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The Viking Yurt at the Canyons in Park City
You may remember me talking about the Yurt last year on my blog when we took Eric's office there for the Christmas Party. But, last night we went again. It is sort of a winter tradition for us. When we got married Eric's cousins Weston and Cat gave us a gift certificate to do a night at the Yurt for our wedding gift. We loved it and have returned every year since.
The Yurt is an entire evening of unique-dinner experiences. First off you start our by boarding a sleigh with the other 30 guests for the Yurt (only 32 people can go up per night) and you take a 30 minute sleigh ride up the snowy mountain (sleigh pulled by snow cat) to 8,000 feet elevation to this....
Cozy couples on the sleigh ride
A private little Yurt
(click HERE to find out what a Yurt is)
Inside there is solar powered lanterns for light, a fireplace that gives off the heat, and baby grand piano and beautifully set tables)
They serve you a 7 course meal (yes, it was free day) over the next 3 hours, while you just relax, eat slow and enjoy the company.
It amazing thing about the gourmet food, is that the Yurt has no running water or electricity so all the food is brought up on snomobiles. You forget that so much effort is put into it because it feels like a luxurious restaurant inside.
This year we went with Aaron and Ashley Waller
And Matt and Edy Atkinson
It was such a fun evening. As it always is. We laughed and talked and have a great time.
I told everyone before the night that if you don't make it to the base of the Canyons by 6 pm that they would leave us (which is true), and there is no other way up to the Yurt (true) and you don't get your money back (also true) and who ended up running late? Me and Eric. We ran to barely make it on time. But, it was so fun. It wasn't snowing too much so we got to enjoy the beautifully snowy scene during the sleigh ride.
By the way, can you tell which pics were taken with my good camera opposed to my little point and shoot digital? Dang, it's like night and day.
8 comments:
I am so jealous and still ticked that when we went got screwed... but oh well Hopefully we will be able to do it again....
I would like to try it again sometime. It was fun for the christmas party.
Hello there! So I randomly stumbled upon your blog...we must know some of the same people (go figure?! haha) and I look at it occasionally b/c I just love your style and cute little posts...anyways when I saw this post I immediately checked out the yurt! Was a fabulous idea! Just wanted to say hi and thanks for the recommendation!
rowan.hayley@gmail.com... how have i lived in utah for 25 years and never heard of that?!... looks like tons of fun.
how fun and romantic! Good to know about!!
totaly bummin right now... Josh and I have been going to the yurt every year for the past 5 years and it sucks cuase this is the first year we havent been.. That is so cool that you guys made it up.. sounds like a fun night. Never a dull moment with the kandells.. missing ya always
I decided to go private because of something that happened to my sister. If you who want an invitation please give me your email address. Sorry for the inconvenience but I'll feel much better.
What a cool place. You guys are always up to something fun. I bet you have good some ideas for me... see my blog :)
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