Canyons Resort
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| Location | Park City, Utah |
| Nearest city | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Coordinates | 40° 41′ 9.8329″ N, 111° 33′ 23.3449″ W |
| Vertical | 3,190 ft (970 m) |
| Top elevation | 9,990 ft (3,040 m) |
| Base elevation | 6,800 ft (2,100 m) |
| Skiable area | 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) |
| Runs | 182 - 10% beginner - 44% intermediate - 46% advanced |
| Lift system | 21 (19 skiable) |
| Terrain parks | 3 |
| Snowfall | 355 inches (900 cm) |
| Snowmaking | Yes |
| Night skiing | No |
| Website | www |
Canyons Resort was one of three alpine ski resorts located in Park City, Utah. Prior to 2015, there were 19 chairlifts, 4,000 acres (1,600 ha) of skiable terrain and an average of 355 inches (9,000 mm) of snow each winter, making Canyons the largest ski and snowboard resort in Utah. The base area is located 32 miles (51 km) from the Salt Lake City International Airport, accessed via Interstate 80, and is four miles (7 km) from Main Street in Park City, along State Route 224.
In the summer of 2010, Canyons was significantly upgraded by Talisker Corporation in order to compete with the other nearby resorts. In 2013, Talisker and Vail Resorts signed a 50-year lease for Vail to run the resort operations. One year later Vail Resorts purchased neighboring Park City Mountain Resort and as of 2015, the two resorts are merged via an interconnect gondola and re-branded as Park City. The former Canyons base area is now called Canyons Village at Park City.
The ski area opened as Park City West in 1968, a sister resort to the nearby Park City Mountain Resort which opened five years earlier. It was renamed ParkWest in 1975 after a change in ownership, and the name was changed again in 1995 to Wolf Mountain (not to be confused with the small ski area currently known as Wolf Mountain near Ogden, Utah) for two seasons, then became The Canyons in 1997, after the acquisition by American Skiing Company. In 2007, American Skiing Company sold all of its assets and dissolved as an active corporation. The Canyons sale to Talisker Corporation was finalized in 2008.
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