The Celebrity Escape to Park City, Utah

Posted by parkcityinvestor on June 1st, 2019

All the celebrities are doing it. That is moving to the beautiful mountain respite of Park City, Utah. Katherine Heigl, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Michael Jordan, and Will Smith are just a few of the many celebrities who have found Park City homes for sale tucked away in the majestic Uinta Mountains. This subrange of the Rocky Mountains is only a short distance from the Salt Lake City, Utah airport, which makes Park City the perfect getaway for a quick ski trip to some of the best skiing in the world or relaxing summer escape for hiking and mountain biking.

Resort Life

Park City is the home to several world-class resorts known for its skiing, cuisine, and beautiful mountain views.

Park City Mountain Resort features more than 3,300 acres of skiing. In dry winter seasons, snow machines get to work so not a minute is wasted of great skiing. Lodging accommodations are offered at the base of the mountain. A Park City Mountain Resort Town Lift delivers other lodgers directly to the slopes with the purchase of a specialty ski pass.

Deer Valley Resort is ranked among the top ski resorts in the country. It was the primary venue for the 2002 Winter Olympics. This is the elite skiing resort in the area. It prides itself on its textured slopes using more grooming equipment than any other ski resort in the area. The resort limits access by limiting lift ticket sales.

The Utah Olympic Park was built for the 2002 Winter Olympics and opened to the public after those winter games. You can tour the Nordic Jump, the bobsled, skeleton, and luge tracks. If you time your visit right, you can watch future Olympians training here. For the thrill seeker, you can ride at 80 mph on the bobsled run down the Olympic track with a professional driver. You can also take part in a skeleton, luge, or Nordic jumping camps.

If visiting in the summer, you have your option of 400 miles of trails for hiking and mountain biking. There are many shops, bars, and restaurants along the historic Main Street. And if in town during January step in on the Sundance Film Festivals to spot a few celebs.

After taking a trip to explore and investigate all that Park City, Utah has to offer, you just may end the trip by looking for one of the beautiful park city homes for sale nestled in this perfect mountain getaway.