Park City ski & snowboard holidays take you to a resort with an abundance of snow just a short distance from Salt Lake City in the American state of Utah. It is a former mining town built in Victorian times at an altitude of twenty-one hundred metres. The highest lift reaches over three thousand metres and with an average snowfall of nine metres, the resort is snow sure throughout its long season. The ski pass covers three areas, Park City Mountain, Deer Valley and The Canyons. A further pass covers Alta, Brighton, Snowbird and Solitude. The one hundred and forty kilometres of pistes provide suitable terrain for all ability levels in both skiing and boarding. Park City is a popular resort with a great reputation. It is the headquarters of the US ski team so you are assured of well-groomed slopes. This is a family friendly resort with door step skiing and good facilities for children.
Park City has great runs which cater for all. Those who are new to the sport can find their ski legs on the many gentle runs, practising new found skills and gaining in confidence. Beginners slopes include Rosebud, Drift, Homerun and Bonanza. Intermediates have a great choice with superb powder and tree lined glades. Popular runs include Payday, King Con Edge, Silver Hollow and Treasure Hollow. The advanced skier can enjoy the great powder bowls and mogul fields, and they can also attempt the giant slalom course. Boarders have a choice of four snow parks with rails and kickers. There is also a half pipe and a super pipe.
Standards of accommodation in the USA are high and Park City's hotels, apartments, chalets and lodges are no exception. Service is excellent. A huge selection of eateries caters for all tastes. Whatever you fancy be it fast food, pizza, a chinese or a gourmet dish, there'll be a restaurant to satisfy. Bars, pubs and clubs ensure a lively apres ski scene and party evenings. Recreational activities include ice skating, sleigh rides, toboggoning, snow mobiling and hot air ballooning. There is also night skiing.
The Park City ski season opens in early December and closes in mid April. The resort benefits from a short transfer time from Salt Lake City of only forty minutes. The summer months bring tourists who enjoy communing with nature in the great outdoors. Activities include hiking and biking trails, golf, zip wires through the tree tops, fishing and horse riding. There are many activities for children including an adventure park, the Alpine Coaster and a climbing wall.
Park City ski & snowboard holidays can never be called cheap. It is a popular upmarket resort with great facilities and when you add the cost of long haul flights, it is not the trip for those on a meagre budget. However if Park City is your choice, Cheekytrip will find you the company that is offering the best deal. As a ski & snowboard price comparison site, with access to competitive tariffs from over three dozen holiday companies, all of whom are competing for your booking, there are discounts to be had. Just enter your point of departure, your dates and destination and with one quick search, we'll show you the Park City ski or snowboard holiday that costs the least. All you then have to do to secure your trip, is to make a phone call. Since offers change on a daily basis, to avoid disappointment, ring the number and book today.