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W BOTTOM: DAN CAMPBELL dog sle dd i ng i n t he Wa s at c h mountain range and much more. Rememb er t he 2 0 02 W i nt er Oly mpics? The legacy is a live a nd k ick ing at Uta h Oly mpic Park, home to elite athlete train- ing, as well as the opportunity for non-Olympians to get a feel for bobsleigh, skeleton and ski jumping. Long before its winter-sport- wonderland status, Park City was a silver-mining town. Founded by prospectors in the late 1860s, Pa rk Cit y 's f irst sk i business began in 1963, when the last sur- viving mining company (United Park City Mines) built lifts on what was then called Treasure Mou nt a i n Resor t (now Pa rk Cit y Mou nt a in Resor t). Back t hen , sk ier s were c a r r ied by modifi ed mining trolleys to an old mine elevator, which then brought them to the chair lift. Today 's Pa rk Cit y sk i resor ts boast a number of modern lifts, including the only heated, en- closed, high-speed quad chairlift in North A merica (the Orange B u b ble E x pr e s s at C a ny on s Resor t). W hile mountain con- veniences are a far cry from the town's mining roots, history is always within arm's reach. with only a few days in park City, my goal is to get the best of the outdoors by sampling the th ree resor ts in th ree days — and a few off-mountain treats t h row n i n for good mea su re. Trying to hit everything in a long weekend may be ambitious, but you can still get a good feel for the city. Tearing myself away from the cozy Washington School House living room, I head to Deer Val- ley Resort. With 101 runs, there's no way I can ski them all in one day, so I carve together a tour of FROM TOP: Hot-air balloon- ing high above the slopes; Park City's charming Main Street at night

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