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05/28/2009 Changes to Utah Liquor Laws A'Brewin Long known for its conservative and quirky drinking regulations, Utah Legislators recently made progressive changes to the State’s liquor laws, notably the elimination of Utah’s private club system. Beginning July 1, 2009, this move by the Utah Legislature no longer requires clubs and bars to charge patrons a “membership” fee upon entering a drinking establishment. ... more

Park City Chamber News

06/16/2009 Park City First in Utah to Receive DMAI Accreditation The Park City Chamber of Commerce/Convention & Visitors Bureau (Chamber/Bureau) announced today that it has been awarded accreditation from the Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP). DMAP is an international accreditation program developed by the Washington DC based Destination Marketing Association International (DMAI). Only 93 destinations worldwide have earned the distinction, with Park City being the first destination in Utah to earn the DMAP accreditation. ... more

Environmental News

06/01/2009 Environmental Initiatives in Park City Park City’s climate and geographical location have been a large factor in establishing itself as world-class destination, and the involvement of its community has progressed the needs for environmental measures that sustain the vitality of the town. ... more

Park City in the News

04/30/2012 Hot town, summer in Park City - Examiner.com Come to Park City for its renowned Summer Music Festival of chamber, classic and pop music at venues throughout the area. The festival presents world-class music - all within proximity to the city’s luxury lodging, superb restaurants, fun shopping, top art galleries, serene spas and a mountain of outdoor activities. ... more
04/18/2012 Scads Of Skiers Find Park City, Utah A Slice Of Heaven - Journal & Topics Newspapers Fresh snow fell my last night in Park City. The view from my condominium balcony at the Caledonian hotel was fabulous. Situated next to the Old Town Lift on historic Main Street, I watched the “powder hounds” that early Sunday morning. Scads of skiers were already standing in lift lines as the snow-laden chairs whisked by. Anxiously waiting for the lift to be ready to carry them to the top, the excited skiers were about to experience a skier’s dream: fresh powder! ... more
03/04/2012 Salt Lake City ski weekend trip from SFO - San Francisco Chronicle Sitting at an après-ski bar in Utah, I sipped a Polygamy Porter beer, pondering its motto: "Why have just one!" This is a good thought - for both beers and ski areas. ... more
02/02/2012 36 Hours: Park City, Utah - The New York Times To ski or not to ski. That’s the luxury of Park City, Utah, the rare ski resort that offers lively diversions on and off the slopes. Historic Main Street still evokes a silver mining town, with local delis mixed in among upscale restaurants and fashion boutiques. ... more
02/01/2012 Destination Guide: Utah - Meetings and Conventions At the Canyons Resort, the latest options for fun are the two new zip lines, which are available year-round. For the faint of heart, an 800-foot line runs through the Red Pine area; for the more adventurous, a 2,100-foot line with a 10 percent grade crosses the canyon between Lookout Peak and Red Pine Lodge. ... more
02/01/2012 Virgin Territory - Robb Report Collection For skiers and snowboarders seeking fresh powder and exotic locales, their journey begins in Utah. ... more
12/09/2011 Reaching for the Sky in Utah - New York Times A few years ago, I packed my skis and did something every winter sports enthusiast should do at least once in a lifetime: take a trip to Utah, a place known for its powder. ... more
12/07/2011 Super Slopes and First-Rate Food - Toronto Star At Park City Mountain Resort, at the end of a run aptly named “Quittin’ Time,” I find High West, the world’s only ski-in, ski-out gastro distillery. Here, Chef James Dumas fuses classic techniques with local flavours to concoct contemporary Western fare offered on small plates. Best of all, he creates his own spirits: small batches of whiskies and vodkas that evoke the refuelling saloon-centric hospitality of the Old West in this former mining town, now the hub for three major ski resorts and the site of the world famous Sundance Film Festival. ... more
