Fishing on the Snake

South Fork of the Snake this last weekend was pretty good fishing. The water is coming up so may not be as good later this week. Remember this river is within 3 hours of Sun Valley.....so we have lots of opportunity for fishing now even though the Big Wood is closed until the 24th......

Weather has been great for biking and lots more hiking trails opening up. Fishing opens up the 24th Saturday, Silver Creek should be good, Big Wood is running high so fishing will be only marginal but there are other small and large lake options. The half-marathon is also this weekend if your a runner and mountain biking is good down south, Townsand Gulch is a nice ride big hill and a great downhill...Golf course is open also and tennis courts are available....lots to do here

for Memorial Day Weekend. Come on up....

Flying Trees

Sun Valley Company is cutting the Gondola line today and tomorrow....check out the chopper with the trees attached......they are getting ready then will fly the towers and cross arms in September. Still lots of snow on the hill, no hiking yet. Tonight is the Livestrong bike ride...more photos on that tomorrow....weather is still cool so runoff is still to come...it even snowed yesterday..yikes.. Weekend warm up is on the way...make your plans to visit..

Stay tuned for more photos of the bike event tomorrow.

If you have photos send them or post them with a comment.

Food & Wine event and Sawtooth Relay are coming up...so is the Sun Valley 1/2 Marathon........

Spring is here...a bit late...but it's here!

Finally the snow is....gone!!!!! We have been getting sunny days and I see everybody on the bike path. I guess this means its time to WALK to work!....yeah right! :-) I'm also starting to see more criters running around. Here's a picture of a beaver. My friend at work brought in some pictures she took during the weekend and she let me use it. They took several pictures of the beaver but this was the best one. Hope you like...



She also has a video of the little guy swimming around. I forgot to save it on my computer, but I'll try and post it tomorrow!!!

Anyway....time to enjoy the Sun!!!

May

May is here.....its hike and bike time. Get your bike tuned up and get out your camping gear ready. Summer is just around the corner. You can't fish yet but you can take your canoe out on Silver Creek and see all kinds of wildlife. There are lots of birds, ducks and the moose hangs out down there also. Go later in the day when the weather is warm....be sure to check in at the center ....that's all there is to it. Bike bath is clear, Livestrong ride on May 13th at 5:30 leaving Ketchum....its for fun and a great cause so get out and ride. More updates and photos to come...this was from last June along the Big Wood.....

Bring on Spring

Baldy is now closed for skiing.......soon the mountain trails will be ready for hiking & biking.
The bike path is open for most of the way from Bellevue to the East Fork light, watch out for wet spots which freeze in early morning and late afternoon. Craters of the Moon is open for biking, you can take your bike around the loop roughly 5 miles, nice ride, and you can stop to hike some of the trails along the way. The flowers and grasses should be greening up sometime the first week in May.

More news to come on hikes and rides. Bike swaps also upcoming....more to come!!!

4 DAYS LEFT AND THEN THE FOXES TAKE OVER

Only 4 days left until Baldy closes....as you can see from this photo the foxes will be taking over when ski patrol hangs up their winter gear....I wonder if they adhere to the SLOW sign.......

Lots of partying going on this weekend so check out Apples and all the other watering holes for live music....and lots of other entertainment I am sure.. The bike bath is melting out and you can get in at least 7-8 miles one way from Bellevue....check it out...once we close this Snow Blog will become Bike/Hike Blog so be ready to leave me your photos and comments. Thanks again to Barry SV Ski Patrol for the shot.

April Fools

Yeah... you thought it was April Fools, but yes Baldy is going to stay open until April 20th.......

The snow is great and we are going to get more this month, like it or not, so might as well get out on the mountain one last time.

You can ski then get on the bike path and ride all in the same day......lots of special events and activities to enjoy so check out the events on the web site.....

Summer is just around the corner with the Wellness Festival in May and Food & Wine Festival in June.