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Terrain parks

Published: Thursday, March 10, 2005 10:12 a.m. MST
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Brian Head — Last season, Brian Head had the only banked slalom course in the state and has for years offered several parks for the public, ranging from beginner to advanced. This year it has made two new parks. The beginner park is located on the Navajo Mountain and has jumps ranging from 10 to 15 feet and two flat rails. The more challenging park is found on the Giant Steps slope. It features fun boxes ranging from a flat to rainbow to a flat-up-flat box. Rails are also divided for novice to advanced. Flat rails, pyramid, flat down and straight down rails are arranged throughout the park.

The Canyons — The CIA Terrain Park was moved a couple hundred feet up the mountain. It is located off of the Snow Canyon Express lift. The new park has more features to work with. The resort also features a number of natural half-pipes, which are listed on the trail map. There are more than 30 features, as well as a state-of-the-art sound system, within its terrain park.

Powder Mountain — The resort features two half-pipes, kickers and rails.

Snowbasin — The resort stepped up with an new park, which includes a wide variety of rails and boxes. The advanced park is located off the Porcupine lift and the beginner park is located on the Powder Puff run, accessed by Little Cat chair. Features include teeter-totter, rainbow rain, table tops, jumps, quarter pipe and "the arc" steel spine.

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Solitude — The resort added a terrain park for skiers and boarders of all abilities. The idea was to make the terrain park accessible to everyone. Solitude has achieved this with a variety of features intended not to intimidate. Located above the village on Main Street, the park starts off with two sets of fun kickers, followed by a fun box, roller course and a couple more smaller jumps.

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