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All rates are for the 2005 - 2006 winter season.
Utah Olympic Park was a competition venue for the 2002 Olympic
Winter Games for Nordic jumping and the sliding sports of bobsleigh,
luge and skeleton. The nearly 400-acre Park features a mixture
of sporting facilities and visitor areas for an incredible Olympic
experience. The state-of-the-art park hosted more than 300,000
visitors and 14 Olympic medal events in February 2002. The Utah
Olympic Park now serves as a year-round competition and training
ground for recreational and high-performance athletes. Construction
on the facility started in 1990 with the development of the infrastructure,
the 750,000 gallon freestyle training pool and the ski jumps as
part of phase I. The sliding track was included in the second
phase and started in the spring of 1994. The first athlete to
go down the track was on a luge on January 10, 1997.
Today,
the public can watch athletes in training, visit the Alf Engen
Ski History Museum and the George Eccles Tokyo 2002 Olympic
Winter Games Museum, race down the track in a bobsled, or learn
how to steer your own skeleton or luge sled by taking an Intro
camp. The Park is owned by a non-profit organization, the Utah
Athletic Foundation which is responsible for keeping the Park
and the Utah Olympic Oval operating for use by future athletes,
world champions and the general public.
Daily Guided Tours of Olympic Competition Sites
Go to the top of the world’s highest altitude ski jumps and
see the fastest bobsled, luge and skeleton track where Olympic
history was made. Watch athletes in winter training as they ski
jump off the of the K90 and K120 Nordic hills and launch themselves
into the air off the freestyle aerial kickers. Visit the interactive
Alf Engen Ski Museum, which chronicles Utah’s ski history, and
the new 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum.
Public Bobsled Rides Begin December
13 Go up to 80 miles per hour, experience 4
G’s of force and equivalent of a 40-story drop in less than a
minute on a four person public passenger bobsled ride. An experienced
driver takes three passengers on a thrilling ride down the entire
length of the Olympic bobsled track. Participants must be 16 years
of age and older. Cost is $200 per person.
***NEW*** The Quicksilver Alpine
Slide – Opens Labor Day Weekend
Take a ride on our brand new Quicksilver Alpine Slide. Use a
toboggan-like sled to zoom down a state-of-the-art stainless steel
track. See what it feels like to be a luge, skeleton or bobsleigh
athlete as you race through the trees on this new sports slide
for the public.
Ziplines Send Riders Down Ski Hill On Cable
Go down the Xtreme Zip at 50 miles per hour along the ski jump
hill. Experience the sensation of ski jumping as you slide down
a cable in a harness to the base of the ski jumps. Weight restrictions
apply.
Take A Chair Lift Ride To Top Of K120 Ski Jump
Go on a chair lift ride to the top of the highest altitude ski
jump at 7,130 feet. Look down on the Snyderville Basin from atop
the K120 start house. We’ll even give you a chair lift ride back
down.
Upcoming Winter Events
2005 International Ski Jumping Autumn Fest will take place October
1st and 2nd. Women and men will compete in this international
event. In addition to world class Nordic jumping, there will be
live entertainment, concession stands and the Xtreme Zipline and
Quicksilver Alpine Slide will be open!
The FIBT Bobsleigh and Skeleton World Cup Tour will be November
9th through the 12th at Utah Olympic Park. Not since 2001 has
the Utah Olympic Park been host to a world cup event in the sport
of bobsled and skeleton. Come and see a preview of the athletes
who are competing for a chance to participate in the 2006 Olympic
Games in Torino, Italy.
Click
here to check out Utah Olympic Park's web site.
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