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Labor Day Weekend 2010 in Sun Valley! Lots to do all over the Wood River Valley this weekend and Sun Valley Resort is no exception!

The final Sun Valley Ice Show of the summer featuring Olympic Silver Medalist and 2X World Silver Medalist Sasha Cohen with a cast of world-class skaters will sizzle on the ice Saturday night at dusk. Tickets on sale now online at: mySVfun.com or call 622-2135

International superstar pianist Misha Dichter will perform a benefit concert for the Sun Valley Artist Series at the Sun Valley Pavilion on Sunday night at 8pm. Tickets on sale now online at: mySVfun.com or call 622-2135 Sun Valley

Silver Car Auction Saturday & Sunday from 8am – 6pm Featuring vintage classics, sports cars, exotics, luxury and muscle cars. There may be some great deals this year, so don’t miss out! Located on the lawn next to the Sun Valley Pavilion.

Tesla Motors will be in Sun Valley Saturday & Sunday from 10am-4pm offering test drives of the new Tesla Roadster to prospective buyers.... (more)

The Senior Connection is putting on our 1st Annual Roadrunner Family Fun Run (walk) September 18, 2010! The Senior Connection touches the lives of over 150 senior citizens per day through vital meals, transportation and other enriching programs.

All proceeds from The Roadrunner 5K all go toward the Meals on Wheels Program. The day is also filled with other great perks such as a free BBQ lunch (with registration fee), Scoops Ice Cream Parlor will be open to purchase ice cream, sundaes, milkshakes and malts. Several great booths including, but not limited to, gifts from Monkeys and Mangos, Scarves by Kathleen Mardian, Massage and Structural Alignment by Travis Scott and The Well Life Center, Mary Kay products and MUCH MUCH MORE!

If that isn’t enough, we have prizes for the fastest “Roadrunners” in many different categories such as “fastest family,” “fastest corporate team,” “fastest male,” “fastest female,” “fastest senior,” and “fastest kid 12 years and younger.” If that STILL isn’t enough to get you out, we also... (more)

Amy Alexander Ostrofe of Sun Valley, Idaho won the overall fastest women’s amateur title at the inaugural San Francisco Triathlon at Alcatraz.  This was a grueling race that included a 1500 meter swim that started near Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay.  Amy’s time 2:46:18 (swim 36:08, bike 1:16:35, run 51:17) was fast enough to place her in 7th place had she competed as a professional female and ahead of 4 other professional women competitors.  Her closest amateur competitor in her age group was 14 minutes behind.  Commenting on her race, Amy said “I was a little worried about the swim, but I actually found it enjoyable and was almost disappointed when it was over so fast.”

No stranger to the podium, Amy’s triathlon titles include first place in the Idaho Best of the US in 2009 and first place in the Maryland Best of the US in 2008.  She’s also been named an All American by USA Triathlon for the years 2007 -2009.  After collecting her first place... (more)

Trout Unlimited, Hemingway Chapter

September 2010 Open Meeting

Teton Dam — A Wild Legacy at Risk

and

Transfer of Local Water Rights — A Controversy

Thursday, September 2, 5 to 7 P.M. at the Roosevelt Restaurant in Ketchum

Free Admission

Teton Dam

Almost 32 years ago, the Teton Dam in southeastern Idaho failed against the force of a 17-mile long, 270-foot deep reservoir. Eight months of stored stream flow and snowmelt crashed down the valley in less than six hours, swallowing the communities of Rexburg, Teton, Newdale and Sugar City. Eleven people died and the wall of water caused as much as $1 billion in damage, according to local reports.

Now, the dam may be resurrected.

Kim Goodman, the director of the Idaho Water Project, will update our audience on the study that Trout Unlimited launched a couple of months ago regarding this issue, and will show a film that was produced last year to illustrate both the history of this tragedy and Trout Unlimited's perspective on the proposal to rebuild this dam.

