Skiing/Snowboarding: Park City has the luxury of having more recreational opportunities than most other towns in America. With Deer Valley, Park City Mountain Resort and The Canyons® Resorts within a few miles of each other, winter slopes and summer trails are abundant.
Cross-Country Skiing: Cross-country skiing on groomed trails is
a favorite winter sport in Park City. In addition, Park City has
hundreds of roads and trails in its National Forests and on BLM land,
which are ideal for cross-country skiing. There are mountain top
routes, tracks through snow-dusted red rock, historic trails... even
some of our snowed-in golf courses get into the act.
Snowshoeing: The Utah landscape provides many opportunities for snowshoe enthusiasts. Bring your own, or rent from one of many providers. Snowshoeing provides a simple, cheap and easy way to experience the state's snow and mountains.
Snow Tubing: Sit down on your tube and let a tow cable pull you to the top of the mountain. The smooth ride up the hill is fast and enjoyable and the rest it provided while heading to the top made it as pleasurable as the ride down the slope.
Snowmobiling: With over 800 miles of groomed snowmobiling trails from the red rock canyons of Southern Utah to the rugged mountains in the Northern reaches of the state, Utah has plenty of snowmobiling options. Eight unique snowmobiling complexes are located across the state with interlinking trail systems.
Top 5 Summer Activities
Golfing: Park City's Golf courses are famous for their scenery, conditions, and variety. In every corner of the state, golf retreats offer spectacular surroundings at affordable prices. And because of Park City's climatic mix, it's possible to find perfect golf weather somewhere in the state at almost every time of year. The cool alpine greens of courses near Park City provide a perfect summer escape.
Mountain & Road Biking: The surrounding mountains and hills of Park City offer more than 335 miles of public trails for mountain bikers. Rated by Mtn. Bike Action magazine as one of the ten best mountain destinations, Deer Valley Resort has over 50 miles of panoramic single and double track trails as well as challenging mountain road biking for those looking to push their limits.
Hiking: Park City enjoys over 300 miles of single track hiking, biking and multi-use trails in Park City alone without including other neighboring community trails. The Mountain Trails Foundation offers detailed trail maps of these trails and can be found at various businesses around town.
Boating: The 5 man made lakes, Jordanelle, Deer Creek, Echo and Rockport reservoirs offer boaters activities such as fishing, water skiing, tubing, wave runners, jet ski's or just enjoying a lazy day floating around soaking up the ray's.
Fly Fishing: Utah fly fishing anglers seeking "the big one" will be thrilled with the variety of big fish. A Utah fly fishing trip can be organized any time of year with the help of knowledgeable guides who are ready to teach the secrets of the wily Utah fish.
Park City Saw 44 Percent of State's Skier Days Grew by 8 Percent
As reported by the Park Record, last winter, a survey of 3500 people in 14 states rated Utah's 14 ski resorts positively, putting Utah in the top half of all resorts in the US - but still far from the top. Over one-third of the survey participants were found at one of Park City's resorts. Summit County is a major player in the state's ski industry, according to skier day reports. It's said that nationally, 1.3 percent more people went skiing in the 2010-2011 winter than the year before. There was a 2.6 increase in the Rocky Mountain Region, which includes Utah. Specifically, Utah's resorts saw a 4.3 percent increase in people, and Park City's resorts saw a 7.8 percent increase. Within Utah, Park City experienced 44 percent of the state's total skier days and was responsible for 55 percent of the total economic impact on the state from the industry.
More than half of the participants in the survey recalled seeing an ad somewhere promoting a winter vacation in Utah. Roughly 5 percent stated the ad influenced their decision to come to Utah. Throughout the state, it's safe to assume last year's marketing impacted about 40,000 people to choose Utah for a ski vacation.
