This tiny former silver mining community East of Salt Lake City was home to over 25,000 people who worked the mines until the beginning of the 20th Century. Now Park City has became one of America's most famous ski resorts with outstanding variety and excellent quality. A large man-made snow system guarantees great ski conditions over a vast and varied terrain often covered with the fluffy powder that make Utah famous. A World Cup stop since 1985, Park City will host some Olympic events in 2002. Since December 1991, the World Cup tour has started there for women and men after the early Glacier races in Soelden or Tignes. Some of the greatest technical specialists have won there including Marc Girardelli, Alberto Tomba, Thomas Stangassinger, Erika Hess and Vreni Schneider.
Huge crowds attend those competitions which are sometimes even more spectacular because of the fine weather conditions. Both World Cup racers and tourists come to Park City to enjoy the perfect re-creation of an old Western mining town with great ski mountains in the backyard.