What’s in and out? It’s not just a burger. Of course, I can’t speak for anywhere else, but I polled a random selection of friends here in the Park City bubble to compile an insider’s guide to what some of us think will be in and out for 2024. Agree? Great. Disagree? Let me know. As far as I’m concerned, trolls are out. But having an opinion is always in.
Out: Ubers or Lyfts without snow tires
In: High Valley Transit vans with ski racks
Out: Skinny jeans with boots
In: People who don’t give AF that skinny jeans and boots are out
Out: Rude tourists
In: Utah nice
Out: Taking iPhone pics of overly priced restaurant food
In: Taking time to cook and eat with friends
Out: Dating apps
In: Applying yourself to meet someone IRL
Out: Playing music on a portable speaker in the gondola
In: Listening to live music at the The Marquis
Out: Fearing ChatGPT
In: Being brave enough to chat up a stranger
Out: Idling in ski traffic
In: Bus lanes
Out: Tossing your Christmas tree in the garbage
In: Donating 40 bucks to the PC Lacrosse team to come pick it up for recycling
Out: Online shopping
In: Shopping local
Out: Ginormous Stanley water tumblers
In: Regular Nalgene water bottles
Out: Tipsy Elves
In: Ripped Levis
Out: Screen time
In: Ice time at the new City Park rink
Out: Sake bombs
In: Avy bombs
Out: $1,700 “Tartan Cashmere” shirts from Gorsuch
In: Second-hand flannel from the Christian Center
Out: Paywalls to read the news
In: Park City Library card
Out: The word “rizz”
In: Genuine charisma
Out: Wood burning stoves
In: Handknit sweaters
Out: California license plates
In: Chicken tendy plates at Red Tail Grill
Out: AI-generated profile pics
In: Real face time
Out: Worrying about how many followers you have
In: Being an actual leader
Out: Bed bugs
In: Couch potatoes
Out: Low-carb everything
In: Windy Ridge croissants
Out: First chair powder mania
In: Crack o’ noon — no pressure during high pressure
Out: Lunch-time Zoom meetings
In: Lunch lap chairlift meetings
Out: Tower cranes
In: Douglas firs
Out: Ninja ski masks
In: SPF 50
Out: GoPro selfie sticks
In: iSkibikes for NAC adaptive athletes
Out: Loud-talking on your speakerphone on the checkout at The Market
In: Saying hi to the guy bagging your groceries
Out: One day, I will …
In: Today is Day One
Out: Lift lines
In: Laugh lines
Out: All the people yelling that e-bikes are illegal
In: 5-hour e-bike rides without running out of battery
Out: Aperol spritzes at The Vintage Room
In: Apres tailgates
Out: Ski industry corporatization
In: Backcountry skiing
Out: Mic drops
In: Rope drops
Out: Taylor Swift
In: Liggety Split
Out: Church of Dirt
In: Finding your own secret spot
Out: Circling back after the holidays
In: Storm cycle rebounds after the holidays
Out: Bragging about how healthy you are
In: Getting stoked about your impending pow flu
Out: Bitching and complaining about Park City
In: Remembering how lucky you are to live here