Steer’s Head and Nine Leaf Biscuitroot Popping Up

Spring has sprung and, with it, tiny wildflowers poking their heads up through the ground.  Lisa Horton takes us to a hillside near Craters of the Moon in today’s Eye on Sun Valley video where we learn about such flowers as Anderson’s Buttercup, the Nine Leaf Biscuitroot, Lithophragma Bulbosa, Mustard and Steer’s Head, a pinkish flower that looks like the head of a longhorn. Early bloomers, they are spring’s gift to us following winter.

Jane Throws Herself a Going Away Party

Jane Drussel will commemorate four decades of supplying the valley with art and office supplies and party novelties with Jane’s Going Away Party on Tuesday.

Spring Fling at Grand Targhee Tests SVSEF Skier Skills

Three Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Alpine U12 and U14 athletes climbed the podium in the IMD Spring Fling this past week.

SVMoA Could Triple Its Exhibition and Class Space with New Building

Jennifer Wells Green could barely contain her excitement as she walked through the former Idaho BioScience Building, envisioning what its transformation into the Sun Valley Museum of Arts could mean.

Battle of the Books Tournament to Take Place Today

Book-related trivia will abound in Sun Valley today as the Sun Valley Community School hosts this year’s Region 4 Middle School Battle of the Books Tournament.

Candidate Forum to be Followed by Forum on Ambulance, Library Ballot Initiatives

The Blaine County Democrats will host a Democratic primary candidate forum at 6 p.m. Monday, April 13, at Town Center West, 116 S. River St., Hailey.

Baldy Challenge Reframes the Concept of a Ski Bum

As the ski season winds down at Sun Valley, many skiers are reveling in having earned their 100-day pins for skiing 100 days or more.

Adult Prom to Benefit Students at The Space

Step back into your prom dress and tux when The Space throws its second annual Adult Prom—Forever Young on Friday, April 24.

Grange Hosts Contra Dance

Strings Attached will fiddle away as Quin calls the dance steps during a Community Contra Dance from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at the Upper Big Wood River Grange in Hailey.

Wood River Women’s Foundation Supports New Bridge at Fox Creek and More

The Wood River Women’s Foundation has awarded $315,944 to projects funding playground equipment for the children of Carey, the support of a bilingual dentist in Bellevue and new mammogram equipment for women with dense tissue in their breasts.

Reimagining John Wesley Powell’s Trip Down the Colorado River

As a child Jaclyn Backhaus wanted to see others like her in the roles of the explorers who fanned out westward across America.

Baldy Bluebird Music Festival Ropes in Brothers Osborne and Chase Rice

The Grammy Award-winning duo Brothers Osborne will invite you to “Stay a Little Longer” at the third annual Baldy Bluebird Music Festival over the July Fourth holiday.

The Listening Gallery to Provide Art for the Eyes and Music for the Soul

Ernie Trevino grew up listening to his father’s vinyl collection.

Brain Architecture Game to Teach About Building Children’s Brains

Take part in a Game Night exploring Child Development from 5 to 7 p.m. tonight.

Trout Unlimited Invites You to Ask Questions About the River Tonight

Learn about local river advocacy and how land use decisions affecting the Big Wood River and its trout are made tonight at The Argyros.

Wood River Women’s Foundation Praised for Impact in Valley

Members of the Wood River Women’s Foundation cast their final votes for those who will receive 2026 grants on Monday.

Skills for Success Program to Help Men and Women Advance Careers

Want to get a job? Keep a job? Build a career for a better future?

Easter Eggs Vanish in a Whiff

It’s safe to assume the Easter Bunny spent all night lovingly placing more than 8,000 Easter eggs filled with various candies around the Duck Pond in front of Sun Valley Resort’s Challenger Inn.

Topdog Underdog to Work Your Empathy Muscle

A contemporary look at the age-old lesson of Cain and Abel comes to life at The Spot this week when “Topdog/Underdog” takes the stage.

