Skip altitude sickness Nov 15, 2009
Sun Valley s Bald Mountain is popular with advanced skiers. Whether buffed or bumped, the trails dropping down Baldy s 3,400-foot vertical retain a consistent, thigh-burning pitch. (Boston Globe)
Finding the lost: Rangers make 100 saves a year in Adirondacks Nov 8, 2009
That s what it took to rescue 67-year-old Wesley Rennie after he fell recently while hiking on Bald Mountain in the town of Webb ... An early rescue at Bald Mountain this summer involved a family with small children who headed back down the mountain late in the day and became lost on the trail after dark ... Some of the more difficult rescues are in areas just like that because so many people go to them, Cavanagh said, referring to Bald Mountain. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
What's new at ski destinations, Oregon to Maine Oct 27, 2009
Sun Valley, Idaho, which the magazine says is launching its first gondola this winter for the ride 2,000 vertical feet up Bald Mountain. Park City Mountain Resort in Utah, where you can reach the High West Distillery and Saloon's bar and tapas restaurant on skis via the Quittin' Time run. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Monster mash Oct 22, 2009
Older listeners looking for a homey thrill will be pleased to encounter Saint-Saens' "Danse Macabre" and Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain." (I hope Meyer goes with the composer's craggy original version over the better known Rimsky orchestration; it's far scarier). "We want people to have fun and come in costume," Meyer said. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Man, 67, rescued after sliding down Bald Mountain Oct 21, 2009
Rennie was hiking on Bald Mountain Tuesday afternoon when he fell 100 feet down the side of a cliff, officials said ... A side trip from the main trail resulted in injuries for a Syracuse-area hiker Tuesday when he fell about 100 feet off a cliff on Bald Mountain, officials said ... Riedman said between 16,000 and 20,000 people annually sign guest registers along the Bald Mountain trail and it s believed that many more than that actually make the hike. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Building in New Auberry burns to ground Oct 4, 2009
The nearby Bald Mountain Fire Department, which helped fight the fire, said it was reported to that department shortly before 2 a.m. The location was near the junction of Powerhouse and Wilson roads. check fresnobee. (Fresno Bee)
• Emulating the Great Healer Sep 19, 2009
At 78 Davis concedes that he's getting too old to return - he's slowing down when it comes to hiking the five-mile trail up Bald Mountain. But that hasn't kept him from collecting computers for a girl's school in the Northern province of Kunduz. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Classical Music for the Halloween S... Sep 17, 2009
Classical Music for the Halloween Season. Classical Music for the Halloween Season. (Suite101.com)
Police Beat: Sept. 13, 2009 Sep 13, 2009
Aug. 30, Bald Mountain: Dmitriy A. Khveshchuk, 39, Wasilla, cited for trying to take a black bear without a harvest ticket. Sept. 4, 10:57 a.m., Butte: Brooks A. Pitcher, 26, Wasilla, cited for not validating his 2009 moose harvest report after taking a moose. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Obama needs to be angrier Sep 9, 2009
By the time the president got feisty in a speech on Monday, the inmates had taken over cable TV, much like the spooky spirits swarming up over Bald Mountain in "Fantasia.". Even Steve Hildebrand, the strategist who helped shape Obama's historic win in the Iowa caucuses, complains that his former hero "needs to be more bold in his leadership." Disenchanted at Obama's disengaged approach on health care and gay rights, Hildebrand told Politico's Ben Smith that he was "losing patience.". (Albany Times Union)
A suitable memorial: Lucy Loken Park opens in Ketchum Sep 8, 2009
Suitable for picnicking or a respite from the city, it offers some attractive views of Bald Mountain, and boasts a restroom. Jack Bariteau, who developed the nearby 600 Second Street East luxury townhouse project, said he spent a half-million dollars to develop the park. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Wagon Days events draw big crowds Sep 6, 2009
Wagon Days events draw big crowds By Karen BossickTimes-News correspondent You could've gotten a 1947 fire engine once used to ferry skiers to Bald Mountain for a mere 5,500 Saturday. Or a covered wagon, provided you didn't need to know how many miles its steel-rimmed tires had. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Landmark Orchestra honors architect Olmsted Sep 5, 2009
