Scott Larson's Blog

Today is the last day of skiing at Deer Valley and at Canyons Resort for the 2013-2014. Even in a lean snow year like this one it is the lack of skiers and not the lack of snow that causes the resorts to close when they do.  There is still almost 100% coverage anywhere on the mountain and excelle...

This morning as I was taking Jasmine for a walk we saw a Coyote standing in the road ahead.  He moved off the road when a car came by but when we passed I noticed him standing just a short distance from the road staring straight at us, not fazed at all. He is right in the middle of the picture st...

I represented the buyers in their purchase of 2585 Larkspur Dr. in Park City. We looked at numerous homes in a number of different neighborhoods over a 6 month period before settling on the perfect home for them. This transaction was not without it's bumps as a better offer came in just before th...

The crowds are largely gone for the year but the snow is not, as you can see by these pictures I snapped this morning at Park City Mountain resort. PCMR received 10 inches of fresh snow in the last 24 hours and with temperatures in the high 30's today, mid winter conditions are in order for the n...

The American Red Cross will be hosting a blood drive at the Basin Recreation Fieldhouse this Friday March 28, 2014. There is an urgent need for blood throughout the United States and there is never enough blood to meet needs. I urge anyone in the Park City area to consider giving blood wither thi...

The 7th annual Canyons Resort Spring Gruv starts today and will continue untl March 30, 2014.  For the next ten days there will be activities galore including free concerts and the always popular pond skimming contest. Schedule of events: Friday March 21-Sunday March 23:  Jibbin for Juniors.  A f...

Life is a wondrous thing isn't it? I am reminded each day as I see my two daughters just how much truth there is to that statement. My five year old was so excited to show me something this morning....She took me into the bathroom and the the mischievous Leprechauns (my wife) had turned the toile...

Every Saturday this spring from 3-5 PM a different band will be performing on the Payday deck at Park City Mountain Resort complete with a beer garden serving a variety of delectable beers. Local bands including Lash Larue, Ugly Valley Boys and Sideshow Ramblers are among the featured acts. All s...

The 2014 Youth Ski League Championships were held this past Saturday and Sunday at Snowbird Utah and were attended by all of the top ski teams in the area including Snowbird, Brighton, Ogden Valley, Snowbasin, Rowmark Ski Academy, The Summit Ski Team (my daughter's team) and the 800  lb. gorilla ...

According to a recent study conducted by CoreLogic, over 4 million US homes returned to positive equity in 2013. 6.5 million homes or 13.3 percent of all residential properties with a mortgage were still in negative equity at the close of 2013. Negative equity peaked in December 2009 when more th...