Before coming to TU,... (more)

Powerhouse Restaurant will be hosting a series of bike criteriums in Old Cutters in Hailey through the month of September on the 1st, 15th and 29th. Registration starts at 5pm at Old Cutters park; kids race at at 5:30pm, novice at 6:10pm and adult at 6:40. Registration is free for kids and $15 per adult, food and beverage will be available for purchase. Novice race will include a 10 minute practice round designed for beginning racers to get a feel of riding in a group.

The series of criteriums are being organized by Billy Olson, local business owner and cycle enthusiast, to create more opportunity for Wood River Valley racers to compete as well as train for the annual Crosstober Fest. Olson, also founder of Road & Dirt, an organization promoting fun and competitive cycling events in the Wood River Valley, states, “We are adding the crit series to give the locals an opportunity to get some speed work and practice riding in a group before the cyclo cross season starts. Old Cutters was a great place to hold these... (more)

The Sun Valley Ballet School is gearing up for it’s 2010/2011 Season of dancing and performing in both Ketchum and Hailey. 

The SVBS offers Creative Movement for the very young 3 year olds. 

Ballet is offered for 4 year olds through adult. 

HipHop is offered this year in both Ketchum and Hailey for those in grades 3-5. 

New this year for the middle school and high school dancers are two classes for those that wish to dance outside the ballet box.  Mixed Rep (all forms of Jazz from lyrical to hiphop) & Jazz/Lyrical (faster, lively jazz to slower ballet based lyrical) are offered in our Hailey studio.

This year for the annual December full-length ballet, the SVBS will revisit the traditional classic, “the Nutcracker”.  All SVBS Ballet dancers will perform in this event.  This year’s professional guest performer will be Peter Kozak, currently a principal dancer with the Chicago based Joffrey Ballet.  Mr Kozak will perform with the SVBS principal dancers and corp. ... (more)

Rusch crushes her former time and sets a course record to retain her reign as women's champ

Rebecca Rusch, the 2009 Leadville Trail 100 Women's Champ and three-time 24 Hour Solo Mountain Biking World Champion, has scored another high-profile victory � taking top female honors at the 2010 Life Time Fitness Leadville Trail 100 mountain bike race for the second year in a row. Finishing the grueling 100-mile race with a time of 7:47:35, Rusch beat her 2009 time by almost 30 minutes, and broke the course record set in 1997 by 11 minutes.

After a chilly early morning start, Rusch says the blue bird skies and temperatures in the high 60s to low 70s were a stark change over last year's freezing conditions.

She spent most of the first half of the race trying to shake second place finisher Amanda Carey. Rusch finally gained a sizeable gap at the Columbine climb.

"I just said it's now or never," said Rusch. "I just knew it had to happen then. And I just put the screws to her and it worked."

Rusch battled through leg cramps... (more)

James Bourret Fine Art Photography

Landscape and fine art photography by James Bourret is available at the gallery, 650 N. Main St., Ketchum, 720-4652, and at:

http://jamesbourret.photoshelter.com/

sunvalleyrunning.com presents another soon to be classic trail race for the Sun Valley area. Scheduled for October 30, this course will offer classic trail running, a couple ups, a couple downs, and some good flat to really spin the legs. A little twist to the run will be the costume element. costumes are encouragerd and the best will be awarded.

On line registration will open Septmeber 1, entry fee will be $20. Details can be found at www.sunvalleyrunning.com

The Sun Valley Ice Show continues with its dazzling lineup of champions on ice this Saturday, August 14 featuring 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist, World Champion and 2X United States Champion, Evan Lysacek.

Most recently Evan was nominated for an ESPY award in the “Best Male Olympic Athlete” category, following his gold medal winning performance at the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada. And last spring, Evan and his dance partner Anna Trebunskaya were finalists on “Dancing with the Stars”.

Tickets for the August 14 ice show could sell out so purchase yours today. 

The Sun Valley Ice Show sizzles every Saturday night at dusk through September 4. Tickets online at: www.MySVFun.com or at the Sun Valley Recreation Center box office (208) 622-2135.