The concert proper closed with the rather more militant environmentalism of Mussorgsky s Night on Bald Mountain, and it was satisfying to imagine Olmsted s ghost rising up, Fantasia -style, to smite the horseless carriage. That would teach them. (Boston Globe)
Masestro Barenboim Waves His Magic Baton over Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2009 on PBS' Great Performances on THIRTEEN Sep 4, 2009
Concert highlights include Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts A Little Night Music, Johann Strauss A Thousand and One Nights Waltz and Modest Mussorgskys A Night on Bald Mountain. In addition to conducting the Vienna Philharmonic, Barenboim--equally known for his masterful skills as a piano soloist--took center stage to perform Spanish composer Manuel De Fallas Nights in the Gardens of Spain to thunderous applause. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Longtime Wagon Days participant snaps this year's poster shot Sep 1, 2009
The colorful photograph features Ketchum's historic ore wagons, which used to haul freight along narrow, winding roads, pulled through the Horseman's Center with Bald Mountain in the background. "I call it 'Echoes of the Past,'" said Niedrich, who now lives in Bellevue. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Sun Valley officials envision gondola over Ketchum Aug 27, 2009
Sun Valley officials envision gondola over Ketchum Sun Valley Resort wants to build a gondola to connect the resort with the ski area at Bald Mountain about a mile away, with passengers passing over downtown Ketchum during the ride ... Sun Valley Resort is currently installing a gondola on Bald Mountain to take skiers and snowboarders up 2,000 feet in less than eight minutes to the resort's Roundhouse restaurant, now a day lodge midway up the mountain. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Family with infants lost on mountain Aug 27, 2009
Forest rangers in the Adirondack Park late Wednesday night were attempting to rescue seven people, including two infants, after they became lost on Bald Mountain, state forest ranger dispatchers in Raybrook said ... Bald Mountain is located about 5 miles north of Old Forge on state Route 28. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
• W.R. Valley preparing to move more people Aug 24, 2009
W.R. Valley preparing to move more people Ketchum, S.V. officials to explore future transportation improvements By Karen BossickTimes-News correspondent HAILEY - The pending development of a hotel at the base of Bald Mountain has prompted representatives from Mountain Rides, Sun Valley Co., Ketchum and Sun Valley to begin exploring transportation options to serve the increased traffic that such a project would bring. The group is calling itself the Community Connector Committee, or CCC, and... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Ski resort files papers for new project Aug 16, 2009
Ski resort files papers for new project Sun Valley Co. in central Idaho has filed an application to annex about 140 acres into Ketchum as part of a plan to expand development at the base of its ski area at Bald Mountain ... "The property is a unique opportunity to create a transformed year-round skier and recreation experience for the Bald Mountain ski area," Wally Huffman, director of Sun Valley Co.'s Resort Development, said in a statement. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Pastor trades indoor pulpit for one on Bald Mountain Aug 15, 2009
The devotion over, they trudge a little more than five miles along the Bald Mountain Trail until they reach the top. There, they hop a free ride down on Sun Valley's chairlift, arriving just in time to start the workday for those who have jobs to go to. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
It's conflict and compromise for leaders of Ketchum and Sun Valley Aug 9, 2009
A gondola now under construction will connect the base of River Run to the top of Bald Mountain this winter. There is also talk of another gondola that originally would have linked River Run, Dollar Mountain and Sun Valley Village. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Around the Valley Aug 9, 2009
Chatel said that the Warm Springs Perimeter Trail from its junction with the Bald Mountain Trail and other areas adjacent to the hillside treatments will be closed until Thursday to ensure safety. Jerome to hold first Citizens Academy Monday. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Planting fall and winter crops Aug 4, 2009
The workshop will be held at Weston s Bald Mountain Farm, 21149 Lions Bald Mountain Road, Sonora. Class fee is 20 (tax deductible). (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Going up: Sun Valley Co. gondola project takes shape Jul 27, 2009
