Salt Lake City Resorts
Top 41 Places To Go For 2011
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/01/09...pagewanted=all
#9. Park City, Utah
9. Park City, Utah
Beyond the film festival, a growing group of top-tier resorts.
Many film aficionados have been lured to Park City for the annual Sundance festival, missing the slopes entirely, which is a shame. This year, new hotels, expanded terrain and events at area ski resorts make on-mountain exploration imperative. Last month, at Deer Valley, Montage opened a 220-room Craftsman-style midmountain lodge ; it offers ski-in, ski-out access, gas fireplaces in every room, and a spa.
Other recent openings include the St. Regis Deer Crest, the Waldorf Astoria Park City and the Hyatt Escala Lodge.
Over at the Canyons Resort, 300 acres of new skiing and snowboarding terrain includes 10 new trails that range from intermediate to expert gladed tree runs. The resort is also introducing what’s billed as the first heated chair lift in North America and opening an après-ski “beach,” an outdoor gathering place with beach-style lounge chairs, food and cocktail stations and expansive views of the mountainside.
— BONNIE TSUI
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Originally Posted by skyguy414
A nice honor for PC. It was one of only 5 places in the US that made that list.
Tourism is definitely increasing. The crowds this year for Sundance and the Outdoor Retailers convention is definitely much higher than last year. The airport has been packed for the last two weeks.
What is typically a very slow part of the year for the majority of the country is a goldmine for local tourism.
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