WHERE TO HIBERNATE
Hotels range from the super-budget Chateau Apres Lodge (1299 Norfolk Ave., [435] 649-9372) to the new ultra-posh, loftily priced Sky Lodge at the foot of Main Street (201 Heber Ave., [435] 658-2500). The Yarrow (1800 Park Ave., [435] 649-7000) is no-frills but Albertsons-adjacent. Another option: Craigslist Salt Lake City overflows with condo rental offers. Prices triple during Sundance; Presidents Day is the next biggie, with multi-night reservations required.
On the Screen
HOW TO SUNDANCE
Lauded as the festival for independently made fiction films and the most coveted showcase for documentaries, the Sundance Film Festival ( www.sundance.org/festival) jams Park City, pictured, with a smorgasbord of movies, music and, at the New Frontier on Main (333 Main St.), digital art. Many events and lounges, like the Queer Lounge (608 Main St.), are open to the public; the bountiful pop-up swag suites are not. Individual-ticket sales begin Jan. 14 at the Gateway Center (136 Heber Ave.) Day-of-show wait-list ticket lines at theaters form early for the hottest films. If you're desperate, hang out on the free city buses or trolley and ask if anyone has extras. The second weekend is the best-kept secret, as the industry, or PIB -- "people in black," to locals -- clears out.
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