Sun Valley: this classic winter resort, snuggled into Idaho's Rockies, offers a good time all year.(Resort of the Month)(Sun Valley Resort)(Cover Story)

From: Travel America | Date: November 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

SUN VALLEY IS A NAME TO CONJURE WITH. Who hasn't heard of this resort Valhalla opened in 1936 and nestled in the Northern Rockies region of south-central Idaho. The pet project of Union Pacific Railroad chairman Averell Harriman (a governor, ambassador, and diplomat in later years), Sun Valley Resort--built to resemble an Austrian mountain ski village--was to offer a "roughing it in luxury" experience to all its guests. It managed that with great aplomb and still does today.

Sun Valley also has the distinction of being America's first destination ski resort; it boasts the ...

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