Sun Valley - Bald Mountain ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Sun Valley - Bald Mountain is a ski area in Ketchum, Idaho, the United States. Its 143 mapped downhill runs add up to 79 km, which ranks it #25 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.8% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 555 m long.

Slopes at Sun Valley - Bald Mountain

About 41% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 24% intermediate and 35% advanced or expert, which makes Sun Valley - Bald Mountain best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 12 lifts: 10 chairlifts, 1 gondola, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,755 m up to 2,780 m, a vertical drop of 1,025 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Sun Valley - Bald Mountain

The nearest airport is Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN), about 20 km away in a straight line — roughly 26 minutes by car; Joslin Field Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF) is 132 km away. Nearby ski areas include Sun Valley - Dollar Mountain (13.4 km), Quigley Nordic Trails, Rotarun Ski Area (2.7 km) and Galena Lodge Trails, which together add 43 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.