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Park City Utah Spring Skiing

Park City Guide — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:51:32 +0000

What about Park City Utah spring skiing? One of the best times to plans your vacation and often some of the best skiing of the season. We have several storms during the month of April, dumping several feet of fresh powder on the slopes. Sure, down near the base of the resort the snow gets that familiar “mashed potato” type of texture during the afternoon warm-ups, but mid-mountain and up, the snow is still awesome after a storm, light and fresh Utah powder.

During the month of April, the slopes are a little less crowded, with the exception perhaps of Easter weekend. The temperatures are a little warmer so you do not need too many layers as in the colder months which makes things a little more comfortable. People enjoy eating their lunch outside at Red Pine Lodge at the picnic tables as if the snow was sand and you were having a day at the beach – yes, sometimes it even feels that warm but it is very comfortable at that altitude with low humidity and thin, dry air.

There are also usually discount package deals from most of the Park city hotels and resorts during the spring months. You may be able to save half off the regular high season prices during December, January and holiday periods. Note that typically, Deer Valley Resort closes up to one week earlier than The Canyons Ski Resort and Park City Mountain Resort. It’s just how Deer Valley rolls. If your stay is long enough, it is also a good time to visit Utah National Parks. Within in a half day drive from Park City, you can be at Arches, Canyonlands and Capitol Reef National Parks, among others. These parks become crowded during the summer months and can have extremely high temperatures during the day, but during the spring, crowds are low and temperatures are pleasant.

So if you are debating what time of the skiing season to plan your vacation, do not discount the month of April. Now, we cannot make guarantees that April will offer you the best skiing of the season, but more often than not, it is not the worst time of the season for sure. I overheard someone on an airplane once talking to a couple of guys that were going to Utah to do some skiing in December. He said he went to Utah in November/December and the skiing was not so great. Not too surprised. Unless we get some huge snowstorms in November, the skiing can never compare to what it is like from January through April. They do some snowmaking at the resorts, but the machines can never cover all the terrain, especially not off trail, so advanced skiers especially will not be too impressed with the skiing conditions sometimes early in the season.

Next it is time to focus on Park City Summer Activities since the ski season is officially over here in Park City. Would you believe that Snowbird here in Utah, sometimes has stayed opened during the weekends throughout the month of May and sometimes into June?! They sometimes get a ton of snow too during the spring snowstorms. Anyway, there is plenty of things to do in Park City during the summer months so come on out and plan your summer fun mountain vacation!

Free Park City Lift Ticket – How To Get One!

Park City Guide — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 17:47:36 +0000

How do you get a free Park City lift ticket? Well if you are flying into Salt Lake International Airport via commercial airline (not in your own plane!) and arriving early enough, you can get a free lift ticket for that same day of your arrival to Deer Valley Ski Resort, The Canyons Ski Resort or Park City Mountain Resort simply by saving your boarding pass. It is called the Park City Quick Start Vacation. Here is the low down:

Park City Free Lift Ticket Quick Start Vacation Offer

1) Register for your free lift ticket voucher at Park City Quick Start Offer

2) Bring the voucher, same-day boarding pass and out-of-state id to a lift ticket window at Deer Valley, The Canyons or Park City Resort

3) Get your same-day free lift ticket and enjoy the rest of the day skiing or snowboarding (except no snowboarding at Deer Valley) at the resort of your choice!

Some of the restrictions:

OFFER NOT VALID – 12/25/09-1/2/10, 2/13/10 – 3/27/10
Offer valid for Salt Lake City International Airport arrivals via regularly scheduled commercial airline only
Not valid for Utah residents
Boarding pass must be presented at time of program redemption. There are no exceptions to this rule. So print out 2 copies of your boarding pass, either at home or at the airport kiosks, just to be safe.
Lift tickets are non-transferable, not for resale and have no dollar value
There are some other minor rules & regulations – just follow the Quick Start link above for further details.

I think this is an offer you must take advantage of if you arrive early enough. Heck, even if you can get in only an hour or two, it’s still worth it. You can kind of get a feel of how things works, where the lifts go, slope conditions, etc. – sort of like a dress rehearsal for your paid day of skiing the next day.

