As I approached Park City on the drive up from Salt Lake City Airport I thought it a little ironic that the first resort I passed, The Canyons, would be the last one I skied on this Utah trip. As it worked out the Thursday we skied there was a morning front that brought early snow and afternoon sun. However, the morning snow was in fact the first opportunity for my daughter and I to ski in some fresh Utah powder.

The approach to The Canyons skiing is a unique experience. You park in a road level area and carry your skis, boots, backpack, etc. onto a cabriolet which takes you up to the Resort Village base area. I’ve done the routine throughout Europe where you leave the lowlands for the alps in trams and trains, but this cabriolet was a first for me. The cabriolet is an open air lift that takes non-skiers on an exuberant little ride and preps skiers for some mountain adventures covering 8 mountains, many canyons, and 3700 acres of beautiful Utah snow.

• Skiing the Canyons
• The Canyons Ski Resort
• The Canyons Photo Gallery

Image © Mike Doyle