Sun Valley on Ice

Sun Valley on Ice
StatusOngoing
GenreIce show
FrequencyAnnual
CountrySun Valley, Idaho, U.S.
Inaugurated1937
Most recent2023
ActivitySkating exhibitions
Organized bySun Valley Resort
Websitewww.sunvalley.com/things-to-do/ice-shows/

Sun Valley on Ice is an annual ice show organized by Sun Valley Resort. The show was created in 1937 and takes place on Saturday night throughout the summer, featuring the Sun Valley on Ice cast with invited national and international guest stars. The show takes place under the stars in Sun Valley Resort's outdoor ice rink with grandstand seating and seating at the terrace of Sun Valley Lodge that has a buffet and bar service throughout the performances.

History

Sun Valley Lodge was specifically designed to display its outdoor ice rink with Sun Valley Resort founder Averell Harriman asking architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood to make the rink a focus.[1] The resort and its rink opened in 1936, and in 1937, Sun Valley Lodge, Union Pacific and Sun Valley Skating Club created Sun Valley on Ice. Initially, the ice surface of the rink measured a small 120’ by 60’ until a larger rink was built in its place in 1955.[2] In the 1940s, Sun Valley installed a refrigeration system that made it possible to keep the rink open all year, and the resort added an indoor rink in 1975.[3] The well-known outdoor rink has appeared in the Sonia Henie movie Sun Valley Serenade (1941), an episode of Lucille Ball's I Love Lucy, and has played host to numerous world class skaters throughout the years.[4]

In 2022, Sun Valley Resort started building a new refrigeration system after an electrical failure before the final show of the summer starring Jason Brown and Alysa Liu. The show had to be canceled for the safety of the skaters.[3]

Concept

Sun Valley on Ice consists of a season of outdoor summer ice shows that aim to highlight new stars, athletic performances and new sounds.[5] Sun Valley on Ice was initially developed by Audrey Peppe and Herman Maricich. Peppe, a national champion and Olympic competitor from New York, headlined the first edition of the show and was one of the early head skating instructors at Sun Valley. Maricich eventually took over from her.[4]

Cast

Past invited skaters performing at Sun Valley on Ice include:[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

Notes and references

  1. ^ "Rink Report Highlights History of Sun Valley Ice Rink". www.eyeonsunvalley.com. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "History". Sun Valley FSC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  3. ^ a b WRW (November 30, 2022). "It Boils Down To The Ice | Wood River Weekly". Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Ice rinks on ice: Sun Valley revamping indoor & outdoor ice facilities after refrigeration failure". BoiseDev. May 12, 2023. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Sun Valley Ice Shows". Visit Sun Valley. May 10, 2023. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Mentzer, Jon (June 28, 2017). "Sun Valley on Ice is nostalgic, yet stays fresh". Idaho Mountain Express Newspaper. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Nathan Chen Returns to Sun Valley on Ice". www.eyeonsunvalley.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  8. ^ "SPORTS PEOPLE; ; Hamilton Skates OnMaking his pro debut at the Sun Valley (Idaho) Ice Show this weekend". The New York Times. July 15, 1984. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  9. ^ "Idaho – Olympic Stars On The Ice At Sun Valley This Summer | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  10. ^ "Sun Valley on Ice Returns | Sun Valley". www.sunvalley.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "Ice Shows Take Place Every Saturday Night in the Summer in Sun Valley, Idaho". PRWeb. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  12. ^ Virshup, Amy (December 9, 2010). "36 Hours in Sun Valley, Idaho". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2023.