Utah Olympic Park, Winter sports complex in Park City, United States
Utah Olympic Park is a winter sports complex in Bear Hollow, northwest of Park City in Summit County, Utah. Its two pale ski jumps descend in steep parallel lines to a wide white landing area, with a small dark-roofed structure at their upper left and a green sign near the base. The park also holds a bobsled-luge track, a day lodge and the Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center.
This training facility was built for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and has served athletes preparing for international competitions ever since. The site has remained an important location for winter athletes to train since the Games.
The Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center holds two museums: the Alf Engen Ski Museum, named for the Norwegian-American ski jumper, and the Eccles Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum. Displays cover the 2002 Games and the region's ski history; the center sits near the base of the jumps.
The jumps and the bobsled-luge track sit on a slope in Bear Hollow, so expect uphill walking between the base and the start houses; chairlifts and pedestrian bridges serve the expanded site. The Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center, holding the Alf Engen Ski Museum and the 2002 Games museum, and the day lodge stand near the foot of the jumps. Grounds are hilly, so wear sturdy shoes.
The site houses one of the few bobsled and skeleton tracks in North America where actual competition conditions are trained. Visitors can experience the technical demands of these fast-paced sports directly while viewing the course from above.
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