- The Canyons
The Canyons Resort is one of three
alpine ski resorts located inPark City, Utah .The
ski area opened as "Park City West" in1968 , a sister resort to the establishedPark City Mountain Resort nearby. It was renamed "Park West" in1975 after a change in ownership.The name was changed again in
1995 to "Wolf Mountain" for two seasons, and became "The Canyons" in1997 after the acquisition by American Skiing Co.(The small
ski area currently known asWolf Mountain is the formerNordic Valley near Ogden. The name was changed to "Wolf Mountain" in June 2005.)In 2007, American Skiing Company sold all of its assets and dissolved as an active corporation; however the sale of The Canyons to the Talisker Corporation went on hold due to litigation.
On July 1, 2008 AP reported that Toronto-based resort operator Talisker Corp. announced that it is the new owner.
Facts and figures
* Base elevation: 6800 ft (2073 m)
* Summit elevation: 9990 ft (3045 m)
* Vertical rise: 3190 ft (972 m)
* Total mountain peaks: 8
* Total skiable area: 3700 acres (14 km²)
* Lifts: 18 total:
** Flight of the Canyons Gondola
** Cabriolet (open air gondola - parking lot to resort village transport)
** Sweat Pea
** Towin' (handle tow)
** Golden Eagle
** Short Cut
** High Meadow
** Saddleback
** Tombstone
** Peak 5
** Ninety-Nine 90
** Daybreak
** Dreamscape
** Dreamcatcher
** Sunpeak
** Super Condor
** Rip-a-roo (handle tow - ski/snowboard school only)
** Magic Carpet (ski/snowboard school only)
* Largest single ski and snowboard resort in Utah.
* Terrain:
** Beginner: 14% (Green Circle)
** Intermediate: 44% (Blue Square-more difficult)
** Expert: 42% (Black Diamond-most difficult)External links
* [http://www.thecanyons.com The Canyons Resort] - official site
* [http://extremeskiphotos.com/pages/2007-10-14-0051.htm Snowboarding at the Canyons] - Photo
* [http://www.ussa.org/ U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association] - official site
* [http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600109176,00.html Deseret News.com] - The Canyons - 03-Feb-2005
* [http://www.parkcity-guide.com/canyons-ski-resort.html Canyons Ski Resort] - snow report, lift ticket info, webcam, trail map
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