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When the valley gets real snow, these are the hills that fill up with sleds. Most are city parks and all of them are free, except the tubing lanes at Soldier Hollow over the mountain.
Provo's biggest park sits in a bowl below Rock Canyon, and the slopes range from long gentle runs to steep ones with jumps. There are restrooms, playgrounds and plenty of parking, and it costs nothing.
A neighborhood park with tall trees and a small pond, and a hill that suits shorter rides. It sits in a residential area, so keep noise and parking considerate.
The hills beside the historic Peteetneet Academy building are long and smooth, and locals have sledded here for years. It gets busy on weekends and holidays, which packs the snow into a faster run.
The grassy amphitheater slope in front of the stage makes a wide, moderately steep sledding hill, and the side slopes are good for racing. It is free and open sunrise to sunset.
Up Hobble Creek Canyon, Jolley's Ranch holds snow after the valley has melted, and locals use its slopes for sledding and tubing. Bring your own sleds.
There is no groomed hill here, but locals sled the slopes above and below the big parking lot and along the dam ridge. American Fork Canyon charges a recreation fee at the entrance station.
The 2002 Olympic Nordic venue runs lift-served tubing lanes up to about 1,200 feet long, with night sessions under lights. It is about a 45-minute drive from Provo through Provo Canyon.
Pick the hill by the age of the kids. Rock Canyon Park in Provo has everything from short gentle runs to steep ones with jumps, so it works for a mixed group. Bicentennial Park and the Peteetneet lawn are smaller and calmer. The canyon spots, Jolley's Ranch and Tibble Fork, hold snow longer than the valley floor but need a canyon drive, so check the roads after a storm.
Valley snow melts fast in Utah County, so go the morning after a storm. Bring a dry change of clothes for the car, and use the hills during daylight. If there is no snow in the valley, Soldier Hollow's lift-served tubing lanes near Midway are the reliable backup.
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