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Reviews for Sun Valley
Total (3.8)
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Overall disappointed, expensive and only good skiing on anowmaking runs.
Richard Noel
Overall a great mountain
Brian
So many high speed lifts and tremendous vertical to be had. Wide open long groomed runs with great views. Doesn't get better than this. Not a place known for deep powder though which is fine by me.
Kim G
Beautiful mountain, no lines, but not for beginners. Amazing snow 22/23 season but that's not always the case. Ketchum is an awesome "real" town- friendly and without the pretentiousness of some other ski areas
Will
I can ski many blue and some black trails at other mountains but not at Sun Valley. Green trails are equivalent to difficult Blue and Black trails at other resorts. Green trails are concentrated at the top of the mountain at Seattle Ridge with only two green trails to the very bottom. With flat light conditions plus difficult slopes I decided to go to Dollar Mountain and had a reasonable time on an a 500 ft hill. Staff was great and very helpful but overall I was disappointed. Too bad, i was really looking forward to Sun Valley.
Keith
Sun Vally is a great mountain. It’s never crowded, usually has good snow and the people are very nice. The town of Ketchum is wonderful and great restaurants.
Ed Hayes
Advanced skiers will love this place. Intermediate snowboarders (like us) will likely hate it. Coming downhill on greens almost always requires some amount of traversing a catwalk. The catwalks at Sun Valley are narrow, long and have high exposure, very unforgiving on snowboards. My wife and I love other west coast mountains (Whistler, Heavenly, Bachelor, etc) but absolutely hated Sun Valley. Two days was all survival skiing only, no fun. Unless you can catch a storm, the snow is hardpack (again easier for skiers than snowboarders). Overall, cannot recommend this resort for snowboarding. There is a reason that skiers are 10 to 1 snowboarders here.
michel.briotet
Great place , deserves a few more lifts to increase capacity
Leo
I enjoyed my visit but not a real skier’s mountain. Disappointing terrain and powder only lasts a day after a storm because it gets too much sun (hints the name) and makes it hard snow.
Bill
Sun Valley is a world class resort! The mountain is awesome, but so is the town! All the people, locals and tourists, are super friendly and welcoming. Gorgeous scenery and the best lodges of any resort we have been.
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