12/02/2011 Utah's Winter Wonderland - San Diego Union-Tribune By their lonesomes, the three big ski resorts in and around this former Wasatch Mountain mining town would have to be considered remarkable. Combined, they make for one of the best ski destinations anywhere in North America. And they just keep getting better, much to the joy of the thousands of skiers and snowboarders who flock here each winter to play. ... more
09/14/2011 Park City more than Sundance, skiing - Toronto Sun Long before it became known as a great ski destination, the home of the Sundance Film Festival, a host to several events in the 2002 Winter Olympics, Park City had another claim to fame -- as a booming mining town. ... more
08/30/2011 Park City Wraps Up the Summer Fun - TravelAge West When the 2002 Winter Olympics drew hundreds of thousands of spectators to Park City, Utah, from around the globe, most gave little thought to what was buried beneath all that beautiful snow. As summer rolls around and “The Greatest Snow on Earth” relinquishes to warmer weather, nature lovers head to the hills to bask in an entirely different recreational haven. ... more
08/07/2011 A mountain city for all seasons - Lexington Herald-Leader As the sun slowly sank into the mountains and the sky changed from a vibrant red to a dull copper, those of us assembled on the terrace of the St. Regis Hotel sipped our wine and nibbled on Africa-inspired dishes. ... more
08/01/2011 Local Color - Knot Magazine Who says you need to jet off to a far-flung place for a memorable honeymoon? These spots offer everything you'll get abroad, but with a much shorter flight. ... more
06/27/2011 Park City in the summer - Examiner.com Visiting Park City today, it's hard to believe that this trendy ski town started life in 1868 as a wild and bawdy mining town known for its saloons and houses of prostitution. In 1869 silver and zinc mines were discovered. Almost immediately more than a dozen mines sprang up employing thousands of miners from Germany, Scotland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. ... more
06/26/2011 Distilled on high for apres-ski in Utah - Boston Globe The world's only ski-in gastro distillery, at least as far as proprietors Dave and Jane Perkins know, sits a block west of Main Street at the bottom of Park City Mountain Resort's aptly named Quittin' Time ski run. ... more
06/26/2011 CERCA: Skiers' haven Park City also offers summer thrills - Las Vegas Review-Journal Park City, already a favorite winter ski resort for Southern Nevadans, has lately been diversifying into a year-round destination for fun-seekers. The former mining town in Utah's scenic Wasatch Mountains offers plenty of activities for lovers of the outdoors as well as summer temperatures that rarely climb above the 70s. ... more
06/02/2011 Open season: Utah ski resorts have much to offer in summer - Salt Lake Tribune Though it might seem as though summer will never come to Utah’s mountains — as Snowbird is planning to be open for skiing on July 4 this year — the inevitable hot season will soon hit Utah. Ski resorts and mountain towns such as Park City and Brian Head offer activities ranging from concerts to lift-served mountain biking to dining. For the full story ... more
06/01/2011 9 Warm-Weather Ways to See Park City, Utah - Frommers.com Some of the best ski and snowboarding resorts are in Park City, Utah. But there are so many other reasons to plan a visit to this town in the spring, summer, and fall. From riding bobsleds and hot-air balloons to enjoying outdoor concerts and film festivals, Park City has something for everyone. For the full story ... more
06/01/2011 2011 Top 250 Spas - U.S. Mainland - Conde Nast Traveler This year, our annual Spa Poll turns 21. And like any newly minted adult, it is wiser (and larger) than it was in infancy. Case in point: What began as a humble top three in 1990, with the high scorer earning a respectable 81.2, has transformed into a robust collection of 250, with the top-rated spa tipping the scales at 98.8. (The Spa at Stein Eriksen Lodge) ... more
06/01/2011 Park City: Mountain Biking Mecca - Salt Lake Magazine Granite countertops, A-listers in winter, gorgeous pow days; pfft - who needs it when you got dirt in your teeth and grins all around? ... more
