San Francisco and Sun Valley. It currently features the new work of Deborra Marshall Bohrer, Valerie Stuart, and Phil Haleen. Other artists whose works are on exhibition include Monique Van Genderen, Lynda Benglis, Wesley Kimler, David Rhodes, and Gary Komarin. The gallery also provides custom crating, installation, and delivery services.
340 Walnut Avenue | Ketchum 208.254.1097 hemmingsgallery.com
Friedman Memorial Airport has been exhibiting artwork since it was remodeled and expanded in 2015. Renovations created increased wall space, which the airport management and board saw as an opportunity to exhibit artwork. Submitted works are selected through a blind jury process by the Sun Airport Art Commission (SAAC), which consists of representatives from the Hailey and Ketchum Arts Commissions, arts advocates, and representatives of airport management.
“There was a record response to the Call for Artists for this Fall/Winter SUN Art Exhibit. Seventy-one artists submitted 180 images of their artwork to SAAC for consideration. It was exciting to see such an incredible response from the local art community,” says SAAC member Anne Jeffery.
The current exhibit, curated by Gail Severn and installed by the Gail Severn Gallery installation team, includes 51 works of art by 41 artists.
There is a wide variety of styles and mediums, including oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, photographs, collages, and even a buffalo skull. The artworks by local, regional, and nationally known artists are exhibited throughout the entire terminal. If you find yourself in the airport terminal, it is well worth your while to wander through the whole building to view the art.
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DECEMBER 30
Hosted by the Sun Valley Gallery Association (SVGA), with exhibition openings for all SVGA galleries, which are free to the public. Locals and visitors alike take in thoughtprovoking exhibitions of newly installed art, enjoy wine, mingle with friends, and often meet the artists.
5-7:30pm svgalleries.org
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120 Main Street South | Ketchum 208.726.7872 theargyros.org
DECEMBER 20-24
Christmas Carol: The Musical
Presented by Laughing Stock Theater, this holiday tradition celebrates the season with the Charles Dickens classic tale of Christmas spirit.
7-9pm
Presented by RJK Entertainment and The Argyros, Garrett “G. Love” Dutton, Jeffrey “The Houseman” Clemens, and Jimmy “Jazz” Prescott are celebrating their 25th year as touring and recording artists.
7-10pm
DECEMBER 30
Presented by RJK Entertainment and The Argyros.
7-10pm
120 Main Street South | Ketchum 208.726.7872 theargyros.org
The Argyros presents Eddie Ifft for two New Year’s Eve performances. Eddie Ifft has been called one of the most underrated comics in America by The Onion and has proudly told jokes around the world to sold-out crowds in over 15 countries.
First Show: 4-6pm
Second Show: 8-11pm
JANUARY 6
Presented by The Argyros, Kara and Peter Dugan return to The Argyros, along with Sun Valley favorite Charles Yang from Time for Three and jazz trumpeter extraordinaire Riley Mulherkar.
7:30-9pm
JANUARY 13 AND 14
An Argyros Original Production, Nick, Ranaan, and Charles return to The Argyros for the third installment of Time for Three-60. Get ready for two nights of original musical compositions developed especially for their friends and fans in Ketchum.
7:30-9pm
Presented by The Argyros, The New York Times best-selling author Jann Wenner visits The Argyros for an afternoon of conversation about his newest book, Like a Rolling Stone.
3pm
120 Main Street South | Ketchum 208.726.7872 theargyros.org
Presented by Sun Valley Museum of Art, Laura Cortese and the Dance Cards have a vision for their band’s sound: bold and elegant, schooled in the lyrical rituals of folk music and backed by grooves that alternately inspire Cajun two-stepping and rock-n-roll hip-swagger.
7:30-9pm
Presented by The Argyros, the performer, producer, and Grammy®-winning jazz trailblazer Ulysses Owens Jr. goes the limit in the jazz world and beyond.
7:30-9pm
120 Main Street South | Ketchum 208.726.7872 theargyros.org
Presented by The Argyros, the gripping performance style and unquenchable appetite for a musical adventure of Brooklyn Rider has carved a singular space in the world of string quartets over its 15-year history.
