Park City Mountain Resort has pushed back its opening day for ski season to Saturday, November 26th due to warm weather. Deer Valley is keeping its opening day for the ski season of December 3rd, 2016. With snow on the horizon Forbes Travel Guide - A Non-Skier's Guide to Park City shares activities in and around our fine town outside of skiing. The article gives ideas for the vacation-starved hotel lover, curious epicureans, the culture-thirsty visitor and the reluctant outdoorsman. This article partners nicely with the fact that Conde Nast Traveler rated Park City as the 2nd friendliest city in the United States for 2016. Their readers raved about Park City—"the friendlier and more casual" mountain town, where even at the height of winter ski season or the Sundance Film Festival in January, "the locals were extremely friendly and welcoming." Service is also a top priority at the resorts: One guest of the Montage Deer Valley told a story about how her children were greeted by name on arrival, given a stuffed animal, and found hot chocolate and cookies waiting for them in the room.

The Wife and I enjoy the many restaurants of Park City and our friend Chris McLaws and her company Gourmand Tours is in the news again - this time in a new article by the Chicago Tribune regarding the Park City food scene. Peggy Wolff of the Tribune says "Park City is undergoing a restaurant renaissance, which is good news for hungry skiers about to flock to this mountain town that's home to Deer Valley and Park City resorts". Trip Advisor listed its top 10 rated restaurants in Park City with Riverhorse on Main topping the list and with over 100 restaurants to choose from in the area - there is never a shortage for food around town.

Looking for something to do this week...

Endangered Landscapes: America's National Lands November 16 - November 24, 2016 at Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter

IBSF Para Bobsled and Skeleton World Cup - November 16 - November 19, 2016 at the Utah Olympic Park

Cooking Classes - Active, Hands On - November 17 - November 17, 2016

Park City Film Series - Audrie & Daisy - November 17, 2016 with the Park City Film Series

Giving Tree Festival Parade of Trees - November 18 - December 2, 2016 at local businesses throughout Park City

Kimball Clay Studio Holiday Ceramics Sale -November 18 - November 20, 2016 at the Kimball Art Center

Little Shop of Horrors - November 18 - November 26, 2016 at the Egyptian Theatre

Climbing Wall - November 20 - December 31, 2017 at the Swaner Preserve and EcoCenter