Wildfire Insurance Updates to Be Presented Wednesday

It’s no secret that Sun Valley-area residents are eying the upcoming summer nervously, thanks to dry conditions exacerbated by low snowpack and warmer than average temperatures.

Sun Valley Figure Skater Podiums in International Competition

Olivia Olson of the Sun Valley Figure Skating Club delivered an outstanding performance at the Unicorn Dance Trophy held March 27–30 in Hoorn, Netherlands.

Andrew Dunning’s Bobotie

When Ketchum caterer Andrew Dunning kayaked the Zambezi River, the fourth longest river in Africa, he discovered a moist, flavorful, inexpensive casserole called Bobotie

Wheat

“Truly, truly I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it bears much fruit.” John 12:24

Bottle Feed a Lamb Among the Book Stacks

Cuddle and bottle feed an adorable baby lamb between 9 and 11 a.m. Monday, April 6, at Chapter One Bookstore in Ketchum.

Ketchum’s Contract with Blaine County Sheriff Up in the Air

On Monday morning Blaine County Sheriff Morgan Ballis invited members of the press to the sheriff’s office to meet the new Ketchum Chief of Police.

Explore the Ancient Relics of the Milky Way Tonight

Explore the “Ancient Relics of the Milky Way” on Saturday night when the Idaho Dark Sky Alliance and Hailey Public Library present another evening of stargazing and learning about our galaxy.

Drive to Ketchum Makes Drive to Twin Look Easy

It took me 1 hour 15 minutes to drive three miles to Ketchum on Thursday and Friday to indulge myself in some last turns on Bald Mountain as Sun Valley’s ski season winds down.

Sun Valley Resort Hosts Avalanche Dogs from Around the West

The sun was still making its way over the Pioneer Mountains as a couple dozen ski patrollers gathered on the River Run Plaza, their German shepherds, border collies and golden and labrador retrievers at their side.

Sip and Shop to Benefit Ketchum Community Dinner Curbside

With Easter on the horizon, J. McLaughlin is hosting an afternoon of sips and spring shopping to benefit Ketchum Community Dinner Curbside.

Firefighters Battle Structure Fire with Limited Water Resources

Firefighters found themselves trying to save a house with limited access to water as they battled a structure fire in Bellevue’s Muldoon Canyon late Thursday afternoon.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin Calls for Wartime Generals to Save Democracy

At 49, Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin may be the youngest member of the U.S. Senate, but her message to a standing-room-only crowd at Ketchum's Limelight recently carried the weight of someone who has seen democracy tested from the inside.

Egg Hunt and Tri-Sport Relay Signal the End of Winter at Galena Lodge

The ski season seems to be hurtling toward an end faster than ever before, thanks to record warm temperatures this winter.

SVSEF Cross Country Prep and Comp Team End Season on a Strong Note

Cyrus Pott claimed victories in two races while teaming up with Bailey Kurtz to win a sprint relay in challenging snow conditions at the Western Club Championships in Victor, Idaho.

5Beach Club Proposed to Elevate Experience at Redfish Lake

The spectacular ski lodges on Bald Mountain and groomed corduroy will be closing in the coming week as the 2025-26 ski season comes to an end.

Liberty Theatre Hosts Shakespeare, Your Neighbors’ Skits and Big Reveal

The Idaho Shakespeare Youth Company will weave some magic onstage this coming Friday.

Easter Egg Hunt to Kick Off Week of Partying at Sun Valley Resort

The Easter Bunny can leave his snow boots behind and slip into his flip flops this Easter as he hops around Sun Valley Village hiding eggs.

Melissa Arnot Reid Describes Journey to History on Mount Everest

Melissa Arnot Reid was just 25 when she summited 29,035-foot Mount Everest.

Women of Americana To Tell Story Of American Legends Through Song and Pictures

Put your stomping boots on and prepare to pay tribute to the women who have shaped American music Friday at The Argyros in Ketchum.

Toby Rafford Soars at Freeride World Tour’s Xtreme Verbier

Sun Valley’s Toby Rafford just missed out on taking gold in the Freeride World Tour’s Xtreme Verbier held over the weekend on a challenging course in Switzerland.

