by rbrooks » Fri Nov 04, 2005 10:31 am
I may or may not be typical, but when I come to Utah, it's for a Sat-Sat or a Sun-Sun vacation with my wife. We stay in a timeshare in Park City, of which there are at least a dozen, and spread out for a week with a kitchen, living room, 1 or 2 bedrooms, and all the creature comforts I can obtain.
Ebay, skyauction, tug2.net, redweek, luxurylink, and vrbo are all sites that I use to get a good price for a week I can get away. My current favorite is Marriott Mountainside--walk past the hot tubs, duck under the rope, and ski 150 yards down to the Payday lift.
We shuttle from SLC, and the Park City shuttle to downtown, Deer Valley or The Canyons is so efficient (and free) that we don't even rent a car. Of course, if you want to go elsewhere, you might need one.
Snowbird has a couple of timeshares whose owners rent them out, as does Brian Head, Solitude and Powder.
Anyway, it's an alternative. As I said, we'll be there 12/11-12/18.