The Sawtooth Light and Magic Show, Sunday, August 8, 2010 at the Finger of Fate.  A thunderstorm over the Hell Roaring valley provided the clouds needed to reflect the light back onto the Finger and this unnamed lake at about 9pm.

James Bourret Fine Art Photography

Landscape and fine art photography by James Bourret is available at the gallery, 650 N. Main St., Ketchum, 720-4652, and at http://jamesbourret.photoshelter.com/

By Paul Andrews, BI editor

For 10 days Team Mojo took to the road, exploring Idaho's far-flung trails in Sun Valley, Stanley, and the all but undocumented panhandle hard by the Canadian border. We left the MacBook behind. The iPhone was almost always out of range. 

For now, you'll find a minimum of coddling in the Sun Valley region. Give yourself a couple of days to adjust to the altitude and you can make it as challenging as you like, from rollicking cruises along powdery singletrack in the woods to monster hike-a-bikes across scree-laden alligator-back ridges in the outback. Trust us, Sun Valley is as good as it gets. 

Read the rest of the review at Sun Valley 2010: Real Mountain Biking, in Real Mountains

The Sun Valley Ice Show continues with its dazzling lineup of champions on ice this Saturday, August 7 featuring Olympic Silver Medalists and 5X US Champion Ice Dancers Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto. These two have been performing and competing together for over 12 years. 2X US Champion and US Bronze Medalist Alissa Czisny will also take the ice this Saturday night.

The Sun Valley Ice Show sizzles every Saturday night at dusk through September 4. Tickets online at: MySVFun.com or at the Sun Valley Recreation Center box office (208) 622-2135.

After the Ice Shows, performers graciously remain for pictures with fans.

James Byrd of Boise did the first full descent at high flows of the North Fork of the Payette River. View some great pics of the North Fork kayakers at Mike Leeds' Photography. This freight train of whitewater was once considered unrunnable.

Between Smiths Ferry and Banks, the North Fork has more Class IV-V (expert only) rapids in 15 miles than the Colorado has in its 277 miles through the Grand Canyon.

WildWater North Fork Payette Teaser from Anson Fogel on Vimeo.

"I think that has to be considered one of the hardest pieces of whitewater ever done," said Doug Ammons of Missoula, Mont., an international expeditionary kayaker who's logged many first descents of difficult rivers.

"I believe I'm the only person ever to have paddled it at levels from 6,000 to 7,000 cfs," Ammons said. "It almost never gets that high, and it is so intimidating when it does that people just stand on the side and gape at it."

Click to continue to read a full account of Byrd's wild ride.

James Bourret Fine Art Photography

Landscape and fine art photography by James Bourret is available at the gallery, 650 N. Main St., Ketchum, 720-4652, and at

http://jamesbourret.photoshelter.com/

The Sun Valley Ice Show continues with its dazzling lineup of champions on ice this Saturday, July 31 featuring Olympic Silver Medalist and 2X World Silver Medalist Sasha Cohen. She will also perform in the final ice show on September 4.

The Sun Valley Ice Show sizzles every Saturday night at dusk through September 4. Tickets online at: MySVFun.com or at the Sun Valley Recreation Center box office (208) 622-2135.

Purchase your Sun Valley Season Pass or discount passes by Saturday, July 31. Prices for all passes will go up on Sunday, August 1.

Passes may be purchased in person at the River Run lift ticket office, at the Sun Valley Recreation Center in the Sun Valley Village or online at: MySVFun.com

For a few glorious hours every commuter's dream will come true:  Highway 75 will transform into a “no speed limit” zone.  Drivers will pin the needle right past the County Sheriff in search of their cars’ top speeds, all for a good cause.  Drivers have a two mile straightaway to hit their top speed, and another mile to cool it down.   In 2009 the cars participating included, among others, Ferraris, Bentleys, Ford GTs, Porsches, and they pushed speeds of 190 m.p.h.

