Seattle Ridge is a four-person detachable chairlift located at Sun Valley. The chairlift runs from the bottom of the Seattle Ridge area of the resort up to the Seattle Ridge Day Lodge on Bald Mountain. The lift serves the Seattle Ridge area, which contains a variety of difficult beginner terrain as well as some expert side-country terrain. The chairlift was manufactured by Yan, installed at the resort in 1993, and retrofitted in 1995 by Doppelmayr due to safety concerns with Yan's high-speed lifts. The lift replaced the 1976 Hall triple chairlift of the same name. This lift was removed at the end of the 2023-2024 season and will be replaced by a new Doppelmayr detachable six-pack chairlift for the 2024-2025 ski season.
Sun Valley is a ski resort located in Ketchum, Idaho. The resort is located in Blaine County, about a 15-minute drive north of Hailey, a 1.5-hour drive north of Twin Falls, a 2.5-hour drive east of Boise, a 3-hour drive northwest of Pocatello and west of Idaho Falls, and a 4.5-hour drive northwest of Salt Lake City, Utah. Sun Valley comprises of two separate mountains. Bald Mountain, the larger of the two mountains, is located above the town of Ketchum and is known for its consistently steep and long groomers, including those off of the Challenger chairlift, the largest chairlift in the world by vertical feet. Dollar Mountian, located closer to the Sun Valley Resort, is a small family-oriented hill with a variety of beginner and intermediate terrain for less experienced skiers, as well as the ski area's largest terrain parks. Sun Valley is owned by the Holding Family, which also owns Snowbasin in Utah as well as a collection of hotels. The resort is a partner of the Ikon Pass, with base pass holders receiving five days at the mountain and full pass holders receiving seven days.
Manufacturer: Yan (retrofitted by Doppelmayr)
Year of Installation: 1993 (retrofitted in 1995)
Vertical: 1,309 ft
Length: 4,071 ft
Estimated Duration in Recording: 5:10
Estimated Speed in Recording: 789 ft/min
Design Speed: 900 ft/min
Capacity: 2,400 per hour
Filmed on February 11, 2023
Filmed on the GoPro Hero 9 Black with the Max Lens Mod attached