For More Information on Park City and Deer Valley Contact: Michael LaPay, Associate Broker Prudential Utah Real Estate Mobile: 435-640-5700 Toll Free: 888-410-7653
PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT NAMED THE "#1 FAMILY VACATION" RESORT...
from the Editors of SKI Magazine
Scheduled to Open November 19th, 2011 / Night Skiing Scheduled to Start on December 25th, 2011
Park City, UT (October 10, 2011) Park City Mountain Resort has been named the "#1 Family Vacation" from the editors of SKI Magazine. The award is part of SKI Magazines "Lifestyle" winners that it added last year as part of its "Top 60 Resort Awards". The Resort was also named the #6 Resort in North America by readers of SKI Magazine.
"We are honored to receive such a prestigious award as we focus on creating an incredible mountain experience for all of our guests, including families," said Jenni Smith, president and general manager of Park City Mountain Resort. "Over the years we have directed substantial resources to enhancing the family experience for our guests. We have been devoted to finding ways to allow more of our guests to explore the 3,300 acres of terrain our mountain has to offer, in addition to providing more family- friendly activities off the slopes."
Park City Mountain Resort has spent several years developing some of the ski industrys premier family programs. In 2008, Park City Mountain Resort launched www.snowmamas.com, an online resource for families planning winter vacations. This site provides tips and advice from real Snowmamas and Snowpapas. Plus, the Resort was the first in North America to guarantee a maximum class size of five children or less in its Kids Signature 5 Program, for skiers and snowboarders ages six to 14, every day of the season. And, students can choose lunch of their choice in one of our on-mountain restaurants. In addition, the Resort has introduced dynamic on-mountain family winter adventures with its Adventure Alleys, Alpine Coaster and new Flying Eagle Zip Line.
Park City Mountain Resort also offers its guests a unique way to create their own signature experience with the My Mountain Planner: an interactive tool that allows guests to select the terrain and features they most enjoy, and create their own tailor-made mountain tour that can even be downloaded and carried with them. More information can be found at www.parkcity- mountain.com/winter/tours.
In addition, Park City Mountain Resort received numerous Top-10 rankings in a range of categories including: Access (#3), Family Programs (#3), Terrain Parks (#4), Off-Hill Activities (#4), Apres Ski (#4), Digital Presence (#6), Lodging (#6), Dining (#7), Weather (#8), Grooming (#9) and On-Mountain Food (#10).
More than 20,000 SKI magazine readers are surveyed for its "Top 60 Resort Guide" by an independent research firm. The ski resort survey is the most comprehensive and longest-running in the winter sports industry.
Park City Mountain Resort / parkcitymountain.com
For More Information on Park City and Deer Valley Contact: Michael LaPay, Associate Broker Prudential Utah Real Estate Mobile: 435-640-5700 Toll Free: 888-410-7653
DEER VALLEY RESORT RANKED 31 SKI AREA IN NORTH AMERICA
FOR AN ASTONISHING FIFTH YEAR IN A ROW!
Scheduled to Open December 3rd, 2011
DEER VALLEY, PARK CITY, UTAH (October 10, 2011) Deer Valley Resort has been named the #1 ski resort in North America by the readers of SKI Magazine for an astonishing fifth year in a row. No other ski resort has earned this prestigious ranking more than three times in a row in the past. Remarkably, in the past eleven years, Deer Valleys rating hasnt dipped lower than third, with a #2 ranking in 2001/2002; a #1 ranking in 2002/2003; a #3 rating in 2003/2004; a #2 rating in 2004/2005; another #1 ranking in 2005/2006, a #2 rating in 2006/2007, and #1 rankings in the 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and now 2011/2012 seasons.
"No other ski resort has accomplished anything close to this," says Bob Wheaton, Deer Valley Resort president and general man- ager. "And I think the reason is that no other ski resort comes close to matching Deer Valleys amazing vacation experience. Its all because of our staff. The culture here is to put the guest first at all times, and our employees not only accomplish this every day, but enjoy it, whether working our chairlifts, in our Childrens Center, our Ski School, our Deer Valley Resort Lodging and Reserva- tions department, in our restaurants, offices, maintenance facilities, anywhere in our organization. My hat is off to our incredibly dedicated crew. This honor goes to them and I thank and congratulate the entire Deer Valley Resort team."
