Just 32 miles from downtown Salt Lake City is a quaint little resort town known as Park City. The town’s main attraction is the championship caliber ski resorts that employ many of the town’s year round residents.
There are 3 main ski resorts in Park City; Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort, and The Canyons Resort. Deer Valley is open to just skiers while The Park City and The Canyons Resort ski resorts allow both skiing and snowboarding.
The 2002 Winter Olympics were hosted by Park City Mountain Resort. The men’s and women’s alpine giant slalom and all of the snowboarding events were held at this scenic resort. The U.S. Ski Team also uses the resort for training purposes. The Olympic-sized halfpipe is very popular among snowboarders who visit the resort.
Despite receiving criticism from the snowboarding world, Deer Valley continues to be one of the best ski resorts in the America. During the 2002 Winter Olympics, this skiers only resort held the freestyle moguls, aerial and alpine slalom events. The resort also holds events for the International Ski Federation.
The Canyons Resort started out as a sister resort to the Park City Mountain Resort. The current name was established in ’97 when it was purchased by American Skiing Company. The resort is now owned by the Talisker Corp as of July 1, 2008.
The area also features many private and gated communities for those who are looking to own a second home in Park City. One of the premier communities in Park City is Wolf Creek Ranch. This beautiful community offers a manned and electronically accessed gate with 24/7 security patrol service, security cameras, and monitoring for security.
Activities in the community abound if you love the outdoors from walking, hiking, and biking to fly fishing on the Provo River. The community offers an equestrian center on 26 acres of land. The center includes a 28-stall stable with tack room, an equipment barn, a hay storage barn and huge dedicated riding space.
In Closing
Park City was named by Traveler Magazine as one of the 20 ‘prettiest towns’ in the United States in 2008. When planning your trip to Utah give Park City a try.
Hubert Miles is the founder of Gated Communities USA which features the best Private Communities in the USA and Internationally. Find information on Private Skiing Communities.
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