Enjoy top notch skiing and avant-garde cinema during your Park City vacation

The mountain resort town of Park City which is located within the Summit and Wasatch counties in Utah is known for its excellent ski resorts namely Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort and the Canyons. These three ski resorts are in fact widely regarded as the best ski and snowboard destinations in the world as they tend to receive more than 400 inches of ‘fresh powder’ or soft, fluffy snow during the winter months. However aside from winter sports enthusiasts Park City is also popular among film buffs as it is home to a prominent ‘indie’ film festival- The Sundance Film Festival which originated when Hollywood luminary, Robert Redford established the Sundance Institute in Park City in 1981.

Park City Vacation Rentals

Contrary to popular belief, Park City is not solely a wintertime resort as it enjoys mild summertime temperatures which often register a pleasant 70ºF (21ºC). These mild climes enable the resort to offer a whole host of summer recreational activities as well like horseback riding, fly-fishing, mountain biking, hiking, hot-air ballooning and hunting. However the peak tourist season in Park City is undoubtedly during the winter months of November to April when the resort and its surrounding areas are blanketed with what is termed as the ‘greatest snow on earth’. During the winter ski season hotel room rates in Park City usually touch stratospheric heights and the best way to score a reasonable vacation in this playground of the rich and famous is for you to reserve a vacation rental. Park City offers a wide variety of vacation rental properties like condos, town homes and studios that are located within close proximity of the alpine resort’s popular ski resorts. Moreover most of these vacation rentals come equipped with various modern amenities like hot tubs, fire places, swimming pools, gourmet kitchens, outdoor decks, free Wi-Fi and much more which only serve to enhance the quality of your holiday as their use is usually included in the price of your vacation rental.

Park City – a green destination

Park City is well served by an efficient, eco -friendly public transport system. This public transport is made up of buses that are powered by ‘green’ energy-efficient biodiesel and a trolley system. Both these modes of transport are free for use by the public and provide convenient links to all the various attractions that are located in and around Park City.

Activities in Park City

Park City’s main ski resorts together offer over 8,800 acres of skiable terrain which is marked with 337 trails and served by 51 ski lifts. Park City’s excellent skiing infrastructure enabled the city to win the bid to host the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. These games helped tourism develop by leaps and bounds in Park City. Many events of the games like Nordic jumping, bobsleigh, luge and skeleton were in fact staged at the city’s Utah Olympic Park which today continues to host national and international competitions and training events. This park which extends over 400 acres is a major winter sport destination in Park City which is equipped with various attractions like the Quicksilver which is a European style alpine slide and the Xtremer Zipline which is the world’s steepest Zipline. Also located within the environs of the park are the Alf Engen Ski History Museum and the 2002 Eccles Winter Olympic Museum.

Cultural Attractions in Park City

Park City was initially established as a mining town and the mountain resort has a well preserved historic district which is located within its downtown area. Located within this historic district are 64 buildings which are registered on the National Register of Historic Places. Local tour operators offer a variety of walking tours of this district during the summer months.

Park City - a festival hub

Park City’s event calendar is jam-packed with several interesting events and festivals which kick off with the world famous Sundance Film Festival which is held here every January. The Sundance film festival features screenings, seminars, workshops and glamorous parties and usually attracts several Hollywood celebrities to this mountain resort. However in addition to the Sundance Film Festival Park City also hosts several other cultural fests like the annual Deer Valley Music Festival which is held every August at Park City’s outdoor amphitheater, the Park City Food and Wine classic which is held at the Canyons Resort every July and The Fidelity Investments Jazz Festival, the Park City International Music Festival and the ARTSTRAVAGANZA all which are usually held in the month of August at various venues in Park City.