BOULDER DINNER TOUR
Enjoy the most unique evening activity in the valley! Your group will ski or snowshoe to the yurt, with up to 10 friends and family, as the sun sets, and the alpenglow lights the Boulder Mountains. After an easy 1.5 miles, you will arrive at the cozy, beautifully decorated Boulder Yurt where your backcountry chefs await with a delicious feast. Share an extraordinary meal with friends before you ski/snowshoe back under the stars for an evening you will never forget.
When choosing your recreational mode of transportation to trek in, whether it's cross-country skis, snowshoes or backcountry skis with skins, we recommend choosing whatever you are most comfortable with and will have the most fun on! The group as a whole does not need to come to one consensus as to how you will get in. You can have a mix of cross-country skiers with snowshoers - just make sure to have fun with however you decide to head up to the yurt! But please also take into consideration your trip out after your dinner as you will be leaving in the dark (with your headlamp), possibly after a few drinks and the path may have frozen over a bit while you have been dining in your warm yurt and you will have a slightly "steep" top to start out on - but after that it is fairly flat again to get back to your car.
AVAILABLE DATES WINTER 2024-25 AND WINTER 2025-26
**If you don't see your desired date available when booking online, please contact the office at info@svguides.com or (208) 721-0290 to inquire.
*Please email for more immediate response
We are able to book for next year, however prices are subject to change from year to year
Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - BOOKED
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024 - BOOKED
Saturday, December 21, 2024 - BOOKED
Sunday, December 22, 2024 - BOOKED
Monday, December 23, 2024 - BOOKED
Thursday, December 26, 2024 - BOOKED
Friday, December 27, 2024 - BOOKED
Sunday, December 29, 2024 - BOOKED
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Friday, January 10, 2025
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Monday, January 13, 2025 (FULL MOON)
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Friday, January 17, 2025
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Thursday, February 6, 2025
Friday, February 7, 2025
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 (FULL MOON)
Friday, February 21, 2025
Saturday, February 22, 2025
HOLIDAY 2025 AND WINTER 2026 DATES (MORE WILL BE ADDED)
Friday, December 19, 2025
Saturday, December 20, 2025
Sunday, December 21, 2025
Monday, December 22, 2025
Tuesdays, December 23 2025
Saturday, December 27, 2025
Sunday, December 28, 2025
Monday, December 29, 2025
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Monday, February 16, 2026
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Friday, February 20, 2026
Saturday, February 21, 2026
WHAT IS PROVIDED
Trained Guide
Yurt Rental
Chef
Host/Server
Food
WHAT YOU NEED
BYOB* (we will bring this in for you - see below)
Snowshoes, Touring Skis (with Skins), Splitboards (with Skins) or Cross-Country Skis
Snowshoe Boots, Ski Boots with Walk Mode or X-C Ski Boots
Ski Poles for both Skiers, Snowshoers and Splitboarders (Powder Baskets suggested)
Water Bottle (filled) in day pack -- Required
Headlamp (required for the night ski out) - please make sure to check your batteries before leaving or bring some spare batteries
Long Underwear - tops and bottoms
Warm Pants (preferably wool or synthetic - not cotton)
Long Sleeved Fleece or Flannel Shirt
Wool Sweater, Fleece or Down Vest
A Shell Parka that has a Hood and is Wind/Water Resistant
Warm Ski Hat
Buff or Neck Gaiter
Knee High Gaiters or Pants that fasten around your Boot Tops
Warm Gloves or Mittens
Goggles or Sunglasses (especially if it is snowing)
Slippers or Yurt Booties
Towel and Swimsuit (if you plan on using the sauna)
Change of Clothes for Dinner (if you are prone to sweating, we recommend changing your sweater/top layer)
Hand/Foot Warmers (if prone to cold)
The Boulder Dinner Tour is BYOB. Please plan ahead of time what you would like to drink up at the yurt besides water. You can bring your beverages with you to Billy’s Bridge where your host, meeting you there, will porter everything up for you. Make sure to coordinate with your group in advanced so you do not show up with 5 containers of tequila. Let us know if you will be having champagne, so we can be sure to have the proper drinkware.
