Dining Guide

The Viking Yurt at Park City Mountain Resort is truly a unique experience. A snowcat-pulled sleigh (outfitted with warm blankets) draws guests up a ski run at Park City Mountain Resort through aspen and conifer groves and views of the starry skies. Inside the yurt, long wooden tables set with pewter dinnerware and candles, a roaring fire, and live musical entertainment on the baby grand piano set a Scandinavian tone for an elegant five-course dinner. Starting with glögg (a hot, nonalcoholic, berry-based drink spiced with cardamom, nutmeg, and cinnamon), the meal progresses with roasted red pepper soup, aquavit-cured salmon salad, braised short rib, a cheese and fruit course, and chocolate cardamom pot de crème with berries. Starting last winter, the yurt opened for lunch as well. It’s a great place to pull off the slopes and enjoy a buffalo brat with sweet onion jam, a cup of curry tomato coconut soup, a mouthwatering St. Andre grilled cheese sandwich with arugula and prosciutto, beer and wine, and, of course, the house-made strudel with warm vanilla sauce.