Ashley Brown was on the Sun Valley alpine team growing up. When her racing days came to an end, she found a way to keep skiing Baldy every day, to keep living the way she grew up, outdoors and carefree.
Meet Ashley » shareYour chauffeur is a cowboy. He picks you up at the Inn in a sleigh and carries you through meadows, to a dining room Hemingway frequented. Eating at Trail Creek Cabin is a tradition for many, and an experience for all.
Take a Ride » shareThe Suns are a club hockey team. By day, the players live and work alongside the people who pack the stands for their games at night. When the puck drops, town pride is at a peak, on the ice and in the crowd.
Game On » shareAndy Gilbert coaches the Sun Valley snowboard team, organizes huge competitions like the Rail Jam, rides in the skate park he rallied the community to build, and still finds time to pick his kids up at school.
Meet Andy » shareMelissa Arnot is a professional high-altitude mountaineer. At 27, she’s summited all the peaks you’ve heard of, and lots more you haven’t. She came to Sun Valley for the mountains, and stayed for the people.
Meet Melissa » shareBald Mountain’s conditions are legendary, with 600 acres of corduroy laid down every night over 3000 vertical feet. Go behind the scenes with Jack Seagraves as he drives the Beast, the most impressive snow groomer in North America.
Ride the Beast » shareGalena Lodge is a destination hub for nordic skiing, snowshoeing, mountain biking, and hiking. Friends and families gather here to eat and drink, relax and refuel, by the fireplace or on the deck. And those who aren't ready to leave can spend a starry night in a hilltop yurt.
Take a Trip » shareDave Stoecklein was a ski photographer until he fell in love with the heritage and people of the West. Today, some magazines call him the greatest living Western photographer. He calls himself a preservationist.
Meet Dave » share