UTAH SKI VACATION HOME AND CABIN RENTALS

Some of our recent guests had rave reviews on their experience taking an evening sleigh ride. I thought I would pass on the details if anyone else is interested in enjoying this unique and memorable experience. Boulder Mountain Ranch in Park City, Utah offers 30 minute rides for $100 up to 5 ppl and $25 per person if you have more than 5 people in your group. Visit their website at www.bouldermountainranch.com . Rocky Mountain Sleigh Company offers dinner with their rides at $79 for adults and $59 for children 3-11 yrs old. Check out their dinner fare at www.rockymtnrec.com. While you are at it you might as well look into the tubing offered at Gorgoza Park www.gorgozapark.com . That is a favorite with my kids. You take the lift up effortlessly with an enormous tube and glide down to the warming hut to hot chocolate and snacks. It is totally decadent. Tubing rates for 2 hours are $10 (3-6 yrs) and $20 (7+ yrs).

Now that we have to pay extra for luggage when we fly the friendly skies, people are finding it cost effective and convenient to send ski equipment in advance of their ski trip to Utah, especially those with large families. Here are a few companies that can service guests if that is how they want to proceed. Try Sports Express (www.sportsexpress.com) or The Luggage Club (www.the luggageclub.com) Prices vary; sending a ski bag door-to-door from Atlanta to Salt Lake City in four business days was $95. Greyhound Package Xpress (www.shipgreyhound.com) charges much less. You do have to go to the Greyhound station to pick up the bag though.