Deer Valley, voted #1 Ski Resort, is offering its’ Season Passes and Locals Coupon Books online or at the ticket office a Snowpark, with the best prices if purchased prior to October 31, 2011. These packages offer significant discounts to daily ticket prices. To order online or for more information contact them at http://www.deerlocals.com.

Experience everything that the newly recreated Canyons Resort has to offer: 4,000 acres of amazing terrain, innovative new lifts, including the Orange Bubble Express with enclosed cabins and heated seats, a massive ski beach with fantastic apres ski offerings in the Resort Village and the Transitions Terrain Park. New this season, Canyons resort is offering a Family Pass Program. Purchase one regularly prices Adult Full Season Pass and you’ll receive 50% off on the purchase of up to two Utah Students Passes.

Their are a variety of passes available, including a 10 day coupon book for locals that unused coupons carry over to the following year, with the best prices before October 15, 2011. To puchase online or more information, contact Canyons Resort at http://www.thecanyons.com

The second annual Earthwell Festival will be held Sept. 10th and 11th at Kimball Junction in Park City, UT. The Festival is a green expo, mixed wtih a renaissance fair and sprinkled with some Burning Man for flavor. Earthwell is a solar powered town with its own streets, corner cafes and a club. Included will be a variety of music on several stages, an electrical vehicle rally, and a chef’s zone that will offer raw foods, healthy foods, adn locally sourced foods, as well as cooking classes. The Festival will offer 28 free classes and workshops throughout the weekend at “Earthwell University”.

On Saturday the times are 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, and on Sunday it will be open from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. Tickets are $10 and are available at http://www.earthwellfestival.org.

Cows in Tutus, crazy family fun, live music, rides, games, silent auction, food vendors, and the Legendary Cow Ballet will be in Woodenshoe Park, Peoa, UT on Saturday, September 10th from 2:00-8:00 pm. Admission is only $10.00. Children under 10 are Free.

This is the major fundraiser for Mountain Town Music and with a great turnout will help provide the continuation of free concerts throughout Park City in 2012.

For more information, please see http://www.mountaintownmusic.org

Come out and enjoy the beauty of the mountains and celebrate Snowbird’s 39th Annual Okterfest, Saturdays, Sundays, and Labor Day from August 20th through October 9th, 2011. Admission is free and the hours are noon to 6:00 pm. The Oktoberfest Halle is chock full of music, dancing and traditional German cuisine. Enyoy a bratwurst and sauerkraut with apfelstrudel and more. Kids young and old can enjoy face painting, caricature artist, inflatable rides, clowns, music, balloons and more.

Snowbird is located in the spectacular Little Cottonwood Canyon Canyon, an easy drive from Salt Lake City. For more information see http://www.snowbird.com

This Saturday, August 27th, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Main Street in Park City will be the site of a Harley-Davidson Rally and barbeque in the Brew Pub parking lot. Intermountain Harley-Davidson secured a permit to celebrate the summer ride. Approximately 450 people are expected. The Park City Harley-Davidson memorablia store will host an open house during the event. It should be “Happy people. Happy Riders. Lots of fun and maybe a little bit of noise”

I recently went to dinner at a new Park City restaurant. It is located in the old part of Kimball Junction near Loco Lizard. I had no idea what to expect but was so blown away that I think I could eat there every night.

The food is cooked in “Hot Pots” right at your seat. You can choose from a number of meat selections or go veggie if you prefer. You are then given a large plate of various vegetables and a bowl of rice. Once the spicy water in your pot is boiling your start to cook your food.. You eat the food in the rice bowl and have several dipping sauces. The food is unbelievably good! I had the shrimp and Jim had the beef. After you have eaten the main course you put the rest of your veggies into the water that you cooked everything in. In my case I put the leftover rice, veggies and noodles provided as well as the dipping sauces that I had left over into the pot. I can’t even describe how good that soup tasted.

I left Shabu Shabu House so full I could hardly walk but comfortable that I had a really healthy dinner. I plan to eat at Shabu Shabu House as often as possible. It is owned and operated by Brian and Nicki Nuygen. I have know Brian for close to 12 years and am so impressed with all the work both he and his wife have done in creating this small lovely restaurant. Their dedication to food excellence shows.

I recommend Shabu Shabu House to everyone. Tell your friends, Go have the a great healthy at a very reasonable price!!!!!

Tell them that Jim & Billie sent you.

The High West Distillery and Saloon will open later this month at the historic site of the National Garage in Park City, UT. Located next to the Town Lift the Distillery will offer visitors and skiers distillery tours, family-friendly Western fare, and a General Store where their brands of whiskey and vodka will be sold.

By opening the first Utah distillery since 1870, High West will hopefully dispel many of the popular myths regarding alcoholic beverage availability in Park City. For additional information visit High West Distillery.

If you have never seen dogs herd sheep then you don’t want to miss “The Foremost Trial in the World” according to the International Sheepdog News, York, England, will be held Friday September 4 through Labor Day, September 7th at Soldier Hollow in the Beautiful Heber Valley.

Besides Champion Sheepdogs from Around the World, there will be a Country Traditions Fest; with Navajo Rug Show, Hands on Animal Exhibition, the Splash Dogs High Flying Competition , Duck Herding, and Daily Performances by the Salt Lake Scots Bagpipe Band.

For more information see Soldier Hollow Classic.

Main Street in Park City will once again be the place for the annual “Running of the Balls” to benefit charity projects supported by the Park City Rotary Club and presented by Frontier Bank.

The “Balls” will run 15 minutes prior to the Miners Day Parade on September 7, 2009. Adopt a “Ball” for $5 each or 5 for $20.

For more information or to Adopt a Ball contact Park City Rotary Club.  Enjoy the fun and benefit a great cause!