Sun Valley

Idaho, US — size L · 79 km of trails · 1025 m vertical · 12 lifts · moderate snowfall

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Within 30 km
Hailey — town, pop. 8,134Ketchum — town, pop. 2,728Bellevue — town, pop. 2,300Sun ValleySun ValleyHaileyKetchumBellevue

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Season: usually mid December - early April.

26/27 Passes

PassWhat it grantsBlackouts
Ikon Pass7 daysno blackout dates
Mountain Collective2 daysno blackout dates

The mountain

Trails
79 km — size L
Vertical
1025 m
Summit
2780 m
Base
1755 m
Lifts
12
Trees
3.2 km, 4.1% of mapped runs plus 63 ha of zones — Cold Springs Chutes, Little Scorpion, Numbers
Region
Ketchum, Idaho, United States

Typical Snowfall

Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Moderate

Measured, 10-season mean
411 cm — OnTheSnow
Snow-day share
33% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
Longest snowy stretch
6 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
Model climatology
295 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid

The Season

Snow on the ground
50100150 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Snowfall, season to date model
200400600 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26

Snow on the ground: measured at Chocolate Gulch (SNOTEL sensor), 11.4 km away; 19 winters
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×1.39 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.

Character

It drops 1025 m top to bottom, in the tallest tenth of North American resorts on a pass, where the median is 324 m. 79 km of trails, in the largest tenth of North American resorts on a pass, where the median has 19 km. Its lift fleet runs to 1 gondola among 12. 41% of it is novice or easy terrain — 33 km, against 19 km for North American resorts of 60–150 km. There is a lot of room here for someone still learning.

Terrain

  • novicegreen circle0 km · 1 run
  • easygreen circle32.7 km · 53 runs
  • intermediateblue square19 km · 38 runs
  • advancedblack diamond27.6 km · 49 runs
  • other0 km · 1 run

North American grading.

Lifts

  • 1gondola
  • 10chairlifts
  • 1magic carpet

Nearby

ResortDistanceTrailsSnowfallPasses
Soldier Mountain41 km22 kmlightIndy Pass, Indy+ Pass

FAQ

Is Sun Valley on the Ikon Pass?
Yes. The Ikon Pass grants 7 days at Sun Valley for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
Is Sun Valley on the Mountain Collective?
Yes. The Mountain Collective grants 2 days at Sun Valley for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
How much snow does Sun Valley get?
Sun Valley has moderate snowfall by our banding, averaging 411 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
Nothing within 160 km shares a pass with it.

Sources

Pass terms
Ikon, Mountain Collective
Mountain figures
OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
Season dates and live status
skiresort.info
Snow on the ground
USDA NRCS SNOTEL, and Open-Meteo

Data (ODbL) · Method

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