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Park City Ski Vacation

When you head to Park City, Utah this winter, you will be stepping into a world of towering mountains, challenging ski slopes, and breathtaking scenery for the most memorable ski vacation of your life. Set amongst the Rocky Mountains, Park City offers some of the best skiing and snowboarding in the country in addition to other exciting outdoor adventures that serve to round out an already amazing trip. Make your way to Park City this winter and experience all the thrills and spills of this incredible resort town.

With numerous mountains spread out among three resorts, you will rarely come across a moment of boredom when in Park City. The first resort, Park City Mountain, is situated right in the center of town and is known for having some of the best snow conditions anywhere in the world. Whether you have been skiing or snowboarding for years or this is your first time on a serious mountain, you will find a variety of slopes that will excite your senses and challenge your skills. And if you aren't quite ready to call it a day when dusk settles upon Utah, you can head over to "Payday," the resort's longest lighted slope for a nighttime cruise down the mountain.

Deer Valley Resort is typically a tourist favorite not only because it offers amazing skiing opportunities for individuals of all levels but also because of the amenities it offers when you need a break from the cold. Inside the resort you will find numerous restaurants, with a few having been named some of the best in the country, and excellent shopping opportunities to grab extra, and fashionable, ski accessories. When your much-needed break from the outdoors is over, you can then head back outside and make your way down as many of the 88 runs as possible to complete your relaxing day.

If you prefer to spend your entire day on the slopes, then The Canyons is the perfect place for you. One of the largest resorts in the United States, you will find over 3,500 acres of skiable terrain spread out over eight mountain peaks that rise to an elevation of 8,000 feet. The ideal setting for the diehard skier or snowboarder in your family, The Canyons provide what is considered the best ski experience in Park City on its 134 exceptional ski trails. Whether you head here first to satisfy your skiing hunger or cap your vacation off with some of the most fantastic skiing in the area, you simply cannot go wrong at The Canyons.

When you want to take a break from skiing or snowboarding and explore more of surrounding area, make your way to the Utah Olympic Park in Park City. Host to hundreds of thousands of visitors and 14 medal events during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, visitors can tour the highest ski jumps and view an Olympic luge and bobsled track. If you are feeling adventurous during your visit, you can actually take a ride down the track in a bobsleigh and feel as if you are a real Olympian competing for the gold.

If you want to experience a well-rounded, outdoor adventure extravaganza, the opportunities for excitement in Park City are endless. True thrill seekers will want to try heli-skiing, where you can take outback skiing to the extreme and skip the lift lines by hopping aboard a helicopter. Or, take advantage of the Winter Sports Park and learn to ski jump at heights up to 38 meters. For the more tame, there are countless and still exhilarating ways to fill your vacation, including cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, dog sledding, snowmobiling, and ice skating.

No matter what kind of winter experience you have in mind, Park City can certainly accommodate your needs and provide you with spectacular skiing and numerous outdoor activities. Stay close to all the excitement you plan to pursue with Park City rentals that are located throughout this mountain town for easy access to all the ski resorts and other amazing opportunities for excitement. You really can have it all during your winter retreat when you choose lodging that has all the amenities of home while making it easy to enjoy everything you love about this incredible and stunning town.

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Does Utah lose some ski tourism to Colorado because Colorado has more reasonable liquor laws?

Maybe people want to have a beer after the slopes?

I would say that we do not. The years that we get the most snow people like to come here. After all Utah had has the greatest snow on the earth. If that was the case there how come famous people come here to ski.

Men's bobsleigh competition huge for Utah native
Steve Holcomb grew up in and around Oakley, Utah, and played football at Park City High School before ski racing became his game. Then, as the 2002 Olympics created venues and opportunity, Holcomb gravitated to the bobsleigh, and now nobody on earth can catch him.

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