Day 34: Low-key
That, in a phrase, defines Sundance. With the Crocker family in town we headed south to Provo Canyon to make turns at Sundance.
Sundance is the lowest ski area in the state, and is also shadowed by Mt. Timpanogos that towers above the ski area. They thus have only a 75-inch base, half of some other Utah ski areas, but Sundance's topography means that the entire place is eminently skiable with that amount of snow.
We started out in Far East, skiing a surprisingly steep line right back to Pipeline, the gully that leads back to the Flathead Chair. We then cruised around the Arrowhead summit chair for a while before an exceptional lunch in Founder's Grill.
After lunch we kept yo-yo'ing Arrowhead and Flathead. The snow consistency on the south-facing terrain was really not what we were looking for after two days of sunshine, but there's plenty else to keep skiers of any ability entertained for a day. The place truly has an aesthetic charm.
Again, I'll work up a video this week from footage shot on all three days this weekend.
That, in a phrase, defines Sundance. With the Crocker family in town we headed south to Provo Canyon to make turns at Sundance.
Sundance is the lowest ski area in the state, and is also shadowed by Mt. Timpanogos that towers above the ski area. They thus have only a 75-inch base, half of some other Utah ski areas, but Sundance's topography means that the entire place is eminently skiable with that amount of snow.
We started out in Far East, skiing a surprisingly steep line right back to Pipeline, the gully that leads back to the Flathead Chair. We then cruised around the Arrowhead summit chair for a while before an exceptional lunch in Founder's Grill.
After lunch we kept yo-yo'ing Arrowhead and Flathead. The snow consistency on the south-facing terrain was really not what we were looking for after two days of sunshine, but there's plenty else to keep skiers of any ability entertained for a day. The place truly has an aesthetic charm.
Again, I'll work up a video this week from footage shot on all three days this weekend.
