New Year's Resolutions—Park City Style!

The new year is a fantastic time to make yourself a little uncomfortable and try something new. To get your feet wet, check out all the events and classes happening around Park City and start exploring a new hobby or skill. From concerts to cooking classes to writers groups, Park City is a melting pot of thinkers, doers, explorers, and entrepreneurs who want you to be a better version of yourself!

Maybe you have always wanted to learn how to carve, or you want to feel more comfortable off-piste and on steeper terrain—even the best of skiers and riders can brush up on their skills from time-to-time. Sign up for a ski or snowboard lesson at Park City Mountain or Deer Valley to hone your technique on the mountain. Park City Mountain also offers “never ever” snowboard lessons, and ski and snowboard lessons geared specifically towards women. 

Skip the lift and step out of your comfort zone—cat and heli skiing should be on your list for 2024. This is your year to ski untracked powder in backcountry terrain with Park City Powder Cats. With steep, ungroomed terrain, Park City Powder Cats requires guests to be, at least, advanced-intermediate skiers. Experienced, certified guides, prepared meals, and repeat runs on untouched snow make a day at Thousand Peaks Ranch an experience of a lifetime. “Steep Lines. Big Bowls. Untracked Powder.” – you know you want to! 

Park City, Utah is a mecca for all types of physical activities. Ring in the new year by trying a new activity for the first time. Take in the scenery by snowmobile or fat bike, or test your stamina while Nordic skiing. You could even take a standup paddleboard yoga class in a geothermic crater. There are so many active ways to explore the Park City area!

Experience a thrill of a lifetime in a bobsled on the Salt Lake 2002 (and future 2034) Olympic Winter Games Sliding Track at Utah Olympic Park. The Track was home to bobsled, skeleton, and luge events during the 2002 Salt Lake Olympic Winter Games. One of UOP's professional pilots takes three passengers on a thrilling ride down the 2002 Olympic track. The Winter Bobsled Experience is highly physical and extreme, generating up to 4-5 times the force of gravity. It’s an Olympic experience not to be missed!

While being more physically active is always a practical New Year’s resolution, exercising your brain is also important! Increase your knowledge of your favorite mining-turned-ski-town by touring the Park City Museum on Historic Main Street, visiting the Alf Engen Ski Museum at Utah Olympic Park. Another great way to dive into Park City's history and get some fresh air at the same time is to take the Travel Stories Walking Tour. As you comb Historic Old Town, you're guide will let you in on the best history and all the details behind historic buildings and events throughout town!

Self-care has always been important but is valued (and on-trend) now more than ever. What better way to take care of yourself than by experiencing a day of relaxation and indulging in one of the Park City area’s unique spa treatments. From the Vichy shower at the Spa at Stein Eriksen Lodge to an herbal soak in Spa Montage’s copper tubs, the area’s spa offerings are refined and luxurious and will leave you feeling like a new person in 2018.

Woodward Park City is a world-class, year-round action sports destination in one of the greatest outdoor regions in the world. With drop-in sessions, all-access tickets, day sessions, lift tickets, lessons for ALL ages, summer day camps, monthly memberships, and special events there is always a way to play for kids and kids at heart. 

When people hear other skiers talk about touring, they're imagining a long day in the backcountry navigating intimidating terrain. But Park City Mountain has an uphill policy—which means you can tour on select ski runs when the resort isn't normally operating. And with rental gear from a local ski shop like White Pine Touring, you can get acquainted with the equipment before exploring guided ski opportunities in the side and backcountry.