The Sun Valley Road Rally will take place on July 31st from 11:00 to 3:00 between the SNRA and the Baker Creek parking lot north of Ketchum.   A viewing area for spectators on the course will offer refreshments, chairs, an announcer and a digital speed display as the drivers pass the speed trap.  Parking for the event will be at the Baker Creek parking lot 18 miles north of Ketchum.

The event raises money for the Blaine County Drug Coalition which funds programs that improve the health and safety of Blaine County... (more)

The upcoming 2011 season marks Sun Valley Heli Ski's 45th year of providing world-class backcountry skiing adventures in the mountains surrounding Sun Valley.  In honor of this anniversary, we are offering an amazing opportunity to pre-purchase heli skiing at a significantly reduced rate - $799 per person per day .   This is a savings of $300 off the regular season rate.  

Offer is valid until Sept 7th. Restrictions apply - See ad or give us a call for additional terms and details.  

Phone:  (208)622-3108 or (800) 872-3108
Email:  info@sunvalleyheliski.com  

Goat Lake, off the Alpine Way trail, is a short but challenging hike from the Iron Creek Trailhead near Stanley. The challenge begins after leaving the Alpine Way trail on an un-mapped path leading above Goat Falls into the first of several high basins. The trail has several gravelly, exposed sections across open granite sections. Once above the falls, cross the creek and continue on it's left side the last few hundred feet to the lake, avoiding the fairly treacherous talus field.

The lake is deep and cold, but has rocks perfect a cliff jump to cool down quickly.

This photograph is a two shot stitch, made with a Mamiya 645 medium format digital, converted to black and white using Nik Silver Effects Pro.

Landscape and fine art photography by James Bourret is available at the gallery, 650 N. Main St., Ketchum, 720-4652, and at:

http://jamesbourret.photoshelter.com/

James Bourret Fine Art Photography

The Expedition Inspiration Fund For Breast Cancer Research is pleased to announce two Sawtooth Adventures - the Elephant’s Perch Climb and the first Redfish (Fishhook Creek) Take-A-Hike on August 13 & 14, 2010. 

 This year’s climb (non-technical route) of the Elephant's Perch a 2,400 vertical gain and 5 mile round trip from the Canyon Camp. This group will leave on Friday and will be led by Sawtooth Mountain Guides. Space is limited on this overnight adventure so register soon. Cost per climber is $250 - with an additional fundraising goal of $2,500.  Only an hour drive from Sun Valley, this climb offers a wonderful hiking adventure in a very remote, isolated mountain setting.  Everyone is invited to join Expedition Inspiration’s Team of breast cancer survivors and supporters, who not only climb mountains, but move them!  Our Elephant’s Perch Team will enjoy a Celebration Dinner at the world famous Idaho Rocky Mountain Ranch.

 The Sawtooth Adventure Take-A-Hike - this group will leave... (more)

Play nine-holes for $50 and 18-holes for $100 every day after 3pm this summer on the Sun Valley White Clouds or Trail Creek Course. Green fee includes mandatory golf carts.

To reserve your twilight tee-time, call the Sun Valley Club Pro Shop at (208) 622-2251.

On Saturday, July 10 the Sun Valley Ice Show continues with its dazzling lineup of champions on ice featuring two amazing headliners. This Saturday night, 2010 United States Gold Medalist Jeremy Abbott will perform. Jeremy was also recently ranked 2nd in the world by the International Skating Union. Our second headliner is 11-year-old phenomena, Nathan Chen, who took first place in the novice division of the 2010 Unites States Figure Skating Championships. He’s been skating since age 3!

The Sun Valley Ice Show sizzles every Saturday night at dusk through September 4.
Tickets online at: Seats.SunValley.com or at the Sun Valley Recreation Center (208) 622-2135.

James Bourret Fine Art Photography

Landscape and fine art prints in a variety of sizes  by James Bourret are available at the gallery, 650 N. Main St., Ketchum, 720-4652, and at

http://jamesbourret.photoshelter.com/