Park City Attractions

The historic, charming mountain town of Park City, Utah, lies just 35 miles from Salt Lake International Airport, making its world-famous light, dry powder also some of the most conveniently located in the world. Although Park City's first ski lift was erected in 1964, it wasn't until it staged the men and women’s alpine events in the 2002 Winter Olympics that this world-class ski resort burst onto the international radar. In the past, Park City had been something of a well-kept secret among affluent ski enthusiasts, avid fly fishermen and Hollywood glitterati. Even without the globally televised Olympic airtime, it was only a matter of time before the resort's magical summer season and dazzling array of luxury accommodations, five-star restaurants and rockin' nightclubs would elevate it from an obscure -- albeit ritzy -- ski town, to a year-round vacation mecca.

PARK CITY, UTAH - THE TOWN

The Olympics weren't Park City's first major boom. In the 1870s, Park City went from a remote mountain outpost to a quintessential Western boom town almost overnight -- replete with saloons, brothels and gunfights. Then the mines began to dry up, the Great Depression hit, and Park City languished in obscurity -- just another Wild West ghost town among many. In the 1960s, the United Park City Mines Company injected life back into the town by installing a gondola and chairlifts, and building the lavish Treasure Mountain Resort -- which would eventually become the cornerstone of the modern-day Park City Mountain Resort.

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Park City's great outdoors attracts many non-skiers too, thanks to an expanse of hiking trails, national forests, lakes and rivers in the area. Visitors enjoy a wealth of recreational opportunities, from fishing and horseback riding in warm weather, to snowmobiling, snowshoeing and horse-drawn sleigh rides in the snow. For xtreme sports fans and adrenaline junkies, there’s horseback riding, hot-air ballooning and Park City Mountain Resort’s adventure zone—complete with a human maze, zip-line, alpine slide and climbing wall. The bravest visitors to Park City head to the Utah Olympic Park, where a 70 mile-per-hour bobsled ride awaits them.

WINTER ACTIVITIES

Park City's famous ski areas have something for everyone, from deep powder bowls and long, groomed runs to gentle beginner slopes, steep chutes, three world-class terrain parks and the 2002 Olympic Superpipe. Snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing are also popular Park City amusements, thanks to an abundance of well-marked and well-groomed trails. Don't miss a visit to the Utah Olympic Park where you can go to the top of the world’s highest altitude ski jumps and see the fastest bobsled, luge and skeleton track where Olympic history was made. Visit the interactive Alf Engen Ski Museum, which chronicles Utah’s ski history, and the new 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum. $7 adult, $5 youth senior.

OUR SKI RESORTS

Park City’s famous ski areas have something for everyone, from deep-powder bowls and long groomed runs To gentle beginner slopes, steep chutes, three world-class terrain parks and the 2002 Olympic Superpipe. Between the three resorts, Park City Mountain Resort, The Canyons, and Deer Valley Resort, Park City offers over 8,800 acres of skiable terrain, 337 trails, 52 lifts and with an annual snowfall of 350” and more of “The Greatest Snow on Earth.”