Considering a move to Park City with wife and 5 year old daughter. We ski (downhill, nordic, backcountry), bike, climb, sail... all the things. We've lived in Breckenridge, CO in the past and then spent several years in Roanoke, VA and have been traveling in an RV for a year. We want to move back to a small mountain town out west. We've been back to Breck yearly and spent 2 months out there this past winter. Despite the lack of snow, the crowds in town and on the mountain were terrible and seem to have gotten worse each year. Parking is much worse with very limited free options.
So, is Park City just as bad? Are we just trading one crowded resort town for another? Will skiing with my daughter on the weekends be full of traffic, lift lines, and dodging tourists on the intermediate runs?
How do locals manage this?
Our goal is to be at a lower elevation and less crowded area than Breck but still ski daily (nordic, backcountry, or at the resort), have excellent airport access, and ski with our daughter on the weekends.