Photos by KAREN BOSSICK/For the Times-NewsWorkers contracted by the Doppelmayr Garaventa Group of Austria to build Sun Valley Co.'s new gondola on Bald Mountain install the tracks atop one tower Friday near Ketchum ... By the end of the day Bald Mountain's landscape featured 21 new gondola towers taking root among the evergreens lining the mountainside between Sun Valley Co.'s River Run Lodge at the mountain's base and Roundhouse restaurant nearly 2,000 feet up ... The gondola will open Bald... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
* Contador in the box seat at le Tour Jul 26, 2009
After three weeks and thousands of kilometers of riding, it all comes down to this X a soaring bald mountain in Provence where the Tour de France can be won or lost. The fabled and dreaded Mont Ventoux provides a dramatic climax to Lance Armstrongs comeback Tour and teammate Alberto Contador is expected to keep the yellow jersey. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
• Work continues on Sun Valley Resort gondola Jul 26, 2009
Work continues on Sun Valley Resort gondola Sun Valley Resort is installing lift towers on Bald Mountain for a gondola it expects to have running at the beginning of the ski season in November or December ... The gondola is designed to take skiers 2,000 feet up Bald Mountain in less than eight minutes to the resort's Roundhouse restaurant, now a day lodge midway up the mountain. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Mountain stage provides Tour climax Jul 26, 2009
bald mountain in Provence where the Tour de France can be won or lost. The fabled and dreaded Mont Ventoux on Saturday provides a dramatic climax to Lance Armstrong's comeback Tour. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Contador in driver's seat; Armstrong stays in third Jul 26, 2009
AUBENAS, France After three weeks and thousands of miles of riding, it all comes down to this: a soaring bald mountain in Provence where the Tour de France can be won or lost. The fabled and dreaded Mont Ventoux today provides a dramatic climax to Lance Armstrong's comeback Tour and teammate Alberto Contador is expected to keep the yellow jersey. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Contador 2 days from Tour win; Armstrong 3rd Jul 25, 2009
AUBENAS, France - After three weeks and thousands of miles of riding, it all comes down to this: a soaring bald mountain in Provence where the Tour de France can be won or lost. The fabled and dreaded Mont Ventoux on Saturday provides a dramatic climax to Lance Armstrongs comeback Tour and teammate Alberto Contador is expected to keep the yellow jersey. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Armstrong will fight for third place on Ventoux Jul 25, 2009
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American, Japanese climbers found dead on Mt. Fuji Jul 24, 2009
Called the "Bald Mountain" and the "Giant of Provence," it rises 6,273 feet above the Comtadine Plains. It appears to be snow-capped because of its barren, limestone slopes, stripped of trees by shipbuilders centuries ago. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Hundreds turn out at vigil for captured Hailey soldier Jul 23, 2009
They know the climb up Bald Mountain is steep and difficult - the kind that avid bicyclist Bergdahl would have loved to gear up for. To honor the soldier captured weeks ago in Afghanistan, many locals rode their bikes to the Hop Porter Park vigil, some with ribbons of yellow or red, white and blue strung between the spokes. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Intrigue at the auction Jul 17, 2009
Readers will be kept guessing as they come across more twists and turns in Pearson's new "Killer Summer" than on the Bald Mountain trail up Baldy. "I have a love of heist movies like 'Ocean's Eleven.' But I've never written a heist novel," said Pearson, who has lived full or part time in the Wood River Valley since 1980. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Come visit our piece of heaven Jul 10, 2009
My family and I try to come up from Panama City, Fla. The people are so friendly and the views are the best. (Clayton Tribune, GA)
Fed up with four-wheelers Jul 10, 2009
Carnahan and Reed said it would be fine if the riders rode through the area to access the hills or Bald Mountain, but they are using the slope as their playground. The machines go up and down repeatedly and at all hours of the night, they said. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Murphys Farmers Market open for season Jul 8, 2009
Vendors are TR Hart Bees, Taylor Mountain Gardens, Bald Mountain Garden, Tyson Hill Farm, Mendoza Red Angus, Harmon Gardens, Aria Bakery, Love Creek Permaculture Institute and more. Murphys Farmers Market is held from 4 p.m. to sundown every Thursday evening at Vina Moda Winery, at the corner of Main Street and Murphys Grade Road. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
