Wasatch Mountains
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Overview
Giant saw-toothed peaks on the eastern edge of Utah's urban centers, these forested slopes provide a popular haven. The Wasatch Mountain Range is nature's playground year-round, but in winter a fabulous low-density, low-moisture snowfall – 300in to 500in yearly – blankets the terrain. Perfect snow and thousands of acres of high-altitude slopes helped earn Utah the honor of hosting the 2002 Winter Olympics. Skiing in the Wasatch range is some of the best in North America.
Attractions
Must-see attractions
Park City
Visit the site of the 2002 Olympic ski jumping, bobsledding, skeleton, Nordic combined and luge events, which continues to host national competitions…
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Park City
A well-staged interactive museum touches on the highlights of the town's history as a mining boomtown, hippie hangout and premier ski resort. There are…
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Park City
British street-artist Banksy left behind several cool works of art off Main St when his acclaimed documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop premiered in Park…
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Wasatch Mountains
Knowledgable guides offer nightly star-gazing tours allowing you to scan Huntsville's dark skies with two high-quality instruments, a research-grade 8in…
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Wasatch Mountains
Motorcycle enthusiasts won't want to miss this museum with more than 200 vintage bikes on display, including the exceedingly rare 1907 Harley-Davidson…
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Park City
Interactive exhibits tell the history of skiing in the West. There's also a virtual-reality ski theater and 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum. It's at Utah…
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Park City
This 1886 white-barn farm was purchased by the citizens of Park City in 1990 to protect and enhance the entry corridor and maintain open space. There's…
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Wasatch Mountains
Prepare for your children to squeal as a couple of animatronic dinosaurs roar to life inside the museum. Outside, it's like a giant playground where you…
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From the Salt Lake Airport to the slopes in an hour or less: 10 Utah ski resortsOct 14, 2019 • 4 min read
