FIS Visa Freestyle International Ski World Cup: January 10 - 12, 2018
This week the world's best freestyle skiers will be coming together for the Visa Freestyle International Ski World Cup at the beautiful Deer Valley Resort. You can watch as competitors twist, fly and race their way to the podium on the same runs used during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. And as always the events are free to the public.
This year will mark the 20th year of international and world competitions held at Deer Valley®, which also includes the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, two World Championships and 16 World Cups making Deer Valley® the perfect venue for the freestyle community. All competitions will be held at night (dress accordingly) under the lights at Deer Valley
The Luxury Home Tour is a showcase of private luxury residences in the Park City area. Over the years the Tour has showcased some of the finest homes built in Utah. These homes are privately owned homes that never open to the public, and are available for the tour by the generosity of the homeowners and the private communities they reside in. This year’s Tour is being held in Deer Valley’s prestigious Deer Crest neighborhood - a private, gated community of ski-in, ski-out homes and home to the St. Regis Hotel. The Tour will be showcasing seven beautiful private residences designed by some of the country’s top architects and interior designers.
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,
INFO THAT HITS US WHERE WE LIVE...Last week, more signs appeared that things are coming our way in housing. Wednesday the Census Bureau reported that the nation's home ownership rate moved up in the third quarter to 66.1%, slightly ahead of the prior quarter. Some commentators feel the three-year decline in home ownership might be starting to bottom out. Home ownership may have been encouraged by rising rents, with the vacancy rate now up to 9.8%.
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) chimed in with a forecast that existing home sales should be up 1% this year, then up another 4.3% next year. Although the median price will fall slightly this year, it's predicted to rise 2.6% in 2012. New home sales, after dropping 4.7% this year, are projected to
Deer Valley Resort has been named the #1 ski resort in North America by the readers of SKI Magazine for an astonishing fifth year in a row. No other ski resort has earned this prestigious ranking more than three times in a row in the past. Remarkably, in the past eleven years, Deer Valley’s rating hasn’t dipped lower than third, with a #2 ranking in 2001/2002; a #1 ranking in 2002/2003; a #3 rating in 2003/2004; a #2 rating in 2004/2005; another #1 ranking in 2005/2006, a #2 rating in 2006/2007, and #1 rankings in the 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011 and now 2011/2012 seasons.
“No other ski resort has accomplished anything close to this,” says Bob Wheaton, Deer Valley Resort president and general manager.
Park City Mountain Resort has been named the “#1 Family Vacation” from the editors of SKI Magazine. The award is part of SKI Magazine’s “Lifestyle” winners that it added last year as part of its “Top 60 Resort Awards”. The Resort was also named the #6 Resort in North America by readers of SKI Magazine.
“We are honored to receive such a prestigious award as we focus on creating an incredible mountain experience for all of our guests, including families,” said Jenni Smith, president and general manager of Park City Mountain Resort. “Over the years we have directed substantial resources to enhancing the family experience for our guests. We have been devoted to finding ways to allow more of our guests to explore the 3,300 acres of terrain our mountain has to
For owners of Rocky Mountain ski homes, the financial crisis was an avalanche. Prices in some Colorado resorts have fallen by up to 50 per cent from their 2007 highs. Even Aspen has not been spared, suffering an estimated 30 per cent fall. Now estate agents say there are signs that the market is bottoming out and buyers in the most desirable locations are enjoying what may prove the best conditions in years.
From the Financial Times - October 7, 2011
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