Visiting Park City in the Rocky Mountains of Utah


Just 32 miles from downtown Salt Lake City is a quaint little resort town known as Park City. The town’s main attraction is the championship caliber ski resorts that employ many of the town’s year round residents.

The three major ski resorts are Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort, and The Canyons Resort. The Park City and The Canyons Resort ski resorts welcome both skiers and snowboarders. Deer Valley is a skiers only resort.

Park City Mountain Resort hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics and held the all the snowboard events and the men’s and women’s alpine giant slalom events. They also hold many of the training courses used by the U.S. Ski Team. The Olympic-sized halfpipe, used in the 2002 Winter Olympics, is one of the most visible runs at the resort.

Deer Valley is well known for its luxury amenities and routinely ranks as one of the top ski resorts in the United States. Deer Valley hosted the freestyle moguls, aerial and alpine slalom events in the 2002 Winter Olympics. They also host competitions for the International Ski Federation. Deer Valley has received a lot of criticism from snowboarders for banning their sport at the resort.

The Canyons Resort started out as a sister resort to the Park City Mountain Resort. The current name was established in ’97 when it was purchased by American Skiing Company. The resort is now owned by the Talisker Corp as of July 1, 2008.

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In addition to skiing, residents enjoy walking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, and fly fishing for trout on the Provo River. The 26 acre equestrian center offers a 28-stall stable with tack room, equipment barn, hay storage barn and large riding space within the community.

In Closing

Park City was named by Traveler Magazine as one of the 20 ‘prettiest towns’ in the United States in 2008. When planning your trip to Utah give Park City a try.

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