Gondola to Join New White Clouds Course, 18-Hole Putting Course, Expanded Practice Facility, Clubhouse, Symphony Pavilion at Iconic Resort
(SUN VALLEY, Idaho) – Sun Valley Resort – the iconic, four-season destination – today announces construction for BaldMountain’s Gondola will begin in September. Originating at the base of River Run and climbing to the Top Terminal Plazaat the Roundhouse, the gondola project will encompass the two terminals, new restrooms and new access to The Roundhouse Restaurant.
In addition to the new Gondola, Sun Valley also will introduce the first nine holes of the White Clouds Course with the second nine scheduled to come online in 2010. The White Clouds Course joins the Award-winning Trail Creek Course at Sun Valley Resort. Originally opened in 1937, the Trail Creek Course was redesigned in the late 1970s by Robert Trent Jones Jr. with lead project architect Donald Knott. Coming full circle, Knott designed the White Clouds Course.
Sun Valley also will unveil a state-of-the-art golf clubhouse – doubling as a Nordic center in the winter, 25-acre practice facility, 18-hole putting course patterned after the putting course at St. Andrew’s and a Symphony Pavilion, which will seat up to 4,000 people.
“With our myriad amenities, there’s never any down time here at Sun Valley,” says General Manager Wallace Huffman. “That said, 2008 promises to be a year unlike any other. We’re excited to provide even more four-season activity for our guests.”
The “American Original” also boasts an award-winning tennis center, gun club, horseback riding, bowling, year-round outdoor ice skating rink and much more.
Plans for the plaza and the remodel of the Roundhouse have not yet been finalized. Upon finalization, they will be submitted to the Forest Service for a 45-day review, which will push the start of construction into September.
For additional information on Sun Valley Resort, call 800-894-9941 or visit www.sunvalley.com.
About Sun Valley Resort
There can only be one original ski resort and since 1936 Sun Valley has held that distinction. Born out of a desire to bring the mystique of the European ski resorts to America, Sun Valley quickly became a phenomenon without peer on this continent or any other.
America’s first destination resort, where the world’s first chairlift was engineered, Sun Valley was built to enchant the nobility and celebrity of the day. Today the patina of old world charm blends beautifully with everything modern, easily accessible with non-stop daily air service.
Originated in 1936 by Union Pacific Railroad, Sun Valley is located in the Northern Rockies region of south central Idahoand is open year-round with four distinctly beautiful seasons. There are more outdoor recreations here than any other destination resort in the U.S.
Sun Valley Resort is privately owned by the R. Earl Holding family, owners of Sinclair Oil Corporation. Sister properties include Snowbasin Ski Resort, Grand America Hotel, Little America Hotel and Towers, all SLC, UT., Westgate Hotel, San Diego, CA, Little America Flagstaff, AZ, Little America, WY, and Little America, Cheyenne, WY.
Contact:
Dan Shepherd, Buffalo Communications, 703.891.3320,
dshepherd@buffalocommunications.com
Rob Thomas, Buffalo Communications, 330-696-1476,
rthomas@buffalocommunications.com
