35% OFF all Lodging - Jan. 31-Feb 11, 2010

The Sundance crowds are gone and we have a ton of new snow. Now is a great time to come to Park City. All lodging has been reduced 35% between Jan 31 and Feb. 11, 2010 (minimum 3 night stay). Call us at 435.901.9119 to book.

That was a BIG storm series. More snow on the way

Wow! Was that ever a great series of storms this week. We aren't sure of the final tally, but its safe to say we received about 5 feet of snow in the last week. We get a couple of days to dig out, when another series is set to hit us later in the week.

Here is an older video we found from Ski Utah to get you in the mood.

Sometimes words aren't needed

Some interesting Sundance Film Festival facts

Sundance officials are reporting the following numbers in the 2010 Press and Industry Guide:

- 9,816 total submissions, up from last year's 9,293 (most are short films)

- 105 world premiers

- 23 first-time feature filmmakers

- 53 female filmmakers

- 9 Native and indigenous films

- 41 countries represented at the festival, including Austria, Bangladesh, Cuba, Estonia, Greenland, Iraq, Kenya, New Zealand, Peru, Senegal and Switzerland

- 36 languages spoken in festival films

- 1,020 accredited press covering the festival this year

- 26 countries represented by press

- 1,523 volunteers making the festival happen.

There you have it - Sundance by the numbers

POWDER DAY!!! Up to 13" in last 24

The Snow is Back. I string of storms are lined up to hit Utah. The first wave hit last night and dropped up to 13" in the mountains. More is on the way!

Great Weekend and Snow on tap for this week!

Wow! What a great weekend in Park City.  The weekend started on Thursday night with The Bravery rocking out to thousands of fans on Main St.  The fun didn't stop there with a full schedule of World Cup events at Deer Valley.  The World Cup featured the best skiers in the world as they prepare for the Vancouver Olympics.  We will take a couple of deep breaths, let the powder accumulate (2-4 ft forecasted) and get ready to watch Shaun White and Co. hit Park City for the Superpipe Championships and Olympic qualifier starting on Thursday.   The event ends Saturday night with a concert with 30 Seconds to Mars.

More BIG events in PC - Shaun White and the US Snowboarding Grand Prix next week.

Right on the heels of the Dew Tour and Freestyle World Cup, Park City Mountain Resort will host the US Snowboarding Grand Prix. 
The historic pipe where U.S. athletes swept the men's podium and won gold in the women's event during the Salt Lake City Olympics in 2002 will entertain the masses with Olympians again. The Grand Prix makes its final stop at Park City Mountain Resort for back to back night competitions, after which the winners will be crowned and the 2010 Olympic halfpipe team will be named.
A reduced field comprised of the highest scoring athletes from previous tour stops will throw down the best tricks in their bag in an attempt to be one of the few named to the Olympic halfpipe team when the event is over.  Go to www.parkcitymountain.com for more info

The eyes of the winter sports world are on Utah this week. World Cup and Dew Tour in town.

Utah is hosting two of the biggest events of the year.  Deer Valley is hosting the Visa Freestyle World Cup.  The action starts on Thursday and includes a big concert on Main St.
Thursday:  Moguls
Friday: Aerials
Saturday: Dual Moguls
Go to www.deervalley.com for more info.




Also this week the Winter Dew Tour makes a stop at Snowbasin.  The Winter Dew Tour will feature men’s and women’s snowboarding in both slopestyle and Superpipe, Men’s Freeskiing in both Slopestyle and Superpipe and live concerts to keep the party going all night long. Whether it’s a fresh cut pipe or a technical Slopestyle course with endless features that gets you going, the stoke levels will be impossible to resist. Go to http://www.allisports.com/tours/winter-dew-tour for all the info.

Park City Crash Pad junkies continue to kill it - Billy Demong wins a World Cup.

Park City Crash Pads junkie/models continue to kill it on the international stage.  Current Nordic Combined World Champion (and our model!) Billy Demong won his first World Cup on the year in Val de Fiemme, Italy.   Bill fractured his arm this fall in a rollerskiing accident.  He is coming into form just in time for the 2010 Olympics.

Way to go Billy!

Learn to Snowshoe or Nordic Ski - Free Instruction and Demos-This Saturday

Looking to try out snowshoes for the first time? Want some instruction on how to kick and glide on Nordic skis? Fascinated by winter ecology? Winter Trails Day at Mountain Dell is a chance to get out there with a little help! If you are a beginner or first timer on snow, come join members from the Utah Nordic Alliance and the knowledgeable guides from Cottonwood Canyons Foundation. This day of guided snowshoeing, cross country & skate ski instruction and outdoor interpretation is not to be missed! Already know how to ski or snowshoe? Come try out the latest and greatest gear. Demo equipment will be provided by local retailer Wild Rose, Salomon, Rossignol, Swix, Tubbs and others in the snow sports industry. Activities include an hour long snowshoe interpretive tours, 30-40 minute introductory classes to cross country skiing and beginning skate ski lessons. Best of all, it’s FREE! Join us Saturday, January 9th from 10:00am– 2:00 pm. Mountain Dell golf Course is a fee area for day skiing but all fees have been waived for this event, January 9th only. Please check http://www.rei.com/stores/store_events.jsp?store=19 for up to date information.

Participants will be served on a first come first served basis. Activities will generally begin on the hour & half hour. No advance registration is required. Please allow ample time for parking, registration, paper work and equipment fitting. Mtn Dell is a fee area for day skiing, but fees have been waived for this event. See Tuna at http://www.utahnordic.com/ or Cottonwood Canyons Foundation at http://www.cottonwoodcanyons.org/

VISA Freestyle World Cup coming to town Jan. 14-16

The FIS Freestyle World Cup in coming back to town.  Come see the best mogul and aerial skiers in the world as they prepare for the 2010 Olympics.  This is one of the biggest events to come to town each year, which nighttime competitions under the lights and big concerts on Main St.  This year, The Bravery, will be rocking out thousands of fans on Lower Main St.

Try a new sport - check out Utah Winter Games

If you plan on making a trip to Park City in the winter and you are an adventurous soul (and if you are reading this you probably are!).  Check out www. utahwintergames.org.  The Utah Winter Games are a legacy of the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics.  It provides an opportunity to try sports you may never again have access to.
I grew up in Detroit and I certainly never had the chance to learn how to skeleton.  But in Park City, I did!
Last year, I took the Learn to Skeleton clinic.  It was great.  There were 8 people in our class and our average age was probably 45.  We had a great time.  The instructors give you about 45 minutes of instruction and then it was time to go.  And go you do!!  We started from the Junior start, but the run was still about a minute long and we hit 60 mph!  We each were able to go 4 runs.  It was the best $35 I ever spent!

The Sun is out, the snow is great, let's go skiing!

The holiday crowds are gone and the snow is soft.  This is a great time to be visiting Park City.  Great deals can be found, you can get into the restaurants and the streets aren't gridlocked.  Pack up you skis and get to Park City!

Congrats to Crash Pad model Nick Pearson on quallifying for the 2010 Olympics

Congratulations to Park City Crash Pad model and Olympic Speedskater Nick Pearson! Nick qualified for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver after a very successful Olympic Trials held in Kearns, Utah.