06/01/2011 Extreme, Extraordinary & Exhilarating - Meetings West Utah's geological treasures and spectrum of terrain beguile visitors. Its snowcapped mountains beckon skiers. Its canyons and rivers were made for hiking and rafting. Golf on its award-winning greens presents jaw-dropping views. Its wonders can scarcely be captured on film, but it's impossible not to try photographing them. ... more
03/21/2011 Utah: Boarding Pass = free lift ticket at three Park City ski resorts - Los Angeles Times Here's a good reason to snag one of those early-morning flights from Los Angeles International Airport: Three ski resorts in Park City, Utah, allow skiers and snowboarders to exchange their boarding pass for a same-day lift ticket to jump-start their vacation. ... more
02/23/2011 Disability, War and the National Ability Center at Park City, Utah - Suite101.com Focusing on the positive, ability vs disability, the National Ability Center works to restore physically and cognitively challenged people to a fuller life. On a 25-acre ranch settled in at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains in Park City, Utah, the National Ability Center has helped approximately 2,000 people a year rediscover their lives and better learn or re-learn sports that allow them to lead happier and fuller lives. ... more
02/23/2011 Park City, Utah - Luxury skiing for the masses - PalmBeachPost.com Everyone knows where the Red Carpet leads. In Hollywood it goes to celebrities and some terrific entertainment. Try this one…imagine Utah is the Red Carpet, Salt Lake City is the curb where you exit the limousine and follow the paparazzi to the big party. ... more
02/01/2011 Destination - Park City, Utah - Meetings and Conventions With incredible landscapes, 14 ski resorts (seven of which are within an hour of Salt Lake City International Airport) offering both winter and summer fun, breathtaking outdoor options in the red desert and a top-notch convention center in Salt Lake City, it's easy to give big love to a meeting in Utah. ... more
01/19/2011 Park City, Utah's Three Resorts - Macaroni Kid Family Travel Park City is home to three major ski areas: Deer Valley, Park City and the Canyons. This collection of resorts, each with its own character and flavor, is the bomb for families. All three are less than 45 minutes from Salt Lake City's airport. All three deliver skiing on Utah's famous snow, all three have something for everyone in the family and all three share the former mining town that is the heart of Park City. ... more
01/18/2011 A Foodie's Guide to Park City, Utah and The Sundance Resort - PeterGreenberg.com Our traveling foodie, David Latt, is headed to Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. He knows a thing or two about where to eat like a local, so check out his suggestions on where to eat, ski, and hang (but mostly eat) in at the Sundance Resort, Heber City and Park City, Utah. ... more
01/07/2011 The 41 Places to Go in 2011 - The New York Times From the beaches of Mexico to the wilds of Kurdistan, the places on this year’s list take you to the end of the world and back. Park City comes in at #9. ... more
12/14/2010 Park City Activities for Couples - About.com If you think of skiing and mountain-climbing as the main activities in Park City, Utah, you're right. But that's not all that draws couples to this cool, easy-going town less than an hour outside of strait-laced Salt Lake City. Find reasons here to head for the hills (and activities for when one of you skis, the other doesn't). ... more
12/13/2010 At play in Park City - New York Post I am sitting in Yuki Arashi, a sexy little sushi den on Park City’s historic main street, known for its beautifully inventive Japanese, French and Korean maki and tapas. It’s the kind of place where I should be on a date. But instead, I am with several grown up friends and our combined seven children — a situation that can only be described as “kiddie mayhem.” ... more
12/01/2010 Utah's Park City - Phoenix Magazine This snuggly Utah ski town less than three hours from Phoenix is the perfect winter wonderland. ... more
12/01/2010 Warm Welcome in Park City - National Geographic Traveler Whether it’s the dryness of its powder snow (courtesy of neighbor Nevada’s desert and the Great Salt Lake) or the worldliness of its dining in a state that still celebrates Jell-O Week, this ski town transcends expectations. ... more
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