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Skiing in Sun Valley with its post-War boomtown architecture and longstanding worldwide great reputation could place you at the ultimate Idaho ski resort. The only possible drawback would be the fact that Bald Mountain, or Baldy, is an extremely challenging set of slopes which are best advised for high-intermediates on up, while Dollar is a superb beginners and children's mountain with Elkhorn being just a bit more challenging than Dollar. If you're in a mixed ability group, you'll find yourself about a 20 minute bus trip away from the rest of your friends. Baldy is packed with extremely difficult and very long runs such as Limelight, Seattle Ridge Trail, Fire Trail and Exhibition Plunge. Just about as long but a little bit easier to handle are Grayhawk, Cozy, Hemingway and River Run. Upper and Lower College are the closest you can get to easy runs on Baldy, and they'd be ranked a mid intermediate anywhere else.

Head for the River Run Lodge for their superb ski school. The kids will be bused to Dollar which is far more suitable for their skill levels. When you're looking for Terrain Park fun, beginner skiers have some very entertaining terrain waiting at Dollar. Baldy has some totally radical terrain to challenge the experts, but if your experience is more in the middle range you might want to head for Warm Springs terrain, which features a great selection of intermediate features and when you want to get totally wild, you can try out their new 425-foot-long monster superpipe with 18-foot-high walls groomed by a Pipe Monster to competition superpipe standards.

Idaho is ski heaven, and that fact will come as no news to any winter sports enthusiast. The snow can get a bit heavy every once in a while, but it's bone dry as compared to most of the resorts closer to the Pacific. The occasional Arctic blast will see nighttime temperatures in the -30 degrees F. range, but most of the time, it will be far more comfortable, especially in the bright Idaho sunshine. The 220 inches of powder will very rarely ever experience a mid-winter thaw.

When you're up for a touch of adventure, Sun Valley Heli-Ski will helicopter you deep into the backcountry where you can experience skiing far from the crowds. Another opportunity to get above it all is by paragliding with Fly Sun Valley. Then when you come back down to earth, head straight to Smiley Creek Lodge will rent you a very powerful snowmobile and set you loose to explore magnificent snow-filled valleys and meadows. Year round ice skating can be found at the Sun Valley Resort outdoor rink.

Your Sun Valley Ski Vacation can be filled with great indoor fun as well.The Boiler Room has side-splitting live comedy shows. Head to The Casino for some great billiards action on their large selection of tables, but you might want to note that gambling in Idaho is illegal, and The Casino is just the name of the place!

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