The Canyons and Deer Valley have packed summer schedules, and are sure to have plenty to do for everyone, from the aggressive mountain biker to someone who just wants to drink wine and relax while listening to live music.
"The best part about The Canyons in the summer is the ability to ride the gondola to 8,000 feet and see how gorgeous everything looks in the summer compared to the winter," Hannah Bowling, public relations assistant at The Canyons, said. "Even for the person who's not so active as some of the Park City locals might be, it's an opportunity to get into the mountains and feel the elevation difference."
This year The Canyons has a few new features to offer summer guests. The resort has expanded its disc golf course to 18 holes with a new front nine. And, in addition to the gondola, they will be running the High Meadow lift which services "a couple of the hiking and biking trails that are harder for beginners to start from the Red Pine area," Bowling said. The Flight of the Canyons gondola is scheduled to open Friday, but
"I don't think we'll be opening the High Meadow lift right away. It's still really wet up top there," Bowling said.
Deer Valley will be operating two lifts as well; the Silver Lake Express, which services the Silver Lake base area, and the Sterling Express, which services the top of Bald Mountain Deer Valley Summer Adventures Camp started Monday, June 15, and runs through Aug. 21. New this year is a "Sunflower" division, which hosts children from 2 months to 11 months of age. Before this summer, children had to be at least one year old to attend.
With miles of trails to explore, newcomers to mountain biking can take a class at Deer Valley's mountain-biking school.
"It's a great way to kind of start out and get a little bit more comfortable and, if you're not familiar with the mountain, it's another great way to get you used to the trails," Erin Grady, communications manager at Deer Valley Resort, said.
Deer Valley also offers hiking tours of the resort.
After working up an appetite at either of these resorts, you can dine outside at Royal Street Café at Deer Valley or Red Pine Café at The Canyons. Red Pine Café is open for lunch daily and offers an appetizer menu for "après hike" in the afternoon.
At Deer Valley, the Frontier Bank Community Concert Series kicks off at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, with Rich Wyman at the Snowpark Outdoor Amphitheatre, continuing every Wednesday through the end of August. The Utah Symphony will also be at Snowpark Amphitheatre every Friday and Saturday starting in mid-July. For a full schedule of concerts and other events, visit deervalley.com.
The Canyons free summer concert series will kick off on Friday, July 3, with the Disco Drippers. Concerts will continue every Saturday from July 18 through Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. in The Canyons Resort Village. For a full lineup, visit thecanyons.com.
Both resorts honor winter season passes for access to lifts in the summer. New trail maps are available at the base and Silver Lake area for Deer Valley and in Canyon Mountain Sports in The Canyons base area.
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