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The yearly ski vacation is an exciting pastime for many families who enjoy the beauty and adventure of a Rocky Mountain ski vacation. The memories of these annual vacations can be some of your kid`s most vivid childhood experiences. Hopefully you will remember them with the same fondness as your kids.

By now you`ve reserved your tickets with the airline and rented a great condo near Park City Mountain Resort in Park City, Utah. Your condo is walking distance to the hill, has an outdoor hot tub, board games for the kids, and a well equipped kitchen. You know how much the kids will like coming home to tasty snacks and some warm hot chocolate by the crackling fire at the end of each day.

The only thing that might put your trip off to a rocky start is an unexpected complication on the day you arrive. Your plane is scheduled to land in SLC around 1:25PM in the afternoon. If things go to plan you should be able to get your luggage, put the family on the shuttle to Park City, and check in at the property management office. You will be unloading your things at your rental property by 2:30PM.

Once you`ve dropped off the bags, you`ll take the whole group into town for a bite to eat and then stop off at the equipment rental shop to get everyone`s ski rental equipment for the week. After riding the shuttle back home to unload the skis, it`s back on the shuttle to go to the grocery store and the liquor store. You should be back at your house around 6:45PM or 7:00PM.

Of course, you might save some time by calling a cab instead of the free shuttle or skip the shuttle and cab completely and rent a four wheel drive, but with the exception of the day you arrive and the day you leave, you`ll most likely leave your vehicle in the garage the remainder of the trip.

Things are mainly going to plan; however, you were a little surprised by the delays at the ski rental shop, liquor store and the grocery store. Most people stop skiing or snowboarding by 3:30PM so the busiest places in a ski town from 4:00PM to 8:00PM are equipment rental shops, the grocery store, and the liquor store. Locals usually avoid making trips to stores like this during the busy time because the lines at the check out can require a 30min. to 60min. wait.

Now imagine your hopes for a snow storm come true, as they often do in Utah, and you add eight inches of new snow to your arrival day errands. And we haven`t even considered what happens if your flight gets in at 4:15PM instead of earlier as planned, your shuttle is late, you make a wrong turn in your rental car, there`s heavy traffic on your way through town, or the kids are just moody and tired, etc.

The chance for delays is always there, but it shouldn`t affect your long deserved vacation. Suppose your vacation home was neatly stocked with groceries, everything already put away in the refrigerator and carefully arranged in the pantry, all right when you walk in the door. Now you can make everyone a snack and actually relax instead of handling a bunch of errands. The only thing to do now is wait for the ski rental delivery company to arrive and fit everyone`s ski rental equipment right in your home.

Since you`ve planned ahead you will be in good shape even if your plane is delayed, you get hit with a Park City snowstorm, or get delayed in traffic. Delivery services in Park City like Ski Butlers www.skibutlers.com and The Grocery Girls www.thegrocerygirls.com will make sure your errands are taken care of no matter what other inconveniences you may experience.

So take a few moments to make your Park City vacation a relaxing and memorable one. Place your grocery order with The Grocery Girls and they will coordinate with your rental manager to stock your condo before you arrive. The last thing for you to do is answer the door when your ski delivery technicians arrive to drop off your gear. Doesn`t this sound like a great way to start your next ski trip?

Lynda Lockwell has been involved in the Park City hotel industry for years. She recommends this site for grocery delivery in Park City.

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