Tom Hanks, owner, 24/7 Express Handyman Service · Updated September 2026
24/7 Express Handyman Service answers burst-pipe calls in Park City. 55°F is the minimum thermostat setting IBHS recommends keeping in a home no one is occupying, to keep pipes from freezing. (IBHS Winter Weather Ready Guide news release) 6,900 feet is the elevation of the NOAA climate station in Park City, whose 1991-2020 climate normals record a January average low temperature of 15.6 degrees Fahrenheit and an average January high of just 32.7 degrees Fahrenheit, keeping daytime temperatures at or below freezing for much of the month, plus 2.25 inches of average January precipitation. (NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Monthly) — Park City, UT)
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Parleys Canyon closes in heavy snow; the dispatcher gives a live estimate before rolling.
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Park City's nightly rental ordinance requires each licensed property's responsible party to live within a one-hour drive of the property, remain reachable by phone twenty-four hours a day, and respond to inquiries within twenty minutes of receiving them. (Park City Municipal Code §4-5-3, Regulation of Nightly Rentals) Park City's nightly rental ordinance also requires snow removal service to off-street parking facilities associated with the rental property, so that off-street parking is at all times available for occupant use. (Park City Municipal Code §4-5-3, Regulation of Nightly Rentals)
Calls come from around Main Street, Jordanelle, I-80 / Parleys, the basin, up in Park City.
There is no single trigger temperature since insulation and exposure matter, but IBHS and DC Water both advise keeping an indoor thermostat no lower than 55°F to keep pipes from freezing. Park City's own January average low, shown above, is the number worth watching.
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