Don’t forget to check out other possible lift ticket deals for the rest of your stay at Liftopia Park City Discount Tickets

Park City Discount Lift Tickets – Our summary page of other ways to get Park City lift ticket discounts.

Utah Residents Ski or Snowboard Lesson $25 at the Park City Mountain Resort!

Park City Guide — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 02:38:56 +0000

If you are a Utah resident you can get a ski or snowboard lesson plus rentals and half day lift tickets from 1-4pm at the Park City Mountain Resort for only $25! This is a promotion provided by the StartNOW program. This is for all first time skiers or riders six years old and up. There are separate adult and children lessons. What is even more awesome is that they limit the group lessons to five participants or less so you get a lot of one on one instruction from the instructor.

Some details of the program:

The StartNOW Program is offered December 4, 2009 to March 28, 2010 (not available December 18-January 3 and February 13-20). Lesson availability is limited.
Your first lesson reservation must be made at least five days in advance.
Participants under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian as a signature is required at time of check-in.
Proof of Utah residency will be required at time of check-in.
StartNOW participants should arrive at Park City Mountain Rentals, located on the lower level of the Legacy Lodge, no later than noon registration and fitting of their equipment.

Awesome Bonus: “BounceBack” extra – They let you come back four more times to the Park City Resort and for only $25 per day you can customize your next four visits by selecting ONE, TWO or ALL THREE of the following:

All-Day Lift Ticket
Pass allows you to proceed directly to the chairlift
All-Day Equipment Rental
Equipment rentals through Park City Mountain Rentals, located in the lower level of Legacy Lodge
- Standard or Junior Ski Package: skis/poles/boots
- Standard or Junior Snowboard Package: snowboard and boots
Afternoon Lesson
- Adult lessons (15 yrs. and older): 1 – 4pm. Meet at the Adult Ski and Snowboarding school area in the main Skiway
- Kids Lessons (6 – 14 yrs): 1 – 3 pm. Meet at the Kids Signature Program meeting area in the Kid’s Korral

This is a great deal for all Utah residents. Skiing can be expensive, but using this program gives you a chance to try skiing or snowboarding relatively cheap. Then if you decide you love it, invest in some used equipment, find discount lift tickets and live poor if you have to so you can enjoy the Greatest Snow on Earth!

For more information and to register for your lesson, go to the Park City StartNow Ski or Snowboard $25 Lesson

Park City Cheap Lift Tickets – More options for getting discount ski lift tickets through Liftopia

Park City Discount Lift Tickets – Our summary page of other ways to get Park City lift ticket discounts.

Free Lift Ticket & Snowboard Lesson at The Canyons – When you buy a qualifying Burton Snowboard

Park City Discount Lift Tickets Only $25!

Park City Guide — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:09:02 +0000

You can get Park City discount lift tickets for only $25 to the Park City Mountain Resort, valid now through December 18th. This is part of an annual promotion to benefit the non-profit Youth WinterSports Alliance which helps children from and around Park City (Summit & Wasatch counties) get involved in winter sports programs. All proceeds will go to the Alliance. Since 2003, the organization has contributed over $1,300,000 to junior athletes and winter sports programs.

Details of Discount Lift Ticket Promotion:

$25 Full Day Lift Ticket to Park City Mountain Resort
Valid now until December 18th
There are a limited quantity of tickets, so buy sooner than later
Can only be purchased at these locations in Park City & Salt Lake City:

Cole Sport
1615 Park Ave. Park City
435-649-4806

Jans Mountain Recreation Experts
1600 Park Ave. Park City
435-649-4949

Sports Den
1350 Foothill Dr. SLC
801-582-5611

This is a great way to get an extremely cheap lift ticket to one of Park City’s best ski resorts as well as help young people not only become successful in sports but also in life. The seven core values of the Youth WinterSports Alliance are:

Honesty and Integrity
Sportsmanship
Respect
Responsibility/Good Citizenship
Life Long Learning
Health and Physical Fitness
Participation and Inclusion

So get down to one of the store in Park City or the Sports Den in Salt Lake City and buy your tickets today. You may want to call ahead and see if they are still available at the store you plan to visit. You can read more about the non-profit organization and the discount lift tickets here: Park City Youth WinterSports Alliance

Park City Discount Lift Tickets – More options for getting discount ski lift tickets through Liftopia

View all Utah resort discount lift tickets – Discount lift tickets for Park City Resort, The Canyons Ski Resort, Deer Valley, Snowbird, Brighton, Snowbasin and more.
Park City Discount Lift Tickets – Our summary page of other ways to get Park City lift ticket discounts.

