Summit
County and Park City
are located in the heart
of the Wasatch Mountains,
part of the Rocky Mountain
Range. Park City is one
of the most easily accessible
mountain resort communities
in the county. The town
is only 30 miles east of
Salt Lake City and only
36 miles from Salt Lake
International Airport, via
a six-lane, all-weather
interstate highway (I-80).
No other ski town offers
this close proximity to
an international airport
which happens to have numerous
non-stop flights from all
over the U.S.
Park
City Real Estate
is much more affordable
compared to other ski towns
like Jackson Hole, Aspen,
Vail & Tahoe and offers
a greater selection of ski
in ski out homes, condos
and lots for sale.
Summit
County was one
of the fastest growing counties
in the US during the 1990’s
and currently has a population
of 35,090.
Park
City offers great
schools which are considered
the best in Utah and highly
ranked nationally. It's
a great place to raise a
family.
Alpine
Ski Resorts (Deer
Valley Resort, Park City
Mountain Resort and The
Canyons Reosrt) as well
as seven other ski resorts
within a 60 minute drive.
Deer Valley Resort Rated
#1 by Ski Magazine (October
2008). Park City Mountain
Resort Rated #1 Terrain
Park for two years running
by Transworld Snowboarding
(January 2006). Canyons
Ski Resort which is Utah’s
largest ski resort.
Alpine
Heart of the 2002 Winter
Olympics
Park City was founded as
a silver-mining town in
1869. By 1900, it was a
booming mining town with
10,000 residents and 100
saloons.
Second largest silver
strike in U. S.,
1,200 miles of mining tunnels
under the city; the deepest
mining shaft is 2,600’.
Flagstaff Mountain was the
first mining claim in Park
City. The area produced
23 millionaires including
George Hearst, grandfarther
of newspaperman William
Randolph Hearst., who owned
the Ontario Mine.
Hiking
& Biking Trails:
300+ miles of improved trails
for mountain biking, hiking
or horse back riding.
Golf
Courses Park City
offers several public &
private golf courses as
well as several gated golf
communities.
Ice
Rink new indoor
ice rink offers ice skating
and ice hockey.
Fishing
the Park City area offers
blue ribbon fly fishing
nearby. Fly Rod & Reel
Magazine (Nov/Dec 2005)
rated Park City as one of
the top 12 Fly-Fishing Retirement
Towns.
Public
Bus free throughout
the entire Park City area.
Elevation:
7,000’ at
Main Street: ranges from
6,500’- 10,000’.
Climate:
Temp.(max./min) 35/15 (Jan.)
82/52 degrees (july).
City Size:
12 square miles
Population Park
City: 7,854 year
round
Median Age:
32.7
School Population:
4,059
Assessed Property
Valuation 2001:
$3,390, 742,411.
Number of Primary
Dwelling Units:
2,624
Number of Secondary
Homes/ Units: 5,718
Number of Lodging
Rental Units: 6,060
units
Gross Taxable Sales:
$400 million in city
Number of Restaurant
in Park
City:115
Number of Park City
Business Licenses: 1,500
Number of Retail
Stores: 251 in
Park City & Basin
Number of City Police
Officers: 22
Number of City Employees:
269 full time equivalents.
Number of Miles
of City Roads:
94
The
Salt Lake International
Airport is served
by 17 airlines, with over
972 scheduled daily flights.
These airlines are AeroMexico,
America West, America West
Express, American, Atlantic
Southeast, Comair, Continental,
Continental Express, Delta,
Frontier, Jetblue, Northwest,
Northwest Airlink, Salmon
Air, SkyWest, Southwest
and United.
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