7:30-9pm
Presented by The Argyros, Ailey II is universally renowned for merging the spirit and energy of the country’s best young dance talent with the passion and creative vision of today’s most outstanding emerging choreographers. Founded in 1974 as the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, the company embodies his pioneering mission to establish an extended cultural community that provides dance performances, training, and community programs for all people.
7:30-9pm
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This film features the remarkable human story of Stephen Hawking—the international icon and feted genius. In this definitive theatrical feature documentary, an unseen archive and unrivaled access to his closest family reveal, for the first time, both the scale of Hawking’s triumphs and the actual cost of his disability and success. The film will be followed by a Q&A with BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning producer Anthony Geffen.
5:30pm
Letitia Chambers, the former CEO of the Heard Museum in Phoenix, discusses the Clearly Indigenous exhibition she curated for the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture in Santa Fe. The Community Library currently has a set of Blanket Cylinders by Dale Chihuly, whose work was featured in the MIAC exhibit. Chambers will discuss Indigenous glass artists and Chihuly’s role in bringing glass art to Indian country, accompanied by a slideshow of objects from the Clearly Indigenous exhibit.
5pm
415 Spruce Avenue North | Ketchum 208.726.3493 comlib.org
JANUARY 12
Allegra Hyde, January Writer-in-Residence at the Hemingway House and recipient of three Pushcart Prizes, discusses her 2022 novel. Eleutheria—named by The New Yorker as one of the best books of the year—is a story of idealism, activism, and systemic corruption, centered on a naïve young woman’s quest for agency in a world ravaged by climate change.
6pm
Patrick Edwards, senior instructor in Environmental Science and Management at Portland State University, discusses macroinvertebrate sampling as a critical tool in the arsenal of river evaluation techniques used to study the health of our own Big Wood River. In partnership with the Wood River Land Trust.
6pm
Dr. Allison M. Prasch of the University of Wisconsin-Madison joins us to discuss her new book, which considers how presidential appearances overseas broadcast American superiority during the Cold War. In partnership with the Frank Church Institute at BSU.
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“There is not a good or a bad cuisine, just the one you like the best.”
—Ferran Andria
Walking into the Pioneer Saloon in Ketchum is like greeting an old friend. It’s often the first stop for locals coming home or visitors starting a memorable vacation. For more than 50 years, the Pioneer has been welcoming its loyal customers with a warm and cozy atmosphere that feels more like someone’s home than a restaurant. Renowned for perfectly aged and flavorful beef, many varieties of seafood, fresh Idaho rainbow trout, and Northwest regional specials, the Pioneer is much more than a steakhouse. Unique and historic western art fills the bar and restaurant, reminiscent of earlier days when pioneers settled in this Valley. Authentic and genuine friendly service from familiar faces will make you feel as though you have arrived home when you walk in the door. As the locals say, “If you haven’t been to the Pioneer Saloon, you haven’t been to Ketchum.”
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Always busy with a fun mix of locals and visitors alike, The Sawtooth Club has been downtown Ketchum’s most beloved destination for dining and cocktails since the days when Ernest Hemingway himself was a regular there. Nowadays, the place is more popular than ever with an inspired menu offering a mouthwatering blend of creative small plates to share, grilled steaks, chops and ribs, healthy vegetarian dishes, fresh seafood, unique pasta bowls and much more.
In the bar enjoy handcrafted cocktails, 18 wines by the glass, and 12 icecold craft brews on tap. Dinner offerings this winter include fresh Idaho trout, filet mignon, linguine with clams, chicken Senegalese, mesquite rack of lamb, grilled ribeye steak, fresh steelhead salmon, butternut squash ravioli, barbeque baby back ribs, wild west lasagna, Waygu beef meatloaf, New Orleans shellfish pasta, roasted free-range chicken, fresh steamer clams, and seared ahi salad, to name just a few.
All of our grilling is done over a live mesquite-wood fire. We do not use processed charcoal or wood chips, only authentic mesquite logs from Texas. This method of natural wood cooking generates the intense heat that sears in the flavorful juices and imparts a variety of subtle tastes and aromas to meat, poultry, and seafood.
An award-winning wine list complements the wonderful food, and cold winter nights around the large central fireplace are not to be missed! One visit and you’ll know why The Sawtooth Club has repeatedly been voted the “Valley’s Best Overall Restaurant and The Valley’s Best Bar!”
