Sundance usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Sundance USA.
Sundance Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1969 the American ski resort Sundance lies at 2515 metres altitude in the Utah region of the American Wasatch. With the highest lifts and ski slopes above 2500m Sundance ski area is snow sure. Over 6 snow cannons ensure artificial Sundance snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 20 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Sundance (USA) is Salt Lake City International at a distance of 82km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Sundance ski season runs from December to April.
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Created by Robert Redford. who bought the site from the Stewart family in 1969. The emphasis is on rustic, natural envioinment, building and attitude. For Redford and Native American fans try dining in the Tree room which contains memorabilia and art work from both - as well as serving award-winning regional cuisine using organic herbs and vegetables from Sundance farms.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Sundance USA
Beginner Trails
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Intermediate Trails
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Sundance Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $? - $? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Dec 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Sundance Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Sundance trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | ?km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | ? |
| direction Sundance ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2515m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1859m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1859m |
| centre of Sundance ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 656m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 656m |
| 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 Sundance
Skiing Sundance you'll enjoy 42 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Sundance lifts number 4 with the capacity to uplift ? skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Sundance is over ?km long.
Sundance Ski Area
Sundance ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Sundance piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can ski Sundance after dark as there is night skiing on ?km of illuminated piste.
Sundance for skiing gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Sundance
If you snowboard Sundance you'll want to know that, of the 4 ski lifts in total, 1 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Sundance snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Sundance snowboard facilities include 0 terrain parks and 0 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 0 metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Sundance for snowboarding gets ? stars out of 5 overall
Sundance Apres Ski
The apres ski Sundance scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
1 apres ski bars 2 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 1 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Fishing, Fly Fishing, Fitness Room, Massage, Owl Bar, Spa, General Store, Screening Room.
Sundance for apres ski gets ? stars out of 5 overall
More Sundance Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
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The American ski resort of Sundance ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Sundance ski area has ski slopes which face ?
The direction which the various Sundance 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. Sundance ski resort has ski slopes facing ?.
Sundance for snow gets ? stars out of 5 overall