I lived here back in the 80s and it was one of the best times of my life. I lived in the dorms at Sun Valley as an employee at ffirst and then moved to Red tops. I can’t recommend living here highly enough. There is pretty much everything you need either in Sun Valley, Ketchum or Hailey. It has something for everyone.
Same here, late 80’s and left in 1991. Hardest thing I ever did was driving away knowing I’d never get that life back. I’d love to buy a small condo someday. Wanna go halves?
Fun to watch! Thanks for nice coverage and enjoyable content! My mom and aunt lived in Ketchum over 20 years and I spent most of my younger years visiting there. Fishing on Redfish lake, picnics in Stanley, lots of skiing on Bald Mt. Dinner's at Pio, Grumpy's, Warm Spings Ranch (gone now.. all houses), sled rides to dinner at Trail Creek, so much! My mom was a RE Broker with Phil Conger (passed in 2018) at SV Company. One of the nicest places I have every visited. We were looking at homes on the Wood River before Covid, but then bought a vacation home in Summerlin, NV. Still may come get one there. Thanks again, fun memories!
I spent 2 winters in Ketchum and I fell in love with it. Such a lovely place also good people. Great place to raise kids. Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷 🇺🇸
@@iddddaduncan In 1975 we could see Hemingway's home across the river. On my last visit it was not visible due to all of the construction. We found a hot springs with private rooms so we could skinny dip in Ketchum. I think it's gone now. Much of the charm of 1975 is GONE in Ketchum and replaced with fancy schmantzy stores. We did dine at Christies last time and it was superb.
@@incog99skd11 It's really sad seeing what has happened to our beautiful valley, at least the swimming hole across from Hemingway's is still there but now it's so crowded.
Sun Valley is a highly desirable area and is a bit more affordable mountain town option when people are considering other areas. What prices were you expected to see for a mountain town?
@@livinginidaho i was born in boise and my grandparents owned a 60 acre rv park on Lake Pend Oreille currently for sale again after 25 years for 8 figures. I get those types of properties ... but i didn't expect to see Seattle types of prices for a single family home. It's going to be hard to move back from DFW with $800k houses on 5 acres here.
Hai nice video 🎉 I have a question ki got my offer letter from TSA for this area but they told me to check it there any indian community since that my family origen ??
It is (or was 😢) Shoshone- Bannock territory. My family has been there since the 1940's and I know the area (Blaine County - Wood River Valley) very well. Re; native community - no, not really. Lots of rich white people. Working folks have been pushed farther and farther to the south of the valley (and further south out of the valley entirety) because they've been priced out. The county is EXTREMELY expensive. Since the 1980's, constant development and now it's ruined. Too many people, too much money. Yuck. The land is still beautiful however. And if it weren't for national forest land and BLM land the county would be even more developed.
If the service employees working in Sun Valley; Ketchum had heavily subsidized housing in the area they would be able to spend their money in the local economy.
Is the economy not working in Sun Valley? How will other people paying for service employees housing make the economy better? "In particular places where government regulations and restrictions have been especially severe, such as coastal California, rents or monthly mortgage payments have averaged as high as 50 percent of the average person's income." -Thomas Sowell
@livinginidaho I disagree. McCall has a lake, but Ketchum has SunValleys' world famous Bald Mountain, voted one of the prettiest mountain views in the USA by visitors.
Looking on Zillow the prices for homes in the sun valley area are astronomical
@@e99783 it’s a very desirable place to live with limited houses
@ is the cost to build extremely high too? I would think so because of the remote location
I lived here back in the 80s and it was one of the best times of my life. I lived in the dorms at Sun Valley as an employee at ffirst and then moved to Red tops. I can’t recommend living here highly enough. There is pretty much everything you need either in Sun Valley, Ketchum or Hailey. It has something for everyone.
Thanks for sharing and watching!
Same here, late 80’s and left in 1991. Hardest thing I ever did was driving away knowing I’d never get that life back. I’d love to buy a small condo someday. Wanna go halves?
Fun to watch! Thanks for nice coverage and enjoyable content! My mom and aunt lived in Ketchum over 20 years and I spent most of my younger years visiting there. Fishing on Redfish lake, picnics in Stanley, lots of skiing on Bald Mt. Dinner's at Pio, Grumpy's, Warm Spings Ranch (gone now.. all houses), sled rides to dinner at Trail Creek, so much! My mom was a RE Broker with Phil Conger (passed in 2018) at SV Company. One of the nicest places I have every visited. We were looking at homes on the Wood River before Covid, but then bought a vacation home in Summerlin, NV. Still may come get one there. Thanks again, fun memories!
Fun place to spend your younger years. Let me know if you make it back this way.
I spent 2 winters in Ketchum and I fell in love with it. Such a lovely place also good people. Great place to raise kids. Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷 🇺🇸
Sunvalley lodge and mountain day lodges are luxurious and elegant. 5 stars. Top notch, everything super clean and spotless
It’s a lovely place for sure.
What a great view into living in this area! Well done!
Sounds like yuppie heaven. Mammoth was really cool too 30 years ago....
Liked and Subscribed, thanks again from the mountains of Idaho!
Average home price in Ketchum is 2-3 million.
It’s not the cheapest place to live
Love your Chanel, I've lived here 35yrs, what a change to the valley in the last 10yrs.@@livinginidaho
@@iddddaduncan In 1975 we could see Hemingway's home across the river. On my last visit it was not visible due to all of the construction. We found a hot springs with private rooms so we could skinny dip in Ketchum. I think it's gone now. Much of the charm of 1975 is GONE in Ketchum and replaced with fancy schmantzy stores. We did dine at Christies last time and it was superb.
@@incog99skd11 It's really sad seeing what has happened to our beautiful valley, at least the swimming hole across from Hemingway's is still there but now it's so crowded.
But still cheaper than Aspen
One of my USC fraternity brothers moved his family to Hailey 25 yrs ago and have really enjoyed raising their family in the area!
It’s a nice small mountain town if that’s what’s you’re looking for. Thanks for watching
Dude are you kidding me Randy is going to get so much shit for this ! My family has been here for 16o years and you are the problem
I'm going to Love Idaho.
We will be happy to change your mind
Fall is a beautiful time when the Aspens turn. Hemingway wrote about them too.
Aspens are my favorite. One of the things I really like about that area are the Aspens.
Blaine county is awesome.. I'm in Bellevue and we avoid Ketchum😊
New Subscriber here. Thank you😊
Why so pricey? I'm just getting started in the vid and have been in DFW for 20 years. Sticker shock.
Sun Valley is a highly desirable area and is a bit more affordable mountain town option when people are considering other areas. What prices were you expected to see for a mountain town?
@@livinginidaho i was born in boise and my grandparents owned a 60 acre rv park on Lake Pend Oreille currently for sale again after 25 years for 8 figures. I get those types of properties ... but i didn't expect to see Seattle types of prices for a single family home. It's going to be hard to move back from DFW with $800k houses on 5 acres here.
@@BigSkidMedia That makes since! Idaho isn't the cheapest when compared to other states.
Is sun valley still more conservative?
No
Stanley Idaho...Even more beautiful than Ketchum, small and colder than Ketchum.
Stanley is beautiful.
Great to visit and incredibly beautiful, but a little isolated for my liking!
Hai nice video 🎉
I have a question ki got my offer letter from TSA for this area but they told me to check it there any indian community since that my family origen ??
It is (or was 😢) Shoshone- Bannock territory.
My family has been there since the 1940's and I know the area (Blaine County - Wood River Valley) very well.
Re; native community - no, not really.
Lots of rich white people. Working folks have been pushed farther and farther to the south of the valley (and further south out of the valley entirety) because they've been priced out.
The county is EXTREMELY expensive.
Since the 1980's, constant development and now it's ruined.
Too many people, too much money. Yuck.
The land is still beautiful however.
And if it weren't for national forest land and BLM land the county would be even more developed.
Ketchum Idaho...A smaller, less congested, cheaper Aspen Colorado, but much better scenery
Yep 👍🏼 great mountain town option.
If the service employees working in Sun Valley; Ketchum had heavily subsidized housing in the area they would be able to spend their money in the local economy.
Is the economy not working in Sun Valley? How will other people paying for service employees housing make the economy better?
"In particular places where government regulations and restrictions have been especially severe, such as coastal California, rents or monthly mortgage payments have averaged as high as 50 percent of the average person's income."
-Thomas Sowell
Stay out of Idaho, go somewhere else
I have a Tesla and my wife wants a Rivian
Great looking trucks
Electric junk
I prefer Ketchum over McCall Idaho anytime.
It’s a beautiful area!
McCall is way prettier than Ketchum. The real estate cost about the same as Sun Valley in McCall. I live in McCall and love it.
@livinginidaho
I disagree. McCall has a lake, but Ketchum has SunValleys' world famous Bald Mountain, voted one of the prettiest mountain views in the USA by visitors.
@incog99skd11
The last time I rented a house in McCall, we all got stung by Yellow Jackets. They were thick in that town. Never again!