Hundreds Converge at Sun Valley’s Bald Mountain for Ski Season Opener

What would prompt a self-proclaimed Texas ski bum to drive 19 hours from West Texas? Or a Hemingway STEAM School student to skip school for two days, spending the night out in freezing temperatures?

Sun Valley Resort’s Winter Wonderland Kicks Off Today

Christmas carols…cookie decorating…Sun Valley Resort kicks off its Winter Wonderland Festival today.

Galena Lodge Now Open for the Season

The snow has been slow in coming to Galena Lodge, although the lodge did get an inch Thursday night.

Adrienne Haan Brings Irving Berlin to Life in Upcoming Concerts

Hardly a Christmas concert ends without some sort of rendition of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas.”

Sun Valley Youth Hockey to Take Shoulder Check Pledge and Honor Seniors

Sun Valley Youth Hockey will host its high School/18U home tournament today through Sunday, Dec. 7, at Campion Ice House in Hailey and the Sun Valley Indoor Ice Rink.

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Coffee Talk Moved to Saturday Night

Scratch that Coffee Talk with Arnold Schwarzenegger. The action-movie actor will appear in a Cocktail Talk, instead.

Sun Valley Skiers Welcome a Ribbon of Snow

It was a bit surreal with one long ribbon of snow plunging more than 3,000 feet down Bald Mountain threading its way through brown sagebrush-covered slopes, a snowless valley below.

Papoose Club Holiday Bazaar Features Great Raffle Packages

More than 75 arts and crafts vendors from across the Intermountain West will hawk their unique gifts at the annual Papoose Club Holiday Bazaar on Saturday and Sunday.

Community potluck to Honor Silver Creek Steward Nick Purdy

A potluck to honor Picabo rancher Nick Purdy will be held from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at the Upper Big Wood River Grange, 609 S. 3rd Ave. in Hailey.

E.A. KAHANE Asks You to Come Join the Parade

While 34.3 million people watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on their TV sets this year, E.A. KAHANE watched it from her third-floor apartment window at 64th Street and Central Park West.

Hailey Tree Lighting to Feature Art and Soul Dancers

Gather around the Christmas tree in Hailey for a community Christmas tree lighting on Thursday, Dec. 4.

Share the Spirit to Benefit Three Nonprofits

Silver Creek Outfitters will kick off its annual three-day Share the Spirit shopping event to benefit three Wood River Valley nonprofits on Thursday.

Ketchum’s Feli Funke Helps to Tell Story of Barbara Van Cleve

Ketchum fine arts photographer Feli Funke met Barbara Van Cleve when she attended a shoot for Robert Redford’s “The Horse Whisperer” on Van Cleve’s ranch in the shadow of the Crazy Mountains near Big Timber, Mont.

Sun Valley Film Festival Starts Wednesday

Longtime Sun Valley homeowner and box office heavyweight Arnold Schwarzenegger will head up the Sun Valley Film Festival’s popular Coffee Talks this week. And Cedric the Entertainer will be among hose fielding questions when the Sun Valley Film Festival screens “Above the Line,”

Survey Results Concerning Youth Well-Being to Be Released Thursday

The latest survey results concerning the mental health of  youth in the Wood River Valley will be unveiled Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Community Campus in Hailey.

Sun Valley Resort to Kick Off Skiing on Wednesday

Mother Nature isn’t cooperating—much. But Sun Valley Resort is going ahead and opening for skiing, anyway.

Holocaust Survivor to Discuss Harrowing Tale of Survival

Pete Metzelaar was 7 when the Nazis came to his home in the Netherlands, arresting most of his family members.

Ketchum Tree Lighting to Feature Live Reindeer

Listen up, kids: Santa’s coming to Ketchum and his reindeer are, too.

The Hunger Coalition-A Lifeline and A Sense of Unity

Thanksgiving is a time, for most, to take a step back and spend time with family and friends. It’s a time to celebrate our connections with one another and appreciate each other with Thanksgiving dinner being the centerpiece of it all.

Greenhorn Fire Station Open House to Honor Retiring Firefighters

The community is invited to an Open House at the Greenhorn Fire Station on Tuesday.

Local Donors are Matching Hailey Hot Springs Purchase Donations

The Wood River Land Trust is just $20,000 from the $16 million it needs to purchase the Hailey Hot Springs property in Croy Canyon.

