jamesdeluxe
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- Jul 17, 2020
Heading south from Salt Lake on I-15, you drive for dozens of miles along a hideous never-ending strip mall framed by snow-capped mountains. Just when your eyes are about to melt, you come to gorgeous Provo Canyon (watch out for all the radar gun-wielding troopers) and turn into a small entrance road.
Within two miles, you arrive at the most scenic and intimate of the northern Utah ski areas: Sundance.
Base lodge:
Lower lift framed by Mount Timpanogos
Looks like from Plattekill
While the ski area claims 2,150 vertical feet, it's not continuous, but that's the cool thing about Sundance: how many surprisingly short but nicely pitched shots (and often quite steep) there are all over the place. Bishops Bowl:
Lower Bishops Bowl:
Similar to Snowbasin, there are lots of beautiful natural halfpipes, some of which go on for a while.
While standing at the top of Redfinger Ridge, I thought back to my previous visit to Sundance, ten years ago to the week (and virtually nothing has changed there since then), when I scored a perfect 14-inch overnight dump that I only had to share with about 50 other people. When I get home, I'll dig out and post those pix: easily a Top Ten ski day for me. Redfinger Ridge:
Within two miles, you arrive at the most scenic and intimate of the northern Utah ski areas: Sundance.
Base lodge:
Lower lift framed by Mount Timpanogos
Looks like from Plattekill
While the ski area claims 2,150 vertical feet, it's not continuous, but that's the cool thing about Sundance: how many surprisingly short but nicely pitched shots (and often quite steep) there are all over the place. Bishops Bowl:
Lower Bishops Bowl:
Similar to Snowbasin, there are lots of beautiful natural halfpipes, some of which go on for a while.
While standing at the top of Redfinger Ridge, I thought back to my previous visit to Sundance, ten years ago to the week (and virtually nothing has changed there since then), when I scored a perfect 14-inch overnight dump that I only had to share with about 50 other people. When I get home, I'll dig out and post those pix: easily a Top Ten ski day for me. Redfinger Ridge:
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