Tag Archives: Winter Activities

Winter Olympic Games Museum

The Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center, Olympic Park, Park City, Utah, Winter Olympic Venue, Bobsledding, Luge, Winter Sports Training, Skiing, Snowboarding, History Museum

The Alf Engen Ski Museum is one of two impressive anchor exhibits of the Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center located in Park City, Utah. The George Eccles 2002 Olympic Winter Games museum is the other. Here you are more than a spectator – you’re a participant!

Alf Engen Ski Museum, Olympic Park, Park City, Utah, Skiing, Olympic Winter, History

That’s because their state-of-the-art interactive and virtual exhibits place you in the epicenter of the past, present, and future of winter sports in the Intermountain Region, including an Olympic downhill course. That’s a great way to experience one of the most extensive collections of ski and Olympic/Paralympic Winter Games memorabilia in the U.S. The museum’s comprehensive educational component gives school children a skiing-based foundation to study subjects such as the water cycle, physics, and Utah’s colorful history.

The idea of a ski museum originated when a group of ski history enthusiasts, headed by Alan Engen, realized the need for a facility recognizing those ski and snow sport pioneers and athletes who had made significant contributions to winter sports in the Intermountain Region. His vision is now realized in one of the premier ski history museums in the world. The Alf Engen Ski Museum has recently received “Best of State” honors in the “Museum and Attractions” category.

Park guests are offered guided tours of the Olympic competition sites, featuring the world’s highest altitude ski jumps and the fastest bobsled, luge, and skeleton track. Tours visit the top of the K-120 ski jump and the starting site for the bobsled track, which also offers spectacular panoramic views of the valley below.

Hours: 9am – 6pm

Admission is FREE
Admission to both museums – Alf Engen Ski Museum and George Eccles 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum is free!  The self-guided walking tour of the Park is also free.

Location
The Alf Engen Ski Museum is located in the Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center at Utah Olympic Park, four miles north of Park City, Utah.

Alf Engen Ski Museum Foundation
3419 Olympic Parkway, Park City, Utah 84098

Utah Olympic Park

The Ice Sheet

The Ice Sheet was built in 1994 as an Olympics venue for the 2002 Winter Games. Known as one of the top curling venues in the world. The Ice Sheet offers a wide variety of recreation and sports opportunities, such as Ice Hockey, Figure Skating, Curling, and public Ice Skating.

WEBER COUNTY ICE SHEET
Weber State University
4390 Harrison Blvd, Ogden, UT 84403

ICE SKATINGHOCKEY

Flat Iron Mesa Park

Playground
Soccer Fields32 AcresBaseball FieldsTennis Courts
Lighted PavilionsPlaygroundsRunning TrailsValley Views
Rest RoomsWalking TrailsSnow SleddingTubing Hills

Flat Iron Mesa Park Events

Movies In The Park  Summer Months

Snow Sledding & Tubing  Winter Months

Flat Iron Mesa Park
Sandy City Parks & Recreation
1765 E 8600 S, Sandy

Spruces Campground

Spruces Campground is a Utah favorite for winter sports like sledding, tubing, and snowshoeing. Hiking and mountain biking are popular summer activities on canyon trails, including the Donut Falls Trail, which begins in the nearby Jordan Pines Campground. Fly-fishermen enjoy casting on Big Cottonwood Creek.

Spruces Campground

Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake City, Utah 84121

(385) 273-1100

Snow Sledding & Tubing Map with Locations

The Canyons Summer & Winter Resort

Canyons Resort, Park City, Utah, Skiing, Snowboarding, Gondola Rides, Sleigh Rides, Lodging, Mountain Biking, Winter Summer Activities
The Canyons is the largest single ski and snowboard resort in Utah and one of the five largest in the U.S.

“So large and varied is Canyons that every level of skier will find not just some terrain, but a bewildering amount of it.”
–Tony Chamberlin, Boston Globe

300 new acres of skiable terrain, enhanced resort village, first heated seat orange bubble lift in North America and plenty of restaurants.

Winter Activities

Snowboarding Events
Spring Concert Series (March)

Summer Activities

Summer Concert Series (July, August)
July 3rd Celebration Fireworks & Concerts
Mountain Bike Races
Trail Runs & Mountain Marathons

The Canyons Village at Park City
4000 Canyons Resort Dr. Park City, UT 84098

Homestead Resort

Homestead Resort, Midway, Utah, Wasatch County, Wasatch Mountains, Park City, Utah County, Heber, Sleigh Rides, Winter Summer, Crater, Scuba Diving

The Homestead Resort offers unique accommodations near four world-class ski destinations. 

  • 13,000 square feet of flexible space, accommodating up to 300, featuring oversized windows, T1 and WIFI internet access, and the latest audiovisual service and support
  • AVEDA Spa, featuring experienced aestheticians, licensed massage therapists, a complete menu of spa treatments.
  • Adventure Center, offering pocket billiards, Ping-pong, board and video games, a guest library, and much more.
  • Homestead Crater, a 55-foot tall, beehive-shaped rock filled with 90-degree water, offering world-famous swimming, snorkeling, and scuba diving
  • Championship golf course, featuring fantastic views of the Heber Valley and the picturesque Snake Creek Valley
  • Aquatic facilities, including indoor / newly remodeled outdoor pools, spas, and a natural mineral bath
  • Fitness room, featuring Life Fitness treadmills, Precore ESX elliptical machines, Life Fitness stationary bikes, Proformance weight machines, and TKO weights

Homestead Resort & Spa
700 N Homestead Dr. Midway, UT 84049

Peteetneet Museum & Cultural Arts Center

The hills around Peteetneet provide a fun location for free Snow Sledding/Tubing during the winter.

PETEETNEET MUSEUM & CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
10 N 600 E, Payson, UT 84651

The Peteetneet Museum and Cultural Arts Center was named after the Ute Indian Chief, Peteetneet, who lived near the creek that runs through what is now called Payson. Although he died on December 23, 1861, the Peteetneet School, which was erected in 1901, was named in his honor. This building is a historical landmark in Payson. The Victorian-style building served as an elementary school until 1988. 

PETEETNEET MUSEUM & CULTURAL ARTS CENTER WIKI

SNOW SLEDDING/TUBING MAPS & LOCATIONS

Sugar House Park

Sugarhouse Park considered a “crown jewel” among regional parks in the Salt Lake Valley, comprises 110.5 acres of lush, rolling green space, located on the site of the old State Prison in the Sugar House area of Salt Lake City. It is bordered by 1300 East on the west, by 2100 South on the north, by 1700 East on the east, and by I-80 on the south. There are two entrances for vehicular traffic off of 2100 South, at 1400 East, and 1500 East.

Though known for its verdant vistas, which are enhanced by a large pond in the western part of the park, Sugar House Park also offers many options for those interested in more than just a lovely walk. Among the park’s features for public use are seven pavilions for group gatherings (see Reservations for more information); regulation soccer and baseball fields, which serve as home fields for Highland High School; a large, cement basketball court donated by the Utah Jazz; two children’s play areas, with plastic playsets; a small amphitheater with seating for 220 people; seven volleyball courts (one at each terrace), and a sleigh-riding hill.

In addition, the park road, which winds around the park for a mile and three-eighths, has a 16-foot-wide inside lane which has proven popular among walkers, runners, bicyclists, and cross-country ski trainers.

Hours
The park is open daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. in the summer, and from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in the winter.

Winter Activities
In the winter the many hills provide a fun and free place for winter activities such as Snow-Tubing and Sledding.

Sugar House Park Official Website
1330 E 2100 S, Salt Lake City, UT