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After years of anticipation, the fusion of skiing, entertainment and cuisine is returning to the Bald Mountain slopes and Ketchum streets with the launch of 5850 Fest. This vibrant cultural event, organized by 5B Productions, will coincide with the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Finals in March 2025. [...]

Thankfully, we’ve still got that with some of our favorite old haunts and bars and a triad of genuine historic buildings that aren’t going anywhere any time soon. [...]

The redevelopment of the parking area also included improvements for public and mass-transit drop-off near the village core. Although the number of parking spaces in the main lot would remain unchanged, the plan highlighted an area in the northeastern corner of the village core for future development and integrated parking. This area, bounded by Moritz Road to the north and east, Old Dollar Road to the south, Sun Valley Inn to the west, and Inn Service Road to the northwest, was earmarked for significant changes. [...]

A Seattle-based design company that designs museums helped plan the 2,000-square-foot space, and library staff developed exhibits for it over a year-and-eight-month course. They catalogued and moved some 7,000 artifacts into storage space below the museum. [...]

Donna put us in contact with Ruth Nelson, one of the instructors at BMC, and my daughter and I began weekly lessons. Our first lesson taught us some basic facts right off the bat. First, it’s much harder than it looks. I watched a few YouTube videos before working with Ruth, and those pros made it look easy. It is not easy. But it is fun, challenging, and messy in a good way. And the research proved true, it is remarkably soothing. We found ourselves in a zoned-out state of bliss as that wheel spun and we attempted to shape our clay. [...]

Jeremy and his wife, Kaitlyn, are the owners and founders behind Crispy Cones, a cutting-edge take on the traditional ice cream cones that are as delicious as unique. Rather than your typical crunchy waffle or sugar cone, Crispy Cones uses a fresh dough cone, akin to a pastry, that is grilled rotisserie-style and covered with cinnamon and sugar or a specialty powder. Then, a gourmet flavor of ice cream or fruits fills the cones and spirals on top for a sweet treat unlike any other. [...]

The amphitheater was funded by Wood River Valley residents Sam Adicoff and Sue Conner in memory of their daughter Sarah. Sarah attended camp in 2006 after her cancer diagnosis, returning for the next five years as a camper and a junior counselor. [...]

According to global management consulting firm McKinsey & Company’s State of Fashion growth trends, the fashion industry is worth more than $2.5 trillion, with more than 100 billion garments produced annually. For shoppers, however, sustainability peaks as the most important factor for nearly 60 percent of consumers, leading the way for the secondhand fashion sect to see growth topping 127% in the past year. [...]

Sun Valley has been at the forefront of more skiing progress, growth and inventions since it opened in December 1936 than can be mentioned here. It continues to do so in numerous areas, including ski gear. [...]

No resort better embodies the cultural idiom of ‘fashion and function’ than Sun Valley. And no luxury athletic brand is as rooted in the innovative, high-performance ski apparel seen on those slopes or the chic, fashion-forward statements dotting the après scene as German luxury ski fashion brand, Bogner. The athletic brand icon and Sun Valley are a match made in winter-sports-fashion heaven.  [...]