Park City usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Park City USA.
Park City Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1963 the American ski resort Park City lies at 3047 metres altitude in the Utah region of the American Wasatch. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Park City ski area is snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Park City snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 45 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Park City (USA) is Salt Lake City at a distance of 64km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Park City ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
Park City has trademarked 'The Greatest Snow on Earth' to describe the light abundant powder found in the area. Location for the 2002 Winter Olympics Holiday options include several powdercat tour options, The 'Ski Utah Interconnect' tour buy ski, linking five resorts, hot air ballooning and dog sledging. Offers 'Ski free' deal (lift ticket included with accommodation) during the month up to Christmas week from usual opening date in conjunction with selected accommodations.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Park City USA
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 18 runs ?km |
16% |
Advanced Trails
 44 runs ?km |
41% |
Expert Trails
 38 runs 38km |
35% |
Park City Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $? - $? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Park City Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 140km |
| total length of Park City trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5.1km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | E, W, N |
| direction Park City ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3047m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2103m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2103m |
| centre of Park City ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 944.7m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 944.7m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Park City
Skiing Park City you'll enjoy 107 pistes and trails and that means approximately 140km of ski runs. Park City lifts number 16 with the capacity to uplift 30800 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Park City is over 5.1km long.
Park City Ski Area
Park City ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 16% intermediate, 41% advanced ski slopes and 35% for expert skiers - the most difficult Park City piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Park City after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Park City for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Park City Apres Ski
The apres ski Park City scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
15 apres ski bars 80 restaurants 0 bowling 5 night club 3 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 2 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 2 indoor sports centre 1 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 1 ballooning 1 horse riding 10 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 1 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Aerobics, Art Galleries (12), Ballooning, Beauty Salon, Casino Excursions (Nevada), Concerts, Facials, Heliskiing, Historic Train Rides, Horse Riding, Massage, Nature Tours, Raquetball, Scuba Diving in Thermal Crater, Silver Mine Tours, Spa, Indoor Tenn.
SNO-man says
Park City has a vast list of activities available through the season, as well as a schedule of big events that include concerts, snow sculpture contests and the annual Sundance Film Festival in late January each year when more than 100 movies are shown. Some of the more unusual opportunities include bobsled rides and ski jumping at the nearby Utah Winter Sports Park or the surreal experience of scuba diving in a mineral-rich warm-water crater!
Utah's only historic train operates through the winter also so that you can journey over the snow fields of the Heber Valley. All this makes sleigh rides, dog sled rides, snowmobiling, ice skating, hot air ballooning, winter fly fishing or a nature tour seem rather pedestrian.
Indoors there are plenty of tennis and squash clubs as well as spas and massage professionals to visit.
Park City for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Park City Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Park City resort - ski Park City by any other name
The American ski resort of Park City ski resort is also known as Park City Jupiter Peak and has the following common misspellings:
Park City ski area has ski slopes which face E, W, N
The direction which the various Park City ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Park City ski resort has ski slopes facing E, W, N.
Park City for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall