Nestled in the Wasatch Mountains at 6,900 feet, Park City is one of the favorite — and most easily reached — ski towns in North America. The famous Utah powder can be experienced at the three resorts of Park City: Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley, and The Canyons. There are many reasons to come to the area, and with Salt Lake City Airport having so many direct flights from all over the country, access to all that Park City has to offer is easier than ever.
Archive for August, 2009
After writing my Best in the West article yesterday, I immediately began to contemplate about the Denver Nuggets and their entire off-season in perspective. While major trades and signings have taken place not only within their Conference, but amongst their division as well, the Denver Nuggets organization have insisted on calmly sitting back in recline and crossing their legs on top of the table.
Flashing back to last season, the Denver Nuggets ended the year with a Division best, 54-28 record, finishing the season as the two seed upon entering the playoffs. The Nuggets shocked many fans, surpassing both New Orleans and Dallas, and advancing to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in 24 years (1985-lost to LA in 5 games).
After acquiring Chauncey Billups, everything clicked for the Denver Nuggets. One of the strongest second half teams in the NBA made a remarkable playoff run, breezing past the Hornets and Mavericks during the first two series of the NBA playoffs. The Nuggets eventually met the Lakers, and put on a pretty respectable effort before bowing down to the would be champs.
If you are a skier looking to have the time of your life on some beautiful slopes while being able to live it up on a nice vacation, then you should consider heading to the Termas de Chillan Ski Center. This center provides beautiful slopes, rooms, lessons, and opportunities you will struggle to find anywhere else. The slopes are one of a kind and any skier or snowboarder would be more than happy with their condition. Aside from beautiful slopes this center has a lot more to offer than just a day of skiing. Other activities include dog sledding, volcano tours, hiking, fishing, tennis, golf, horseback riding, or just laying by the pool. Of course, the activities available depend on the time of the year, but no matter what time you visit, you will never run out of things to do.
Skiing in Washington State during the winter months creates the perfect opportunity to visit the ski resort Crystal Mountain. If you are in or near Washington State, you should definitely pay a visit. With a top elevation of 7012 feet (2137m) and a vertical drop of 3100 feet (940m), Crystal Mountain sits below Mount Rainier, which has a top elevation of 14,408 feet.
The months of November to April bring several feet of fresh powder snow to Crystal Mountain, this being a reliable happening thanks to the cold Cascade storms common to this area. This factor alone makes a compelling reason to visit this first class Washington State ski area.
There are many reasons to visit Washington State but for the winter sports enthusiast what better reason could there be than to visit the challenging ski resort of Crystal Mountain? During the winter months Crystal Mountain is ideally placed to provide snow-capped peaks of over 7,000 feet, standing proud below the towering Mount Rainier which climbs to over 14,000 feet.
There is superb snowfall on Crystal Mountain between the months of November and April, when several feet of fresh powder can be relied upon to fall due to the cold Cascade storms common to this area and this makes a visit to this excellent Washington State ski area a wonderful treat.