WHAT YOU DON'T NEED
If you have been on a Backcountry Day Tour with us or to one of our other huts, for the Boulder Dinner Tour you do not need to bring any Avalanche Rescue Equipment as you do not pass through any avalanche terrain on your way to Boulder Yurt.
BOAS! Please let us know if you are celebrating something special. However, if you are celebrating something special and plan to dress festive, please NO BOAS! They shed feathers everywhere they go, are bad for the environment and our staff ends up picking up feathers frozen along the path as well as all over the yurt. YOU WILL BE CHARGED EXTRA FOR BRINGING ANY BOAS AS THIS ADDS ON HOURS OF EXTRA CLEAN UP (yes, hours and sometimes days!)
TYPICAL MEETING TIMES AND PLACE
Meet your host between 4 - 4:30pm at Billy's Bridge. The time of year depends on how early/late you will meet your guide. Those in December should try and meet no later than 4pm. Those going in March have some more daylight to work with and can meet closer to 4:30pm.
It is an easy 15-minute drive north of Ketchum. From there you will head to the Boulder Yurt, which is nestled at the base of Butterfield Mountain in the Smoky Mountains, directly across from the spectacular Boulder Mountain Front.
The trip into the hut can take as little time as 45 minutes or as long as 1.5 hours, depending on the snow conditions and the fitness of the group members. The trip out is slightly downhill and can take as little as 20 minutes. It is an easy approach, with a slightly steeper part towards the end just before you get to the yurt. For those familiar with Sun Valley Resort, we would compare this part to Lower River Run to give you an idea of its pitch, but it is not too long of an uphill approach.
PRICING
$2500 up to 10 guests. $250 each additional guest.
Max 12 guests (10 guests max highly recommended to comfortably fit around the table)
**Sales Tax and Forest Service fees not included
***Guide gratuity not included. As part of the service industry, it is customary to tip your chef/host if you are happy with their service and should reflect a level of excellence in the service, similar to dining at a restaurant. If you choose to tip, 10-20% of the total trip fee is standard and cash/Venmo is the preferred method.
Your Boulder Dinner team relies on gratuities, therefore if you do not tip within 2 weeks after your dinner without any communication, we will charge a 20% service fee to the first credit card used on your reservation for the hard work that went into providing a magical night.
TRANSPORTATION
If you would like us to arrange transportation to and from the trailhead from the YMCA parking lot or a home, please let us know and we can arrange it for an additional fee.
If you would like a musician, please let us know and we can arrange it for $400 for the evening.
RENTALS (SKIS, SPLITBOARDS, BOOTS, BACKPACKS, SNOWSHOES, ETC.)
If you are in need of any of the equipment listed above, we recommend contacting:
For snowshoes and nordic equipment:
(208) 622-2250
For backcountry skis, boots, and poles:
Sturtevants Rental & Cycle Haus (mention you are going out with Sun Valley Guides to receive a discount)
(208) 726-4501
340 N Main St, Ketchum, ID 83340
Backwoods Mountain Sports
(208) 726-8818
711 N Main St, Ketchum, ID 83340
Elephant’s Perch
(208) 726-3497
280 N East Ave, Ketchum, ID 83340
For splitboard equipment:
Board Bin (carries Splitboard setups for rent)
(208) 726-1222
180 4th St E, Ketchum, ID 83340
*Make sure to contact Board Bin in advance as they have a small splitboard rental fleet
*You can also purchase headlamps from any of the above retailers.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Boulder Yurt is actually two yurts connected together, with a fully equipped kitchen, dining area, bunks, wood stoves and a wonderful sauna. Your chefs will be cooking and preparing your meal in one yurt, while you dine, drink and be merry in the other. A self-serve bar will be set up for you waiting for your arrival.