Muffy Davis Cup Racer Says She’s Won’t Take How She Skis for Granted Anymore

Paralympic medalist Muffy Davis found it fitting that the 2026 Winter Paralympics were kicking off in Italy on the same day that her two-day Muffy Davis Cup was starting on Sun Valley’s Dollar Mountain.

Multiple Choice Examines How to Prepare Teens for Life

We help teenagers prepare for their SAT tests. But are we preparing them for a purposeful life?

Huey and Pringle Punch Ticket to the International Whistler Cup

Mia Huey and Savannah Pringle earned berths in the Whistler Cup in British Columbia as two of the top six overall finishers at the Western Region Championships at Sugar Bowl Resort near Tahoe, Calif.

Wood River Valley Residents Say We Want Healthcare, Not Warfare

A skeleton waving a tiny American flag took its place among hundreds of Wood River Valley residents taking part in Saturday’s No Kings III Rally.

Toby Rafford Wins First Freeride World Tour Competition

Sun Valley’s Toby Rafford won his first Freeride World Tour pro competition at the new 2026 FWT YETI Alaska Haines Pro.

Highway Construction to Resume on April Fool’s Day

The moment we’ve been dreading since last summer is fast approaching.

Spring Means It’s Time to Get Reaquainted with Wildflowers

Alpine Buttercups are emerging along trails in Croy Canyon, along with yellow bell-like fritillaria, larkspur, phlox and waxy spring parsley. Elsewhere mountain bluebells are emerging.

SVSEF Racers Witness Jessie Diggins Tribute at World Cup Finals

Three Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Gold Team athletes competed at the COOP FIS Cross Country World Cup Finals at Mt. Van Hoevenberg near Lake Placid March 20-22.

Smith, Hagenbuch, Diggins Fight Broken Bindings and Crashes in World Cup Finals

Six weeks after making their Olympic debuts at the Milan-Cortina Games, Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation Gold Team members Sammy Smith and John Steel Hagenbuch skied back into the international spotlight--this time on home snow at the FIS Cross-Country Skiing World Cup Finals in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Magic Carpet Adds to the Magic of Rota-Rippers Program

Brianna Sandoval is a Bellevue Elementary School student who, like so many in the area, caught Olympic fever this year as children and adults alike tuned in to watch seven Sun Valley skiers and snowboarders compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

The Snake and the Whale Examines Attempts to Silence Dam Opponents

When investigative journalist John Frey was asked to make a documentary examining the ongoing fight to remove four dams on the Snake River to revive salmon and steelhead runs, he found himself swept into a world where he saw politicians abruptly silencing those who were making statements or asking questions in favor of the idea.

No Kings III Rally on Saturday to Stand Up for Democracy

Wood River Valley residents will join millions of Americans across the country in taking part in a No Kings III Rally on Saturday.

Melissa Boley Honored for Keeping Idaho Trauma Therapy on the Cutting Edge

When Melissa Boley started her career in psychotherapy in 1979, therapists asked “What Is wrong with you?” as they used meds and detention centers to control unacceptable behavior.

Melissa Arnot and Jess Cramp to Talk About Moving Mountains and Making Waves

Melissa Arnot, a former Wood River Valley woman who was the first American woman to successfully climb Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen, will take part this weekend in an event dedicated to Badass Women.

Friedman Memorial Airport Sets Up Food Donation Bin for TSA Workers

The Friedman Memorial Airport has placed a donation bin inside the airline passenger terminal to collect non-perishable food items for the airport’s TSA officers, who are not being paid during the partial federal government shutdown.

Senior Mountain Masters Takes Mountain Masters to Dollar

Sun Valley’s Mountain Masters has long been the crème de la crème for skiers who want to sharpen their skills in a wide variety of conditions from powder snow to moguls to even Bald Mountain’s racecourse.

Fly Fishing Guide to Offer Introduction to Fly Fishing

With temperatures in the 60s this past week, thoughts are certainly turning from skiing to fly-fishing and other summer activities.