Cowboy Christmas Bazaar Raises Money for Rodeo

The annual Papoose Club Holiday Bazaar is waiting in the wings, ready to roll out Dec. 6 and 7. But, Eye on Sun Valley headed to Filer last weekend to take in a holiday bazaar with a twist—a Cowboy Christmas Bazaar loaded with everything from rodeo stars to country crooners to lovely clutches tooled out of soft leather. \

John Rember to Read from Journal of the Plague Years

Stanley resident John Rember will read “A Holiday Sermon,” “Andromeda” and other entries from his newly published “Journal of the Plague Years” on Tuesday in Hailey.

Group Wants to Build Classical Academy

A group of Wood River Valley residents are trying to raise $4 million by mid-January 2026 to purchase an 11-acre parcel in Hailey to build a Blaine Classical Academy.

AWOL Snow Fuels Record Turkey Trot Numbers

Some wore hats that said “Waddle ‘til you Gobble.”

Sip and Shop, ‘Shop Small’ Event to Kick Off Christmas Shopping in the Valley

Kick off Black Friday today by shopping to support the youth of Sun Valley.

Southern Idaho Residents See Surge in HIV

Cases of HIV in Southern Idaho have multiplied this year over last year, according to the South-Central Public Health District.

Finding Generational Healing

Thanksgiving can be a little difficult for some as they come together with family members with whom they have long-hidden grudges, resentments or, simply, misunderstandings that have not been cleared up.

Thanksgiving 2025

I saunter along the river’s edge

Neighbors Helping Neighbors, The Spirit of Inclusion This Holiday Season

As the holidays approach, we’re reminded that true community begins with compassion. Yet, for many in our valley—especially those facing challenges around immigration or distance from family—this season can bring mixed emotions.

Craig Childs-Night Sky is Not an Absence of Light but the Presence of the Universe

Author Craig Childs was driving through Arizona when he realized that a familiar Peabody Coal Mine structure that had crossed above the highway had been torn down.

Spur Community Foundation Awards Grant to Valley Nonprofits

The Spur Community Foundation has awarded $109,000 to 15 Wood River Valley nonprofits representing nearly every aspect of life from arts and youth programs to housing and health services.

St. Luke’s Wood River Honored for Patient Outcomes

St. Luke’s Wood River medical center has been awarded a 2025 Performance Leadership Award by the Chartis Center for Rural Health.

Homegrown Film Festival to Showcase Mali Noyes’ Record Smashing Ski Quest

Last March and April Sun Valley Ski Education Nordic ski team alum Mali Noyes skied all 93 lines in Utah’s Chuting Gallery in 47 days, smashing a record as she skied some of the steepest ski lines in the Wasatch Mountains.

City of Ketchum Looking for Art to Wrap Gondola Bus Stop

A powder blue gondola car has found its way onto Main Street Ketchum between 4th and 5th Street. Its part of the city’s efforts to spice up its street fare following the two-year Main Street reconstruction project, which ended this past summer.

Visit Sun Valley Provides Summer and Winter Overview

There was no birthday cake. But the mention of St. Luke’s Wood River’s 25th birthday got warm applause from about 75 people attending Visit Sun Valley’s bi-yearly update this past week at Whiskey’s.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden Supporters Plead for Flowers, Not Houses

Imagine five single-family homes sitting on the property that now showcases the alpine flowers of Central Idaho and a prayer wheel blessed by the Dalai Lama.

Sun Valley Serenade Screening to Include Historical Background

The movie that put Sun Valley on the map for many will be screened Tuesday night at Ketchum’s Community Library.

Auroras Over Sun Valley Change Colors

After a dazzling red sky, the aurora borealis that lit up the skies over Sun Valley last week took on more of a green and purple hue.

Sun Valley Resort Provided Setting for 10th Mountain Division Training Films

The Army was aware of the public’s interest in ski troops and used its resources to make movies that would highlight their training and daring.

Free Thanksgiving Dinner Offered to the Community

Neighbors Helping Neighbors will hold its 5th Thanksgiving Neighborhood Dinner for the community on Thursday, Nov. 27.

Salzburg Marionette Theatre Adds Another Dimension to The Argyros

They stood just 2 feet tall. And the human nun who interacted with them looked like a giant sitting next to them.

Swiftsure Ranch Looks to the Future

Swiftsure Ranch near Bellevue was founded as the Sagebrush Arena therapeutic riding program on Buttercup Road in Hailey in 1991. Today it accommodates more than a hundred adults and children with physical, mental and emotional challenges a week. Eye on Sun Valley’s Karen Bossick recently visited the ranch to find out what’s next for the program.

Food Drive Continues for Hunger Coalition and Shoshone Project

Blaine County Democrats collected 70 boxes of food during a two-hour period this past weekend. And they’re still collecting.

