Utah Facts and Fiction
Park City Home Loan Limits Increase
March 16th, 2008 Categories: Real Estate, Statistics & Trends, Utah Facts and Fiction
Park City Home Buyers Rejoice…
The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 Makes Borrowing Less Expensive! Because the Park City, Utah area qualifies as a “high-cost” area, it received the maximum allowable increase under the new stimulus plan.
The New “Conforming” Loan Limits Expire December 31st
Between April 1st and December 31st, 2008 FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac “Conforming” loan limits in Summit County will be raised to $729,750. In nearby Wasatch County, the “Conforming” limits were raised to $431,250.
This should open the door for Park City Home buyers to purchase or refinance their properties at “Conforming” loan rates, as opposed to paying “jumbo” loan rates. In recent weeks, jumbo loans have carried about a one point premium in rates over conforming loan products.
This is good news for buyers, as the “Mortgage Crisis” has made real estate financing more difficult and more expensive in recent months. Here are the new FHA Mortgage Limits for every county in the USA.
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Olympic Fun in Park City, Utah
December 11th, 2007 Categories: Deer Valley®, Dining & Entertainment, Lifestyle & Activities, Local Services, Shopping, Skiing, Utah Facts and Fiction
Utah’s Olympic Park in Park City, Utah
At the Olympic Park in Park City Utah average citizens get to experience the life of an Olympian.
You can experience riding behind an Olympian driving a bobsled at 70 miles an hour through the twists and turns of the Olympic track. This is not for the faint of heart or anyone pregnant or with back problems. It is however, completely fantastic, a once in a lifetime experience.
Other adventures at the Park include the chance to ride on the ‘steepest zip line in the United States’ or ride the chairlift to the top of the Nordic ski jumps.
Utah’s Olympic Park offers camps to train tomorrow’s athletes today. Even if you are in town for just a couple of days you may have the chance to participate in a ‘Learn to Fly Camp’ which could have you launching yourself into the air with skis on, planning on landing in a pool!
The two museums at Olympic Park are interesting and educational and the ‘Big Air Shows’ on Saturdays during the summer season allow the armchair athletes to vicariously enjoy the thrill of flying fifty feet in the air and splashing into a pool wearing skis.
The Olympic Park in Park City, Utah offers spectacular entertainment for the whole family. Weather, age and weight restrictions affect all activities so visit the Olympic Park website http://www.olyparks.com/
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Family Fun In Park City Utah
December 11th, 2007 Categories: Deer Valley®, Dining & Entertainment, Golf, Jordanelle, Just Outside of Town, Lifestyle & Activities, Local Services, Skiing, The Canyons®, The Heber Valley, Utah Facts and Fiction
Things to Do With Your Family in Park City, Utah
If you can’t leave your kids with the grandparents and don’t have the nanny that travels with you, kids are a part of vacations. They can be really fun to have along as long as they don’t get ‘bored’ Lets be honest, family vacations can be challenging enough without having kids who are ‘bored’. Keeping kids constructively occupied without shelling out big dollars can be difficult in a ski town during the season.
The children’s ages dictate family plans on a skiing vacation. Can they enroll in ski school so you can get your turns too or do you need to get daytime babysitter? Are they skilled enough to warrant a private instructor so that skiing with them is an option? Price can really climb with private instruction, but the upside is usually skiing with your kids sooner.
Obviously, with a younger age range, reserving a childcare service for a couple of adult nights makes sense as long as you can find reliable child care. Many hotels have services for babysitting and some do more expanded children’s programs. Check with the concierge about available services or visit ParkCitySitters.com for the most trusted service in 
Park City and Deer Valley childcare.
Check the local Park City movie theatres, Redstone Cinemas and Holiday Village Cinemas, the indoor and outdoor ice rinks, Gorgoza Park and Soldier Hollow tubing hills, The Egyptian theatre, and the Heber Valley Railroad. White Pine touring grooms three different cross country ski tracks on the Park City golf course, where you can also arrange sleigh rides and dog sled adventures. Contact the tour operators for schedules and availability.
