Ski Park City – Enjoying cozy family time 😊 – By Lily

On the first day of the new decade, we headed to Park City Utah for our family vacation. Despite the late hour and a light snow falling at Park City, we got to our destination smoothly. Our apartment was conveniently located across the street from Park City Mountain Resort entrance, so just a few minutes of walk to the lifts.

Park city Mountain Village  - entrance to the slopes

On the 2nd day, Justin was eager to test out his demo skis (with the intent to purchase) and hit the slopes right away. While the rest of us secured our rentals, took care of the groceries and got familiarized with our surroundings. Allan and I went to Antelope Island state park to see the Great Salt Lake in winter. It definitely looked different than what he saw a few weeks back in November. The lazy winter sun added a layer of mystery to the lake, making it hard to distinguish snow vs. salt, making the vastness of the lake more impressive.

Winter at Great Salt Lake 

The next day turned out to be a gorgeous day with blue sky and cozy sunshine. We all hit the slopes. Since Allan and I are no match to the kids for speed and skills, we took the easier blue trails while the two boys skied all over the mountains. We had lunch together every day to have some time together while in the mountains. Each day we went to a different restaurant on the mountain, Summit house, Cloud dine, and Miner’s camp. I was very impressed by the services at all restaurants. The food was on the pricier end, but the menu was good! There was never long waiting lines, we could always find a table, and people here are very conscientious about minimizing waste and protecting the environment. At lunch time, we traded information about the lifts and trails and joked about our falls 😉

On the slopes at Park City

Every day Allan and I skied until the lift closed and finding the kids already crashed at the rental house. Once “home”, I would make some tea, prepare some fruits, and we would watch football together. With a small apartment, everyone was in the same room making conversations so much easier. For a moment I wished we could have this kind of intimacy everyday at home. Both boys are into cooking and they are both very good at it! So we took turns to cook dinners, salmon, chicken, steak. We hustled and bustled in the small kitchen giving each other a hand. Every single meal was way better than the night we had dinner out at a local Thai restaurant (yeah, that was a wrong pick!). 

at Vacation home

food we cooked

Time to head home after five days. We bid our goodbyes at the airport and headed to different directions. I guess this would be our new norm, family time during vacations only.