One more week of skiing and riding at Park City Mountain Resort!

I was lucky to 'escape the office' for an hour or so this morning to get up to Jupiter Peak for, what I think, was the best powder skiing of the season (so far). I'm not sure if it's some sort of April Fools prank or what, but the skiing and riding the past few days has been epic...and because of that we are extending our season by a week, with our scheduled closing day now pushed back to April 18, 2010!

Here are the details on our extended season:

“Thanks to the recent return to winter and an 87-inch settled base depth, the current conditions are the best they’ve been all year, which is why we’ve decided to stay open for an additional week,” said Peter Curtis, president and general manager of Park City Mountain Resort.  “We will continue to deliver an exceptional guest experience, maintaining our grooming standards and high-level of guest service.” 
 
Beginning Monday, April 12, 2010 the resort will operate eight lifts including PayDay, Crescent, Bonanza, Silverlode, Thaynes, Jupiter, First Time and Three Kings. Pick’n Shovel, PayDay and King’s Crown terrain parks will also be open.   Lift ticket pricing for the extended week of the season is as follows:

       Adult (ages 13 and 64)         $ 65

       Seniors (ages 65 and up)     $ 45

      Children (ages  7-12)            $ 40

The Canyons and Deer Valley Resort season pass holders will be able to purchase a single-day lift ticket to the Resort for $25 when they show their current 2009-2010 season pass. 
 
Additional Park City Mountain Resort hours of operations scheduled for the extended week of the season include the following:

       Kristi’s Coffee  Café             7:30am – 5:00pm

       Legacy  Sports                     8:00am – 6:00pm

       Legacy  Café                        10:30am – 3:00pm

       Summit  House                    10:30  a.m. – 3:00pm

       Legends Bar and Grill           11:00 a.m. – 7:00pm

       Alpine  Coaster                    noon  – 4:00pm

Park City Mountain Rentals will be fully operational through April 18; however the Demo Center and Ski Valet will close as regularly scheduled on April 11. 
 
The long-range weather forecast is calling for snow off and on through April 18, 2010.

Comments

[Tom]

Hello from MA! My family and I are coming to Utah for the first time and are looking forward to the trip. Although we were not originally planning to ski, upon hearing that you'll be open, we are going to ski the 18th (we are coming in the 17th). I was just wondering what to expect weather-wise. I know things are changeable, but we don't really know what to pack.

Eric replies:
Hi Tom, great to hear that you're going to get a day on our slopes in after all. Looking that far into the future would take a lot more forecasting skill that I have, all I can do is point you to the 8-14 day forecast that shows things as being pretty average:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/814day/
What that means, could be wintry, like what we have now, or could be spring, I'd recommend checking, if you can, once we get within a week of your arrival and hopefully the forecast will be a bit less hazy. In any case, I'm sure you'll have a great time!

[Claire]

Hello, I have a lift ticket I already bought with an expiration date of 4/11 -- the date the season was originally supposed to end. Now that the season has been extended, can I still use that ticket between April 12-18 despite the expiration date? Thanks in advance for your help.

Eric replies:
Claire, as long as that ticket has not been scanned it will be valid for the extended week. I'm told that the majority of our ticket products will work by just going to the lift, but a few may need to be brought by our ticket office to be validated. Have fun!

[doug]

Since spring skiing has turned into the most consistent and epic powder skiing of the season, why not stay open until the 24th so we can ski some soft corn in short sleeves?

Eric replies:
Hi Doug, I haven't heard that we are thinking of doing another extension, but we will be sure to post if that comes to light. Personally I did get a little bit of spring skiing in a week or two ago, but this powder right now is absolutely amazing!

[George T.]

Are there any price breaks for other Powdr owned properties?

Some of us in Colorado will be going to Utah for a few days and would like to have the same advantages that Cay. and D.V. pass holders get.

Eric replies:
Hi George, we'd love to see you over here in Utah! We offer a 20% discount off the daily ticket rate to anyone with a season pass from a Powdr family resort. Just bring your season pass to any ticket window to redeem.