Happy Holidays from Galena Lodge

Happy Holidays from all of us at Galena Lodge!

We are open everyday (even on Christmas) from 9am to 5pm

Join us for one of our Holiday Dinners December 24-31st.

Call for a reservation!

And a very Merry Christmas from the Galena "Loaner Dogs"

Full Moon Cometh

This weekend is the beginning of our December Full Moon Dinners. Starting Sunday December 19 through Tuesday December 21st we will be hosting our popular dinners under either a magnificent full moon or dumping snow. Either way the lodge will be warm and cozy and dinner will be fantastic! Join us for one of these great dinners. We are also working with Mountain Fairy to offer a shuttle service for our guests as well. Dinner is at 6:30pm each night and reservations are requested. Cost is $40/person not including alcohol, tax or gratuity. The menu will feature potato bisque with truffle oil, roasted beet slaw with blue cheese and walnuts, Idaho Pork Loin, Line Caught Silver Salmon and house made chocolate cheese cake!

We are also taking reservations for our Holiday Dinners. Enjoy a wonderful dinner with friends and family at our historic lodge. Dinners will be from Christmas Eve through New Years Eve, every night except the 28th (we are taking that night off!). The menu will vary so please call for more details. December 30th and 31st we will be featuring live music by Mirko Pressler! Call now to make your reservations.

Has there been a better time to learn to ski?

We're getting mixed reports of "mixed" precipitation down in town, but I can tell you for sure what it's doing up here at the Lodge. Five inches of dense snow have fallen so far. This winter has kicked off with lots of snow for us and we want to share it. Great early season conditions make for a perfect opportunity to see us about improving or learning how to cross-country ski. We have several lesson options to meet your budget including a super-cheap introduction-to-nordic skiing package. Give us a call and grab this winter by the horns. Winter's only fun if you're out playing in it - so come see us at Galena!

Demo Days and Winterstart Race

This weekend is full of fun events at Galena Lodge. Saturday is the annual Nordic Demo Days. Come check out the latest skis, boots and poles from Fischer, Atomic, Rossignol, Salomon, Swix, The Elephant's Perch, Backwoods and more! 10am to 3pm. This event is free and open to everyone. A discounted $10 trail pass will be sold for the Nordic trails. Lunch will be served 11:30-3:30. There will also be mini-lessons (about 15 mins) on the hour for those that need a little help or reminder on technique.

Mountain Fairies is offering a free shuttle from Ketchum up to Galena Lodge and back for Demo Days. Leaving the Elephant's Perch at 10am, Backwoods at 10:10am, SNRA at 10:25am and returning in the afternoon leaving Galena at 2pm. This will be 1st come 1st serve so make sure to get there early and take use of this Free shuttle.

Sunday is the SVSEF's Winterstart Race at Galena. Registration is from 9-10:30am and the race starts at 11am. There is a 5km and 10km loop on the trails around Galena. Cost is only $5 so come out and support the local Nordic ski program.

Dumpcember is here!

Ok so we tend to make up our own words up here but if you could see the snowpack right now you would agree that we can rename December Dumpcember. With over 3 feet of snow on the trails and all of the Nordic and snowshoe trails open and in fantastic shape we are feeling pretty amped up about this whole La Nina thing. No matter what your snowsport of choice is Galena Lodge is the place to be (unless you want to snowmobile or lift ski).

Galena Lodge is gearing up for Demo Days on Saturday December 11th 10am to 3pm and theWinterstart Race on December 12th registration 9am to 10:30am, race start 11am sharp. Call for more information and details about both of these great events.

Don't forget to make your Holiday Dinner and Yurt Reservations now. Space is filling up.