Thanksgiving at The Mint to Feature Music and Mechanical Bull

Better grab a nap because tonight’s fun at The Mint will stretch into the wee hours of the night.

Sun Valley Resort Delays Ski Opener

Put your skis back in storage.

Turkey Trot to Include Bucket Hats

Custom bucket hats embroidered by Davis Embroidery say it all.

Wood River Orchestra Gears Up for Holiday Concert

The Wood River Orchestra is priming the flutes and tuning up the violins for the orchestra’s popular Holiday Concert and Fundraiser.

Sun Valley Winter Sports Hall of Fame Unveils Class of 2025

The Community Library has revealed the four local winter sports legends who will be inducted into the 2025 Sun Valley Winter Sports Hall of Fame Class.

BCRD Debuts North America’s First Fully Electric Nordic Snow Cat

North America’s first fully electric Nordic snow cat will soon be laying down corduroy on the Nordic trails in Quigley Canyon.

Contra Dance and Potluck to Warm the Night

Kick up your heels and join old friends and new friends in a Contra Dance Friday night.

Arnold and Patrick Schwarzenegger to Be Honored by Sun Valley Film Festival

Arnold Schwarzenegger and his son Patrick Schwarzenegger will be among the 2025 honorees at the Sun Valley Film Festival in December.

The Wild Dark Asks Us to Look Up

Several years ago, Craig Childs embarked on a quest to bike from the blinding lights of the Las Vegas Strip deep into the Nevada desert to one of the darkest spots in North America.

Richard Strauss’ Arabella to Be Presented by Met HD

The glamour and enchantment of Richard Strauss’s 19th century Vienna will be on display when the Metropolitan Opera presents a live simulcast MetHD production of “Arabella” on Saturday.

Blaine County Soccer Pick-Up Games Lead to Professional Spanish Club Affiliation

With the end of the year approaching and winter weather arriving comes the end of the fall soccer season for many local teams. As players begin to put their cleats in storage, they are now concluding the final step in a generational tradition for many Latino and non-Latino families.

Airport to Hold Artists Reception on Wednesday

Go on a gallery walk—at the airport—when Friedman Memorial Airport unveils its newest exhibition of art.

Sun Valley Economic Development Welcomes New Director

A financial planner and analyst has been chosen to succeed Harry Griffith as the executive director of Sun Valley Economic Development.

St. Thomas Playhouse Unveils Upcoming Season of Musicals

“It’s a favorite that is practically perfect in every way,” said Makena.

Well-Being Ambassadors Wanted

Looking for a way you can help promote mental well-being in the Wood River Valley?

Free Community Harvest Dinner to Include Pumpkin Chucking and Lantern Walk

Chuck pumpkins, press apples into cider, take part in a lantern walk and enjoy a free hearty soup dinner Thursday night.

Averell Harriman Offered Sun Valley Resort as War Training Ground

After the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, the Army decided to activate a full division of mountain troops for a future invasion of Europe.

Vienna Boys Choir, Salzburg Marionettes Bring Taste of Austria to Sun Valley

The Argyros has presented a wide range of acts ranging from Lyle Lovett to American Ballet Theatre principal Isabella Boylston, who got her start in Sun Valley.

Blaine County School Board Chair Honored Statewide

Blaine County School District Board of Trustees Chair Lara Stone has been named the 2025 Board Chair of the Year by the Idaho School Boards Association (ISBA).

Catch SVMoA’s Student Art Exhibition Today

Camila Vega’s “Synaptic Sparks,” which includes electrical wire on canvas, pays homage to the work that electricians and other blue-collar workers do. Brooke Vagias “liberated” the jawbones of an elk she found in sagebrush and turned it into a giant dream catcher.

Today’s Root Sellers Celebration to Include Pop Up Farmers Market and Scavenger Hunt

Load up on fresh fall produce to get through the winter, sit in on a food preservation workshop and dance to the country sounds of The Hurdy Gurdy Girls at today’s Root Sellers festival fall gathering.

St. Luke’s Surgical Nurse Manager Receives Leadership Award

Siobhan Jameson, assistant nurse manager of Surgical Services at St. Luke’s Wood River, has received the 2025 Excellence in Leadership award from St. Luke’s Health System based in Boise.

Mobile ER in the Sky Settles in at St. Luke’s Wood River

Members of Air St. Luke’s medical transport helicopter team were still getting settled in at their new home at St. Luke’s Wood River when dispatch relayed that a Carey man had suffered a heart attack.

The Battle of the Bands is back

The entertaining spectacle featuring 13 Idaho bands competing for Best Band bragging rights and prizes will be held from 1:30 to 10 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 15, at The Liberty Theater in Hailey.