Top to bottom: Holiday cheer; mesquite-grilled Idaho ruby red trout; cozy fireplace with selections from our award-winning wine list; the Sawtooths in winter, our namesake mountain range.
Walking down the stairs into this traditional pub is a rite of passage for any visitor to Ketchum, along with downing one of the establishment’s notorious Moscow Mules, served cold in a copper cup and sure to quench anyone’s thirst. Step inside to the cozy bar and restaurant, full of locals and visitors alike looking to connect at one of the wooden tables over dishes like Fish & Chips, Bangers & Mash, or an Old-Fashioned Bar Burger. For the late-night crowd, The Cellar Pub offers a full bar, complete with draft beers and daily drink and shot specials. Music and sports memorabilia line the walls and bar. Head to the back room and you’ll find booths for chatting with friends as well as a full-size free shuffleboard table and a few arcade games. This pub will leave you feeling full—of good food and good times.
Clockwise from left: Bangers & Mash; the interior of The Cellar Pub; copper cups for Moscow Mules.
Whether you are fresh from skiing Baldy or hitting the Nordic trails, Limelight Hotel in Ketchum is the place for seasonal gourment food, drinks, and entertainment.
Enjoy the spacious indoor lounge and glorious outdoor patio for sociallydistanced drinks and dining. Serving the finest local and organic ingredients prepared by Executive Chef and long-time local Patrick Thomerson, the Limelight Lounge is sure to have something for everybody. Try our new winter menu
items, including wild mushroom gnocchi, pappardelle bolognese, and pan-seared Idaho steelhead trout.
Enjoy casual dinner options like the hand-tossed wood-fired pizzas, famous cheeseburger, or one of the healthy vegetarian options. Choose from 12 beers on tap, great wine selections, and creative cocktails. In addition to fabulous food, the Limelight Lounge has a daily happy hour from and live music Thursday through Monday from 5:30pm-8:30pm.
Few other restaurants in Ketchum are as steeped in history as the legendary Christiania. Known as “The Christy” to locals, the restaurant has been in operation since 1959 when Ernest Hemingway dined there so often he had his own table. To get your own glimpse of ski history, come to the famous Olympic Bar, where photos and mementos
from owner Michel Rudigoz’s time as the U.S. Women’s Olympic Ski Team Coach adorn the walls. For a true culinary experience, Executive Chef Laurent Loubot, who hails from Chalon-sur-Saone (Burgundy), presents classic French cuisine that is also inspired by Michel’s background in Lyon (the country’s culinary capital). Your meal will be a
pièce de résistance! Entrées like Wild Salmon in Sorrel Sauce and Braised Lamb Shank appear nightly on the menu in addition to an infusion of specials like the Poisson du Jour and Pâté de Campagne. The menu also features Lyonnaise pomme frites and fresh salads and, of course, Michel’s extensive wine list.
After over 30 years of serving the best sushi in Ketchum, Sushi on Second shows no signs of slowing down. In addition to crafting amazing sushi rolls like the SOS or the Who’s Your Daddy, the chefs at Sushi on Second also whip up other Asian-influenced delights, like Hoisin Lemon-Glazed King Salmon with Sesame Seeds, Baby Bok Choy and Scallion Rice, Spinach Batayaki (sautéed spinach, red bell peppers, garlic, onions, fresh shitake mushrooms with a soy and rice wine dressing), and their SOS-Style Hawaiian Ribs.
Sushi on Second also serves wine, beer, and sake. The praise for this restaurant comes from far and wide. Bon Appetit magazine writes, “Sushi on Second, the best sushi I’ve had in years,” and, framed in the entryway is a menu on which Julia Child wrote, “Bon appetit to Sushi on Second.” Come visit and learn for yourself why a restaurant in Ketchum, Idaho, is making its mark on the sushi world.
Whether choosing a bottle for that special occasion, stocking your cellar, or joining friends for a toast to life, make the Sun Valley Wine Company part of your local experience. Enjoy fine wine and light bites in the heart of Ketchum with more than 1,000 different wine choices, relax on one of our heated decks overlooking downtown Ketchum, or sit inside by the fire.
