Sundance’s growing pains

Sundance Resort had, until now, always been a favorite of ours, so this Sunday afternoon, as temperatures were up and we had nothing better to do, we decided to drive over and see what was up with this pristine mountain spot. The 35 miles scenic drive only takes 45 minutes from our Park City home, so we did just that, passed two reservoirs filled with weekend crowds enjoying the sunny day and finally got to our destination. 

I must say that, before we even got there, I was fearing that parking might be a challenge, but that was without counting on “Take 2” a major construction project that will house a sixty-five-room inn, developed with help for funding from Utah’s Military Installation Development Authority (MIDA). Suffice to say that I was right and that we had to park, up the hill, ½ mile away. 

Since we didn’t see any sign for shuttle transportation we walked down to the resort, and realized after the fact that there was in fact a shuttle service available. Just no good signage. Why in the world weren’t there any decent indications of that shuttle service? 

The place was mobbed, but we hoped to get an ice cream for moral comfort. Even though the temperature was close to 90 degrees there, the cafe served everything but ice-cream. After investigating, we were told to try the Owl bar in case they had ice-cream. We were told “Yes we do but you must wait till 5 pm, when the restaurant starts serving!” It was just 2:30 pm. Of course, there were no other businesses open but this cafe and that bar. 

The place is woefully under-equipped to cater to small crowds and need to beef-up its food and beverage offering. Profoundly disappointed, we sat for a while, watch a crowd of despondent folks ambling around (just like us) probably looking for… ice-cream! 

We drove back home, I posted this commentary on Google, then we had a delicious gelato on our deck looking at Jupiter Peak. Nothing beats Park City!