What began as a minuscule mining town turned simple sheep herding town transitioned, in 1936, into one of Americas premier and most luxurious ski resort towns in the country. The small town of Ketchum Idaho is now referred to as Sun Valley because of its adjacency to the world famous ski resort. It is there, nestled between the alluring valleys and adjacent mountains, that lies a ski resort famous for many firsts. Sun Valley was foremost in the creation of the motorized chair lift, an invention integral to modern skiing, as well as the creation of the first ski school. The resort became home away from home to the most illustrious of celebrities such as Robert Redfern, Earnest Hemingway (who finished For Whom the Bell Tolls at his home there), and Henry Ford to name just a few. Modern Day Sun Valley is still very much the same with a high end guest list at the annual Allen and Company conference and the ever alluring backdrop of snowy white mountains and beautiful ski runs.