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ONE MORE REASON TO VACATION AT DEER VALLEY…NOT ONLY IS THEIR SKIING #1, SO IS THE DEER VALLEY FOOD…

 

 

Deer Valley lands another #1 ranking, this time for their on mountain dining. Everything at Deer Valley is luxury, from the ski valet to the limited number of lift tickets sold. So of course the food is going to be top-notch. At the Snow Park Restaurant, located in the Snow Park Lodge at Deer Valley’s base, for breakfast you can get made-to-order homemade cinnamon challah French toast drizzled with banana butter and Vermont maple syrup or a house-smoked salmon omelet. For lunch, try the house special enchiladas, made with roasted butternut squash, shiitake mushroom, anasazi beans and corn or chicken, cheese and cilantro. On a budget? Get a bowl of their signature turkey chili, which comes with all-you-can-eat bread. Also of note, Utah resort, Snowbasin, was ranked #3.

EASTER AT PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT COMES EARLY THIS YEAR

 

Easter is so much fun at Park City Mountain Resort, they’ve decided to celebrate early at 9 a.m. sharp on Sunday, April 3. The event at the Kid’s Korral include an egg hunt with a visit from the Easter Bunny for children ages six and under. Pastries, hot chocolate and coffee will be served. Older children and adults are invited to participate in an Easter Egg Hunt on the First Time face. The Annual “Hunt for the Golden Egg” will take place all over the mountain with two golden eggs containing 2011-12 season passes. Non-golden eggs containing prizes including 2011 Summer Activities, 2011-2012 lift tickets and more will also be hidden on the mountain. The event is free, although a valid lift ticket or season pass is required for mountain access.

Contact us at 888.841.9990 or rob.alday@www.abodeparkcity.com if you are interested in this event and want to take advantage of our Spring lodging discount in one of our Park City or Deer Valley luxury accommodations.

PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT IS EXTENDING THEIR SEASON ONE WEEK

 

More snow means that Park City Mountain Resort is extending the 2010-11 winter season to April 17.

“Thanks to a 120-inch settled base depth and an above average snowfall in March, we’ve decided to stay open for an additional week,” said Jenni Smith, president and general manager of Park City Mountain Resort. “With several storms expected through the middle of April, our extended week is another way that we can say thank you to our loyal guests and the Park City community for another great season.”

Lift ticket pricing and terrain openings will be announced at a later date. Amazing lodging deals are available now at https://www.abodeparkcity.com/park-city-rentals

GREAT SNOW YEAR IN PARK CITY

Check out the story in the Park Record regarding our great ski season in Park City and Deer Valley. The best part is that it is not over! We just got 10 inches of fresh snow at Deer Valley. Today is a great blue-bird ski day, and we are going to get more snow this weekend and next week!

Take advantage of the discounted Park City vacation package deals, and our Deer Valley lodging discounts at https://www.abodeparkcity.com/park-city-rentals . Please find the article below:

Last October, in the middle of an unseasonably warm spell, Park Record columnist Tom Clyde delved into local folklore in an effort to predict the upcoming winter weather.

“An elderly neighbor once told me that the hornets could forecast the winter, Clyde wrote in his column. “If they built their nests low to the ground, it would be a light winter with little snow. If they were at the tops of the trees, there would be a lot of snow.”

The only hornet nest Clyde could find was way up in the top of a tree. So, using that gauge, he speculated that northern Utah might be in for some serious precipitation.

Score one for the hornet-nest theory.

December snowfall in northern Utah was more than twice the average. February was another banner month. By the beginning of March, Clyde was moaning that he was running out of places to put the snow. Weather stations in the Uinta Mountains east of Park City were measuring snow depths at 130 to 140 percent of normal. All three Park City-area ski resorts were reporting base depths of more than 100 inches.

So is this one for the record books?

Brian McInerney, a hydrologist with the National Weather Service (NWS), which measures the water content of snow at a station next to the Thaynes Lift at Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR), says this year is on track to be the second best since the station was established in 1988. Through March 21, 2011, there were about 31 inches of water in the snow at the Thaynes station. On this date in

the record year, 2004-05, the snow held about 35 inches of water.

On Tuesday, Park City Mountain Resort was reporting a season total of 354 inches of snow and a base of 123 inches at its Jupiter station, at an altitude of about 10,000 feet. By comparison, in March 2005, PCMR measured a base depth of 156 inches, according to spokesperson Meisha Lawson. She said the resort’s all-time high for snowfall in a season came in 1992-93, when it received 512 inches.

Emily Summers, communications coordinator at Deer Valley Resort, said this is the best winter for snowfall at the resort since 2007-08. “At this time that year we had a larger base depth,” she said. “That was our all-time record season for snowfall.” (Deer Valley opened in 1981.)

On Tuesday, Deer Valley had a 109-inch base at its station at about 8,800 feet on the Ontario ski run on Flagstaff Mountain on Tuesday. The resort does not release year-to-date snowfall totals.

Meanwhile, Canyons was reporting 108 inches at its summit stake Tuesday, which is in the 9990 area, and 88 inches at its mid-mountain stake at about 8,800 feet off the Kokopelli run. Nothing special, according to Caitlin Martz, Canyons communications coordinator.

“This season’s snow totals are pretty normal,” Martz said in an email Monday. “For example, (in) March of 06 we averaged about 91 inches at mid-mountain. March of 09 we averaged 63 inches. Nothing out of the ordinary for this year, maybe slightly above average as we still have more time for snow to fall in March.”

After checking with the ski patrol, Martz reported that the resort measured its all-time record snowfall of 417 inches in 2005-2006. On Tuesday, the resort website listed its year-to-date total as 315 inches.

