PARK CITY SKI RESORT
Come and find out why the Park City Ski Resort area became home to the 2002 winter Olympics. This beautiful region of the US includes three major ski resorts, including Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley, and the Canyons.
Park City Mountain Resort
Open
from November to mid April, 9 – 4 pm between the hours of 9 am –
7:30 pm, Park City Mountain Resort is every bit as exciting as any world class
ski resort. With a base elevation of 6,900 feet and a summit rise of 10,000
feet and 3,300 ski acres spread out over 7 peaks and 9 bowls, there is something
for every level skier. You'll choose from among 100 trails to challenge your
level - 18 of them easy, 44 intermediate and 38 difficult.
For the crafted snowboarder in your party there is a superpipe and plenty of freestyle terrain parks including King's Crown Superpark, Pick'n Shovel, PayDay and Jonesy's. Kick back and enjoy the longest ride - three and a half miles - while being completely surrounded by the best natural beauty that exists in the US.
The Lifts
Slopes are powered by 14 chairlifts, which include 4 high-speed 6-passenger chairs, 2 high-speed quads, 4 triples, 4 doubles. In the children's learning area kids are whisked up a gentle slope by a Magic Carpet lift. Lifts service around 27,200 guests an hour.
More Quick Tidbits
Average snowfall a year comes to more than 300 inches.
Average winter highs (Nov. – April) are about 35-40 degrees F.
Yearly snowmaking average is 475 inches from summit to base.
Rentals: (more info)
Lift Tickets:
Regular season
Adults all day (9 am -7:30 pm) $71 youth ages 7-12 ($42)
Adults half-day (12:30 – 4:40 pm) $56 youth ($37)
Senior (ages 65-69) $40
Ages 70 and over, 6 and under (with adult): FREE
Dear Valley
Open from early December to mid-April, hours are 9 am – 4:15 pm.
This award-winning resort was named #1 Ski Resort in North America according to 2001 SKI magazine. What accounts for that? Its architectural beauty to match that which naturally surrounds the area, the resort's hospitality and services, tasty international and home-style cuisine, and of course its 1,750 acres of premier ski terrain. And when you tire of skiing alongside the kids, licensed childcare for ages 2 months to 12 years is available at the resort. And you'll appreciate recent improvements that include 2 new high speed chairlifts, new intermediate trails, a new rail park, additional glade skiing and improvements to buildings and more. All this combines to make Deer Valley Ski Resort an experience you'll want to rediscover again and again.
Rentals
Deer Valley resort utilizes only the best quality equipment. Ski equipment rental rates range from $31 to $52 daily for full package rentals. A full service ski shop is available.
Lift Tickets
Regular season
Adults all day (9 am – 4:15) $71; seniors 65 and over is $49; child
ages 4-12 is $39; tots 3 and under is $19
Adults half day (12:30 – 4:15 pm) $49; seniors $33; child is $31; tots
are $12.
The Canyons
Hours of operation are:
At The Canyons you'll be skiing the largest single ski and snowboard resort in Utah, and what is among the top five largest in the US. At an elevation of 6,800 feet, with a summit elevation of 9,990 feet, you'll enjoy its breathtaking vertical rise of 3,190 feet, and 3,500 acres of terrain powered by 16 high power chair lifts traveling up a total of 8 peaks.
Its 146 groomed trails serve every level from novice to expert. For the beginner is 14 percent of terrain, the intermediate may access 44 percent, the expert 42 percent.
The Canyons offers only premium rental equipment for all abilities and preferences. Whether sport package, Telemark or high performance, all equipment is kept in tiptop shape in order to maximize your experience.
Rentals
Full packages range in price from $18 to $34.
Lift Tickets
Regular season
Adults daily $73, juniors and seniors $42
Adults half-day $60, juniors and seniors $34
For more information about Park City Ski Resort contact www.ski.com. Safety
information on Park City avalanches can be found
at www.avalanche.org.