Park City Discount Lift Tickets – $38.99 Full Day!

Park City Guide — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 23:03:10 +0000

Just browsing around the net and found Liftopia which offers full day Park City discount lift tickets from December 12 through Decmeber 18th at the Park City Mountain Resort for only $38.99 which is 49% off the regular price! It is called the Park City Screamin Deal and there are a limited amount of these tickets at this price so you probably would want to purchase them sooner than later.
Park City $38.99 Full Day Lift Tickets

Liftopia Discount Lift Tickets

What is Liftopia and how come they can offer lift tickets so cheap? Well, I never heard of them until today so I looked at their “About Us” page for more info. They basically say that the resorts want you to buy lift tickets, uh yah, and they can offer these tickets so cheap because you have to pay for them in advance and there are no refunds. So they get you to spend money on a ticket that perhaps you otherwise would not have purchased. Then you are at the resort, having fun, spending more money on food, at the retail shops, lodging, etc. so Park City wins in the long run for offering this $40 discount and so do we!

Now you have to create an account at Liftopia in order to purchase the discount ski lift tickets online. No biggie and it is probably the hardest part about the whole deal. I hate giving out my email to another online store, but Liftopia says, “Liftopia will never share, rent, sell or trade your information with anyone. We are committed to protecting your privacy.” I always use a separate email account (gmail & yahoo are easy for this) for buying things online, just to make sure my main personal account does not get spammed. Anyway yes, you do have to buy the lift tickets in advance and yes there are no refunds or transfers so be sure you can ski or snowboard that day.

Park City Screamin Deal Lift Ticket Discount December 12th – 18th, 2009

When you go to this page about the Park City Screamin Deal, the page shows for one particular date, like December 12th, but there is a little picture of a calender that says, “Flexible Dates? See More Deals” – just click on the link for more deals and you can pick any date between December 12th-18th.

Park City Discount Lift Tickets Dec 12-18, $38.99 Full Day – Go to Liftopia and choose your date by clicking on “Flexible Dates”

I have never purchased from Liftopia, but seems like an easy way to get a great discount if you know you can ski or board that day. You make your purchase online and then bring your email receipt to the resort. Like I said before, no refunds, no cancellations, no exchanges or transfers to other people. You have to bring a photo id when picking up your tickets too. They cannot offer deals like this with a lot of flexibility, otherwise why we would bother paying $80 for a lift ticket at the Park City Mountain Resort if it was easy to get it elsewhere at discount with no restrictions?

All Utah Resorts Lift Ticket Discounts

They appear to have the same deal for The Canyons Ski Resort as well, but when I clicked on the link, no dates were shown which may mean they are already sold out for The Canyons Resort or there are dates available further in the future. No discounts for Deer Valley, as I expected, but there are other deals for other Utah ski resorts like Brighton, Powder Mountain, Snowbird and Sundance . These resorts - Alta, Brian Head, Beaver Mountain, Snowbasin, Solitude and Wolf Creek are listed but it says no lift ticket deals currently available – but that may change.
View all Utah resort discount lift tickets

They say you can buy tickets as late as the day before you go, but keep in mind there is a limited quantity of lift tickets for sale, so do not plan on $38 full day Park City lift tickets to last up until the last day you can purchase them. As I write this, the Liftopia site says there are only 16 tickets left at this price – I think it means for that one particular day, but as word gets out, they will go quick, so go now!

View All Park City Mtn. Resort Lift Ticket Discounts
In addition to the Screamin Deal, they offer discounts on other days for $69.

Park City Discount Lift Tickets – Our summary page of other ways to get Park City lift ticket discounts.

Park City Mountain Resort Vacation Packages

Park City Guide — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:48:16 +0000

The Park City Mountain Resort vacation packages offer deals for families, couples or even just your lonesome self. If you plan on visiting Park City, Utah during the ski season, then getting a ski vacation package deal is a must if you want to save money. Each one of the resorts offer a variety of packages with accommodations and lift tickets included. If you plan on doing most, if not all, your skiing or snowboarding at one particular resort (Park City, Deer Valley or The Canyons) then look at their deals first. Today we will highlight what the Park City Mountain Resort is offering this 2009-201o ski season.

