I have had a love-hate relationship with Park City over the last 5 years. First of all, I don’t like going places that require an hour long car ride. I know it’s weird and hard to understand but I even avoid trips up to SLC. One would think I would love to get out of Provo and into a bigger city with more things to do and see but it usually ends up being more of a hassle than it’s ever worth. If I have to make an excursion up to Salt Lake I usually treat it like a “pack a lunch we’re going to be gone all day” sort of thing. Or I’ll bribe myself to head up there by promising to stop for a Hires Big H veggie burger. (SO DELICIOUS) Anyway..
If SLC is too far, Park City has been way too far. I am quite a fan of the Sundance Film Festival and have attended each year I’ve been in college. In the beginning I used to see the films in PC which, I believe, is where my hate for the city began. During those 10 days of the festival, that city is a mad house. There is no parking anywhere, stupid people cover the streets, it’s freezing cold and dark, 4-wheel drive is always needed, it’s a mess. I’ve had my car towed several times from various PC parking lots, each costing over $200 just because they think they can charge that much. After my first couple terrible experiences with the film festival in PC, I only see movies at the Sundance Screening Room (best kept secret of the festival) or the various SLC theatres.
All that said, I decided to give the city another chance this winter. Saturday I went up skiing with Courtney. It was a great time—perfect weather, great snow, not too many people, etc. We met up with Charlotte who lives at the edge of the resort parking lot (which means we can park so conveniently at her apartment complex and warm up after we’re done).
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Good luck. Park City is a bit of a headache, but worth it if you can find good parking. That's nice Charlotte lives there.
Sounds fun. So if you can bear it, you should totally try to ski a lot during the festival because you always hear about big stars skiing during the festival so you just might run into some. Better yet - go as a single so you can jump on the lift with other groups. You never know who it might be!
No fair. I want to go skiing and run into Christine there.
When you sent me to Sundance for my birthday pedicure, the lady said that during the film festival the slopes were not very crowded... everyone came for the movies. Enjoy.
That's true, the slopes are pretty empty during the festival. However the parking lots are a completely different story! Yesterday Courtney drove around looking and waiting for a spot for over an hour before she had to give up and come back to Provo. Nightmare central.
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