Sun Valley Company has appointed James Grant as Sun Valley Resort’s new Director of Mountain Operations, effective Oct. 3, 2022. Grant joins the resort from his previous tenure at Heavenly Mountain Resort at Lake Tahoe, most recently as Vice President of Mountain Operations.
Grant brings decades worth of experience to Sun Valley, North America’s No. 1 ski resort as voted in SKI Magazine’s Readers Poll two years running, and succeeds veteran director, Peter Stearns. Come October, Mr. Stearns will be transitioning into a new role as Mountain Strategic Advisor at Sun Valley Resort, taking the lead on mountain capital projects while mentoring Mr. Grant as he assumes responsibility for all day-to-day mountain operations, including snowmaking, grooming, ski patrol, lift operations & maintenance, mountain vehicle maintenance and Dollar Mountain.
“I’m excited to join the team at Sun Valley Resort, a resort that embodies the best of the ski and outdoor industries,” said Grant. “I was lucky enough to work with Pete Sonntag during my time at Heavenly, and to be working alongside him and the Sun Valley Resort Mountain and Leadership team is a dream come true. I look forward to joining this awesome Resort and community come fall.”