Motorized shades & blinds in Park City

Sun, snow and big glass at about 7,000 feet

Park City sits at roughly 7,000 feet, and the sun feels different here. UV is stronger at elevation, and from December through March the snow on the ground and the ski runs bounces light straight back through the windows. Rooms that face the slopes of Park City Mountain or the ridgelines above town can be hard to sit in on a clear winter afternoon. Furniture, wood floors and art fade faster too. That's why the most common request we hear in town is solar shades that cut the glare without hiding the view.

Neighborhoods and the windows they come with

Old Town homes and condos are often tight, tall and close to the neighbors, with older or out-of-square windows. Inside mounts need careful measuring, and privacy matters on streets where the house next door is a few feet away. Park Meadows, Thaynes Canyon and Prospector have more full-time families, with bedrooms that need real darkness and offices that need glare control. Homes near the resort bases and along the golf course tend to have the biggest glass, and that's where motorized shades make the most sense.

Ski condos and nightly rentals

A lot of Park City property is rented to visitors for part of the year. Rentals need shades that guests can't break, that look the same from the street, and that keep bedrooms dark for people sleeping after a day on the mountain. Battery motorized shades with simple remotes, or durable cordless manual shades, are both good answers. Schedules can close the shades between stays so the unit doesn't sit with sun pouring onto the furniture. Our short-term rental guide covers this in more detail.

HOAs, historic streets and property managers

Many condo buildings and planned neighborhoods in Park City have rules about how window coverings look from outside, often asking for a neutral or consistent backing color. Homes in and around the historic district may have their own considerations for anything that shows from the street. Check your HOA documents or ask your manager, and we'll bring fabric samples with neutral backings. If a property manager handles access, we can coordinate measuring and installation with them when you're out of town.

What we recommend most in Park City

• Motorized solar shades on great-room and slope-facing glass
• Blackout shades with outside mounts or side channels in bedrooms
• Double rollers where a room needs a view by day and privacy at night
• Away schedules for second homes, set up through smart shade control