The Utah Olympic Park has museums, rides, shows and camps. Check them out at http://www.olyparks.com/
Or, better yet, buy plastic sleds for everyone, find a small, safe hill and enjoy your vacation, together.
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Movie Theatres in Park City, Utah
December 11th, 2007 Categories: Deer Valley®, Dining & Entertainment, Lifestyle & Activities, Utah Facts and Fiction
Sundance Aside, Where Are The Movie Theatres in Park City, Utah?
The Sundance Film Festival every January brings visitors from around the world to watch films in Park City, Utah. It’s quite a spectacle, and worth a visit if you like rubbing shoulders with Hollywood heavy-hitters, A-list stars, and wannabes of all sorts.
If you’re not about the scene, and just want to take in a film or two while you’re visiting, here are your options…
The Holiday Village Cinemas is conveniently located next to the Albertson’s supermarket in Park City is closest to the slopes. To expand your options, the new Redstone cinemas offers eight screens at Kimball Junction walking distance to lots of dining and shops.
Click here for a comprehensive list of Park City movie listings and show times.
The Park City Film Series screens movies on weekends in the Jim Santy Auditorium. This is a great opportunity to see some alternative films that don’t necessarily make it to the local corporate theatres. This season the Park City Film Series is featuring films from the Best of Slamdance Series, the Sundance Institute Documentary Series, as well as free screenings of Reel Classics.
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The Most Overlooked Park City, Utah Winter Activities
November 27th, 2007 Categories: Deer Valley®, Dining & Entertainment, Just Outside of Town, Lifestyle & Activities, Local Services, Skiing, The Canyons®, The Heber Valley, Utah Facts and Fiction
Make No Mistake…
The World Class Ski Resorts at Deer Valley, Park City, and The Canyons Offer Some of The Best Snow Sliding on Earth…
But guess what? You can enjoy a great Park City winter vacation even if you don’t ride a single chair lift.
Skiing and snowboarding are not the only activities available in this picturesque mountain town.
Park City offers over 100 restaurants to choose from, but what will you do when you’re not skiing and eating?
Here are some ideas to get you started… Read the rest of this entry »
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Successfully Navigating Utah Liquor Laws
November 27th, 2007 Categories: Dining & Entertainment, Lifestyle & Activities, Utah Facts and Fiction
You can get a drink in Utah!
The liquor laws may seem foreign to most people not from Utah, but if you can navigate them with the help of the Park City Guru, you can enjoy yourself immensely in this picturesque ski town.
Your server in any establishment will try to make it easy on you to keep legal and happy, but there is a large difference in how you can drink depending on the license of the establishment, which is either a restaurant liquor licensee or a private club.
You cannot get served hard liquor until noon except at the airport, though domestic 3.2 beer can be served as early as 10am
Private clubs are the bars in Utah; to drink there you must join the club.
Usually this is accomplished by paying a nominal fee for a temporary membership, which should cover you for your stay.
You can sit at the bar in a club and can actually get a ‘double’ by asking for a ‘sidecar’ of the main liquor in your cocktail. This shot will be poured separately and has to be added into your drink by you.
Some bars and restaurants have the ability to serve their patrons alcohol when they are dining through the restaurant liquor license. If you are in this type of establishment, you must demonstrate your ‘intent to dine’.
The ‘intent to dine’ can be inferred by asking for a menu and is usually enough to allow you to buy one round at a restaurant, though your server may require you to order some food on your second round. Often they have a menu item that covers the legality for just a few dollars.
The servers will be fastidious in not serving you more than one drink at a time, though wine at a dinner table is a little more relaxed. You cannot get a ‘sidecar’ in these establishments.
Liquor stores are run by the state and are closed on Sundays. There is a small store on main street of Park City, and a very large one at the Snow Creek marketplace across from the supermarket.
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