Our menu of artisan cheeses, seasonal soups/salads, delectable treats, and popular charcuterie platters are created fresh daily for your dining pleasure. We also offer a celebrated selection
of imported beers, a variety of other beverages, and premium waters. Let us help you select wines for everyday consumption or stock your cellar with distinct vintages and rare wines. We can assist with delivery too!
Our comfortable space can accommodate small and large parties and is available for private events year-round. Join us for the occasional wine by the glass and live music or attend one of our private high-end wine pairing dinners. Stay in touch for wine tastings, events, dinners, specials, and new releases. Join our mailing list at sunvalleywineco.com.
From their days as owners of the iconic Warm Springs Ranch to today as owners of The Grill at Knob Hill, Bob and Jolie Dunn understand that pleasing their customers is the key to getting them to come back. Longtime favorites like fried chicken, prime rib, Idaho trout, and a new twist on the beloved Warm Springs scones and honey butter (now popovers and honey butter) have created a loyal following at this beautiful spot. The warm and friendly bar is a welcoming place to relax with neighbors, local bartenders, and hotel guests. Hand-crafted cocktails, small plates, or a wonderful bottle of wine and dinner make this a favorite local hangout. Come enjoy the bar after an active day or enjoy the open-style dining room, seven nights a week.
Offering curbside takeout on the full menu. Call to place an order or visit the website to order online.
Clockwise from left: Dining room with winter view; the bar at The Grill at Knob Hill; a delicious meal.The Ketchum Grill celebrates 31 years “new” this season, meaning they’ve been serving locally-sourced, comforting fare for three decades in their quintessential Ketchum historic house. If you need a little inspiration about what to order, chefs Scott and Anne Mason along with new partner, Kaari Harlamert, recommend the hand-shaped burger cooked over fruitwood with a homemade bun and condiments, or the longtime favorite, house-made lemon noodles with rock shrimp and black pepper cream. You won’t be disappointed!
The Warfield is Ketchum’s only distillery and the Valley’s largest brewery! Located on the corner of Sun Valley Road and Main Street in downtown Ketchum, The Warfield serves up elevated gastro pub fare created by James Beard Award-winning and Michelin-accredited chef, Jay Veregge. All Warfield cuisine features local and seasonal ingredients with an emphasis on organic food and a commitment to our agricultural community.
The commitment to quality ingredients extends to every aspect of The Warfield: All Warfield Beer is made with only certified organic malts and whole-leaf hops featuring an eclectic mix of traditional European styles and cask ales. Warfield’s Vodka, Gin, and Gold Medal Whiskey are certified organic and distilled in small batches on-site.
Come warm yourself by the fire and enjoy a classic pub experience with exceptional food and the best beer and spirits in the Valley!
Wood-fired pizzas, specialty beers, featured wines, and an intimate urban-rustic ambience keeps everyone coming back to this Italian eatery. Beers on tap and an excellent wine selection are cultivated by Adelaide Smithmason, while chef Dave Schenck creates local favorites like Duck Confit with Risotto,
Pork Oso Bucco, and sautéed Idaho Trout. The fresh and seasonal cusine is always changing, making Enoteca the ideal place for dining out throughout the year. Season after season, there are always new reasons to love Enoteca.
Like its sister restaurant, the Pioneer Saloon, The Kneadery has always been a draw for locals, visitors, and celebrities alike. Since opening in 1974, The Kneadery has been Ketchum’s go-to breakfast spot. Dishes like the Veggie Benedict and the Eggs Blackstone keep regulars coming back for breakfast. With breakfast items served all day, the lunch menu is sure to impress as well with hearty sandwiches and house-made soups. And did you know The Kneadery is available for private events? So look no further for your next special function!
Sun Valley’s original restaurant, The Ram, has been warming and welcoming diners since 1937. This rustic-yet-elegant dinner house has been recently modernized, while still preserving its historic charm. Pianist Larry Harshbarger brings a classic ambiance to the room with gentle melodies played on the resident baby grand piano. Travel back in time
with the nightly “Heritage Menu”—a series of historic dishes such as pork tenderloin schnitzel and Hungarian goulash— resurrected from the restaurant’s long and storied culinary tradition. Next door, the Ram Bar is an upscale lounge perfect for enjoying specialty cocktails and light fare, replete with plush couches and a view of the Sun Valley Village.
