The Observatory, A Viceroy Resort
The Observatory is rooted in the landscape and in the people who have spent years learning its rhythms. Here, knowledge comes through time outside: reading changing conditions, following familiar trails, and understanding the mountain through experience.
Through the people who bring The Observatory to life, Sun Valley comes into view through instinct, familiarity, and a close connection to the landscape.
Ed Viesturs
Ed Viesturs has spent a lifetime learning when to move forward; and when to turn back. For him, the mountain sets the terms. Experience comes from paying attention: to the weather, the terrain, and what your own instincts are telling you.
From his home in Ketchum, Ed brings that same approach to the mountains around Sun Valley. On the trail, there is no race to the top. Instead, he shares what years at altitude have taught him: move with intention, read what is around you, and know that sometimes the best decision is not to summit at all.
Travis Amick
Travis Amick knows these skies by waiting for them. Raised in Sun Valley, he has spent years photographing Central Idaho after dark; watching the weather, following the moon and returning to the same landscapes as the conditions above them change.
His long exposures reveal what a passing glance cannot: the Milky Way above the mountains, the movement of stars, sometimes even the northern lights. At The Observatory, Travis invites guests to spend a little longer looking up; and to discover just how much appears when you give the night time.
A World Made by Many
No place is made by one person. Behind every Viceroy is a community of people whose knowledge, craft and point of view give it character - shaped by years of practice and a deep connection to the places they call home.
A World Made by Many tells their stories. Across destinations and disciplines, meet the people behind our hotels, discover the work they know best, and explore more of their stories in the Viceroy Journal.
