Table setting in candlelight at Après Ski Dinner party; Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City, Utah

Use these helpful tips to plan a party while on vacation:

• Confirm your room layout.
  
• Call ahead to check on amenities.
  
• Create a design scheme before you go.
  
• Pack things that are easy to transport like fabrics, candles and corkscrews.
  
• Don’t forget the music.
  
• Plan ahead and you’ll have more time to enjoy your vacation.

Jo-Ann Fabrics
1637 Lincoln Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310-450-6441
www.joann.com
Cost: faux fur used for pillows and as tablecloth, $15 a yard; small wreaths used for napkin rings, $0.50 each; beads used to decorate the rim of charger plates, $0.35 a pack; buttons used to decorate napkin rings, $1.50 a pack; plastic foam balls used for a snowball flower decorations, $2; feather boas used for table décor, $12 each

Cost Plus World Market
200 4^th St.
Oakland, CA 94607
510-893-7300
www.costplus.com
Cost: chargers decorated with beads, $5 each; mirrored coasters to add sparkle to the table setting, $3 each; white napkins used as dinner napkins, $10 a pack

Deer Valley Resort
Park City, Utah
435-649-1000 or 800-424-3337
www.deervalley.com
Cost: skiing pass, $69 for a full day (other packages available)

R. Jack Balthazar, event planner
South Pasadena, Calif.
323-222-7002
info@rjackbalthazar.com, www.rjackbalthazar.com

Stein Eriksen Lodge
7700 Stein Way
Park City, UT 84060
800-453-1302
www.steinlodge.com

Marker
1070 West 2300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84119
800-462-7537
www.markerltd.com

Nils
2550 Cadillac Ave.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
800-933-6457
www.nilsskiwear.com
High-end ski clothing