Sundance Resort Sundance Resort Sundance Resort is positioned in the US Sundance Resort - Sundance Resort Sundance Mountain Resort is a ski resort positioned 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Provo, Utah.
Actor Robert Redford acquired the region in 1968, and established a year-round resort which would later spawn the autonomous Sundance Film Festival and the non-profit Sundance Institute.
1.3.1 Sundance Institute and Film Festival The region known today as the Sundance Resort in the North Fork canyon was surveyed in the mid-1800s by Andrew Jackson Stewart Jr.
They formed a company, North Folk Investment Co., in order to share income and protect the land. The region was known as "Stewart Flats" due to the large number of Stewart family members residing in the area.:1 In 1922, the Forest Service over the Wasatch National Forest, part of the United States Department of Agriculture, requested to put in a trail that crossed part of the property owned by the North Folk Investment Co, The Stewart family appreciated the hikes since they brought more popularity to the area.:26 Today, the trails around the Sundance Mountain Resort offer views of North Fork, Utah and of Stewart Falls.
Many trails also feature plaques to mark flora and fauna in the region and are lined with benches. There are also 3 primary biking trails at Sundance that even have ski-lift service after Memorial Day weekend. Ski competitions began on the Mount Timpanogos Glacier amid the annual Timp Kike in July 1941.
A ski region later opened as Timp Haven in 1944. The name was chosen by a contest in which anyone could submit their suggestion.
Ruth Biddulph submitted the winning name of Timp Haven and was given a season pass. Timp Haven was owned by S.
Paul Stewart and run with the help of his brother Ray Stewart for over twenty years. Paul managed the slopes, assembled the ski lodge, and installed the water system.
Ray Stewart was responsible for clearing and developing the Timp Haven Ski Resort and contributed to the initial rope tow used.
Hilda Stewart, Paul's wife, had a cafe on the resort property and served hamburgers and other meals to ski guests.
Rustic Accounting Office at Sundance Mountain Resort A day pass to ski was only $1, and due to lighting installed by Provo City, Timp Haven allowed evening skiing on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. While owned by the Stewart family, the ski region was closed on Sundays. Timp Haven also held ski competitions that were sponsored by various small-town organizations like the Timpanogos Ski Club or the Hoover Cup. The Timponogos Mountain Club cleared an region on the east hill and assembled a 45-foot ski jump. The Stewart family began expansion in 1947, and a T-bar lift was added at the base in 1948 (the same year as the ski jump was rebuilt) which was about 1,000 feet (300 m) in length, The lower terminal was seated on a platform that was 14 feet in the air.
A undivided ski lift, the Mandan, was installed in 1964 and the two T-bar lifts were removed.
The Stewart family assembled a subdivision on "Stewart Flats" in the 1960s called Timp Haven Homes.
Robert Redford purchased a 2-acre lot.:48 Later, in August 1968, Redford purchased the entirety of Timp Haven, the territory that is now known as Sundance,:11 The resort was retitled from Timp Haven to Sundance, however, the name is not titled after the part he played in the 1969 film, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Its name is derived from multiple associations of private importance to Redford.
The resort of Sundance is not to be confused with the town of Sundance, Wyoming, the locale from which the Sundance Kid received his name.
The Sundance Film Festival was held at the resort to help it achieve this purpose.:11 Sundance Institute and Film Festival In November 1979, Redford held a 3-day conference for filmmakers and experienced artists at the Sundance Mountain Resort.
These accomplishments laid the foundation for what would turn into the Sundance Institute.:8 13 In 1981, the Sundance Institute was established to foster and jubilate the range of American filmmaking. Taika Waititi at the Sundance Film Festival in 2016 In 1985, the Sundance Institute took over operations of the United States Film Festival.
The organization had been established in 1978, however, it became a part of Sundance, and in 1989 the name was officially changed to the Sundance Film Festival.:3 In 1985 Redford hosted the first film festival at Sundance to promote autonomous films. Redford initially objected to taking over the film festival, and in its early years it was "regarded by many [film] distributors as toxic".:29 In 1989, however, the film festival attained recognition after its showing of sex, lies, and videotape by Steven Soderbergh.
Today, the Sundance Film Festival is held each year in January and primarily 30 miles (50 km) north in Park City, and is a prominent and well-known competition for autonomous film manufacturers.
The small town that surrounds the resort is home to 28 full-time residents, with many inhabitants residing in the region more than 50 years. Several eminent citizens have owned residencies in the Sundance Resort properties, including Sidney Pollock, William Devane, and Daniel Melnick. Ski lift at Sundance Mountain Resort Today, Sundance Mountain Resort has skiing for every ability, with 20% beginner trails, 40% intermediate trails and 40% advanced trails.
In 1994, a new quad lift was added to Sundance that was titled "Ray's Lift" to honor Ray Stewart and all of the work he put into developing Timp Haven.
This lift has a capacity of 1,800 skiers uphill and 900 downhill. The mountain is serviced by four chairlifts and a handle tow for beginners at the mountain's base. Sundance now offers the 6th longest zip line in the United States which features the most vertical drop of any zip line on the North American Continent. In 2015, Sundance Mountain Resort decided it would retire its triple chair Arrowhead lift and replace it with a quad chair lift.
The new quad chair lift is titled "Reds Lift" with respect to Robert Redford and his family.
The new quad lift is fully functioning and ready for the 2016-2017 ski season.
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