It's a bit hard to get to, but, on a sunny day, the view looking toward Ketchum and the Sun Valley Village from Averell's bar in the bottom floor of the Mid-mountain Roundhouse Restaurant building at the Sun Valley Resort is impressive. And, the cocktails and light appetizer plates are great.
One can access Averell's from either the ski hill, or it can be reached with a scenic gondola ride from the River Run base area with, or without skis. One of their specialties is their fondue appetizer, but they also serve other charcuterie type foods to accompany their fully stocked bar. Averell's is open an hour later than the bar upstairs in the Roundhouse so it is a perfect place for a quick drink on the last ski run down the mountain.
After a speedy run from the resort summit down the College ski run, I joined my friends at Averell's for a Bloody Mary, which featured a tasty pickled asparagus spear. We arrived for last call at 3:30 pm just before the 4 pm closing time and took a relaxing break. Then, for safety's sake, we made our last turns on the green Olympic run to the bottom, feeling no pain thanks to our mid mountain indulgence at Averell's. read more