While most people think of Park City, Utah as the Mecca for downhill skiers perhaps the best kept secret is its Nordic skiing! Utah has some of the best flavors of Nordic skiing whether you are a track skiing or a backcountry skier. Summit County’s Nordic trails system has grown tremendously in both size and popularity over the past several years. And best of all, the skiing is very accessible so you aren’t spending all your time driving. It has truly become a world class Nordic system that rivals the best in the country. Park City and the surrounding area now boast nearly 80 kilometers of groomed, multi-use trails.

The skiing usually starts in early November in the high country, and the Nordic Ski Centers are operational in early December. Things wrap up at the end of March although many places push to stay open until Easter. And in the high country you can often get turns or skate the crust into May. It all depends on the weather gods, but usually they are pretty generous with the snow.

Nordic Center at Jeremy Ranch Golf and Country Club
The Jeremy Golf and Country Club sets track on its course during the winter and has discounts for TUNA (The Utah Nordic Alliance) members and is located at the Jeremy Ranch exit of I-80, just west of Park City/Kimball Junction. Hours: Monday through Sunday, 9- 5pm. Groomed daily. Food available, ski tuning available, rentals and Nordic apparel and ski’s for sale. Nordic 2015 rates.

Round Valley
The 20 kilometers of Round Valley trails are accessed from a variety of points in Park City. The most convenient is probably the Quinn’s Trailhead near the National Ability Center complex off UT 248. These free trails are maintained by the Mountain Trails Foundation.

The Historic Union Pacific Rail Trail
The “Rail Trail” extending from Bonanza Drive in Park City to Wanship offers an additional 10-20K of groomed trail which connects directly into the Round Valley trail system.

Snyderville Basin Special Recreation District
Just North of Park City, Basin Recreation provides 20K of groomed multi-use trails, some of which connect directly into the Park City system. You can find the latest grooming reports for the Basin Recreation Nordic Trails here.

White Pine Nordic Center
For the serious skier, 25K of daily groomed, fee based trails can be found at the White Pine Nordic Center.

Glenwild Country Club – Members Only

Guardsman Pass
Guardsman Pass is located at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon and is great high elevation skiing but not groomed on a regular schedule. 2.4 miles to the top of the pass, climbing 800ft, then dropping 800ft over 1.7 miles down the east side of the pass to the gate.