Aside from being named the #1 Resort overall out of 60 North American resorts, Deer Valley ranked winningly in many individual categories. Highlights included the Resort being given #1 rankings for grooming, service, weather, on-mountain food, lodging and dining. The Resort also received #2 rankings for lifts and access, and #3 rankings for digital presence and overall satisfaction.
More than 20,000 SKI readers are surveyed for its "Top 60 Resort Guide" by an independent research firm. SKI readers ski an av- erage of 23 days a year. The ski resort survey is the most comprehensive and longest-running in the winter sports industry. Some of the individual comments that were made by skiers about Deer Valley this year were, "Service is top notch, grooming impeccable, food outstanding"; "Excellent customer service for the same prices as other resorts with no customer service"; They do everything right!"; "On-mountain food is insane! Service is exceptional"; and "These guys get what it means to manage the details. Consistent first-class experience."
Deer Valley Resort / deervalley.com
For More Information on Park City and Deer Valley Contact: Michael LaPay, Associate Broker Prudential Utah Real Estate Mobile: 435-640-5700 Toll Free: 888-410-7653
Utah's first 'Ladies Only' half marathon is back! The Pink Series cannot wait to share another incredible weekend with such fabulous women!
"Grab your mom, your sisters, your girlfriends, and your training partners for a weekend of your favorite things: pampering, shopping, dining, laughing ... oh, and running. Or, you can bring the whole family. They'll have a blast too! Park City, Utah always a favorite getaway location will be host to Utah's second all-women half marathon in support of breast cancer awareness in Utah. Join The Pink Series for this special weekend and create some wonderful memories. You've heard about last year's amazing swag bag, and they will not disappoint this year. You've probably also heard about the fantastic finish line food and activities. You'll be pampered again with great food, massage and much more. The luxurious Newpark Hotel, Park City's newest resort, will be offering discounted rates for all runners and their guests/families.
Cost: $75
To allow for more amazing ladies to join The Pink Series this year, they will move the start to a different location. The course will again include the beautiful paved and packed dirt trails of the Park City trail system, and finish at the Newpark Town Center, where the best finish-line party will await you."
For further information or to register, please visit www.thepinkseries.com. This information from eventsv2regtix.com.
Enjoy a brief slideshow from the 2010 Pink Half Marathon in Park City, Utah
For More Information on Park City and Deer Valley Contact: Michael LaPay, Associate Broker Prudential Utah Real Estate Mobile: 435-640-5700 Toll Free: 888-410-7653
A Competitive Fishing Tournament on the Middle Provo River
The Utah Fly Fishing Challenge benefits the National Ability Center and is a competitive fishing tournament on the middle Provo River.
Created to raise awareness for the National Ability Center, and to offer fisherman in the region the opportunity to showcase their skills, this individual tournament promises to be a continuing success.
The annual event is a one-day, two-fly tournament format and casting competition. All proceeds benefit the National Ability Center.
As part of the Utah Fly Fishing Challenge, there will be a small competition for a select group of novice fly fishers. These participants have been selected by the planning committee to learn how to fly fish, hone and experience the beautiful Wasatch Mountain Range.
On Saturday, September 24th, 2011, six teams of two will be taken to a local stocked fish pond. There, they will compete against each other to pull in the biggest fish. The team with the biggest team total for two fish (one from each fisherman) will be deemed the winner. In addition, teams will be collecting pledges from members of the community. The team which raises the most money will be honored at the awards ceremony in the evening.
They will also be hosting a new competition between local business this year. Sign up as a business and the highest fundraiser received top honors and a trophy for their place of business that year. Let your customers see how you support your community!
Each has a unique and touching story. We encourage you to sponsor one of the fly fishers today!
Date: Friday, September 23rd, 2011 to Saturday, September 24th, 2011
Location: River's Edge Victory Ranch / Middle Provo River, Heber City, UT
For More Information on Park City and Deer Valley Contact: Michael LaPay, Associate Broker Prudential Utah Real Estate Mobile: 435-640-5700 Toll Free: 888-410-7653
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