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Show ftt AIO THE DAILY HERALD, Provo. Luh.Thunia), October 29, IW8 Summit 10,000 ESSENTIALS Drop. Lifts: Four Continued from A9 Children Seniors 65 and up, $25; Children under 5. free. Scheduled opening First week of 6-1- November. FXX Box Salt Lake City, Utah 84121 (800) 385-200- 2 Fax: (801) 947-822(801) 933-210- feet vertical 3,100 feet $19 1525 Park City, Utah 84060 Reservations: (800) 558-333Group BootdnCK (800) 424-333- 7 General Information: (435) 649- - high- 7 speed chairs, one high speed quad, five triples, four doubles. SUabw acres: 3.000. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Night skiing until 9 p.m. Rates: Adult all day. $53; half day p.m.. $38; night. $19 Children 12 and under. $24; half day; $9 0 www.snowtxrd.com night. Nov. 14 7 1000 ; , Snow Report (435) 649-200- 0 Location: On the eastern edge of Park City. From Provo, 55 miles. Elevation and vertical drop: Base attitude is 6.570 feet the summit is 9,570 feet with a vertical drop of 3,000 feet lifts: Six quads, nine triples, two doubles and a gondola. Sklabie acres: 1,750. Hours: 9 a.m.- - 4:15 p.m., daily. Rates: Adult alklay. $57; half day p.m., $40; Children 12 and under, Seniors over $30; $23 half-da65, $40; $26 half day. Scheduled opening: Dec. 5. - Elk Meadows Resort BRI AN WINTER The Daily Herald Catching snow: last fall. Young skiers take one of the first runs of their lives while taking lessons at Sundance PO. Box 511 Beaver, Utah (435) 438-543- 84713 3 Lodging: (888) Location: The resort is about I Continued from A9 think the state was undeveloped for a number of years," Ski Utah's Pitou said. The coming Olympics has helped to spur the growth, he said, adding that many of the resorts are any profits to continue that growth. "I Word spreads It helps when magazines uch as Mountain Sports & Snow Living (formerly Country) give great reviews to Utah resorts. Deer Valley ranked third in Mountain Sports & Living's Top 50 resorts overall. In individual categories, the resort on the east edge of Park City took first for service, grooming and food. "We were No. 2 in Ski magazine," said Deer Valley spokes- woman Christa Thompson. "We're absolutely thrilled." t'f , A fa' L I O Resort KEVIN said. Sharing wealth value, with the magazine citing the lack of crowds or lift lines. Solitude received second for the of elbow room. amount Honeycomb Canyon was the sweetener behind its high placement. Lake Salt Snowbird, County's largest resort in the Cottonwood skiers' attention. Salt Lake County's Alta garnered top award for value ($31 lift tickets) in Mountain Living's survey. It hit second for terrain, most notably the chutes off Rustler. Brighton took third for value, buoyed by its free season honors for its terrain. The powder chutes in Peruvian Gulch were cited in the survey. Sundance, in Provo Canyon, was listed as a hidden gem among the magazine's 10 most underrated resorts. Robert Redford's resort was cited for the best scenery and for having one of the country's top chefs. y pre-seaso- n ralley's case. coupon book for $275. Deadline for (801) 15. Nov. lurchase is s coupon Brighton: A ik that is fully transferable is vailable for $270. Call (801) Deadline is Sunday. Deer Valley: Four different offers. Adults can iupon-boo- k tet 10 passes good any day for 360; five any-da- y passes for five-pas- s book valid or a 195; inly Monday through Fridays lor;$155 (this comes to $31 a day 10-pa- 359-107- all-da- y Park City: In honor of its fourth chairlift, Park six-pac- k City is offering an EZ Access pass good for six days of skiing for $252. Its "Perfect 10" pass costs $360 for 10 lift tickets. Call (435) Deadline 536-570- Nov. 15 Powder Mountain: A $5 discount on lift tickets is available at sporting goods stores in Ogden. For more information, call the (801) Snowbasin: Offers a discount card in which user saves $6 on y passes and $4 on half-datickets. Cost of card is $25 Call (801) Snowbird: Discounted passes can be bought at Smith's Tix outlets for $41 with tram and $32 all-da- sixth-plac- 0 chairlifts only. So Voii Solitude: An electronic access $4 and can be programmed for as many skier card is sold for Tain Care uj Yourself Cm Tula Care oj Your Bab?. m Low, Free, computerized fitting and estimating warehouse prices L 15 north to the Ogden 12th Street exit. Turn east and follow the signs through Ogden Canyon. From Provo, 100 miles. Elevation and Vertical Drop: Summit 8,900 feet; vertical drop of 1,980 feet Lifts: One triple chair, two double chairs, two surface lifts and one platter lift. Sklabie acres: 1,600. Hours: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Night skiing until 10 p.m. Rates: Adult all day, $29; half day, $24; children 12 and under, $18. Scheduled opening: Mid to late Snowbasin PO. Box 460 84317 Huntsville, Utah Information: (801) 399-113Fax: (801) 399-113Daily Snow Report: (801) 399- 5 8 0198 Location: From Salt Lake City, east take North, exit to to ML GreenHuntsville (92) and follow the signs to Highway 167. From Provo, 98 miles. Elevation and Vertical Drop: 8,800 ft. to 6,400 ft. for a 2,400 ft. total vertical drop. Lifts: 4 triple and 1 double chair. (Two gondolas and two quads are currently being built). Sklabie acres: 1,800. