The Canyons

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Reviewed by Jo on February 27, 2010

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Hard to figure this place out...

This was my first time at Canyons. A lot of confusion at this resort. It's weirdly laid out and if you're not careful, you can spend a lot of time on cat tracks and runs that aren't very long. The tree riding is also a bit random, we found most spots to be too dense and the runs were short. Trails weren't marked as well as they could be.

I've heard from several people that this resort rocks, and some of our runs were really nice. I think the key is knowing where to go and to avoid the cat tracks.

Reviewed by Sean on January 25, 2008

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Don't Bother

With so many other great places to ski in Utah, I'd skip this one. Didn't enjoy it the first time two years back. Didn't like it any better last year, so I'm done.

Trail ratings are weird -- was on blues that were like double blacks and others that were flatter than flat beginner runs.

Hard area to get around and figure out. And high percentage of stupid snowboarders -- not a dig at snowboarders. Just the dumb ones. I got hit HARD twice in one day by out of control boarders. While standing in the lift line no less!!!!

Reviewed by JP and the Captain on December 07, 2007

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Eastern Style Trails, Western Style Snow

Liked the ability to get lost and away from the crowds. Overall a great ski area once we figured out how to get around.

Reviewed by Lisa on August 07, 2007

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Canyons - really a Diamond that needs polishing

I really love the terrain off of the 9990 lift. There are bumps, trees chutes and steeps - everything an advanced skier craves. I particularly love to go all the way through the gates to skier's left and ski all the way down to Red Pine lodge. It's steep, long and has many small chutes to navigate. It's especially awesome on a powder day!

Other areas of the mountain that are nice are runs off the Super Condor lift, anything off Peak-5 lift, especially - "The Abyss" - this is a great steep tree run. The problem with The Canyons as was pointed to by others is infrastructure. The gondola at the base is a bottleneck. They really should upgrade the old double-chair "Golden Eagle" to a high speed six pack to get more people on the mountain sooner. Also, runs off Golden Eagle are awesome! I would do laps there if the lift were faster.

Reviewed by Jonathan on February 27, 2007

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Alright

The Canyons is ok. Sure it is huge and has a ton of trails, but nothing really makes sense. Trails that are "groomed" really are not, and most of the intermediate trails end up being catwalks. If you are a beginner to intermediate skier: STAY AWAY, if not then you will probably find something to ski well. However, for the price I would stick to Park City and Deer Valley.

Reviewed by Deborah on January 11, 2007

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Worst ski resort we've been to in 20 years

The trails dead end. The tombstone lift broke and had to wait for a bus from Salt Lake to take us out. The trails are difficult to connect and traverse. The trails are not well-groomed in fact the daily reports lie about what is groomed. Not enough restaurants or bathrooms on the mountain. The support services are not enough for the crowds. The food is very limited and not very good. The bus service to the Canyons is very limited.

Reviewed by scott on November 27, 2006

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It's OK at best

9990 after a few feet of fresh is worth the ticket. Other than that stay away.

Reviewed by Rachel on August 22, 2006

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Enormous, something for everyone

The Canyons is just so big. I skied there for one day in January '06, and I feel like I barely scratched the surface of what's there.

I really enjoyed the Snow Meadow area off the Dreamscape lift. I feel like this area is pretty unique to the Canyons - I haven't been to any other ski areas yet that have intermediate terrain like this. It kind of gives you a taste of bowl/tree/bump skiing without being too intimidating.

I think I would have really enjoyed the double blues and blacks off the Super Condor Express if I hadn't been so exhausted by the time we got there.

If you're just spending one day at the Canyons, I'd recommend not trying to cover the whole mountain; it's just too big. Pick a few sections and spend more time skiing and less time getting places.

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