Heading south from Salt Lake on I-15 is an uninspiring way to start a ski day -- you drive for dozens of miles surrounded by a hideous strip-mall landscape, then you turn left and enter gorgeous Provo Canyon (watch out for all the radar gun-wielding troopers) and turn into an unassuming access road:
Within two miles, you arrive at the most scenic and intimate of the northern Utah ski areas: Sundance:
Ray's Lift framed by Mount Timpanogos:
While the ski area claims 2,150 vertical feet, it's not continuous. Still, there are many short but often decently steep shots. This is Upper Bishops Bowl:
Lower Bishops Bowl:
According to Admin, Sundance got more early-season snow than the more northern UT areas, so they have a big base, but it didn't look like much snow had fallen in the last five days or so. I was able to find a few hidden spots where I could connect five or so untracked turns, but most of it was soft, dry chop:
Similar to Snowbasin, there are a number of beautiful natural halfpipes:
While standing at the top of Redfinger Ridge, I thought back to my previous visit to Sundance, ten years ago to the week -- and virtually nothing has changed there since then.
Redfinger Ridge:
Within two miles, you arrive at the most scenic and intimate of the northern Utah ski areas: Sundance:
Ray's Lift framed by Mount Timpanogos:
While the ski area claims 2,150 vertical feet, it's not continuous. Still, there are many short but often decently steep shots. This is Upper Bishops Bowl:
Lower Bishops Bowl:
According to Admin, Sundance got more early-season snow than the more northern UT areas, so they have a big base, but it didn't look like much snow had fallen in the last five days or so. I was able to find a few hidden spots where I could connect five or so untracked turns, but most of it was soft, dry chop:
Similar to Snowbasin, there are a number of beautiful natural halfpipes:
While standing at the top of Redfinger Ridge, I thought back to my previous visit to Sundance, ten years ago to the week -- and virtually nothing has changed there since then.
Redfinger Ridge:
