Four years ago, March 4, 2006, my life ended. Right here in this valley, enjoying the bejesus out of the signature sport many of us came here to pursue, I got pulled up short on I-80, and everything changed in an instant. Every single thing about the way I lived, loved, laughed, breathed,...

STONEHAM, Quebec  - And so, one chapter ended and another began for U.S. Snowboarding Thursday as Graham Watanabe (Sun Valley, ID) took second and Shaun Palmer (South Lake Tahoe, CA) third in their final shot for Olympic qualification during a snowboardcross World Cup in Stoneham. With...

I just got off the phone with Brent Chambers of Epic events.  This is the company that puts on the LOTOJA Classic bike race.  At 206 miles The LOTOJA Classic is the longest officially sanctioned one-day bike race in America, touring through three Rocky Mountain States, Utah,...

A coalition of public and private entities has come together to propose a potential gondola connection between River Run and Sun Valley Village that would travel down the bike path from River Run, turn up 4th Street and then continue to Sun Valley Village. The group has a website where they...

ESPN profiles valley local, Curtis Bacca, owner of the waxroom in Ketchum who has been the x-factor in the X-Games.

Friday Update: Curtis' athletes came in 1st on the Women'...

Sun Valley native Graham Watanabe competes today in Snowboard Cross at the Vancouver Olympics. Current schedule for the events is as follows (all times are Mountain):

• 11:30 am Qualification
• 3:00 pm 1/8 Finals
• 3:26 pm Quarterfinals<...

Susan Spelius Dunning

Okay, so here's the deal: There are things that I sometimes write at 4 or 5 in the morning (which is often when I do write) that strike me as being...

Mitzi Mecham has 450 kids.

Well, actually "only" nine of them are REALLY hers; the rest are on temporary loan to her....

Update: The poll had a bug with anonymous votes so click to have your voice be heard. The bug has been worked out

One of the most active articles on SunValleyOnline is for the article on the case being made for a CommunityConnector by a coalition of private and public organizations . The article provides links to more information on studies, rationale and more. What is your take knowing what you...

Data from 2010 year-to-date report through mid-February versus the same period in 2009 indicates a significant improvement in units sold, dollar volume, and both average and median price. There was a home sold roughly every day and a half giving Realtors a reason for optimism. Given the positive...

NBC affiliate KTVB.COM will have coverage of each of the events. Below find when events featuring Idaho athletes are scheduled to take place, and when they are televised. Note that things can and do change, so make sure to check the KTVB.COM TV Schedule each day for updated information. Here'...

Harpham, Hawley, Leugers, Ford, Hovey, Mallory, Thoreson and Turzian fastest finishers from each town.

The Boulder Mountain Tour culminated the week long Sun Valley Nordic...

Idaho Energy Update

February 17, 2010

 A growing...

Ketchum's Waxroom owner, Curtis Bacca, was the private technician for Seth Wescott who overcame difficulties in qualifying to win the Gold Medal for the U.S. in Snowboard...

The doctor called Friday night and confirmed that I need to have open heart surgery to bypass veins that are blocked with scar tissue.  I am scheduled for surgery at UCSF Hospital in San Francisco on January 29th.  The way I interpret this news is that I have to get back in shape...

Ketchum resident Morgan Arritola, a member of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Olympic Development Team races this morning. Her start time is 11:20:30 Mountain Time. NBC will start its broadcast at Noon. Morgan is one of the feature athletes in the Sun Valley Champions program run by the Sun Valley/Ketchum Chamber and Visitor's Bureau

Update: Arritola finished as the 2nd American in the 10km...

By John Pluntze

The Seattle-based blues band, Ravinwolf ( www.ravinwolf.com / www.myspace.com/ravinwolfband ), which has already enjoyed two successful gigs here in the Wood RIver Valley during the past week, at Papa Hemi''s Hideaway (on March 3rd & 10th), will be performing tonight at Hailey's Sun Valley Brewing Company Restarant & Bar (from 7-10 p.m.), as well as at Bellevue's Silver Dollar Saloon on Friday, March 12th (at 9 p.m.), and at Fresshies in Hailey on Saturday, March 13th at 6 p.m....

Hailey Soccer Mom, Kathy Scott, has been chosen for the final four in the NFL Fandmonium Finals. Kathy Scott is competing in a national contest to become the “Director of Fandmonium” for the NFL next year.

Hilary Knight became the youngest member of the US Olympics Hockey Team. After visiting Sun Valley growing up, her family recently moved here full time. Hilary's older brother Chip was also an Olympian in skiing. You can learn more about Hilary at the website her father created....

Tuesday, March 9th @5pm

Come to the Sawtooth...

The Blaine County Coroner confirmed that a skier caught in an avalanche on Bald Mountain has died. Next of kin haven't been notified so the name of the victim hasn't been released.

The report and video below are from the Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche center's website and YouTube channel . The tragedy at the Sun Valley Resort is a good reminder to "know before you go". The Avalanche Center is a tremendous resource with valuable information as well as schedules...

Sun Valley native Kaitlyn Farrington did the unexpected and beat Torah Bright of Australia.

The Gnu girl from Sun Valley, Idaho might not have the competitive chops of...