A trip at the Olympic Park

The Utah Olympic Park was built for the 2002 Winter Olympics, and is located about 7 miles north of our Park City home. 

During the games it was used for the bobsleigh, skeleton, luge, ski jumping, and Nordic combined events. The State of Utah is doing all it can to generate activity and revenue with an infrastructure that, too often, becomes an expensive white elephant once the games are over. 

Just the total cost of the park came up at $75 million! 

It still serves a training center for Olympic and development level athletes, as well as a recreational facility for visitors. 

Other facilities in addition to the ski jumps and bobsled track located on site include the Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center that houses the Alf Engen Ski Museum and the Eccles Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum, a day lodge, a summer aerial training splash pool, ziplines, and a mountain coaster.

On July 31, we went to watch the 2022 U.S. Ski Jumping Championships on the 120-134m large hill, and enjoyed the limited time we spent there. 

Truth be known, I had never been to the Nordic jumps to watch athletes jump, and it was well worth driving over. It was fun to experience, and next year, if I’m still in good shape might compete too!