Centuries ago, the Ute Indians retreated to this canyon to escape the summer heat and hunt the abundant game. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the Stewarts, a family of Scottish immigrants, had settled the canyon. While the first generations were mostly surveyors and sheepherders, the next generation saw excitement and opportunity in the snow-laden slopes beneath Mount Timpanogos.
In the fifties, the Stewarts opened Timphaven, a local ski resort which boasted a chair lift, a rope tow, and a burger joint named Ki-Te-Kai--Maori for "Come and get it!" (One of the Stewarts had served as a Mormon missionary to the islands.)
In 1969, Robert Redford bought Timphaven and much of the surrounding land from the Stewart family, and Sundance was born. Rejecting advice from New York investors to fill the canyon with an explosion of lucrative hotels and condominiums, Redford saw his newly acquired land as an ideal locale for environmental conservation and artistic experimentation. Rejuvenate yourself in the Spa at Sundance, a place inspired by the Sioux concept of Hocoka—a sacred environment for the restoration and healing of the body and spirit.
In the six, natural wood, softly-lit treatment rooms of our "green building,” we blend Native American traditions, totally natural products and the human touch to bring your body, mind and spirit back into perfect balance.
“Our goal at the Spa at Sundance is to unify nature with the body and soul, as defined by the Native American concept of the Four Winds. The four directions of the earth bond with the four seasons, the cycles of life, and our physical being, which brings clarity to our connection with the universe.”
Current Romantic Offers:
Sizzling Summer Deal
* lodging in any of our unique room types guaranteed to immediately make you forget your everyday woes
* breakfast daily
* a relaxing dinner in the Foundry Grill
* a sixty minute Four Winds massage sure to ease even the most stressed out summer disposition