I Got Bombed at Harvey’s Tells Story About the FBI, a Bomb and a Brazen Father

A documentary feature about a surreal 33-hour standoff between the FBI and an elaborately constructed bomb placed in a Lake Tahoe casino will be shown Thursday at the Sun Valley Opera House.

The Day Fourth Street Became a Wedding Chapel

City employees put up the street barricades Saturday morning.

Wildlife Collision Strategies to be Examined

Chances are you have had to stop for a parade of elk crossing the highway just north of Hailey or even along Buttercup Road.

Sun Valley Figure Skaters Shine in Denver Invitational

Last week the Sun Valley Figure Skating Club sent 10 skaters to represent the club at the 2026 Denver Invitational competition.

Cox Communications Surprises Three Nonprofits

Cox Communications invited representatives of three Wood River Valley nonprofits to breakfast last week. Then, employees surprised them by giving each $10,000 for the work they do.

John Rember to Reflect on Undeniable Climate Change, Inhumane Wars and More

John Rember, the storyteller of the Sawtooth Valley, is back this week with a fireside chat—or, rather, reading—at The Community Library in Ketchum.

Sammy Smith and John Steel Hagenbuch Post Strong Finishes at World Cup XC Finals

Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation alums Sammy Smith and John Steel Hagenbuch posted solid finishes in their respective 10km interval-start classic races at the Stifel World Cup Finals for cross-country skiing in Lake Placid, N.Y.

Magic of Venezia to Create Magic on the Stage

Albert Griffith might have been taken aback by the opulent 18th century costumes and intricate masks that filled the historic 1884 Lewis & Lemon Building where he sold groceries during Ketchum’s early days.

Blue Sands Wealth to Have Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting

George Berridge creates financial roadmaps, offering clients a step-by-step process that shows them how they can achieve long-term goals using investments at a risk level they are comfortable with.

Shoshone Project Logged Quarter Million Impact Last Year and It’s Not Done

The Shoshone Project’s total philanthropic impact benefitting rural communities in Lincoln County reached $244,000 in 2025.

Classic Israeli Salad and Bulgarian Bureks

Stav Ohayon was shocked when she was introduced to American salad. Lettuce leaves topped with a few croutons and maybe a radish or two were nothing like the Israeli salads she was accustomed to—colorful and chock full of peppers, onions, cherry tomatoes and more.

Girls on the Run Looking for Coaches

Girls on the Run is looking for volunteers who would like to empower girls, help them build self-confidence—and do a little running, as well.

Tibetan Buddhist to Teach About Finding Ground in Uncertain Times

Meditation teacher Anam Thubten, who grew up in Tibet, will offer a lecture and a meditation retreat the weekend of March 27.

Benjamin Beilman Rhapsodizes About His Legendary Violin

Benjamin Beilman’s legendary Guarneri del Gesu violin has its own passport. And it has to go back to Japan yearly for its passport to be renewed.

Mental Health Ski Day to Include Prizes and Resources

We’ve been told that getting out in nature and exerting a little is good for our mental health.

Sawtooth Botanical Garden Seeks Matching Donations to Purchase the Dirt

The Sawtooth Botanical Garden is asking Wood River Valley residents to match donations offered by its founders as it nears its deadline to “purchase the dirt.”

Sun Valley Stampede Brings Out Best of One Ski Skiing and More

After two days of going head-to-head racing around giant slalom gates, bouncing over moguls and catching big air, Harlan Collins had one last statement to make.

Senior Connection Taking Part in March for Meals

Jovita Pina has been watching the news out of the Idaho legislature with more than passing interest this year. Gov. Brad Little’s budget proposal for the fiscal year 2027 called for the elimination of Medicaid funding for home and community-based services.

SVSEF Alpine FIS Team Earns Podiums at Western Region Junior Championships

Elliot Leahy captured the overall title, qualifying for U.S. Nationals at the Western Region Junior championships held recently at Grand Targhee Resort on the Idaho-Wyoming border.

