Winter Sports in Bryce Canyon National Park

Unlike Utah's other national parks, Bryce Canyon receives plenty of snow, making it a popular cross-country ski area. The park's 2½-mi Fairyland Ski Loop is marked but ungroomed, as is the 5-mi Paria Loop, which runs through ponderosa forests into long, open meadows.

The National Park Service lends out snowshoes free of charge at the visitor center; just leave your driver's license or a major credit card with a ranger. You can snowshoe on the rim trails, but the Park Service discourages their use below the rim.

Outfitters and Expeditions

Ruby's Inn Nordic Center. This facility grooms 20-mi of private trails that connect to the ungroomed trails inside the park. Rental snowshoes and cross-country ski equipment are available. Rte. 63, 1 mi north of park entrance, Bryce, UT, 84764. 435/834-5341.