By virtue of Mary’s ‘good standing’ status as an employee of Aspen Skiing Co. we got our annual 4 night freebie in the Limelight Hotel, Ketchum, Idaho the location of the famous Sun Valley ski resort and home of the very first ski lift in the world, believe it or not. And all as phenomenal an experience as ever. But back to reality (and bus driving / guest services ) later today. What a treat though.
Looking north from Baldy Mtn down to the lovely old authentic western town of Ketchum
A Yurt accessible only on skis for overnight stays
Baldy Mtn From the Cold Springs lift showing the huge skiable terrain - 3,700 ft verticle descent
The view from our Limelight Hotel room. Met lots of interesting people in hot tub after skiing each day incl one of the Directors of Manchester City FC - Simon Pearce.
Looking south across Main St with Limelight Hotel on left.
X-country skiing at the beautiful Galena Lodge center 25 miles north of Ketchum
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Back to Baldy mountain and the Seattle Ridge lodge at the top. Lunch beckons.
Looking down to Ketchum
The very first ski lift in world built 1936 on Proctor Mtn a mile from Ketchum . The movie Sun Valley Serenade worth watching .
Enjoying coffee break ( and thawing out ) at Warm Springs Lodge. These becoming longer and more frequent.
From main lodge at bottom of Baldy Mtn
A favorite watering hole apparently of Ernest Hemingway in early days of the ski resort.
Equipped for v cold temps on Baldy
Galena Lodge X-country center. A huge area with Millie’s and miles of groomed track through gorgeous wooded and deserted country.
……. and the Audi electric courtesy car lent to us for the day for trip to Galena Lodge. First time driving an e car. Impressed! Note Aspen Skico logo.
