Park City, Utah

Local Update
A new restaurant opens this month at the 175-room Waldorf Astoria Park City, but its focus and name still are being determined. It replaces Spruce, an outpost of the San Francisco eatery founded by chef Mark Sullivan. The property offers about 5,300 square feet of meeting space. Currently being built around the resort is the Canyons Golf Course, which will open in 2013.

Plenty of changes have been made or are in progress at The Canyons resort, promising new appeal for groups. Two zip lines, which will be available year-round, open on the mountain in August. Now that the new orange bubble ski lift is up and running, the property's on-mountain restaurant, Lookout Cabin, is available for private groups of up to 100, also year-round. A new miniature-golf course is open for play at the base of the mountain. The Cabin restaurant at the 358-room Grand Summit hotel is being converted to meeting space; construction on the venue should finish up in July.

The 220-room Montage Deer Valley opened last December, in time to host M&C's annual Meeting and Incentive Summit. The ski resort on Deer Valley's Empire Pass features more than 17,000 square feet of meeting space and 35,000 square feet of outdoor event space. The spacious rooms all have gas fireplaces and a mountain or a valley view. An outpost of Compass Sports on property provides ski rentals and other equipment for mountain activities. Apex is the resort's fine-dining option.

The 199-room Park City Marriott has opened a new 2,072-square-foot meeting room called the Silver Mine. The room offers Wi-Fi and views of Park City Mountain. The property has 10,000 square feet of meeting space.

Hyatt Hotels & Resorts has taken over a property at The Canyons, now the 178-suite Hyatt Escala Lodge at Park City. The hotel was open for limited service this winter; its food-and-beverage outlets, including a restaurant and store, will be fully open by November. The Hyatt will have 4,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor function space, scheduled to be available by September.

Meeting Hotels
Among the area's many choices for meetings are the 450-unit Westgate Park City Resort & Spa, 350-room Canyons Grand Summit Hotel, 227-room Lodges at Deer Valley, 220-room Montage Deer Valley, 199-room Park City Marriott, 185-room Newpark Resort, 181-room St. Regis Deer Valley, 181-room Yarrow Resort Hotel & Conference Center, 180-room Stein Eriksen Lodge and 175-room Waldorf Astoria Park City.

For a complete listing of area properties, visit mcvenues.com.

Airport Transit
Salt Lake City International Airport, about a 35-minute drive from downtown Park City. Transfer to Park City, $74 roundtrip

Taxes
Room tax, 3%; sales tax, 7.45%; total tax on hotel rooms, 10.45%. At the St. Regis Deer Crest (in Wasatch County), room tax is 11.6%.

Group Venues
It's easy to inject culture into your time in Park City. Among the galleries available for smaller, private events are the Kimball Art Center (435-649-8882), which has three spaces available; and the Gallery Mar (435-649-3001), a modern space on Historic Main Street.

At Utah Olympic Park, elite athletes and elite-athlete wannabes, winter and summer, practice from the Nordic ski jumps, do freestyle aerials into a pool, and train in bobsledding, luge and skeleton, all of which visitors get to watch. Guests also can go for a bobsled ride in the summer, fly through the air on the heart-stoppingly steep zipline or rocket downhill on the Quicksilver Alpine Slide. For groups, the complex offers the Alf Engen Ski Museum, which hosts 400 for a reception; the Eccles 2002 Olympic Winter Games Museum, which holds 325 for a dinner; the Quinney Conference Room, seating 70 theater-style; a 225-seat theater; and the Ecker Hill Café and Patio, accommodating 130 for a dinner. (435) 658.4205

Take your group back in time on the Heber Valley Historic Railroad, which runs trips using two 1907 Baldwin steam engines and three vintage diesel locomotives. Among the scenic rides are the three-hour Provo Canyon Limited and the 90-minute Lakeside Limited. Private cars hold 48, 76 and 92 passengers; order catered fare for the excursion. (435) 654-5601

Outdoor Activities
A destination that receives hundreds of inches of snow each year sees springs and summers of running water. The Green, Weber and Yampa rivers are three of the bodies that swell with the runoff. Dinosaur Expeditions takes groups of up to 25 on the Green River, and larger parties on trips down Weber and Yampa rivers. (800) 345-RAFT

Just outside town, a wealth of activities await at Blue Sky Adventures, 3,000 acres of wild mountain land. On the agenda there are horseback riding, fly-fishing, mountain-biking, kayaking, rafting and hiking during the summer. In winter, add in cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and sleigh rides. (435) 336-2646

Golf
Among the courses available for tournaments are the Homestead Resort (888-327-7220); the Jeremy Golf and Country Club (435-649-2700); Park City Golf Club (435-615-5800); Park Meadows Country Club (435-649-2460); and Victory Ranch Club (435-785-5000).

Spas
At the Waldorf Astoria Park City, guests are pampered at the Golden Door Spa, 16,000 square feet of aaaaah. Try the Wasatch Mountain stone massage. (435) 647-5555

The Spa at Stein Eriksen Lodge is a  20,000-square-foot Norwegian facility of cedar, sage and pine. Sixteen treatment rooms are available for services such as the Après Ski Muscle Strain Therapy and Soak. (435) 645-6475

The 33-suite Sky Lodge welcomes spa-goers to the 5,500-square-foot Amatsu Spa. In addition to the usual massage options, the services include the Ofuro Bath Experience in handmade Japanese-style wooden baths. (435) 658-9411

The Spa at the Hotel Park City has eight treatment rooms. Signature therapies include the Relaxation Massage and the rhythmic Elemis Spa Massage. (435) 940-5080

The Spa Montage, right, has something for everyone in its 35,000-square-foot facility with 29 treatment rooms. Lithely Limbs is one therapy available from the signature-services menu. (435) 604-1300

St. Regis Deer Valley's 14,000-square-foot Remède Spa takes up the first and second floors of the hotel. Customized massages are on the menu using specialty products. (435) 940-5830

The Serenity Spa at Westgate Park City Resort, a 30,000-square-foot facility, has a menu of treatments for men among its options, such as the Teakwood Body Scrub. (435) 655-2266

ContactPark City Convention & Visitors Bureau, (800) 453-1360