At one time, people did not know Park City, Utah as a snow resort community. Originally, Park City was a major silver mining town. When visiting the resort now, take one of the mountain tours and discover what made Park City a famous Utah destination. While there, ski some of the same slopes the 2002 Olympic skiers ran. Park City Resort promises to help visitors book their entire trip, from airfare to transportation and lodging to equipment rentals. Multi-day tickets and season passes are both available.
Park City Mountain Resort
1310 Lowell Ave.
Park City, UT 84060
435-649-8111
parkcitymountain.com
Actor Robert Redford bought the Timphaven ski resort in 1969 and changed the name to the Sundance Resort, named after his character in the classic film "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." Instead of transforming the land into a bustling business community, Redford kept it small and used it to kick-start his Sundance Film Festival, which has grown into the premiere film festival in the United States. The lodge features standard rooms and suites as well as mountain lofts and homes.
Sundance Resort
8841 N. Alpine Loop Road
Sundance, Utah 84604
877-831-6224
sundanceresort.com
While not as historically significant as Park City or Sundance, Brighton is mostly famous for the skiing on its mountain terrain. Brighton offers five quads for skiers on 1,050 acres of land with 1,875 vertical feet of high speed skiing. The resort offers the Millicent Chalet and three other day lodges, a ski and snowboard school, rentals, cafes, a pub and transportation to Salt Lake City. Brighton also allows kids aged seven and under to ski free.
Brighton
12601 E. Big Cottonwood Canyon Road
Brighton, UT 84121
800-873-5512
brightonresort.com
