Canyons, Utah, USA

Once mother nature dumps its fresh stash on the mountain, you can hear the ski patrol doing its avalanche control work from the early hours of the morning. This allows them to drop the ropes on the untracked powder that awaits. Vary your itinerary with steep tree lines, loaded gullies and aspen groves. The drainages of Tombstone Express and Dream Catcher are ideally suited to the intermediate skier or snowboarder who want to cruise through gladed aspen trees or hone their skills on spacious groom runs. For the newbie, take full advantage of the internationally staffed ski and snowboard school, where instructors arrive from all over to take advantage of the fantastic learning environment.

Canyons Stats:

Base elevation: 6,800 ft / 2,072 m
Summit elevation: 9,990 ft / 3,045 m
Terrain: 4,000 acres
Average annual snowfall: 355 inches / 901 cm
Number of Lifts: 19
Number of Trails: 182
Longest Run:    2.5 miles
Parks & Pipes:  1 terrain park + 6 natural half pipes
Trail Classification: 10% beginner / 44%intermediate / 46% expert
Transfer Time:  40 mins Salt Lake City

All of the accommodation at Canyons ski resort is beautifully located with easy access to the slopes. With either ski in / out, or very close access, the lodging options of Canyons are all of a standard that is hard to fault