Ricochet Trail The Ricochet Trail is a one-way (downhill-only) trail in The Canyons Resort area. It begins on Holly's Trail 0.3 miles from the top and extends 2.6 miles down to the gondola at the resort base. Hikers and dogs are prohibited. The drop is 1300 vertical feet. Double Down and Insurgent are more-technical alternatives to the upper mile of Ricochet. They rejoin Holly's and Ricochet to offer continued descent versus a climb on Holly's back to the top. Trail conditions, connections, and alignments will change. Use this guide at your own risk. 2016 UtahMountainBiking.com |
Riding notes, quick loop via Holly's: 0.0 North from gondola, down and left N40 41.182 W111 33.413 0.2 L uphill on Holly's N40 41.222 W111 33.579 0.9 Cross DT to ST N40 41.183 W111 33.902 1.6 Cross DT to ST N40 41.280 W111 34.541 1.7 Keep L (R = to Rosebud's Heaven) N40 41.327 W111 34.498 2.0 Hard L uphill (R = Ambush) N40 41.481 W111 34.574 2.5 Join DT uphill N40 41.259 W111 34.822 Rapid L toward lodge Climb uphill of lodge N40 41.226 W111 34.762 Straight and downhill (Insurgent, DDown, Ricochet join on R) | 2.6 Cross creek, keep L (R = Ricochet DH) N40 41.203 W111 34.693 3.8 DH-trails entry: take Ricochet N40 41.022 W111 34.989 4.9 Veer R onto Holly's Cross creek, then L to Ricochet N40 41.201 W111 34.688 5.8 Canyons DH joins on R N40 41.182 W111 33.702 6.4 Navigate around lifts and DTs 6.5 Back at pavement |
Getting there: Exit I-80 on 224 southbound toward Park City. Pass Bear Hollow drive, then turn R into The Canyons at mile 2.8 from the freeway. Follow the main resort drive uphill. Go straight at the roundabout. As the road splits in front of the big hotel, veer left (south). Now turn R uphill just past the big buildings. Look for a gravel parking area on your right, just before the road turns north again. Park here. Exit the far end of the parking lot to a paved path that goes north between commercial buildings. Keep going until you pass the gondola. Ignore the smaller trails crossing the lawn (those are downhill routes). Drop slightly to the left onto a broad path in the canyon bottom and begin going uphill to reach Holly's and Rosebud's Heaven. |