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The Canyons
Utah
CONTACT INFORMATION
Telephone:  435 649-5400
Snow Phone:  435 615-3456
FAX:  435 649-7374
Toll Free:  866 584-4462
Email:
Web Page: www.TheCanyons.com

AREA DETAILS
Alpine Skiing:  Yes Snowboarding:  Yes
Night Skiing:  No     Restricted Areas:  No
Heli-Skiing:  No     Leash Required:  Yes
Snowcat Skiing:  No
Cross Country:  No
Snow Tubing:  Yes     Snowshoe Trails:  Yes

PARKS & PIPES
Terrain Park:  Yes
Number of Parks:  3
Super Pipe:  No
Half Pipe:  No
 
6 natural half-pipes
3 terrain parks:
A beginner/learning park in High Meadow
Progression Park, off of Painted Horse
Respect Terrain Park Lower Respect Rail Garden and Upper Respect: Large Kickers
 

MOUNTAIN STATISTICS
Base Elevation:  6,800 ft   (2,073 m)
Summit Elevation:  9,990 ft   (3,045 m)
Vertical Drop:  3,190 ft   (972 m)
Skiable Area:  3,700 acres   (1,498 hectares)
Annual Snowfall:  355 in   (902 cm)
Snowmaking:  4 %
Number of Lifts:  17
Uphill Lift Capacity:  32,700 per hour
Types of Lifts:  2 surface lifts
2 fixed-grip doubles
2 fixed-grip triples
4 fixed-grip quads
4 high-speed quads
1 high-speed, express 6-passenger
1 high-speed eight-passenger gondola
1 high-speed eight-passenger cabriolet
Number of Trails:  155
Longest Run:  13,200 ft   (4,023 m)

TRAIL RATINGS
Easiest Easiest:   14%
More Difficult More Difficult:   44%
Most Difficult Most Difficult:   26%
Experts Only Experts Only:   16%
Trail ratings indicate the relative difficulty of the runs within a given ski area
and are not meant to be used for comparison between ski areas.

DATES AND TIMES
Expected Opening Date: November 17, 2007
Expected Closing Date: April 13, 2008
Hours of Operation: Weekdays: 9am - 4pm
Half Day: 12:30pm
Weekends: 8:30am - 4pm
Dates and hours of operation may vary and are subject to the whims of Mother Nature.

AREA SERVICES
Child Care:  Yes
Adaptive Skier:  No
Lessons: 
    Ski:  Yes
    Snowboard: Yes
Rentals: 
    Ski:  Yes
    Snowboard: Yes
Children's Programs:  Yes
Women's Programs:  Yes
Nearby Lodging:  Yes





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