Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
Mayor Dana Williams acknowledges he is “certainly concerned” with the prospects of a boycott of Utah by gays and their allies, saying Park City could suffer even though the city had little to do with the gay-marriage ballot measure in California. Park City has a tradition of acceptance of gays, he says, but the city could [...]
HotelChatter - (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Park City, Utah during The Sundance Film Festival is typically one of the hardest places to find a decently priced hotel room. Last year, Jaunted Editor Paul Brady crashed on a couch . Usually the only people getting good rates are the actors, studio heads and members of Robert Redford's family. The rest of us schmoes have to fork over the the bucks with minimum nights requirements. Except...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/26/2008
Colder temperatures the past few nights allowed snowmaking to resume at Park City Mountain Resort, paving the way for a Friday opening. The PayDay and First Time lifts will start running at 9 a.
Smarter Travel (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
As soon as the snow begins to fall, Park City becomes a haven for winter enthusiasts. Rooms start at $99 per night.
First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/25/2008
Park City, UT - Colder temperatures have finally arrived after warm weather and a lack of precipitation has affected Utah for the past two weeks. After delaying its scheduled Nov. 22 ski season opening, Park City Mountain Resort will open for the 2008-09 winter this Friday with the PayDay and First Time chairlifts from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Park City, UT - Deer Valley Resort will kick off its 2008-09 ski season this Saturday by celebrating the life of its founder, Edgar B. Stern Jr., who passed away in October at the age of 86.
First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Park City, UT - Resorts West is opening its Silver Strike Lodge at Utah's Deer Valley Resort just in time for the 2008-09 ski season. Located in the Empire Pass area, Silver Strike's architecture pays homage to Park City's mining history, welcoming guests with historic and rustic interior design in two-, three- and four-bedroom floor plans. The 36-unit lodge offers ski-in ski-out access...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
PARK CITY, Utah, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Newpark Resort & Hotel is Park City's newest lodging destination and is launching the first-ever "Flat-Rate" winter, giving travelers the ultimate reason to book their ski trip in luxury this year. Paving the way for a change in ski resort lodging pricing, beginning Thanksgiving Day they will offer Park City's most affordable pricing all winter long, guaranteeing...
First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/30/2008
Lake Louise (AB), Canada - The U.S. Ski Team's TJ Lanning (Park City, UT) came through with a personal best to lead American ski racers, finishing ninth in the Audi FIS downhill in Lake Louise on Saturday. Italian Peter Fill picked up his first World Cup win, while Erik Guay (Mont-Tremblant, QC) finished tenth to lead the host Canadian team in the Bombardier Lake Louise Winterstart, good enough...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
"We were expecting a drop-off, but our crowds on Saturday and Sunday were equal to last year," said Nancy Gray, general manager at Tanger Outlet Center near Park City. "It probably was because of the bargains. Shoppers obviously are spending selectively. Our retailers had specials all through the weekend and those will continue through the holidays."
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday
... the Sundance Film Festival) that they should move the event from Salt Lake City in September to Park City in January.Labels:
Ski Utah's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... of skiing/riding at nine first-class resorts, including the Canyons, Alta, Snowbird, Snowbasin, Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley, Solitude, Brighton and Powder Mountain. The program also offers unique events like avalanche certification, Nordic jumping, yurt camping, winter mountaineering and Olympic camp, just to name a few. I’ve known a few students who have attended Winter at Westminster...
First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
... top five from them because that's where they are on a normal day."U.S. athletes Eric Camerota (Park City, UT) and Alex Glueck (Steamboat Springs, CO) also competed with Camerota finishing 19th in the cross country for 39th overall, and Glueck 36th in the cross country for 48th."Eric had a pretty good race for himself. He also needs to work on the jumping results and he'll be fighting for...
Salt Lake Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/29/2008
Amid the economic gloominess, Park City is on the verge of becoming more opulent. Two luxury hotel brands with time-tested pedigrees -- St. Regis and Waldorf-Astoria -- are poised to enter the market next spring: Waldorf-Astoria through the Dakota Mountain Lodge at The Canyons while the St.
First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/28/2008
Park City, UT - One of the longest standing teams in the Paralympics is changing its name to better reflect the high level of athleticism of its members to become the U.S. Adaptive Ski Team. Formerly known as the disabled team, the new Adaptive Team includes both alpine and cross country skiing in a program managed under the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), the parent organization...
