Summer Brings a New Kind of Alpine Adventure to Park City
July 11th, 2011 | 
Author: Park City is widely renowned for having of the world’s greatest snow for skiing, snowboarding and other winter sports. The conditions and mountains are so good, in fact, that that U.S. ski team bases its home in Park City.
Yet come summertime, when the snow melts away and the white slopes turn a beautiful green, there are still a wide variety of incredible alpine adventures waiting for you.
Picture yourself racing down a mountain aboard an exciting Alpine Coaster. Enjoy the thrills as you hurtle down an elevated track, whisking down the mountainside along a mile-long series of loops, curves and hair-pin curves, reaching speeds of 30 miles per hour.
You can also experience Park City Mountain Resort’s Alpine Slide. One of the longest mountain slides in the world, you’ll glide 3,000-feet down a luge-like track.
Looking for another perspective? Strap into the resort’s equally thrilling Zip Line and soar amidst the treetops at speeds up to 45 mph while dangling 110 feet in the air above Park City’s famed ski runs.
At the nearby Utah Olympic Park, you can experience your own Olympic moment aboard the Summer Comet Bobsled. Professional pilots take three passengers along on a thrilling ride down the length of the Olympic Park bobsled track, hitting speeds up to 70 mph.
U.S. Olympians and national team athletes also offer up freestyle aerial shows during Park City’s summer months. The Saturday shows feature skiers and snowboarders soaring up to 60 feet in the air, performing acrobatic feats choreographed to music before landing in a 750,000 gallon splash pool.
For more information on discount Park City vacation packages and summer adventures, visit www.westgatereservations.com.
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