• Rare poppies and organic sculpture: Garden tour set Jul 7, 2009
Weston and Bryan created a small pocket garden in their yard, which lies in the shadow of Bald Mountain ... And there are some great views of Bald Mountain from the Big Wood River and pool in the backyard. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
TdF rivals line up Jul 2, 2009
6 percent, to the summit of the ominously named 'bald mountain. AFP Digg LATEST FEATURES. (iAfrica.com)
Spearfish Canyon mining permit's ownership on Board of Minerals agenda Jun 23, 2009
The board also will consider transfer of a large-scale gold mine permit from E4 Energy to Bald Mountain Mining Company, operated by Paul Miller. The permit, originally held by Homestake Mining Co., has not been used and is for an area above Spearfish Canyon near mining by Wharf Resources, according to Department of Environment and Natural Resources staff members. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Ground zero in timber wars shows signs of peace Jun 23, 2009
protesters ever put their bodies on the line to stop logging in old growth forests, at a place called Bald Mountain. As the battles moved from tree sitting to courtrooms, little national forest timber went to the mills, and thinning projects were scattered and not focused around the homes they were supposed to protect. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Creeping concerns Jun 16, 2009
He said he assumes the mudslide started at the top of Bald Mountain, about 2,000 feet above his home, but said no one has been up there to investigate the damage ... His home is located just five miles west of downtown Ketchum, in the middle of the remains of the 2007 Castle Rock Fire that threatened homes and Bald Mountain. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Outdoors briefs Jun 4, 2009
Bald Mountain will open its summer lift operations at 9 a.m. June 27. Bikes will be allowed July 1. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Sun Valley Resort faces tough month Jun 4, 2009
Huffman said Ketchum should annex the resort's property near the Bald Mountain ski area to develop a hotel. He said more rooms closer to town would stimulate Ketchum's economy. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Taste culinary travel, close to home Jun 3, 2009
That's because as chef at Seattle Ridge Lodge on Bald Mountain, he has to ski the newly fallen snow to get to work. Next weekend Pratt will be on Baldy's junior sister mountain, Dollar, where the snow has all but melted. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• 'Between Fences' could make good neighbors May 22, 2009
"Take the cords hanging around the perimeters of Bald Mountain. They keep people from going places where we'd never find them again," he said. "I'm up there 125 days a year and I don't feel fenced in or fenced out. There are places where no one should be and it'll cost you if you duck under the fence.". (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Ketchum PZ gives Whiskey Jacques' go-ahead to rebuild May 13, 2009
There is the potential for a second deck facing Bald Mountain. The front will feature over-grouted stone that hearkens back to Ketchum's mining heritage, two shades of rusted metal and an awning stretching across the building. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Young pilot's tale is a real cliffhanger Apr 29, 2009
On April 19, Soplanda attempted to land near 6,000 feet on an unnamed peak east of Bald Mountain in the Talkeetnas to explore ski and snowboarding opportunities on some adjacent slopes. Unfortunately, the snow atop the peak where he touched down was crustier than the young pilot expected. (Anchorage Daily News)
FOCUS seminar scheduled Apr 14, 2009
The Sustainable Seminar will be held at Bald Mountain Farm, 21149 Lyons Bald Mountain Road, Sonora. Join Galen Weston, owner, for a tour of his farm and a two-hour workshop on successful organic vegetable growing in the Sierra foothills. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Loving the slopes Apr 7, 2009
KAREN BOSSICK/For the Times-NewsAllan Patzer spends his winter days gravitating between lessons at Dollar Mountain and Bald Mountain where he puts on his ski boots and skis, around checking on lessons. Patzer is only the second non-Austrian ski school director in Sun Valley history. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• About 150 skiers expected to turn out at Sun Valley half-pipe event Apr 2, 2009
