Sun Valley is two weeks away from its traditional Thanksgiving opening day on Nov. 24. (photo courtesy Sun Valley) 

Sun Valley groomers have been getting the slopes ready for skiers and riders, and Sun Valley has been making snow 24/7 to add additional snow-coverage on the slopes. Sun Valley is reporting a base of 16" at the bottom of Bald Mountain and a 20" base at the summit, where 9" of new snow fell in the last 72 hours. 

High pressure will block storms from moving through Idaho this coming week. Forecast map courtesy 
Alan Smith, Northwest Daily Snow. 

Here's the latest 8-14 day outlook from the NOAA Climate Prediction Center. 

Three to four week outlook showing more precipitation coming to the Pacific Northwest. 

Sun Valley opening day will be Thanksgiving, Nov. 24. Uphill travel on Bald Mountain is closed. 

Dollar Mountain will open Dec. 9. 

Stay current on Sun Valley events here. 

Once again, Sun Valley was ranked No. 1 by Ski magazine readers. For the third year in a row! The upshot of the survey was that skiers/riders like the diversity of food and unpretentious culture in Sun Valley, and Sun Valley's world-class snowmaking capabilities ensure they have solid snow cover regardless of natural snowfall. 

Here's a new article about Sun Valley in Local Freshies that underscores what Ski mag readers like about skiing/riding Sun Valley.  

Stay in tune with what's happening in the backcountry at the Sawtooth Avalanche Center. 

Get the latest conditions for cross-country skiing on the Wood River Trail System and Galena Lodge. No Nordic trails are groomed and open as yet.