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Life on the Mountain
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04/26/12Slack: The best season of all?Slack is here and locals can now take a deep breath, or a vacation. Posted at 11:01 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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04/13/12Giving Us WingsIn honor of the the end of the ski season, everything that gives us strength and makes us happy, we thought a little bit about all the things in our lives that give us wings. |
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03/08/12Cheers to the ChairliftI'm pretty sure that all life’s answers can be found on the chairlift. Maybe there's something in the mountain air. Maybe it's the view. Perhaps the solitude, the silence or the lifted disconnection from solid ground. Even if it is just for a brief 11 minutes. I have cried on chairlifts. Strangers have corrected me on what I thought was the capital city of Turkey. I have been inspired and perplexed on chairlifts. I have made decisions, big ones, on chairlifts. People have fallen in love on chairlifts or even found reasons to break up. Friendships are made. Goals are set. Problems are solved. Apologies are given. Questions are asked. Where else in our lives can we experience such a vast array of emotions,... Posted at 10:15 AM | Permalink | Comments: 2 |
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02/16/1224 Hours of Sun ValleySandpoint-based non-profit, 24 Hours for Hank is putting on Sun Valley's very first 24 Hour Race on Dollar Mountain in March. Proceeds go to Cystinosis research. Posted at 09:14 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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01/18/12Tom Wallisch Fantasy Rail JamPhotographer Tal Roberts captured all the action from Saturday's Tom Wallisch Fantasy Rail Jam on Dollar Mountain. |
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01/05/12Loudmouth Golf Snow PantsA fan of just about anything loud, I have a bright green and pink ski jacket (one that gets remarks about both watermelons and Christmas), TWO purple ski jackets, one bright blue and tan jacket, vintage pink, purple and neon green ski poles, and currently, green fingernails. So when I first saw the new Loudmouth Golf snow pants, I knew they were for me. Posted at 02:11 PM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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12/29/11New Year ResolutionsThe New Year is upon us and with rumors of the apocalypse coming, the little bit of dooms-day believer in us is afraid that this might be the last ski season… EVER. So in light of that, and because real New Year’s Resolutions never really seem to stick, we are instead making 10 Ski Resolutions for 2012. |
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12/15/11More Than Just a Party: Powder Magazine and 40 Years of Ski CulturePowder Magazine celebrated their 40th Anniversary this weekend in Sun Valley. What ensued was fun, silly, scandalous and an honor for our community. Posted at 09:56 AM | Permalink | Comments: 3 |
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12/01/11Thanksgiving In Sun Valley: Missing Baldy's Opening DayIn some families, Opening Day is as much of a holiday as Thanksgiving. So just what happens when you miss both in Sun Valley? Posted at 06:46 AM | Permalink | Comments: 2 |
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11/17/11The Original Ski Town and a Few Reasons We Call it HomeWith America's "Original Ski Town" showing up all over the place, Sun Valley-lovers can help but feel a little pride in our little town. Posted at 11:08 AM | Permalink | Comments: 2 |
