Location: Situated on the slopes of 12,000-foot-high Mt. Timpanogos in the North Fork of Provo Canyon. Sundance is an hour via I-15 from Salt Lake City and 40 minutes from Park City.
Lifts: Four lifts—one quad, two triple chairs, one handle tow
Base: 6,100 feet
Peak: 8,250 feet
Skiable area: 450 acres with 41 runs—20 percent beginner, 40 percent intermediate and 40 percent advanced.
Lift passes:
All-day $28 weekdays, $34 weekends and holidays
Half-day $22 weekdays, $28 weekends and holidays
Twilight $12 weekdays
What it's known for: Robert Redford created this community of art and nature in 1969. It boasts a summer professional outdoor theater, family entertainment and world-class dining (the Tree Room is consistently rated as one of the best dining experiences in the state). The resort is a scenery-lover's paradise, with Mt. Timpanogos as a backdrop.
Sundance has some of the most scenic runs in Utah.
Ravell Call, Deseret News |
If you go: Eat lunch at Bear Claw, the only mountaintop lodge in the state with a 360 degree panoramic view. A walk through the Sundance General Store is a must for any visitor. Be sure to check out the resort's photos and Sundance Film Festivals, too. The Art Shack offers a whole range of artistic displays and demonstrations in glass-bowling, pottery, papermaking and drawing. The Owl Bar, which belonged to Butch Cassidy and the Hole in the Wall gang, was moved from Thermopolis, Wyo., in the mid-1990s.
Best kept secret: If you are looking for fresh snow—even days after a storm—go to Junior's Run, named after Junior Bounous, who cut the run during the early days for the resort. Bounous saw was that the location and fall line were prefect for a great powder run. Since it is located off the Flathead lift, which is typically uncrowded, skiers often have the run all to themselves. From the top of Flathead lift, hang a right to Grizzly Bowl and then off to the left to Junior's Run.
For more information go to Sundance's Web site at www.sundanceresort.com.
