Sundance Mountain Resort
Ski Resort · Sundance, Utah
A small ski resort in Provo Canyon about thirteen miles north-east of Provo, under the north face of Mount Timpanogos. Robert Redford bought the Timp Haven ski area here in August 1968 and renamed it after his character in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and everything called Sundance since — the Institute, and the film festival that carried the name out of Utah altogether — began with that purchase. He sold the 2,600-acre resort in December 2020 and remained here until his death in September 2025. The mountain itself is 450 acres and 44 trails.
Provo Canyon, Sundance, Utah, United States
A year-round resort: skiing from roughly December to April on 450 acres with 44 trails, five chairlifts and a handle tow, and lift-served mountain biking and hiking in summer. Lift tickets are materially cheaper than at the Cottonwood canyon resorts or Park City, and the mountain is small and uncrowded — a strong skier can cover it in a day. On-mountain lodging is limited and expensive; Provo and Orem are about 25 minutes down the canyon at ordinary prices. ⚠ PROVO CANYON IS A MOUNTAIN ROAD AND THE ONLY WAY IN — check conditions before driving up in winter. ⚠ THE SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL IS NOT HELD HERE AND HAS NOT BEEN FOR DECADES: it was staged at Sundance from 1985, moved to Park City, and left Utah entirely after 2026. The Sundance Institute Labs remain based at the resort. ⚠ ROBERT REDFORD SOLD THE RESORT IN DECEMBER 2020 and died in September 2025; visitors still arrive assuming he owns it.
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