After a winter of packing around snow shovels and dressing like a seven-layer salad, locals are only too ready to shed their sweaters and embrace the sun beating down on Bald Mountain. And out-of-town guests are happy to join them as they hail the changing of the seasons. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Beer, ski-hill poker and dancing in the street Mar 20, 2009
A free Poker Run will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 28 on Bald Mountain. Poker players should sign up at 10:30 a.m. at Apple's Bar and Grill on the Warm Springs side of Bald Mountain ... Players will receive a card at each of five designated spots on Bald Mountain. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Events Calendar Mar 20, 2009
MARCH 28: 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., free Poker Run on Bald Mountain (sign up, 10:30 a.m. at Apple's Bar and Grill); 3:30 p.m. to sundown, Street Party and Awards Ceremony at Apple's, with Low-Fi from Boise and Blacksmith from Hailey; 6:30-9:30 p.m., music by Craig Meyers Blues Band at Papa Hemi's Hideaway; 10 p.m.-2 a.m., DJ Gil Aguilar from Boise at the 511 Building (Fifth and Leadville streets), 5 with SolFest badge; and 10 p.m. to closing, Spring Break Party with DJ Swerve at the Roosevelt. MARCH... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
• Racers turn out to 'Classic' SV ski event Mar 12, 2009
Racers turn out to 'Classic' SV ski event By Karen BossickTimes-News correspondent Sondra Van Ert stared at the racing gates set up one after another along Lower Warm Springs on Bald Mountain. She spent years looking at red and blue racing gates - first as a World Cup ski racer in the mid-1980s, then as a pioneer in the world of snowboard racing, competing in Olympics in Nagano and Salt Lake City. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Madison County Extension Council Awards Banquet Mar 12, 2009
Bald Mountain Elk Farm. Barefoot Village. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
FOCUS announces workshop schedule Feb 27, 2009
May 9: Plant Varieties, Tools, Drip Irrigation and other Supplies for Successful Foothill Gardens ; 9 to 11 a.m., Galen Weston, Bald Mountain Farm, 21149 Lions Bald Mountain Road, Sonora; 15 ... Aug. 6: Planting Fall and Winter Crops: Seed Saving ; 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Galen Westen, Bald Mountain Farm, Sonora; 15. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Bitter-sweet love in Torch Song Massacre Feb 12, 2009
Themed Moving Pictures, they will feature Night on a Bald Mountain and Pictures at an Exhibition by Mussorgsky. Audiences will witness his work come to life with new, improved images, not from professional artistes but from students of seven secondary schools in the Klang Valley. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
• Games bring nations together Feb 11, 2009
Games bring nations together By Karen BossickTimes-News correspondent The New Zealanders were amazed by the pine trees that climbed to the top of Bald Mountain - something they don't see on the bald volcanoes they ski on ... In the days leading up to the games, hosts like McLaughlin took guests on the cross-country ski trails, skied with them on Dollar Mountain, took in the view from the top of Bald Mountain and accompanied them on horse-drawn sleigh rides. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Triumphs, tears at Grammy Awards Feb 9, 2009
Remixed Recording: Electric Feel (Justice Remix), Justice, remixers (MGMT), Track from: Oracular Spectacular (Columbia) Surround Sound Album: Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Night on Bald Mountain; Prelude to Khovanshchina, Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Robert Woods, surround producer (Paavo Jarvi and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra) (Telarc) Opera Recording: Weill: Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny, James Conlon, conductor;... (Florida Today)
List of early winners of Grammy Awards Feb 8, 2009
Bill Harley Live," Bill Harley Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books & Story Telling): "An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore)," Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood Best Comedy Album: "It's Bad For Ya," George Carlin Best Musical Show Album: "In The Heights," Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andres Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Lin-Manuel Miranda And Others) Best Compilation... (Xinhuanet, China)
6 charged in child porn case Feb 7, 2009
Matthew Malek, 23, of 92 Bald Mountain Road, Brunswick, arraigned in Brunswick Town Court and released on his own recognizance. Brian Fitzgerald, 27, of 143 3rd St., Troy, arraigned in Troy City Court and sent to the Rensselaer County Jail in lieu of $10,000 bail. (Albany Times Union)