Liberation Day Comes for Highway 75 Motorists

Break out Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus.”

Golfers Come Out for Higher Ground Snowsports Program

Higher Ground staff are dusting off their mono-skis as they prepare for Sun Valley Resort’s 90th winter ski season.

Stargazing Party Set for Friday

Fresh on the heels of this week’s aurora borealis, the Idaho Dark Sky Alliance is holding an evening to unplug, look up and discover the wonders of the night sky.

Red Aurora Lights Up Sun Valley

Sun Valley photographer John Boydston was among dozens, if not hundreds, of Idahoans who ventured out into the chilly November air Tuesday night to capture photos of the aurora borealis.

Blaine County Sheriff’s Patrol Car Dives into Idaho’s Submarine Legacy

Oooohrah!

Pray for Snow Party Asks for Skiers’ Help

Sun Valley Resort’s snowmakers are fastidiously covering Lower River Run—the entryway onto Bald Mountain--with snow, despite this week’s record-breaking temperatures eclipsing 60 degrees.

Senior Connection Repays Veterans, Police Officers

Charles Cox never served in the military, but his father did. Young Charles followed him to bases throughout the world, including Spangdahlem Air Force Base in Germany where he met his future wife.

‘Mount Skis’-A Story of the 10th Mountain Division

The story of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division and its training facility at Camp Hale, Colo., is well known.  However, relatively little is known about the Army’s initial training of ski troops at Mt. Rainier in Washington beginning in 1940, before the U.S. entered WW II in December 1941.

Shoshone Project Collecting Warm Clothing and Food Donations

The Shoshone Project has launched its Sixth Annual Warm Clothing and Food Drive to support families living in Shoshone and other Lincoln County towns.

Veterans Day

My Father was a veteran

Senior Athlete Warns Against RSV

Michael Cascioli thought of himself as being in perfect health.

Car Tips for Winter

Sun Valley is looking at 60-degree temperatures and sunny blue skies for the next few days, but winter is around the corner. Learn how to get your car ready as Marshall Rule of Moment in Hailey covers everything from trickle chargers to studded tires in today’s Eye on Sun Valley video.

Join and Thrive Discussion to Examine Community Engagement’s Wellbeing Benefits

What happens when fewer of us know our neighbors? What happens when fewer of us volunteer or show up in our communities?

Films to Showcase Friedl Pfeifer and the 10th Mountain Division

Chris Anthony is an Alaskan Extreme Skiing Champion and a veteran of nine World Extreme Skiing Championships.

Free Range Poets to Share Poems

Four local poets will bring their wit and wisdom to the Bellevue Public Library from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13. The library is located at 117 E. Pine St. next to Bellevue City Hall.

When the Clock Raced Forward Too Fast

Does anybody else feel like they were gypped this week as Daylight Savings Time went off the clock earlier than usual?

KETO QUICHE

Marie Gallo was looking for a quick easy breakfast or lunch dish chock full of vitamins and protein.  And she found it in what she’s dubbed “Keto Quiche,” recognizing that it meets the needs of those seeking to keep their carbs down.

St. Luke’s Wood River Gets New Equipment to Enhance Patient Care

St. Luke’s Wood has two new electrocardiogram machines, a LUCAS CPR device and a new portable x-ray unit, thanks to donations and grants provided St. Luke’s Wood River Foundation.

Blaine County Sheriff’s Office to Unveil Patrol Vehicle Honoring New Idaho Submarine

The Blaine County Sheriff’s Office will unveil its new USS Idaho SSN 799 patrol vehicle, dubbed the “Gem of the Fleet” during a ceremony honoring Idaho’s new submarine on Monday.

Christening Dick Fosbury’s High Bar Bridge

It was eight years in the making. But, on Monday, the ribbon was cut on the new Colorado Gulch bridge across the Big Wood River south of Hailey.

MetHD to Present La Boheme on Saturday

The heartbreaking story of “La Boheme” will be brought to the big screen on Saturday when Sun Valley Opera and Broadway and Merlin’s Magic Lantern present The Metropolitan Opera’s live simulcast.

Ham Radio Workshop Offered on Saturday

An introduction to ham radio will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Hailey Town Center West.

Biking through the Land of Ice and Fire

Don and Shannon Jackson began sweating as they looked across a grey glacial river that braided its way across the rugged, remote landscape of southern Iceland.

Biking Iceland Just the Latest in the Jacksons’ Extreme Adventures

Don and Shannon Jackson, who will offer a travel adventure program at Hailey Town West tonight—Thursday, Nov. 6--are no strangers to adventure travel.