By Anna Marchand
About a 45-minute drive from Salt Lake City lies Park City, Utah. This town, founded in the late 1860s by prospectors, is best known for its three world-class ski
resorts: Park City Mountain
resort, Deer Valley and The Canyons.
Winter Recreation
Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley and The Canyons offer some of the nation's best skiing and snowboarding, along with other winter sports such as tubing, sledding, ice skating, sleigh rides and more.
Summer Recreation
In the summer, the Park City, Utah, resorts offer many warm-weather activities, from gondola rides to hiking and mountain biking.
Other Area Activities
For those needing time off the slopes, Park City has shops, restaurants, theaters and spas. You can catch a Broadway show at the Egyptian Theatre or stop for Asian-inspired food at the bustling Riverhorse on Main.
The Winter Olympics
Park City, Utah's, world-class resorts hosted the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. At Utah Olympic Park, the venue for several events of those Olympic games, visitors can take tours and even ride a bobsled at 70 miles per hour.
Sundance Film Festival
Every January, independent filmmakers and their enthusiastic supporters gather in Park City for the annual Sundance Film Festival, sponsored by the Sundance Institute.
Resources
About the Author:
Anna Marchand is a freelance writer and copyeditor who has worked in publishing since 1990. Her articles about writing and editing have appeared in the "Editorial Eye." Marchand holds a Bachelor of Arts in English degree from Johns Hopkins University and a Master of Arts in English degree from Georgetown University.
