Sun Valley on Ice

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. 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. 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. 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. == 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. 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. == Cast ==

Past invited skaters performing at Sun Valley on Ice include: • Peggy Fleming • Scott Hamilton • Kristi Yamaguchi • Katarina Witt • Viktor Petrenko • Brian Boitano • Paul Wylie • Oksana Baiul • Nancy Kerrigan • Jozef Sabovcik • Tara Lipinski • Kurt Browning • Michelle Kwan • Sasha Cohen • Johnny Weir • Evan Lysacek • Meryl Davis / Charlie White • Ashley Wagner • Jason Brown • Nathan Chen • Madison Chock / Evan Bates • Mariah Bell • Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier • Isabeau Levito • Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donahue • Alysa Liu == Notes and references ==