I get this question often. I assume that you stay in one of our properties in Park City proper. It means that you’re either at the base of a mountain or you’re staying on the free bus route. Either way, please know that you’ll have a parking spot. Finding parking in Park City is hard and you don’t have to go through that nightmare if you stay with us. 

I’ll list the pros and cons of having a car in Park City and then you decide. 

Advantages of renting a car in Park City

• You can keep some of your ski and/or snowboard equipment in the car. 
• You can drive to other resorts like Solitude, Brighton, Snowbird, Alta, Snowbasin, and Sundance. Driving to those resorts takes about 1 hour and it’s worth the drive. The drive is through beautiful canyons and the resorts have a totally different vibe than Park City resorts.
• You can spontaneously go to Salt Lake City for dinner one night.
• You can go to Salt Lake for a day to visit the Temple, Capitol Hill, Salt Lake itself, and Antelope Island. 
• You can drive to a supermarket and carrying your bags wouldn’t be a hassle if you have a car. 
• It’s easy to pick up your rental car at the airport. 
• You don’t need to rely on third-party transportation from and to the airport because you’re sitting in the driver’s seat. 
• You can go anywhere any time you desire. 

Disadvantages of renting a car in Park City

• Parking in downtown/Main Street is a hassle. If you cannot find parking on Main Street, know that you’re not alone! China Bridge Garage, one block West of Main street on Swede Alley, is the most convenient parking spot downtown. The second and local’s fav parking area is 153 Marsac Ave parking. It’s free, but you’d need to walk up and downstairs. 
• Parking in the mountain resorts is a hassle. In Deer Valley, after you park your car, you’d catch a trolley to the base. In Park City Mountain Resort, when the limited parking at the base is full, you’d need to park at the high school parking lot 1.2 miles away and catch their shuttle. So, if you decide to drive to the base, come earlier than chairlift’s start time. I recommend catching the bus if you’re not staying at the base of a resort. The bus picks you up in front of your building and drops you off on snow. When you rent with us, you’ll receive a guidebook, and in the guidebook, you’ll receive detailed instructions on how to run the Park City transit busses.
• You’re kind of stuck in Park City if you don’t have a car. If you want to visit other resorts in Big and Small Cottonwood Canyons, you’d need to arrange transportation. I have been skiing in Park City for more than 8 winters and I still find new trails that I have never been on. I recommend not to rent a car if you’re staying in Park City for less than a week. If you’re staying in Park City for more than a week, you may want to explore other resorts, Midway, or Salt Lake City. 
• If you fly before 8 a.m. from SLC Airport, your Uber or Lyft ride is not reliable even though it’s a scheduled ride. I missed my early a.m. flights twice because my scheduled ride didn’t show up. Uber and Lyft don’t take any responsibility if their driver doesn’t wake up on time, or if they don’t feel like working that morning, or if they don’t feel like driving on snow. If you don’t have a rental car and if you fly earlier than 8 a.m., I highly recommend booking a private ride with one of our partner transportation companies. 
• On certain properties, you may have to move your vehicle for snow plowing. It’s an inconvenience. 

If you stay at one of our centrally located rentals, you’d have options. All of our rentals come with a free parking spot for a car or SUV and all of our rentals are located on the bus route. So you can either drive your car or catch the bus. Here is the list of our conveniently located vacation rentals in Park City. 

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Here are 3 tips to unload from the chairlift safely without embarrassment. 

1. Keep your ski tips up, so that you don’t faceplant under the chair lift. 
2. Stand up by the signs AKA orange cones in Deer Valley, for instance. Your skis will caress the snow and you’ll get up.
3. Lean forward like a superwoman. 

Here is what NOT to do:

1. Keep your skis pointed straight ahead, and don’t wedge them or you’ll get tangled with the person next to you. 
2. Don’t use your poles. The chairlifts are designed to let you gently glide downward. Keep your poles in your hands to enhance your balance. You can also use one hand to push yourself off the chairlift. 
3. Don’t hang out in front of the chairlift drop-off point or other skiers will run into you. Get out of the way.

What to do if you faceplant.  Stay down or the chair may hit you. The chairlift operator will stop the chairlift and will help you get up. Be patient.

Hire an instructor and follow your instructor’s step-by-step instructions. Once you ride one chairlift, you can ride any chairlift. It’s the same principle for all of them. Before you take any chairlift, make sure that there’s a trail coming down that matches your skill level.

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A fellow ski instructor told me to work your ski boots like you’d work a woman: top to bottom. OMG! Did I just say that? So improper! But you get the idea. Start buckling from the strap, top buckle, ankle buckle, over the foot buckles. I like to keep the upper buckles tight and the bottom buckles loose.

Your boots should be so comfy that they hug your feet like a second skin. 

Wear one pair of long socks pulled up without leaving any creases or your feet will hurt. 

Pull gators over your boots and the tops of your pants over the boots. If you squish your pants inside the ski boots, your legs will hurt. 

Check your children’s and friend’s boots if they complain about pain in their feet and re-buckle them. There should not be any pain. Boots should be an extension of your body and not cause any discomfort. That goes for rental boots, too.

Ceylan, what kind of ski socks do you wear?

I’m glad you asked. I’m a big fan of compression socks. They’re thin so I feel any pressure points on my feet. The downside of thin compression socks is that they don’t keep you warm. Hey, I have boot warmers. You’ll buy a pair of boot warmers when you purchase your own ski boots.

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