Above: In keeping with the traditional ambiance of the iconic restaurant, The Ram combines cozy surroundings and décor with modern updates.
Right: The Ram features fresh seafood and prime steak so tender you can cut it with a fork.
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Road-weary travelers of every age will find something to enjoy at Village Station. The train station-inspired décor pays tribute to Sun Valley’s history as an early destination on the Union Pacific railroad line. Enjoy a wide selection of cocktails and craft beers on tap, as well as a crowd-pleasing menu with hearty cheeseburgers, chicken wings, pizza, family-style salads, and more. Four bigscreen televisions and ample seating inside make it the perfect place for your group to gather on game days. Take-out is also available.
Gretchen’s restaurant is named after Olympian and Sun Valley native, Gretchen Fraser. She was the first American to ever win an Olympic gold medal for skiing in the 1948 Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Gretchen’s is the perfect place to enjoy breakfast, lunch and dinner overlooking the Sun Valley Ice Rink. Conveniently located at the Sun Valley Lodge, Gretchen’s offers a wide range of fresh and innovative selections, such as the Kale & Quinoa Salad, Cashew Stirfry Chicken, and the classic Reuben. Whatever you’re craving, Gretchen’s is sure to have something for you.
The Sun Valley Club is much more than just a golf course and Nordic center; it’s also a restaurant and full bar open to the public. Young ones will find favorites on the kids menu while those coming fresh off the links or trails can sip specialty cocktails or draft beers. This season enjoy guest favorites like the Crab Louie Salad and the Turkey & Brie Club, in addition to locallysourced menu items featuring fresh veggies, meats, and seafood options. Enjoy a large wine selection, cocktails, and beer as you take in stunning views of Bald Mountain.
Above: Enjoy the many offerings for lunch with incredible views of Baldy.
Hours change seasonally. Please visit: sunvalley.com/dining or call for more information.
Sun Valley 208.622.2919 sunvalley.com
Founded in 1939, the Roundhouse is one of the most iconic restaurants in Sun Valley. Perched midway up Baldy at 7,700 feet, the Roundhouse has views that cannot be beat. Ride up to the restaurant in style in the Roundhouse Gondola—a special experience that makes for a memorable meal. The restaurant is also accessible by ski and foot traffic. For those on skis, take a break from your ski day at the Roundhouse for a lunch complete with their famous fondue and a beer. Reservations are recommended for this popular culinary experience. For a special dinner, make a reservation for a Friday or Saturday night to enjoy the prix-fixe menu including a gondola ride.
Sun Valley’s Austrian-themed bakery and café is the perfect destination, whether you’re looking for locally-roasted organic coffee, house-made pastries, or a handcrafted meal to fuel your adventure. Locally renowned for its delectable pastries and third wave coffee program, Konditorei offers a little bit of sweetness for everyone. Situated in the middle of the Sun Valley Village, Konditorei is a must when visiting the Resort. Enjoy breakfast or lunch in the chaletinspired dining room while watching the seasons change through one of the many large windows. Serving Alpine fare interpreted for the American palate, Konditorei serves up favorites like the Oat Crunch Griddle Cakes and Cauliflower Hash for breakfast or the Reuben Sandwich and Kondi Cobb Salad for lunch. Konditorei also features an all-day breakfast menu. No matter the occasion, Konditorei has you covered! Be part of the Alpine tradition and enjoy this classic café.
Insider’s Tip: Earn ‘free drink’ rewards with every coffee purchase! Bring your own cup and receive an additional $0.50 off per drink!
Hours change seasonally. Please visit: sunvalley.com/dining or call for more information.
Sun Valley Village 208.622.2147 sunvalley.com
No matter how sophisticated your sweet tooth, the Chocolate Foundry has something to satisfy any craving. This winter, enjoy Ghirardelli hot cocoa and warm homemade chocolate chip cookies. With a global selection of some of the world’s finest sweets—including clusters, fudge, Jelly Belly candies, licorice, and soft serve ice cream—you can shop for gifts, treats, or grab a bottle of wine or beer to enjoy at home. And of course, this vintage shop is a must-visit for the kids!
