Updates on new features and upgrades at the Park City and Utah ski resorts.

All Three Park City Resorts in the Top Ten!

The most prominent ski resort rankings for 2014 are out. This week SKI Magazine released the results of it's annual reader survey that ranks North America's ski resorts in a variety of categories, from snow and grooming to off-hill activities. All three of Park City's ski resorts placed in the top 10. Deer Valley is No. 2, Park City Mountain Resort is No. 5 and Canyons is No. 10. Last year was the first in which Deer Valley, PCMR and Canyons all finished in the top 10 overall in the West and that feat is turning into a trend.

This year has a new No. 1: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Jackson Hole has made a rapid ascent in the SKI rankings. Last year it was sixth. Before that, Jackson Hole had never…

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Construction has begun on a brand new real estate development in the Silver Lake area of Upper Deer Valley. The project has long been referred to as North Silver Lake, but will now be named the Stein Eriksen Residences. The developer, Regent Properties, has recently restarted construction of the infrastructure and a model home. The new development will include a mix of homes and condos for sale, situated at the intersection of Deer Valley Resort's "Last Chance" and "Silver Dollar" ski runs. Most residences will have spectacular views and all will have ski-in / ski-out access. The site has been entitled for 38 luxury condominiums in five buildings and 16 townhomes and single family residences, for a total of 54 units. All residences will have access to…

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"Best Town Ever" According to Outside Magazine readers who voted for the Best Town in America to Live for 2013. Park City appears on the cover of the magazine, showcasing a mountain biker on the Lost Prospector trail overlooking Old Town Park City. The cover says: "America's Best Towns. 18 Perfect Places to Live".

To find the winner they started with the American College of Sports Medicine's annual list of the country's 50 healthiest cities, then added a few small and mid-sized towns that the metro-centric pool had overlooked. Next they went to the experts, the true experts. They called on runners, bikers, surfers and climbers to help narrow the finalists to the top ten list where it's easy to eat healthy, find work, quickly access great trails,…

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Great news for season pass holders at Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort. The two Park City resorts, along with Alta and Snowbird in Little Cottonwood Canyon have agreed to offer ski passes to visit each resort. This will be a "thank you" benefit to season pass holders this winter.

The four resorts have set their own requirements for the eligibility of their pass holders. For Park City Mountain Resort, all 2013-14 season passholders who add at least one "My Pass. My Way" features will receive 3 free 1-day lift tickets each at Alta, Deer Valley and Snowbird resorts during the 2013-14 winter season. PCMR is located in the heart of Park City and includes 116 trails on 3,300 acres, spread over eight peaks and nine bowls. Season passes…

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BIG NEWS in Park City this week!

Vail Resorts president and CEO Rob Katz announced Wednesday that the company had signed a long-term lease deal to operate the Canyons Ski Resort. Toronto-based Talisker Corp currently owns the ski resort and has leased the resort to Vail Resorts for 50 years, with an option for six 50-year extensions.

Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass will now include the Canyons Ski Resort in Park City, Utah.

The very popular Epic Pass offered by Vail Resorts affords it's passholders unlimited skiing and riding with no blackout dates at Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, Northstar, Kirkwood, Afton Alps, Mt. Brighton, Arapahoe Basin, Eldora, and now includes Canyons Resort in Utah. The Epic Pass will replace the Canyons…

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AMAZING NEWS! Park City Utah is blessed with the fact that we now have three ski resorts in SKI Magazine's Top Ten Resorts list.

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Photo of Deer Valley Ski Resort

Every year SKI Magazine polls its readers to find out the best of the best in North America's ski resorts. From snow quality, to grooming to dining, from access to lodging and everything in between, the readers of SKI Magazine rate their top picks for each category. This is always a very anticipated issue of SKI Magazine, and largely drives the decisions of upcoming winter ski season visitors. You can bet that the top resorts benefit largely due to the additional exposure. And for the owners of vacation real estate properties in those towns and resorts, the positive exposure is great for…

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Park City's winter season is now over, with all three Park City ski resorts now closed. Even though we had much less snow this year, especially compared to the ultra amazing year we had last year, it was still a lot of fun.  Instead of snow, we did get a lot of sunny days on the mountain. And although we had less snow, we still had a couple really great days, so we cannot complain too much!

If you still have the desire to get out on snow, Brighton, Alta, and Snowbird are still open. Brighton and Alta will be closing soon, while Snowbird will stay open for at least a few more weeks. Snowbird usually remains open for a couple weeks after most resorts close, and then they switch to a weekends only schedule for the remaining few weeks. They will stay open…

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We just received nearly 3 feet of snow in the last 2 days! It started out as rain which was quite upsetting for mid-March! I was at Silver Star at Park City the other day watching two families checking in for the week, and such long faces of sadness they had! I did tell them not to worry, that the rain would soon turn to snow and it would get really good, I was hoping I was correct.

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I was. The rain we saw on saturday quickly turned to snow, and did not stop. Yesterday might have been good as well, but we waited until today to go up. It was amazing, probably the best day of the year. We have had a few other really great pow days, but this was quite good. Heather and I got up there right away at 9am, and did runs until about noon. We took a few on…

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We just had another small storm come through over the weekend, and received about a foot of snow in the upper elevations of the Park City ski resorts  I think the storm was a surprise to everyone as we were not expecting much more than an inch or two. As we got up late Sunday morning we looked outside and were surprised to see about 6 inches on the top of the hot tub. We even slowly got ready and once I finally was out to snowblow the driveway I started to realize it could actually be a good day on the mountain. We went up to Park City Mountain Resort and had a great day. The Snowbird snow report had mentioned only 5 inches, and Park City and Deer Valley reports mentioned less. I think much of the snow fell in the couple hours after the reports were made,…

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Deer Valley will host the 2012 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup event this season! Competitors from around the world will challenge each other and themselves on Deer Valley's 2002 Olympic runs. All events, including concerts, are free to the public. The festivities will begin February 1, 2012 with Robert Randolph and the Family Band playing on Lower Main Street in Park City.

Its amazing events like this that makes buying real estate in Park City and Deer Valley such a fun investment.

If you have not been to one of these events yet, you have got to go. This is a highlight of every winter in Park City and Deer Valley. The events are hosted at night, so you can ski all day, and then watch the events under the lights at night. You may have seen the moguls…

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