Canyons Opens Friday with a Slew of Upgrades

With lots of fresh snow in the hills and upgraded snowmaking capabilities, Canyons is set to have one of its best November openings ever on Friday, November 25. This season, Canyons is expanding their family adventure offerings with a new winter ziptour and snowshoeing. See all the upgrades below.


Winter ZipTour Adventure
This high-speed adventure is a one-of-a-kind family experience featuring two thrilling zip lines. The advanced zip line is suspended 140-feet above the ground, stretches more than 2,100 feet with a 10 percent grade and flies across the canyon between Lookout Peak and Red Pine Lodge. An intermediate zip line stretches 800 feet with an 8 percent grade and offers a tree-top ride through the Red Pine area.

Trail Improvements and Glade Skiing
On the southern-most part of Canyons, Iron Mountain includes a new detachable quad lift and provides guests with access to an additional 300 acres of northwestern-facing skiing and snowboarding terrain. The area includes 10 runs that range from intermediate to expert to gladed tree skiing. For ski and snowboard experts looking for more adventure, the north-facing runs in the Iron Mountain and Condor Woods areas offers additional terrain for diverse tree skiing. The Timberline chair lift also now allows guests to ride in either direction and provides easy access to the south side of Canyons.

Dining
With the experienced team from the Talisker Restaurant Collection behind all of Canyons’ restaurants, guests this winter can enjoy unique dining additions and menu enhancements. The Umbrella Bar, a lively gastro pub in the Resort Village, will expand with a new seating area that guests can enjoy along with the eatery’s signature gourmet burgers and beers. “Beachfront” Red Tail Grill offers a new family-friendly menu of Southwestern cuisine. In addition to lunch, après ski and dinner, Red Tail Grill serves breakfast daily.

Snowshoeing
This winter Canyons launches its expanded snowshoeing program where local guides introduce guests to the beauty of the Wasatch Mountains. Guests can hike a network of snow-covered trails within the resort and enjoy a gourmet lunch in the warmth of Lookout Cabin.

Kids Winter Activity Zone
Canyons is the perfect destination for families this winter season as the resort introduces a new Kids Winter Activity Zone complete with snow-castle building, ice forts, ice bowling, meet-and-greets with Canyons’ search and rescue dogs and tasty s’mores under the stars.

Village Programming and Traditions
This winter season, guests will enjoy celebrations and new traditions in Canyons’ Resort Village. Guests can watch a movie under the stars while perched on one of the outdoor terraces, enjoy sleigh rides and dog sledding, and watch concerts on the village event stage. The holiday season will be complete with Christmas carolers and snowman-making competitions for the entire family to enjoy. Canyons will host a series of signature events and daily traditions in its Resort Village. Visit CanyonsResort.com for information on events.

Expanded Snowmaking
As a complement to Canyons’ almost 400 natural inches of the “Greatest Snow on Earth” and existing snowmaking capabilities, more than $1 million was invested in new snowmaking infrastructure including additional pumping capacity for new snow guns. These improvements allow for increased early coverage of Lookout Ridge and runs served by the Orange Bubble Express chair lift. A 20-million gallon reservoir and additional infrastructure investments more than double the already significant snowmaking capabilities at Canyons.