2026-03-12

A Westgate week in Park City: what we'd repeat

Kitchen, pool, shuttle, Signature ski school, and the afternoon we quit early on purpose.

We know this unit. That is the unglamorous advantage. Boots dry in the same corner, groceries from Smith's, kids in the pool at 4:10 because that is when the tears start if you don't. Park City Mountain is a short hop. Deer Valley is a longer hop we didn't take this time because the Epic Pass was already paid for.

Ski school

Signature at the base. Two kids, two different levels, same pickup. Holiday-adjacent Saturday was a mess; Tuesday was a breeze. The instructor notes were actually useful — 'still sitting back, loved the carpet, ready for Bonanza tomorrow if the wind drops.'

What we'd change

We still over-skied day one. We still bought one on-mountain lunch we resented. We would book Tuesday–Thursday lessons next time and leave the weekend for family skiing on First Time when the lines thin after 11.

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