We did a combo this year, 2 days snowboarding and 2 days skiing. We also opted to fly into Salt Lake City instead of the usual drive in from California. The flight was only 1 1/2 hours and the drive to Park City was 30 minutes. I can't get to Big Bear that fast. Flying made sense since I paid for the tickets with my AMEX and Delta Sky Miles points (the best deal in the world for frequent flyer's).
Other destinations we considered this year included: Whistler, Mammoth, and Vail. We did mammoth the last two years and were really looking for a new spot we haven't visited but after calculating the cost to fly, time on the mountain, and value for the money, Park City topped the list.
As a side trip, we took a 2 hour detour to Olympic Park, site of the 2002 Olympics for ski jumping, bobsled, skeleton, and free style jumps. They have a great museum on the site featuring the history of skiing, local ski areas and of course the Olympics of 2002 where the US finished 2nd overall. My real intention for going was to have a ride on the bobsled's. For $200 you can ride the actual bobsled down the track that those crazy Jamaicans flew down in the Olympics. Unfortunately, they were working on the ice so we didn't get our ride.
For info on The Hotel Park City see http://www.hotelparkcity.com/
For info on the Park City Olympic Park see http://www.utah.com/parkcity/olympic_park.htm
We had a great time as usual, I really like Park City because it has a lot of character from the early 1800's and since the winter Olympics, they have made a significant investment into the infrastructure of the town so it's very top notch as a ski destination.
The snow in Park City is very dry due to the fact that the moister picked up from nearby Salt Lake creates a much fluffier power then anywhere else I've skied. What this means it that the precipitation to snow yield is about 8x's the average resort destination so they always are pretty reliable for good conditions.
Here are some pictures from our trip.
This is the view from our porch, Hotel Park City |
The Old Barn on the road to Park City |
I'm ready to snowboard |
Brooke and Brad prepare to take off |
Brooke and Bradley getting along outside our cottage |
Betsy and I outside our cottage |
Deer Valley is probably the nicest ski resort I've been to, they have bathrooms that look like a hotel. |
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