Salt Lake City, Park City & Deer Valley

Salt Lake City boasts a vibrant dining and nightlife scene, where modern American cuisine and inventive cocktails provide a perfect ending to a day of outdoor fun. Salt Lake City’s shopping destination is City Creek Center, reflecting Utah’s distinctive combination of urban sophistication  and natural beauty with more than 100 retailers and restaurants and a creek that meanders through the centre.

In the foothills surrounding Salt Lake City you will find a patchwork of trails for hiking and biking. Located only two miles from downtown, the mouth of City Creek Canyon offers a great hiking trails meandering up the canyon and the Bonneville Shoreline Trail is a must for mountain bikers marking the rim of prehistoric Lake Bonneville (now shrunk to the Great Salt Lake).

As its name indicates, the Great Salt Lake is the largest natural lake west of the Mississippi and the largest salt water lake in the western hemisphere. The lake and its islands offer opportunities to sail, kayak, float, birdwatch, hike, bike and more. At the Great Salt Lake Marina you can launch a kayak or boat, go on a sunset cruise, or take in the spectacular view. For those who want to give swimming a go, the best place to swim or float in the lake is at Antelope Island State Park, though it is over an hours drive from downtown.

Just 35 minutes from Salt Lake City, Park City and Deer Valley are ideal alpine ski resorts known for their upscale amenities and are ranked among the top ski resorts in America. Enjoy the “Greatest Snow on Earth”.

With an annual average of 300 inches blanketing Park City and Deer Valley’s mountains, they offer thrilling days for skiers of all abilities. Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley combine for more than 9,300 skiable acres and visitors can enjoy snowshoeing or snowmobiling in the dramatic back country.

Park City is a world class skiing destination located in an authentic western town and is the largest ski area in the US. It has more than 300 trails, 41 lifts, eight terrain parks, 14 bowls, six natural half pipes, one super pipe and one mini pipe.

In summer, hiking, scenic chairlift rides, mountain biking, horseback riding along the over 400 miles of trails are just a few options for the outdoor lovers.