Park City is an old silver-mining town at 6,936 feet in the Wasatch mountains, 2002 Olympic host and one of the few American ski towns with a real Main Street. It has two resorts: Park City Mountain, run by Vail Resorts, with bases at Mountain Village and Canyons Village; and Deer Valley, run by Alterra and still skiers-only. Park City Mountain is targeting 20 November 2026 to open, and Deer Valley 5 December, both weather permitting.
Main Street
High West Saloon
A distillery saloon at 703 Park Avenue, near the Town Lift, so you can ski to the door. Whiskey cocktails and a pretzel with beer cheese. It is walk-in only, and the wait starts building from about five.
No Name Saloon
At 447 Main Street, with a heated rooftop patio and buffalo burgers. It celebrated 25 years in 2025.
The Spur Bar & Grill
At 352 Main Street, with live music every night. This is where the evening goes after dinner.
On the mountain
Deer Valley
Deer Valley does après in champagne. At the Montage, a Veuve Clicquot yurt marks "Golden Hour" at 4pm with a restored mining whistle, with oysters and vinyl DJs later in the week. Chute Eleven, a 21-and-over champagne yurt outside Empire Canyon Lodge, has DJs. For something louder, the Sticky Wicket at Silver Lake Lodge is known for shot skis.
Park City Mountain
The Umbrella Bar at Canyons Village has live music through the afternoon, and Legends Bar & Grill sits on the plaza at Mountain Village.
Utah drinking rules
Utah's liquor laws are simpler than their reputation, but worth knowing:
- In a bar, anyone 21 or over with ID can drink without ordering food.
- In a restaurant, you need to order food to be served alcohol.
- Spirits are poured at 1.5 oz per drink.
- The drink-drive limit is 0.05%, the strictest in the US. Take the bus.
Getting home
The Town Lift connects lower Main Street with Park City Mountain, and you can ski back down to the bottom of town. Park City Transit buses are free.
What to wear
Park City is more relaxed than the big European resorts, and a little more Western. Winter highs sit around freezing and nights drop well below, so the terrace outfit is a tee or long-sleeve under an open shell, and the walk down Main Street needs a heavyweight hoodie or crewneck. Boots with grip matter more than anything else you wear.
Park City, worn
Our Park City Tee draws the town in the register of a 1960s resort poster, cut from 230gsm midweight cotton in a boxy fit. The Western series leans into the mountain-West side of American skiing.