Early season skiing at Park City

The start of the 2024/25 ski season has not been ideal at Park City, Utah. The snow was slow in coming and is still less than we’d like to see. Also, a strike by the ski patrol created chaos during the Christmas season. As a local skier I knew to avoid the resort and its …

Ski Slopes in Summer

Being familiar with the Park City ski slopes in winter, it was an interesting experience to hike partway up the mountain in summer. I mostly followed a trail designated as Jenny’s Trail. A person hiking here has to be aware of the mountain bikers who are also enjoying the trails; parts of the trail are …

Views from the Top

An aspect of downhill skiing that may be underappreciated is the spectacular scenery that can be seen from the ski slopes, particularly in Utah. The following pictures were taken on a beautiful January day skiing at the Canyons area of Park City. Near the top of the Condor chairlift Downhill among the spruce and fir …