Canyons Resort

Canyons Resort
Canyons Resort
Canyons Resort
LocationPark City, Utah
Nearest major citySalt Lake City, Utah
Coordinates40° 41′ 9.8329″ N, 111° 33′ 23.3449″ W
Vertical3,190 feet (970 m)
Top elevation9,990 feet (3,040 m)
Base elevation6,800 feet (2,100 m)
Skiable area4,000 acres (6.3 sq mi; 16 km2)
Trails182
- 10% beginner
- 44% intermediate
- 46% advanced
Lift system21 (19 skiable)
Terrain parks3
Snowfall355 inches (900 cm)
SnowmakingYes
Night skiingNo
Websitewww.canyonsresort.com

Canyons Resort was one of three alpine ski resorts located in Park City, Utah. Prior to 2015, there were 19 chairlifts, 4,000 acres (6.3 sq mi; 16 km2) of skiable terrain and an average of 355 inches (9,000 mm) of snow each winter, making Canyons the largest ski and snowboard resort in Utah. The base area is located 32 miles (51 km) from the Salt Lake City International Airport, accessed via Interstate 80, and is four miles (7 km) from Main Street in Park City, along State Route 224.

In the summer of 2010, Canyons was significantly upgraded by Talisker Corporation in order to compete with the other nearby resorts. In 2013, Talisker and Vail Resorts signed a 50-year lease for Vail to run the resort operations. One year later, Vail Resorts purchased neighboring Park City Mountain Resort and merged the two resorts via an interconnect gondola, re-branding as Park City at that time. The former Canyons base area was then renamed as Canyons Village at Park City.[1]

The resort has also been used as a major concert venue hosting artists such as Heart, Meat Loaf, Barry Manilow, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Cheap Trick, Sheryl Crow, Bon Jovi, Sting, The B-52's and The Beach Boys.[2]

Ski Beach with Orange Bubble in the background
  1. ^ "Goodbye Canyons, hello Park City: Utah ski resort on track to be biggest in U.S." Los Angeles Times. July 29, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Park West, Park City, UT, USA Concert Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved 2019-01-03.