“Apparently there was more snow in 82-83 (when Canyons was known as ParkWest), but there was a shorter season then and no one to measure from November to April, so we don’t have a number.”

Ah, yes. The winter of 1982-83. Now that was a banner year, Tom Clyde, who was then the Park City attorney, might tell you. According to a newspaper story, on May 16, 1983, two weeks after the Park City Ski Area (now Park City Mountain Resort) had closed its lifts, there was still enough snow that skiers could have gone all the way to the base of the resort. But only three weeks later, so much of that snow had melted that Salt Lake City had turned some of its streets, including State Street, into makeshift canals.

But was it really a banner year?

NWS hydrologist McInerney said that snowfall in the winter of 1982-1983 was actually close to normal. What was unusual, he says, is the way the weather stayed cold and wet until late May, holding the snow in place. When the weather finally warmed up, it did so in a hurry, and the snow melted in torrents.

“It depends how it comes off, McInerny said. “In ’84 we had bigger snow but it came off in an orderly fashion.”

So, if you’re looking for a consensus, it seems to be that we’ve had better years in the recent past, but no one year stands out. Peoples’ memories, it seems, tend to coalesce around individual events related to their own experiences.

“In November of 2001, we got 73 inches in one storm and went from closed to 100 percent open in one storm,” Canyons’ Martz recounted. “It was one of the biggest snow events in history at this resort.”

HOUSE RENTALS PARK CITY

 

Abode Park City has the nicest vacation home rentals in Park City, Utah. Our luxury homes and condos come fully furnished with everything you need to enjoy yourself. With amenities like 24 hour concierges, car service, personal chefs and planned excursions you won’t have to lift a finger. House rentals from abode Park city are the best of the best.

MARCH SKI VACATION SPECIAL IN PARK CITY – DEER VALLEY SKI IN/SKI OUT

 

Check out this week’s feature special, the abode in the Belles at Deer Valley. This home features beautiful mountain views, this spacious private home is conveniently located directly across the street from the “Silver Dollar” ski run in the mid-mountain Silver Lake area of Deer Valley Resort. This home has all the luxury features to make your perfect ski vacation, and it is only 4 minutes from Park City’s Main St.

Call or email us to receive 35% off!!! 888.841.9990 or rob.alday@www.abodeparkcity.com

Check out some of this Deer Valley luxury ski homes features:

  • Personal Concierge
  • 4bd/5ba
  • Two King Beds, One Queen Bed, Two Double with Capt. Bunks
  • Personal Chef
  • Childcare
  • Car Service
  • Personalized Excursions
  • Luggage Shipping
  • Ski Valet
  • Laundry Service/Dry Cleaning
  • Apres Ski/Happy Hour Bartender
  • Wifi/High Speed Internet
  • Ski In/Ski Out
  • Ski Access
  • Main Street Access
  • Gourmet Kitchen
  • BBQ Grill
  • Vaulted Ceilings
  • Hot Tub/Spa
  • HDTV
  • Steamroom/Steam Shower
  • Garage
  • Fireplace
  • Deck
  • Stereo/Surround Sound
  • Mountain Views

ANOTHER BLUE-BIRD SKI DAY AS SPRING BREAK BEGINS IN PARK CITY

 

The great skiing conditions continue in 2011 here in Park City and Deer Valley. Today was a day the Chamber of Commerce would have been proud of!

Spring Break is kicking off this week and a late Easter this year will likely mean fewer international visitors on Park City’s ski slopes this spring, but the three resorts are expecting a busy two- or three-week window as spring break revelers get in one last trip.

Deer Valley typically enjoys destination visitors from Latin America when Easter is in March or early April. Because the calendar is different this year, they saw a few more around New Year’s Day but will miss most of that clientele.

Spring Break crowds mostly grade-school children and their families are creating a busy period from March 13 to 25. Skier services and lodging reservations are near capacity.

Park City Mountain Resort also sees more young spring break vacationers than college students. They’re expecting a busy three-week window. Families will continue to book late-season vacations as long as the snow falls.

Canyons Resort targets the older crowd with two heavily publicized events.This Saturday is College Daze. Students with college identification enjoy free or discounted services like free entry into the second-annual Oakley Zone Madness and a free concert by the band Swagger.

The 10-day festival Spring Gruv begins March 25 with highlights including Pond Skimming, the Red Bull Schlittentag and free concerts.

SKIING IN PARK CITY

 

Are you planning on doing some skiing this winter? Visit Park City, UtahAbode Park City has luxury homes and condos for rent with every amenity you need. Come on down, ski all day and be pampered all night. Enjoy your winter vacation skiing in Park City with Abode Park City.

SKI PARK CITY

 

Skiing in Park City, Utah is something you have to do. When you visit the majestic town in the heart of the Rocky Mountains you forget about all your troubles. Everything you need is here. Forget your troubles and come and ski Park CityAbode Park City has amazing homes and condos for vacation rentals all over the Park City and Deer Valley area and they all come with a full suite of amenities such as personal chefs and concierges. Visit Utah this winter and ski Park City!

PARK CITY POWDER ALERT! GREAT MARCH SKIING.

 
March is off to a great start, and we are getting pounded by snow as we speak! We have gotten about 8 inches already and will get about another foot tonight. Tomorrow looks to be a great powder day here in Park City and all the surrounding resorts.

We still have a little availability in late March…ask fast as lodging is filling up quick! Call or email us for the great deals in Deer Valley and Park City.

Here are 2 cool articles featuring Park City and Deer Valley:

http://www.onthesnow.com/news/9/a/15718/ots-special-report-utah-resorts-absorb-olympic-bounce-recession-hits-consumers-win

http://www.luxist.com/2011/03/04/the-best-ski-resorts-in-utah-with-video/