Jane Drussel is Closing One Store but Don’t Count Her Out

These days you can’t miss the brightly colored paint screaming, “LIQUIDATION SALE” on Jane’s Artifacts’ windows in Hailey. But soon you will no doubt miss the one place where you could buy office, school, party and art supplies.

SVSEF Alpine FIS Team Shines at U18 Nationals

Elodie Olsen claimed a national title while Samantha Milne took second at the U18 Alpine National Championships held earlier this month at Mittersill at Cannon Mountain, N.H.

Dollar Daze Cancelled but Seattle Ridge Run Extended

Put your hula skirt away. There will be no Pond Skim this year.

Sun Valley Stampede Gets a Thumbs Up from Participants

The inaugural Sun Valley Stampede took place over the weekend, and what a fabulous event that Sun Valley and POWDER Magazine put on!

Sun Valley Resort Gets OK to Replace Lookout Express and Christmas Chairlifts

Sun Valley Resort announced Monday that it had received approval from the U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management to move forward with a series of lift replacements and infrastructure upgrades on Bald Mountain, with construction starting next month in April 2026.

MetHD to Show Tristan und Isolde

“Tristan und Isolde,” Richard Wagner’ss transcendent meditation on love and death, will hit the big screen on Saturday as part of the Metropolitan Opera’s live simulcast MetHD.

Jake Adicoff Gets Gold Sweep in a Nail Biter

Nine hundred hours of roller skiing and pumping iron last summer and solitary long-distance laps on what little snow the West had this winter paid off for Sun Valley’s Jake Adicoff in the mountains of Italy Sunday.

Ballroom Dancing Offered Wednesday’s at Whiskey’s

Latin Champion and ballroom coach Vasily Golovin will teach the salsa, cha-cha and other ballroom dances at Whiskey’s on Main on Wednesdays beginning March 18.

Peter Mann to Discuss World Pacific, a Novel He Began in Ketchum

In March 2023, Peter Mann landed in the Wood River Valley to begin a two-week residency with The Community Library at the historic Ernest and Mary Hemingway House. He had just released his first novel and was beginning work on a second.

Jake Adicoff Puts Hammer Down in Paralympics Relay Race

Jake Adicoff took a graceful bow as he crossed the line handily after winning gold in the interval start classic at the 2026 Winter Paralympics on Wednesday, despite breaking a pole halfway through the race.

The Shoe That Grows Looking for Donations to Meet Match Challenge

An organization founded by an Idahoan has one day to raise $20,000 to meet a matching grant that would raise money for life-changing shoes for 9,000 children.

John Steel Hagenbuch Three-Peats as NCAA Cross-Country Skiing Champion

John Steel Hagenbuch of Ketchum won his third consecutive NCAA cross-country skiing individual title for Dartmouth College this week, repeating as men’s NCAA 7.5km classic skiing race champion.

Pan Seared Trout with Kale Salad and Wild Rice

The Senior Connection is in the middle of its March for Meals campaign to raise money to supply up to 80 seniors who live from Carey in the south to Hulen Meadows in the north with meals four days a week.

Wood River Orchestra’s Sunday Concert Offers Lush Melodies

A “gorgeous exploration of late Romantic lyricism” is on tap for the Wood River Orchestra’s Spring Concert on Sunday.

Galena Loppet Entices Skiers with Free Beer and Donuts

Ski for free beer and donuts on Sunday when Galena Lodge hosts its annual Galena Loppet.

Sun Valley Stampede to Determine the Best Skiers in the West

The Sun Valley Ski Club used to have a Spring Race that combined tennis, bowling and shooting with bike racing and skiing.

SVMoA Opens Exhibition with Printmaking Activity and Panel Discussion

Caroline Monnet incorporates birchbark biting, in which the Ojibwe, Cree and other peoples folded thin layers of birch bark and used their teeth to bite floral, geometric and animal designs, into her work. Demian DineYazhi employs ancestral knowledges in a new neon sculptural commission.