Park City is a town in Summit and Wasatch counties in the state of Utah. It is considered to be part of the “Wasatch Back.”  The city is 32 miles southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and 19 miles from Salt Lake City's east edge via Interstate 80.

The population was 7,371 at the 2000 census.  On average, the tourist population greatly exceeds the number of permanent residents and can swell to more than 20,000 during peak times such as the Sundance Film Festival.  After a population decline following the shutdown of the area's silver mining industry which led to inclusion in a book about ghost towns of the American West, Park City rebounded during the 1980s and 1990s as skiers discovered its other treasure, The Greatest Snow on Earth.

The city has three major ski resorts: Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort, and Canyons Resort plus the cross-country ski area of White Pine Touring. The Park City and Deer Valley ski resorts were the major locations for ski and snowboarding events at the 2002 Winter Olympics.  Additionally, Park City is the home of the United States' largest independent film festival, the Sundance Film Festival, United States Ski and Snowboard Teams, the training centre for members of the Australian Freestyle Ski Team, the largest collection of factory outlet stores in northern Utah, and the 2002 Olympic bobsled/skeleton/luge track at the Utah Olympic Park.

Outdoor-oriented businesses such as backcountry.com, Rossignol USA and Skullcandy have their headquarters in Park City.  Park City is also the original home of the Mrs. Fields Cookies chain.  The city also boasts many upscale luxury retailers, clubs, bars, and restaurants.  It is one of the wealthiest cities in the United States and is notable for having a large number of Northern and Central European immigrants. It is also generally thought to be the most liberal city in Utah.

In the summertime many residents of the Wasatch Front visit Park City to enjoy the exceptional summer weather.  Summer temperatures in Park City average 11 degrees cooler than Salt Lake City because the mountain town sits 7,000 feet above sea level.  In 2008, Park City was named by Forbes Traveler Magazine among one of the 20 'prettiest towns' in the United States.  Park City is often mentioned in top ski, travel, and adventure magazines across the world.