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

**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

  • Thursday, December 19, 2024

  • Friday, December 20, 2024

  • Saturday, December 21, 2024 - BOOKED

  • Sunday, December 22, 2024

  • Monday, December 23, 2024 - BOOKED

  • Friday, December 27, 2024

  • 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

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.

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:

Sun Valley Nordic Center

(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.