Publisher: The resort. Some are available online (Sundance, for example)
Price: Free
Purpose: Navigate the hiking, biking, ski and snowshoe trails in the area.
Ski resorts have some great summer trails. Some do not run their lifts, but are open for free parking. For example, Brighton has trails like the Five Lakes Loop. Some run the lifts, and allow you to buy day, half-day or single ride passes.
One of the advantages of resort trails is that they are usually more accessible, either because you can park right next to the good stuff, or because you can just ride the lift up, then back down, and see some great scenery while doing it.
Some resorts cater to downhill bikers, who use the lifts to get to the top, then jet down the trails. But resorts are not just for downhillers. The trail on the map above at Sundance that loops around the left (Archie's Loop) is a great cross country trail. We also tried one of the hikes, the one that loops over to the right, going over to Stewart Falls, and it was beautiful. We like hiking to the Falls from the other direction, but this was a fun way to see some different terrain and even though it was "downhill both ways" (you get all of your elevation with the ski lift), it was a decent hike for the kids.
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