EASTERN AREA WINTER GAMES
presented by SPECIAL OLYMPICS IDAHO Sun Valley, ID
February 2, 2013
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Venues
Alpine & Snowboard
Dollar Mountain– Elkhorn Rd, Sun Valley, ID 83353
Cross country Skiing & Snowshoe
Sun Valley Club– 200 Trail Creek Rd, Sun Valley, ID
ALPINE (Venue Director — Jeff Rust)
10:00 am – Registration opens @ Dollar Mountain Lodge
10:45 am – Coaches Meeting @ Dollar Mountain Lodge
11:00 am – Opening Ceremony @ Dollar Mountain Lodge
Competition will start immediately following the opening ceremony
11:15 am – Slalom
12:00 pm -1:00 pm – Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm – Giant Slalom
3:00 pm – Awards
NORDIC/Snowshoe (Venue Director — Haley Van Lie Shout)
10:00 am – Registration opens @ Sun Valley Club
10:45 am – Coaches Meeting @ Sun Valley Club
11:00 am – Opening Ceremony @ Sun Valley Club
Competition will start immediately following the opening ceremony
The Sun Valley Nordic Festival is a week filled with nordic skiing, demonstrations, races, seminars, and activies all culminating with the Boulder Mountain Tour.
The schedule, thus far:
1/26
Ski the Rails..Ketchum to Hailey- BCRD
1/27
Skin it to Win It A.T. Race- Dollar Mtn
Local Stoker Ski Tour- Alturas Lake
1/28
Guest Speaker- Ketchum Community Libray
Local Stoker BC Ski Tour- TBD
1/29
Twilight Ski/Dinner- Galena Lodge
Local Stoker Ski Tour- TBD
1/30
Masters Nationals Prologue- Sun Valley Nordic
Nordic Hall of Fame- Ski Hall of Fame
1/31
Masters Nationals 10K Classic- Sun Valley Nordic
Downtown Races/Jam- SVCA Field, Ketchum
2/1
Boulder Mt. Tour Expo- YMCA
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Local Stoker Tour- TBD
2/2
Boulder Mountain Tour Race- North Valley Trails
½ BMT Race- North Valley Trails
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Bring your Valentine or find a new one at the Sun Valley Nordic Center on Sunday, February 13.
Race starts at 11am. Entry Fee is $10.
Races including 6x1km, partners alternate relay and must kiss to tag off!
Pink & Red costumes welcome.
Great fun for everyone, kids race category as well.
For more details call the Nordic Center (208) 622-2250.
What could be better than Nordic Skiing, Golf and Football at the same venue? The Sun Valley Club will be open late for the Big Game on Sunday, February 6. Six large flat screen TV’s, a full bar and our restaurant will remain open for the entire game.
Take a few laps on the Sun Valley Nordic Center trails or play a round of indoor virtual golf (must call 622-2251 for Tee Times) before the Big Game, then grab a table, dinner and drinks and watch all the exciting football action at the Sun Valley Club.
Sun Valley will also broadcast the Big Game at River Run Lodge, The Duchin Lounge and the Inn Lobby Lounge.
Learn to ski on skinny skis, improve your skating and classic skiing skills and/or train for the Boulder Mountain Tour at the Sun Valley Nordic & Snowshoe Center. The Nordic Center is located at the Sun Valley Club and Golf Course. We offer nearly 42km (25 miles) of groomed trails with a variety of terrain and clinics for beginners to experts.
For more information and trail rates, please call the Nordic Center at (208) 622-2250.
Specialty Nordic Clinics include: Ski with the Masters
Sun Valley Masters Clinics (coordinated by 3-Time Olympian Jon Engen) http://www.sunvalleymasters.com/
Fast Skating: 8-week course begins January 4 at noon. $320 per person.
Classic Technique: 8-week course begins January 5 at noon. $320 per person.
Skate Technique: 8-week course begins January 6 at noon. $320 per person.
Skate Ski University with Kris Thoreson- Graduate to better skiing with this 6-week work-out. $240 per person
The Sun Valley Nordic Festival begins January 29, culminating with the big race, the Boulder Mountain Tour, on February 5.
The Nordic Center offers Learn to Ski and Intermediate Group Lessons for both skate and classic style Nordic skiing daily. Please call (208)622-2250 for lesson times. Learn to Ski packages are $40 per person and include equipment rentals. Intermediate Groups Lessons are only $25 per person (equipment not included).
Private instruction is also available.
Just want to hike? Try snowshoeing. This is a great way to see all the beautiful Sun Valley sites and get a great workout! Rentals available daily.
Every Saturday and Sunday from 1-3pm, sign up for the Historic Snowshoe Group Tour lead by Katherine Pleasants telling her own narration of Sun Valley’s colorful history.
The Sun Valley Nordic & Snowshoe Center can also outfit you with top of the line Nordic apparel and equipment. We have a full service tuning, repair and rental center. And we also have locker rooms and showers. For more information please call us at: (208) 622-2250.
Lunch is served at the Sun Valley Club Restaurant daily from 11am-3pm and the Club bar is open from 11am-5pm daily. (208) 622-2919.
*Don’t forget that the Sun Valley Club offers year-round indoor virtual golf and the Sun Valley Golf Pro-Shop is also open all winter. For virtual golf tee-times call (208) 622-2251.
Every first Monday of a month (1/3, 2/7, 3/7, 4/4), Ladies Ski Free (pay no trail fee)! This is a great opportunity to try Nordic Skiing or Snowshoeing and introduce a girlfriend or two to this great sport. Great times and great exercise guaranteed!
Equipment rentals and Skate or Classic Ski instruction available (but are not free).
Spring skiing conditions are great at the Sun Valley Nordic Center right now. The majority of our 40km trail system is open and all trails are groomed daily for skate and classic skiing. Warm days and cold nights have created the ultimate trail surface… it’s fast, fun and silky. So get out there now while the skiing is good!
Our pro-shop is currently offering 25% of all Nordic apparel and accessories. Used rental classic and skate ski gear is also on sale now at rock-bottom prices.
Skate and Classic skiing lessons are available daily.
The Sun Valley Nordic Center is located 1 mile east of the Sun Valley Lodge in the Sun Valley Club.
For lesson times and more information call: (208) 622-2250
