Shopping

Oh my goodness – Park City has absolutely the best shopping of any ski town and attracts shopping aficionados and shopper-holics alike. Park city has all the retail therapy you could ever ask for. There is shopping of all types from high end boutiques selling fur to corner stores and outlet malls. There is shopping at the base of Park City Mountain Resort, in downtown Park City along Main Street, and also out in the suburbs at Kimball Junction.

Ski and Snowboard Equipment and Clothing Park City is definitely the place to buy a new ski outfit. There are at least 43 ski shops across the Park City area with a huge variety in brands available. At the Park City Mountain Resort base there are various ski and snowboard shops. Legacy Sports in the main plaza has high end gear without going to the extreme. Great brands are available including Spyder, DNA, Nordica and Karbon. They also sell lovely PC souvenir clothing pieces that you’d actually want to wear.

The two biggest ski and snowboard shops are Coles and Jans which have multiple locations across the area. The main shops are opposite each other in Park Ave. Both sell clothing as well as equipment. Jans has clothing from more functional and “sporty” brands such as Karbon, The North Face and Patagonia. For those who love ski clothing that is both functional but also super stylish, then Cole Sport (1615 Park Ave) is a shop to die for. It is a mass of colour and style spread over three floors with a huge range of upmarket brand clothing such as K-jus, Prada, Bogner, Descente, Phenix and Spyder. You won’t find any bargains here, but plenty of dream-worthy outfits and no shortage of fur trimmings. 

Park City Souvenir Shopping Lots of the shops at PCMR sell souvenirs, but the biggest concentration of Park City memorabilia is at The Shirt off My Back. Here they have all the Park City souvenirs you could ever want, but they mainly sell t-shirts and windcheaters. There are also various souvenir shops in Main St.

General Shopping The variety of shops in and around Main St is fabulous. If you can’t afford to splurge in Main St, then window shopping is fantastic too. There are galleries, boutiques, funky shops, cowboy shops and unusual stores. There is an Indian store and even an Australian shop called “Dreaming Down Under”. Main St has plenty of fur shops and even if you’re not interested in buying fur, they are still worth a visit. It is a great spectator sport! 

Grocery Shopping There are plenty of grocery stores in PC including Alberstons and 7-elevens. These can be a great place to get a cheap meal. Rite-Aid is next to the Albertsons in Park Avenue, which is a huge pharmacy that sells basic groceries and basic alcohol. To buy “real” alcohol, go to 460 Swede Alley or 1612 Ute Blvd.

Shopping at Tanger Outlets at Kimball Junction Outlet malls just aren’t what they used to be. The Tanger outlet shops at Kimball Junction may disappoint many shoppers but it really depends upon what you’re looking for. There is lots of cheap junk and if you arrive in PC with an empty suitcase and need winter clothes, especially casual ones, then you might enjoy the shopping experience. You could get very basic ski clothing at Columbia whilst the snowboard shop is rather unfortunate. Casual jackets are likely to be on sale at various places including Gap, and there are lots of shops to buy winter boots, both formal and casual. Chicks might enjoy the cosmetics shops where there are some good buys such as the travel packs that are even cheaper than on Strawberry net.

If you can be bothered going there, the no. 7 pink bus goes to Kimball Junction every 30 minutes. Very limited food is available with only vending machines and Mrs Fields’ Cookies, so girls don’t take a hungry grumpy boyfriend with you to Tanger Outlets.