Rope to Rope S
kiing or riding at the largest resort in the United States,
with its whopping 7,300 skiable acres, can be daunting. But if you’re the type who likes to take the bull by the horns and bite off more than you can chew while eat- ing the whole elephant, here is your guide to riding Park City from west to east, rope to rope, edge to edge with all the best food, drink and fun in between.
But first, the big (very big) picture
Park City is divided into two sides that are connected by the Quick- silver gondola and, there are three main starting areas: Can- yons Base Village, the Park City Base and the Town lift. Because of the resort’s vastness,
where
you start or finish is an important consideration. All are connected by the free Park City town bus- es and Park City Resort’s shuttle system so you’re never stuck even if you end up, say, on Main Street at the Town lift in your ski boots and your car back at Canyons Village. And on this tour, which will take you all day, that’s exactly what we have planned for you.
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Shuttle a car to a pay garage at the Town lift.
After your day, ditch the gear and close out the afternoon on Park City’s famous Main Street.
The Orange Bubble Express—the only heated chairlift in the state. 76
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HOW TO RIDE THE UNITED STATES’ LARGEST RESORT FROM EDGE TO EDGE.
365 inches
AVERAGE SNOWFALL
VERTICAL 3,200 feet
NUMBER OF RUNS
SERVED ACRES
LIFT- 7,300 300+ { SHORTCUT
You know those shortcuts you see when you are stuck wandering
through IKEA? Well if you want to, you can cut out a whole chunk here by skipping the fourth and fifth chairs and take the Timber- line Express to Iron Mountain lift to the Quicksilver Gondola
Station. But really, why? You are not at IKEA stuck sifting through Grönkulas, Dagstorps, Flårdfulls and Bjurstas, are you?
And away we go. }
Start this ride at, 9 a.m. at Canyons Village. Park at the base and take the Cabriolet buckets up to
the
village. From here you’ll head to the Orange Bubble.
1st Chair: Orange Bubble Express
Now, technically you haven’t quite reached the extreme right side (ski- er’s left side) of Park City at the top of this lift, but you can start your trek from here if you like. But that’s not truly rope-to-rope is it? And if you just go to base camp you ha- ven’t climbed Everest, have you? Besides Park City’s extreme right side is awesome, especially early in the day so… from here, ski down Eclipse past Sun Peak Express (take a lap here if you wish) to the bot- tom of Super Condor Express.
2nd Chair: Super Condor Express
Now you are at the westernmost boundary of Park City. Western rope. Check. You can actually ski the boundary and ride down to Lower Boa all the way back to Can- yons Village from here (return via the Red Pine gondola) or try your hand at the double blacks off of the peak. You can also access the hike up Murdock Peak from Upper Boa, and Apex Ridge is one of the speediest blues on the mountain, but we’re getting sidetracked here. We recommend a cruise down Easy Street back to the base of Sun Peak Express.
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