The Canyons

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The Canyons Resort is one of three alpine ski resorts located in Park City, Utah. It is currently owned by the American Skiing Company.

The ski area opened as "Park City West" in 1968, and was renamed "Park West" in 1975 after a change in ownership.

The name was changed again in 1995 to "Wolf Mountain" for two seasons, and became "The Canyons" in 1997 after the acquisition by American Skiing Co.

(The small ski area currently known as Wolf Mountain is the former Nordic Valley near Ogden. The name was changed to "Wolf Mountain" in June 2005.)

In 2007, American Skiing Company sold all of its' assets and dissolved as an active corporation; however the sale of The Canyons to the Talisker Corporation is on hold due to pending litigation.

[edit] Facts and figures

• Base elevation: 6800 ft (2073 m)
• Summit elevation: 9990 ft (3045 m)
• Vertical rise: 3190 ft (972 m)
• Total mountain peaks: 8
• Total skiable area: 3700 acres (14 km²)
• Lifts: 17 total:

Flight of the Canyons Gondola

Cabriolet

Sweat Pea

Towin'

Goldean Eagle

Short Cut

High Meadow

Saddleback

Tombstone

Peak 5

Nintey-Nine 90

Daybreak

Dreamscape

Dreamcatcher

Sunpeak

Super Condor

• Largest single ski and snowboard resort in Utah.
• Terrain:
  • Beginner: 14% (Green Circle)
  • Intermediate: 44% (Blue Square-more difficult)
  • Expert: 42% (Black Diamond-most difficult)

[edit] External links

• The Canyons Resort - official site
• Snowboarding at the Canyons - Photo
• U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association - official site
• Deseret News.com - The Canyons - 03-Feb-2005
• Canyons Ski Resort - snow report, lift ticket info, webcam, trail map