14 Reasons to Live In Park City
#1 Park City Utah is a short 30-40 minute drive to the Salt Lake City International Airport. No other ski town offers this close proximity to an international airport which happens to have numerous non-stop flights from all over the U.S.
#2 Park City Real Estate is much more affordable compared to other ski towns like Jackson Hole, Aspen, Vail & Tahoe and offers a greater selection of ski in ski out homes, condos and lots for sale.
#3 Park City offers a great mixture of both second home residences and primary residences.
#4 Park City offers great schools which are considered the best in Utah and highly ranked nationally. It's a great place to raise a family.
#5 Three Great Ski Resorts (Deer Valley Resort, Park City Mountain Resort and The Canyons Reosrt) as well as seven other ski resorts within a 60 minute drive. Deer Valley Resort Rated #1 by Ski Magazine (October 2007). Park City Mountain Resort Rated #1 Terrain Park for two years running by Transworld Snowboarding (January 2006). Canyons Ski Resort which is Utah’s largest ski resort.
#6 Great trail system with over 300 miles of improved trails for mountain biking, hiking or horse back riding.
#7 Thousands of acres of preserved open space offering amazing views.
#8 Free public bus throughout the entire Park City area
#9 A variety of cultural events throughout the year including the famous Sundance Film Festival
#10 The new Park City indoor ice rink offers ice skating and ice hockey.
#11 The Park City city park offers a skate board park for the local skate board enthusiasts.
#12 Park City offers several public & private golf courses as well as several gated golf communities.
#13 The Park City area offers blue ribbon fly fishing nearby. Fly Rod & Reel Magazine (Nov/Dec 2005) rated Park City as one of the top 12 Fly-Fishing Retirement Towns.
#14 Park City weather is terrific because it has low humidity year round and numerous days of sunshine. Please visit my Park City Weather page to see the current weather conditions and for more details on Park City's climate.