Originally Posted by
jcrews
I lived in Sandy and worked in PC winter 2010-2011. Would have loved to live in PC as well, but my wife was working in Sandy and we shared a car. Parleys was also a concern of mine, but commuting through a whole winter I only had to put chains on once. I definitely recommend a 4x4 or at least AWD with some good snow tires just so you wouldn't have to use chains.
Park City is nothing like SLC. Not a lot of mormons, great schools from what I've heard from friends with children, an insane amount of outdoor activities year round, and lots of great people. You can't really get any closer to the ski resorts either. Another option to be close to the ski resorts would be to live close to either of the Cottonwood Canyons. Have you tried looking in the Jeremy Ranch area?
We're from California, currently in Puerto Rico, and looking forward to making our way back to Utah for the reasons listed above.
We have looked in Jeremey Ranch and liked the area. We also liked Pinebrook. I guess it really comes down to the commute for my wife. I would have no problem doing it myself as I have lived in cold climates. My wife on the other hand has never lived were it snows a lot. She does have AWD and I would put snow tires on but it would be a learning experience.