All of the Park City ski vacation packages below are for direct bookings only. You can call 1-800-331-3178 to check availability and to make your reservations. Except for the first package, the price includes lodging tax. All have black-out dates as noted. Most of them also state that you can add extra nights or upgrades for accommodations.

Family Ski Vacation Packages

Family Value Package- $257 per adult per night based on 2 adults for 4 nights.
Four night’s slopeside lodging for two adults and two kids at the Silver Star, plus two adult three-day lift tickets at Park City Mountain Resort. From $257 per adult/per night.
Note: The $257/night cost does not include taxes and fees.
Package is valid from 12/05/09 to 04/11/10
Black Out Dates: 12/25/09-01/03/10; 01/20/10-01/30/10; 02/10/10-02/20/10; 03/07/10-03/25/10. So basically this offer is not available during the holidays or during the Sundance Film Festival unless you want to pay extra.

Family Fun Package for 4 Nights – $159.00 per adult per night based on 2 adults
4 nights lodging in a fully equipped one-bedroom condominium located 1 mile from the Park City Mountain Resort, round trip airport transfers from the Salt Lake City International Airport and 3 day lift tickets at Park City Mountain Resort for 2 adults and 2 children (12 and under).

Package is offered from 11/21/09 to 04/11/10

Black Out Dates: 11/26/09 to 11/29/09; 12/18/09 to 01/03/10; 01/21/10 to 01/31/10 and 02/12/10 to 02/15/10.

Kids Sleep & Ski/Board Free Package for 3 Nights – $135 per adult per night based on two adults.
3 nights lodging in a fully equipped two-bedroom condominium located 6 miles from Park City Mountain Resort. We will also include lift tickets for 2 days to the Park City Mountain Resort for 2 adults and 2 children (12 and under).
Package is offered from 11/21/09 to 04/11/10
Black Out Dates: 12/20/09 to 01/02/10; 01/21/10 to 01/31/10; 02/12/10 to 02/20/10.

Ski Vacation Packages For Everyone – With or Without Kids

Depending upon what kind of accommodations you would like, for example condo or hotel, or when you want to visit, one of these packages should suit your needs. Just give them a call, 1-800-331-3178, and I am sure they will able to find a deal that will give you want you want.

Ski Free, Stay Free Package

Get one free night along with one free day of skiing/riding at Park City Mountain Resort. Ski Free/Stay Free Packages combine discounted lift tickets at Park City Mountain Resort with discounted accommodations with Identity Properties.

Note: Must purchase a three-night/three-day (adult) lift pass to qualify for an additional night’s lodging and a fourth day of skiing/riding for free.

Ski-free/Stay-free package is available opening day-December 18, January 3-13, February 21-March 14 and March 28-April 11, 2010.

Rider Weekend Offer for 3 Nights -$115.00 per person per night based on double occupancy.

3 nights lodging and 2 days of lift tickets at Park City Mountain Resort for each person. Hotel-style accommodations are located just 1.5 miles to the resort and are on the free city shuttle route. Guests have access to an outdoor heated pool and hot tub. This offer is very flexible with upgrades to studio units, extra nights or additional lift tickets for an added cost. I’m assuming just because they call this a “Rider” package does not mean you have to be a snowboarder. But hey, you never know, so just ask to verify if you are a skier. :)

Package is valid from 12/12/09 t 04/11/10

Black Out Dates: 12/20/09 to 01/02/10; 01/21/10 to 01/31/10; 02/12/10 to 02/20/10.

Winter Great Escape Package for 3 Nights – Value Season $120.00 per person per night based on double occupancy.

Value Season dates 1/4-1/19 and 3/28-4/4. Regular Season $135.00 per person per night 12/19 to 12/24; 1/31 to 2/11; 2/18 to 3/27.

3 nights and 2 days of lift tickets for each guest at a one-bedroom condominium located two blocks from the base of Park City Mountain Resort.

You can find out more information on all of these packages at Park City Mountain Resort Vacation Packages

Park City Ski Vacation Packages – More info for all the resorts and other ways to book a ski vacation package.