Lodge rental in Ketchum, Idaho - EcoVacation, Custom Home, River & Mountain Views, Near Skiing, Hiking, Bike Path - Property 264833

Eco-Friendly Vacation Property: Sleeping Bison Lodge was custom designed by Rebecca F. Bundy, Design for Sustainable Living, LLC, to minimize environmental impact while providing perfect, comfortable living. Its passive solar design heats the home in winter and cools in summer. The active solar systems provide most of the home's electricity and hot water. The home is tied to the electrical grid and has an high-efficiency gas backup system, so there is never any shortage of heat or electricity. An energy efficient Rais woodstove provides an additional cozy heat source in the kitchen. Appliances were selected for efficiency, and CFL lightbulbs are used throughout. The heavy timbers used in construction were all from standing dead trees, not live. The gardens feature waterwise, native flowers and grasses and requires no irrigation. The organic veggie garden and passive solar greenhouse provide year-round, absolutely local produce.

Outdoor Paradise: The Lodge has views of the Big Wood River, top of Baldy, Griffen Butte and Sleeping Bison Rock, for which it is named. It borders BLM land on its east property line. It is centrally located with easy access to all sorts of outdoor activities. In winter: at the north end of the bike trail, groomed for x-country skiing, 3 snowshoe trails accessible directly from the neighborhood, 5 miles from the SNRA and Harriman Trail cross-country skiing, 4 miles to Baldy ski area and 5 miles to Dollar Mountain, Sun Valley Lodge and the Sun Valley Nordic Center. In summer/fall: immediate access to 3 hiking/mountain biking trails and the bike path into Ketchum. Directly above Hulen Meadows pond, adjacent to the Big Wood River, for kayaking, world-class fly fishing, swimming and just letting the dogs run. Nearby are Big Wood and Sun Valley golf courses and the towns of Ketchum and Sun Valley. Wildlife include moose, elk, deer, black bear, coyote, fox, and a fabulous variety of native birds.

Design Features: Sleeping Bison Lodge, designed by designed by Rebecca F. Bundy, Design for Sustainable Living, LLC provides for casual, comfortable living in well designed spaces. The fabulous kitchen/dining area adjacent to the living room is well-equipped for entertaining large groups of friends and family. The rooms are spacious & light with high ceilings & large windows. Each main room has french doors to access the outdoors. 38 custom fir trusses support the fir decked, vaulted ceiling. Each upstairs bedroom has a loft in the vaulted space! Beams, custom cabinetry, windows, doors, trim and upper level floors are all fir, stained clear so the beautiful wood grain is visible. The fireplace and 3-story chimney is clad in Montana slate, which is also used for the patio off the living room & main floor bedrooms. Main level floors are stained concrete with radiant heat. Countertops are 3 in thick concrete slabs, stained black. Lighting, ceiling fans and plumbing fixtures are all sleek and modern.

Ski: The Lodge is located just a few minutes drive away from Sun Valley's River Run, Warm Springs or Dollar Mountain base parking. Sun Valley, known for its perfectly sunny weather, is one of the premier ski areas in the country. It has 5 finely appointed day lodges, a total of 13 lifts and 65 varied runs on either side of the mountain. Bald Mountain's seemingly endless runs stretch 2,054 acres to the edges of the Sawtooth National Forest and are 3,400 vertical feet, top to bottom. Sun Valley ski options include impeccably groomed, long runs with fabulous off-piste skiing in the bowls and trees. The world-class x-country ski options include: the Wood River Trail bike path, located just below the house, groomed for skate and classic and free to the public, the 31km Harriman trail is just 5 miles away, and the Sun Valley Nordic Center, just 3 miles drive.