Sundance Invites Olympic Press - Unique Mountain Village Is Less Than One Hour From Salt Lake City and the Olympic Games

Sundance Invites Olympic Press - Unique Mountain Village Is Less Than One Hour From Salt Lake City and the Olympic Games

		SUNDANCE MOUNTAIN VILLAGE Sundance Mountain Village located in Utah's Wasatch Mountain Range at the base of Mount Timapanogos offers guests elegantly rustic mountain homes, cottages and suites for the ultimate mountain living experience. Guests can choose from a variety of outdoor activities including downhill skiing and creative workshops such as photography, glass blowing and painting. Founded in 1969, Sundance was created by Robert Redford as a year-round mountain community for artistic expression, nature and environmental stewardship. (PRNewsFoto)[TC] SUNDANCE, UT USA

SUNDANCE, Utah (February, 2002) - During the Olympic Games, the Sundance Mountain Village welcomes press to experience for themselves the many aspects of nature, recreation, art, culture and cuisine this mountain retreat has to offer for a variety of human interest and slice-of-life story angles. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020212/NYTU026 ) In cooperation with the Utah Media Center and Mountainlands Association, Sundance is offering day trips to the resort for press February 13th, 17th and 22nd. Credentialed press must sign up at least a day in advance at the Utah Media Desk at the Expo Mart building at 230 West, 200 South, 3rd floor in Salt Lake City, or contact Sundance's on-site representative Lucy Ridolphi at 801/223-4071 or lridolphi@sundance-utah.com. Shuttle service for these trips will depart from Sandy just south of Salt Lake City at 10am and will return at 4pm. The itinerary includes a tour of the Village, lodging, the spa, Art Shack and Reebok's "Speak Truth to Power" exhibit. Lunch will be served at Sundance's Foundry Grill followed by skiing, snow shoeing, an Art Shack workshop or other activities of interest. There will be time for interviews with personnel such as: * Executive Director, Larry Callahan, regarding Sundance as a retreat, a mind set and lifestyle. * Spa Director, Brian Paris, regarding the Native American Indians' influence of the spa's signature treatments. * Executive Chef Jason Knibb regarding Sundance's earth-to-table cuisine and "going organic." * Mountain Operations Director, Jerry Warren, regarding Sundance's 450 acres of downhill and cross country skiing, miles of hiking, mountain biking and horseback riding trails and fly fishing. For independent trips, scouting sessions, photo shoots, fact-checking and additional information contact Kristen Crowley or Tammy Peters at Sundance's PR Agency, Laura Davidson Public Relations, telephone 212/696-0660 or email at kristen@ldpr.com or tammy@ldpr.com. Sundance is a 6,000-acre, year-round mountain retreat founded by Robert Redford who created this village community to encourage a reverence for and preservation of nature, to inspire creativity, and to cultivate the arts. Less than an hour's drive from Salt Lake City and approximately 40 minutes from Park City, Sundance offers a variety of room and suite accommodations, and a distinctive collection of mountain homes in the peaceful wilderness surroundings of the Wasatch Mountain range. For more information go to http://www.sundanceresort.com or call (801) 225-4107.