Neat B and I were in Park City this past weekend for our last runs of the season. (Now it's time to pull out the impossibly tight spandex for road biking!) This is a trip we do often, but given the current geopolitical situation, we weren't exactly sure what to expect. But I will say that we were pleasantly surprised. When we picked up our rental car at SLC, the attendant, who was from Texas, immediately said that he was trying to figure out how to become the next Canadian province. He then proceeded to inquire about the quality of our brisket in a way that made it sound like a firm prerequisite. And virtually everyone we met on the mountain was extremely apologetic once they learned we were Canadians from Toronto. Frankly, they came across embarrassed, and they made it clear that they do not approve of what their government is doing right now. This made us happy to hear.

I still love you, Park City.

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We just did a complete overhaul of the landing page for Parkview Mountain House.

If you're a new reader, PMH is Globizen's "creative retreat" in Park City, Utah. We completed it and opened it up for reservations at the end of last year.

If any of you have feedback on the new page, I'd love to hear it. It was a lot of fun rummaging through all of the photos that I have taken there over the years during development and construction.

And as much as I love snowboarding, I also really enjoy visiting during the summer months. It's a close second. This year my plan is to get down there for some road biking.

Tomorrow is opening day for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival in Park City and Salt Lake City. This year it takes place from January 23 to February 2. For those of you who maybe aren't familiar, Sundance is the largest independent film festival in the US. In 2023, it had 423,234 combined in-person and online viewers, and, last year, it saw 72,840 in-person attendees (in a city with just over 8,000 people). So even though there's an online component, it's still very much an IRL experience.

If any of you have been before, you'll know that it's an awesome time to be in Park City. I have vivid memories of singing Phil Collins in a karaoke Uber. The bars and restaurants are also packed and the sidewalks are overflowing with people. So much so that, this year, Main Street is going to be converted to pedestrian only, which I understand is a first. The urbanist in me was obviously happy to hear this, and I now look forward to seeing it play out on the socials.

If any of you are interested in attending, Parkview Mountain House still has some dates available during the festival. Here's the link.

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