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The Utah Olympic Park will host the Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Olympic trials Saturday and Sunday December 28 and 29 2013. The US has been traditionally weak in the nordic combined but hauled in 4 medals at the last Olympics and reigning Olympic Champion Bill DeMong will again be trying to m...
12/26/2013
In this 50th anniversary season at Park City Mountain Resort, this will be the 50th torchlight parade that has been held every year since the resort opening. Ski and snowboard instructors will ski in a serpentine line down Payday run, torches in hand, with the one and only Santa Claus bringing up...
12/23/2013
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Every year on Christmas Eve my children and I sit down at the computer to track Santa Claus on the official Norad web site and we also try to make a phone call or two to find out exactly where Santa is and when we can expect him to make it to Park City. This tradition started on December 24, 1955...
12/22/2013
US home prices have increased by an estimated $1.9 trillion dollars this past year according to a study conducted by Zillow. The total value of all residential real estate in the US is now $25.7 trillion dollars, up 8% over a year ago. This is the second year in a row of gains, roughly doubling l...
12/21/2013
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On my way to work this morning I caught a glimpse of the bachelor herd of bull elk for the first time this year. I have seen a few bull elk this fall, but just one at a time, and though I am sure their buddies were near this is the first time I have seen them all. There are 9 in this group, a few...
12/20/2013
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One of the premier developments in all of Deer Valley is the Stag Lodge in Upper Deer Valley. The Stag Lodge was built in the early 1990's and is entering it's third decade of service. It occupies one of the best plots of real estate on the mountain, right at the intersection of the last Chance...
12/17/2013
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Park City Dance Company will present their rendition of The Nutcracker at the Eccles Center at Park City High this Saturday December 21, 2013. The show includes ballet dancers of all ages from Park City Dance Company. Both of my daughters dance at Park City Dance company but my younger daughter ...
12/16/2013
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If you were wondering where the deals are in Park City and Deer Valley real estate, look no further than ski condos in Upper Deer Valley. This is an area that has certainly picked up over the last few years but has not caught the type of bid that many other areas of Park City have. Prices are st...
12/13/2013
Santa Claus himself will make a grand entry into the Town Lift Plaza on Saturday December 14, 2013 when he arrives on the Town Lift at precisely 5:30 PM. This is a free event to kick off the holiday season in Park City and refreshments will be provided. There will be cookies, hot chocolate and p...
12/11/2013
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According to Deutsche Bank, US home prices are expected to jump 21.5% over the next three years. They expect this rise to be uneven with the hardest hit markets rebounding the most but with increased prices in all 25 major metro areas covered. Deutsche Bank is expecting the opposite of the negati...
12/09/2013