High adventure: Ski resorts offer a variety of summer thrills

The snow may be gone, but that doesn't mean Utah's resorts close for the summer.

Nine of Utah's 13 ski areas offer a full schedule of summer activities, ranging from hiking to biking to a high-speed coaster ride down mountain slopes.

Following is a list of the active resorts and the summer activities they offer:

Brian Head

Phone: 435-677-2035

Web: www.brianhead.com

The resort was one of the first to offer lift-served mountain biking. Riders have access to more than 200 miles of single and double track trails and a variety of options, including trails on the ski slopes or extended rides, mostly all downhill, where a shuttle picks up and returns riders. The resort also offers scenic chair rides.

The resort also offers Utah's highest (11,000 feet) and longest (10,000 feet) Frisbee golf course in Utah.

All-day lift pass $20

Single life ride $8.

The Canyons

Phone: 435-615-3440

Web: www.thecanyons.com

Among the activities available at The Canyons are gondola rides, hiking, biking and new this year is disc golf. The Gondola rides are available Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Hikers and bikers can take the gondola up and then choose the route of their descent, mostly all downhill. Or they can explore the mountain and take the ride down later.

New this year is a nine-hole disc golf course designed into the mountain setting. The course starts where the gondola ends. There is no charge to play, but a ticket up the gondola is required.

Gondola adult $12

Gondola children $6

Gondola seniors $8

Deer Valley

Phone: 435-649-1000

Web: www.deervalley.com

Among the many things Deer Valley is noted for, none stands out like its summer mountain bike program. The resort was one of the first in the country to offer lift-served access to the high ground, and lifted the program up from there. One magazine listed the resort as one of the top 10 biker destinations in the country.