Summer fun: Utah resorts have plenty to offer after the snow is gone

Published: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 6:50 p.m. MDT
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Beaver Mountain rents its facilities to groups, great for company parties or family reunions. Facilities include the lodge, a yurt, 10-man tents, tent sites and RV hook-ups. New this summer, Beaver Mountain will host a summer music festival Sept. 12 from 3-9 p.m.

Brian Head Resort offers hiking, biking, ATV rides and dining daily throughout the summer. Weekend visitors can also enjoy scenic chairlift rides, lift-accessed mountain biking, mountain disc golf, concerts and various special events.

Brighton Resort will show its summer colors with a variety of flora and fauna. Enjoy flowers, fresh air and wildlife in beautiful Big Cottonwood Canyon. Join the resort this summer for the Keep on Rollin' classic car show July 18, organized to raise money for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation.

The Canyons Resort will be running summer operations daily from June 19-Oct. 4. Enjoy gondola rides, lunch at Red Pine Cafe, mountain biking, disc golf and hiking. Don't forget The Canyons Free Saturday Summer concert series every Saturday, starting July 18th and ending August 29th. Also, check out the hugely popular 3rd of July Celebration with a free concert in the resort village by the Disco Drippers, followed by an enormous fireworks show.

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Deer Valley Resort will offer lift-served mountain biking, hiking and scenic chairlift rides seven days a week, June 19 through Labor Day, and weekends only through Sept. 13 (conditions permitting). Hikers and bikers will have access to 55 miles of trail and can enjoy scenic deck dining at the Royal Street Cafe. Deer Valley will host more than 40 evening concerts in the Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheater.

Park City Mountain Resort's family activities include the Alpine Slide, with four lanes available to ensure a new thrilling experience each ride; ZipRider; Utah's only Alpine Coaster; lift-served mountain biking, hiking; scenic chairlift rides; a climbing wall; the Legacy Launcher; Little Miner's Park; horseback riding and much more.

Powder Mountain will begin Summer Safari 4X4 Adventure Tours in mid-June. Guided tours in an oversized four-wheel-drive vehicle will take guests to spectacular sites on the 10,000 acres within the resort that would otherwise be inaccessible to the public by vehicle. The resort will also host a series of sporting events, including the Powder Mountain Hill Climb presented by Diamond Peak Mountain Sports on June 27 and the Powder Mountain Motorcross.

Recent comments

Snowbird is the biggest rip off. I'm sure you'll have a real blast...

What a rip | July 8, 2009 at 12:23 p.m.

I wont pay one cent to dear valley resort in the summer or the winter...

jj farnsworth | July 2, 2009 at 7:56 a.m.

We need downhill mountain biking PARKS!!! If you have been to...

Rob | July 2, 2009 at 7:53 a.m.

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Scott House takes a long mountain-bike ride around Shadow Lake Loop at Park City Mountain Resort.

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