Terrain parks

Alta — A new park was built this year and is located just off the Sunnyside chair lift. It features small and medium jumps, a luge, fun box and four rails.

Beaver — This year the resort added more features to its terrain park, including more rails and jumps to accommodate both novice and intermediate riders. Jumps ranging from 10 to 25 feet make the park a great place to learn the ropes. Rails have been made locally and range from flat, ride one rails to flat gap rails. The more advanced rails are a 15-foot pyramided, 10-foot down rail and a flat gap, C and S rail.

Brighton — This year the resort has stepped up its terrain park arena. It features the only interconnecting park from the top of the mountain to the bottom. Getting off the Crest Express lift, the first park is located down My-o-My and includes a choice of jumps from 15 to 20 feet, or a line of rails and boxes. The interconnecting park features beginner rails, flat bars and mailbox leading to an A-frame rail. In its Majestic Park, there are the Bertha and Little Sammy jumps ranging from 20 to 40 feet. There are several rail lines to choose from as well as a 16-by-450-foot half-pipe. Majestic Park is lighted at night.

Deer Valley — This is the site of Utah's only Skier Cross course, since the resort is only open to skiers. It features banked turns, jumps and rollers. The course is located on the Nugget run off the Little Chief chair. The new Ore Cart Rails, also off the Little Chief chair, features five rails and two fun boxes.

Park City Mountain Resort — There are four terrain parks full of rails, jumps and boxes for every ability. It is also home of the Superpipe, host site of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. All totaled, the resort is home to two interactive Web cams, more than 50 rails and funbox features, and 15 jumps.

Snowbird — The resort stepped it up with a Superpipe — 400 feet long, 50 feet wide and 17 feet deep. The Baby Thunder lift takes riders to multiple takeoffs for 15 to 40 feet, tables, fun boxes and an arsenal of rails ranging from beginner to advanced. Snowbird is also home to one of the best beginner parks, located on Big Emma and accessible from Gad or Gad Zoom. It features rails and jumps ranging from beginner to intermediate with a fresh cut half-pipe as well.

Brian Head — Last season, Brian Head had the only banked slalom course in the state and has for years offered several parks for the public, ranging from beginner to advanced. This year it has made two new parks. The beginner park is located on the Navajo Mountain and has jumps ranging from 10 to 15 feet and two flat rails. The more challenging park is found on the Giant Steps slope. It features fun boxes ranging from a flat to rainbow to a flat-up-flat box. Rails are also divided for novice to advanced. Flat rails, pyramid, flat down and straight down rails are arranged throughout the park.

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