5 Sun Valley Fun Facts

For those of you with little knowledge of our area, or just need a refresher, here are 5 fun facts about Sun Valley:

1. Sun Valley was the first ski resort to build a chairlift, which was adapted from a system used to haul bananas onto ships in Panama.

2. The first lift ticket price at Sun Valley in 1936 on Proctor and Dollar Mountains was 25 cents.

3. Sun Valley has the largest automated snowmaking system in the world.

4. The name "Sun Valley" was thought up by a New York PR agent, Steve Hannigan, who thought the name appropriate for a place that receives 250 days of sunshine a year.

5. Sun Valley Resort's uphill lift capacity on Bald Mountain is a staggering 21,580 skiers per hour, but averages only 3,500 skiers per day. Result: no lift lines.

For more fun facts go to visitsunvalley.com