Utah Olympic Park

Each of the venues from the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City have been transformed into community facilities open to the public year round at Utah Olympic Park. Activities at Utah Olympic Park include tours of the Olympic facilities, public skating, cross-country skiing, bobsled-luge rides on The Comet, ski jumping and tubing. Ski jumping lessons are available at Utah Olympic Park. Open year round, Utah Olympic Park is also home to a state-of-the-art Quicksilver alpine slide during the summer.

An official U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) training site, Utah Olympic Park is located at 3000 Bear Hollow Drive in Park City. Admission is free and includes a self-guided tour of the Olympic competition sites and access to the Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center, which is home to the Alf Engen Ski Museum, 2002 Eccles Olympic Winter Games Museum, retail shop and theater.

Utah Olympic Park Highlights

Bobsled/Luge/Skeleton Track: The 1,335-meter (8/10ths of a mile) track is one of the fastest in the world with athletes reaching speeds up to 90 miles per hour. It is one of only three competition-certified facilities in North America.

Nordic Jumps: Reaching an elevation of 7,310 feet above sea level, the Nordic hills are the highest altitude jumps in the world. Six Nordic jumps are featured at Utah Olympic Park ranging from 10 to 120 meters.

Freestyle Skiing Hill/Training Pool: The summer training site for many elite-level athletes, the 750,000-gallon pool features a bubbling devices that softens the impact of landing and provides athletes with a point of reference for landing. During winter months, Utah Olympic Park's winter freestyle hill and terrain park is used for various competitions and training sessions on snow.

Alf Engen Ski Museum & 2002 Eccles Olympic Winter Games Museum: The three-story Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center is the home of the Alf Engen Ski Museum, Intermountain Ski Hall of Fame and the 2002 Eccles Olympic Winter Games Museum.

Daily Guided Tours of Olympic Competition Sites: Take a daily tour of Utah Olympic Park and stand at the top of the world's highest altitude ski jumps, view the fastest bobsled, luge and skelton track, watch athletes in winter training as they ski jump off of the K90 and K120 Nordic hills or visit the interactive Alf Engen Ski Museum and the 2002 Eccles Olympic Winter Games Museum. Admission is charged.

Xtreme and Ultra Ziplines: Utah Olympic Park is home to the world's steepest zipline, where guests can ride up to 50 miles per hour down the K120 Nordic jump hill. Admission is charged.

Quicksilver Alpine Slide: An European-style alpine slide, Quicksilver is the first of its kind in North America. Quicksilver riders can experience the same thrill as a luge, skelton or bobsled athlete. Summer only. Admission is charged.

The Snow Zone: The exciting Snow Zone allows guests to test their luge and skelton skills as they sled down the park's natural snow track. Winter only. Admission is charged.

For more information about Utah Olympic Park, visit www.olyparks.com.

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