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. Weekdays, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rates: Adults all day, $34; half day p.m., $27; Children (11 and under), $22 ($19 half day). Scheduled opening: Thanksgiving 5 Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort 12000 Big Cottonwood Canyon Solitude. (801)534-1400(435)649- UT 9 Friendly, helpful service 1l: J ' 84121 - 8400 Information ft Reservations: (800) 7484754 infoskisolitude.com Location: Resort sits near the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake County. From Provo, 56 miles. Elevation and Vertical Drop: Base elevation, 7,988 feet Peak elevation, 10,035 feet 2.047 feet vertical drop. Lifts: 1 high speed quad, 2 triple and 4 double chair lifts. Capacity is 11.200 skiers per hour. Skiabie acres: 1.200. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. '. Rates: Adult all day, $36; half ' day p.m., $30; Seniors (60-69$30; Children 10 and under, seniors 70 and older, free. Scheduled opening: Early ) November. Sundance Resort 3, Box l Sundance, Utah 84604 Toll Free: (800) 892-160Lodging and General Information: (801) 22S4107 Ski Information: (801) 2254100 Location: North Fork of the Provo Canyon along the Alpine Loop. From Provo, 15 miles. Elevation and Vertical Drop: Summit 8,250 feet, vertical drop 2,150 feet. Skiabie acres: 450. Lifts: One quad and two triple chairs. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Rates: Adult all day, $37; half ; day p.m., $27; Children under ; 12, $22; $16 half day; Seniors over 65, free. Scheduled opening: First week iri December. RR A-- 0 ' Snowbird Central ReservationsSnowbird 7350 S. Wasatch Blvd. Resort Travel Whafsblack & white with prizes all over? Find out next week in The 4 We'll Floor You. BAT - Lake International Airport Take On The Line. 399-113- Prompt professional installation 84060 (435) 649-811- 1 Fax: (435) 647-537Ski & Snowboard Lesson Reservations: (800) 222-727Location: Accessible from downtown Park City; take U.S. 189 to Heber City, then turn left on U.S. 40. Look for signs for Park City exit. From Provo, 53 miles. Elevation and Vertical Drop: 4 745-377- 1 Powdermtnaol .com Location: 55 miles north of Salt Don't Put Your Baby's Health y Wide selection of quality carpets, vinyl and wood floor coverings 39 Park City, Utah 2 e regular rate. 745-377- PO. Box 450 d days as wanted. If you buy less than 10 days (minimum five) the cost is $29 per day. If 10 or more days, cost is $27 a day. Deadline is Sunday. The resort also offers an Eagle Club Card that is tied to a credit card account and gives discounted access to the slopes throughout the season. The card costs $20. Call (801) for information. Sundance: A coupon book good for 10 passes is available for $220. The book is fully transferable. Deadline is Nov. 30. Also, Utah residents can ski for just $29 a day, $8 off the 30. resort at received Canyons, 649-811- y Be alert, some of the following jpffers expire this weekend: 5 Alta: In honor of its 60th jlknniversary, the resort is offering Sail year-roun- 649-1000.- onor roll. Adults can get breaks, too, as any resorts offer locals-onliscounts or coupon ks that can trim the daily lift ate by almost halt in Deer 5fe 10 and under. Solitude, located just below Brighton in Big Cottonwood Canyon, was ninth best for compared to the regular rate of $57.) A children's coupon book of five valid any day costs $90. Call " Deadline Nov. (435) iust $80 if they are on the Herald passes for kids Summit County resorts aren't the only ones getting rontinued from A9 he Daily snowboarding. Each year, the resort surveys its clients and thus far, most have wanted to keep it skiing only, Thompson ager. DISCOUNTS LEt the trail: Beth Peters, left, and Kellie Delgado check out trails at the Sundance Nordic Center in January. On But since Park City and the Canyons both are open to boarders, people can still stay at Deer Valley. And if some of the group want to try boarding, they can take the free bus down to Park City, O'Brien said. the Park City properties lave something different to affer, and Deer Valley and Park fCity have had a particularly ?ood relationship," she said. Both O'Brien and Thompson ?ive snowboarding as an exam ple of that good relationship. )eer Valley is one of two resorts that still does not allow f o Park City Mountain Park City ranked 24th in Mountain Sports & Living, but there is no animosity between .any of the thre Park City vresorts. v "The better any one does, the V better all will do," said Melissa O'Brien, Park City Mountain VResort's communications man"All hi 15 miles east of Beaver in the Fishlake National Forest. From Provo, 184 miles. Elevation and vertical drop: Base altitude is 9,100 feet and the summit is 10,400 feet with a vertical drop of 1,350 feet. Lifts: One quad, one triple, three doubles, one surface. Sklabie acres: 420 Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rates: All day Sunday - Thursday, $15; Friday and Saturday: adult all day, $32; half day, $25; Child (7 and under) and Seniors over 70, free. Scheduled opening: Thanksgiving weekend. ' S.? Box Eden. Utah 84310 (801) 745-377Snow Phone: (801) November. 881-SNO- RESORTS Pa Location: Near the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon in Salt Lake County. From Provo, 47 miles. Base elevabon and vertical drop: Summit 11,000 feet 3.240 vertical drop to base. Lifts: One quad, seven doubles, one tram. Skiabie acres: 2.500. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily. Rates: Adult all day with tram, $49 (lifts only. $39); half day, ' $42 ($32 lifts onfy); Children 12' and under, free. Scheduled opening: Nov. 21 Daily Herald. |