PHOTOS
SARAH HOFFMAN; BOB CAREY ( 2) ; HOWARD KINGSNORTH/GETTY IMAGES ; PARK CITY ( 2)
POV
34
DECEMBER2015
AMERICANWAY
ParkCity
Goes
Supersize
Thisnew resort ishard
to topwithoutmovinga
mountain
Utah’sParkCity
needsno introas
a flagshipalpine
destinationwith
itsA-listmountain
resorts, colossal
slopes,Olympics
pedigreeand
charmingOldWest
town—allwithin
45minutesofSalt
LakeCity. Its latest
claim?Followingthe
recentmergerof two
neighboringresorts
intoasingle,gondola-
linkedbehemoth
undertheParkCity
banner, it’sAmerica’s
largestskiresort.
41 lifts.325runs. 17
peaks. 14bowls.And
therecord-busting
kicker—7,300acres
ofskiableterrain.
—JORDANRANE
Battleofthe
HolidayRock
Extravaganzas
Symphonic rockbandsMannheimSteamroller and theTrans-SiberianOrchestra
are sopopular atChristmas theyneedclones toplaydifferent citieson the same
night.Here’show they stackup in the race for yuletidegold.
—THORCHRISTENSEN
Christmas
(1984)
ChristmasEve andOther Stories
(1996)
Standard lights and video screens
Amad spectacleof lasers
andflamethrowers
Packsmidsize theaters
Packs 18,000-seat arenas
NewAge-y synthesizers
and stringswon’t upset the
grandparents
Coastingonbest-of
compilations
and liveCDs
Just released thenew studio album
Letters from theLabyrinth
FIRST OUT OF THE GATE
CONCERT WOW FACTOR
BOX-OFFICE BANG
CHRISTMAS-DINNER-SOUNDTRACK SUITABILITY
CREATIVE MOMENTUM
CHAMPION
Spinal Tap
-ishguitar
solosmight frighten
small children
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