The resort

The Heart of the Ski Utah Experience

Dating back to the great silver mining boom of 1872, the ski resort of Park City is brimming with history, character and atmosphere. It is an excellent base as Deer Valley is next door and The Canyons a short drive away. All are covered on the great value Three Resort International lift ticket. Just 45 minutes from Salt Lake City Airport you will discover ‘The Greatest Snow on Earth’.

The skiing and boarding

Skiing in Park City offers something for everyone. The ski area has an appealing layout spread across 8 bowls as well as several wooded valleys. As Utah's largest ski area, both in terms of skiable acreage and lift capacity, Park City's 100 trails and 750 acres of open bowl skiing offer terrain to please every ability level and taste.

Skiing for beginners in Park City offers three gentle areas where you can improve. For snowboarders there is even a mini half pipe to practice boarding moves. Beginners are also catered for with an aptly named ' First Timer' Lift, which offers a little bit of privacy away from sniggering onlookers! If you are a beginner, Park City Mountain Resort has a respectable amount of well-groomed trails, as well as an excellent ski school. Beginners also have long easy cruising runs like Home Run and Bonanza. more>>

The apres ski

After skiing in Park City, you will find some of the finest shopping in the West, offering a variety of boutiques and specialty shops. Main Street hosts an array of art shops, including the Artworks Gallery, a favourite for visitors and locals alike.

The past has been preciously preserved in Park City. In fact, the entire Main Street district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Century-old buildings have been meticulously restored and now houses shops, restaurants and lodges.

A former mining town, this colourful past is the very heart of Park City. Here, the spirit of the Old West is still to be found in the historic Victorian buildings on Main Street. Choose from over 50 bars and restaurants offering a wide variety of cuisine from Thai to Texan - the resort has more chefs per head than Paris! If you have enjoyed resorts such as Breckenridge and Steamboat, then you'll love Park City's unique cocktail of western atmosphere and world class skiing.

Resort overview

One of North America's best-known resorts, the legendary powder snow of Park City has long been an irresistible attraction for skiers. A former mining town, this colourful past is at the heart of Park City and the spirit of the Old West is still be to be found in the historic Victorian buildings on Main Street.

As Utah's largest ski area, both in terms of skiable acreage and lift capacity, the ski resort of Park City Mountain Resort offers terrain to please every ability, level and taste. The resort opened in 1963 and was known as Treasure Mountain. A historic mining town, the ski resort of Park City is now world-renowned for skiing and snowboarding and a huge variety of outdoor activities. If you want over 3300 acres of incredibly varied terrain, skiing in Park City is definitely for you.  Skiing in North America doesn't get better than this!

Park City Mountain Resort hosted the snowboard events and the men's and women's giant alpine slalom events in the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. Millions of dollars of improvements have been made, making the resort what it is today.

The ski resort of Park City is at an altitude of 6900 feet with the stunningly beautiful Wasatch Mountains as a backdrop, just 37 miles east of the Salt Lake International Airport. It is home to three enormous ski areas: Deer Valley, The Canyons and Park City Mountain Resort. All three are in close proximity to each other. Park City also has an air temperature warmer than the North American norm. According to locals their snow is 'fluffed and dried' in the clouds as they come over the desert, before being dumped on the resort.

The town has an ambience that is reminiscent of Park City Utah's past life as an historic mining town and is filled with a variety of unique shops, restaurants, bars and art galleries. There is even a saloon owned by Robert Redford and, ironically, once robbed by the real Sundance Kid that Redford famously portrayed on film.

Night skiing is offered seven nights a week on one beginner and one intermediate slope. The ski resort of Park City attracts both skiers and snowboarders alike and is a major tourist attraction for skiers from all over the United States. Park City holds many training courses for the U.S. Ski Team, including slalom and giant slalom runs. The resort hosted all snowboard events and the men's and women's alpine giant slalom events in the 2002 Winter Olympics.

the latest snow and weather conditions

Last Snow	3rd December		Forecast	Light snow
Lower Snow Depth	45 cm		Upper Snow Depth	45 cm
Conditions	Hard packed snow		Runs Open	1 %
Last Report Update	4th December 04:30