Sundance, Utah
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Sundance in the fall.
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 Sundance Resort
Location in the United States
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Uinta National Forest Utah County, Utah |
| Nearest city | Provo - 13 miles (21 km) |
| Coordinates | 40°23′31″N 111°34′44″W / 40.392°N 111.579°WCoordinates: 40°23′31″N 111°34′44″W / 40.392°N 111.579°W |
| Vertical | 2,150 ft (655 m) |
| Top elevation | 8,250 ft (2,515 m) |
| Base elevation | 6,100 ft (1,859 m) |
| Skiable area | 450 acres (1.8 km2) |
| Runs | 44 |
| Lift system | 4 chairlifts (3 quad, 1 triple) 1 handle tow |
| Terrain parks | 2 intermediate/advance- beginer |
| Night skiing | limited |
| Website | sundanceresort |
Sundance Mountain Resort is a ski resort located 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Provo, Utah. It spans over 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos in Utah's Wasatch Range. Alpine skiing began on the site in 1944. Actor Robert Redford acquired the area in 1968, and established a year-round resort which would later spawn the independent Sundance Film Festival and the non-profit Sundance Institute. Sundance is committed to the balance of art, nature and community.
The area known today as the Sundance Resort in the North Fork canyon was surveyed in the mid-1800s by Andrew Jackson Stewart Jr. and his sons, Andrew, Scott, and John Stewart. While working for the U.S. government they discovered the view of Mt. Timpanogos. They each received 160 acres of land under the Homestead Act, and nearby lots were given to family members. Soon, members of the Stewart family erected log cabins. By 1911, they owned 2,200 acres and were raising sheep and cattle. They formed a company, North Folk Investment Co., in order to share income and protect the land. The area was known as "Stewart Flats" due to the large number of Stewart family members living in the area.
To get to "Stewart Flats" in North Fork before 1920, there was only one unpaved road that had a grade of 18 to 20 degrees on the last half mile. It was referred to as the "big dugway" due to the trench formed from dragging large trees down the road. In the early 1920s, an automobile road was built by the Utah County Commission that passed through "Stewart Falls" as it connected Aspen Grove and Wildwood, Utah.
Mount Timpanogos became a popular mountain to hike after 1912, when Eugene L. Roberts, a professor at Brigham Young University opened a hiking trail and took his students. This hike only included 22 students, but sparked the annual Timpanogos Hike. The Timpanogos Hike began after mid-July when there was a full moon. The night before the hike, participants would gather for a celebration that usually had a bonfire. A favorite part of the celebration was the enactment of the "Legend of Timpanogos" that tells the story of an Indian princess who falls in love with a soldier who goes off to war; the soldier did not return, but she watched and waited for him atop Mount Timpanogos until she died.
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