Salt Lake City made its first bid for the Winter Olympics in 1989 and persevered until it was chosen to host the Games in 2002. The city built a number of facilities required to accommodate such a massive event, including the existing light-rail and commuter-rail system. Venues are dotted around the city and up in the mountains, and many of them are still used to inspire and train Olympic hopefuls. A handful of these sites are open to visitors, such as Deer Valley Resort, Maverik Center, Soldier Hollow’s cross-country ski resort, Utah Olympic Oval, and Utah Olympic Park outside of Park City.
In this photo, people at Soldier Hollow Resort, Utah enjoy sliding down the tubing hill and are pulled back up on the far left. Soldier Hollow, a 2002 Winter Olympics venue and part of Wasatch Mountain State Park, is a popular winter recreation destination for tubing and cross country skiing.
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Utah's Olympic Venues
Salt Lake City made its first bid for the Winter Olympics in 1989 and persevered until it was chosen to host the Games in 2002. The city built a number of facilities required to accommodate such a massive event, including the existing light-rail and commuter-rail system. Venues are dotted around the city and up in the mountains, and many of them are still used to inspire and train Olympic hopefuls. A handful of these sites are open to visitors, such as Deer Valley Resort, Maverik Center, Soldier Hollow’s cross-country ski resort, Utah Olympic Oval, and Utah Olympic Park outside of Park City.
Enjoy Historic Park City
Tucked in tight between Deer Valley and Park City Mountain Resort, historic Park City has the feel of a cozy mountain town - with the drawing power of a global metropolis. Main Street alone is home to more than 200 shops, boutiques, restaurants, and more - most of them independent, local, and wholly Utah. Get outfitted for the great outdoors, enjoy a leisurely afternoon at the spa, shop until you drop, or just wander around town, camera in hand, as Park City‘s storied history comes to life around you. Photo courtesy Park City Chamber/Bureau
Get Outfitted!
Prepare yourself for a quick commercial break, but a brilliant idea deserves mention. As an avid traveler, I hate nothing more than excess luggage. I travel as light as I can, and I usually get away with just a carry-on. Which, when you fly to a skiing destination with all your gear, is pretty much impossible. That is..., until now! You can rent your gear ONLINE, and have it SHIPPED to your destination. Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant. I absolutely LOVE this service. You can pick your preferred color scheme, basic or premium packages, and on top of it, a personal stylist will check in with you to get you outfitted correctly. The gear was better than my own. And once you’re done with your vacation, you just shove it all into a pre-paid mail bag–and off it goes. A warm thank you for my Park City experience — courtesy of Park City Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau (http://www.visitparkcity.com/). #VisitParkCity
Play Me!
Park City currently boasts an awesome installation of painted art pianos all over town, for impromptu jam sessions and concerts. The artist decorated pianos were placed by a local non-profit group ‘Art Pianos for All’ with the goal to bring back the piano as a centerpiece of music, community, art and fun in Park City and Summit County, Utah. Just another small reason, why Park City has so much art, heart & soul. A warm thank you for my Park City experience — courtesy of Park City Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau (http://www.visitparkcity.com/). #VisitParkCity
