Heber Valley
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Heber Valley, nestled in Utah's Wasatch Mountains, truly exemplifies western
landscape and hospitality. Only one hour from Salt Lake City, and adjacent
to Park City, the valley was honored as the cross-country and biathlon venue
at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, and
offers convenient access to several
Utah ski resorts
including Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort, and the Canyons
Resort. It also serves as home to
Golf Wasatch,
featuring five championship
golf courses,
plus blue-ribbon
fly fishing.
A wide variety of lodging options await visitors to Heber Valley, from quaint bed and breakfasts to comfortable hotels, from full-service resorts to rustic campgrounds. Year-round activities in and around Heber City provide a recreational playground for everyone, and include snowmobiling, skiing (both downhill and cross-country), horseback riding, mountain biking, camping, golfing, boating, hot air ballooning, water sports, and more -- even scuba diving. In addition, attractions unique to our area include the historic, steam-driven Heber Valley Railroad, the Homestead Crater's 90° mineral water, Soldier Hollow's day lodge and trails that provided a home for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games biathlon and cross-country skiing events, beautiful Cascade Springs and other scenic drives, three reservoirs, four ski resorts and three national forests and state parks within an hour's drive. Heber History - In previous centuries, the area attracted first Native Americans and then European trappers and hunters. Permanent settlers, many of whom were converted to the Mormon faith by Heber C. Kimball, adviser to Brigham Young, came in the mid-19th century. As a gesture of thanks, the town was named in Kimball's honor. Given its rural character, Heber City found prosperity in both agriculture and animal husbandry. With the advent of the railroad, the town also gained prominence shipping wool and livestock. Today, the area boasts Tyrolean flair in architecture and cuisine, thanks to a large number of Swiss immigrants. Heber is also popular with tourists, who come to take in the pastoral scenery and partake of the recreational opportunities available at nearby reservoirs and mountain slopes. |
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