Park City Mountain Resort Blog

Shaun White Gets Summer Thrills at PCMR

We found one of our Park City All Stars getting in some summer thrills at the resort a few weekends ago. Shaun White proved that he's not just a fan of Park City Mountain Resort for our awesome Winter products, but for our summer adventures too! He and a few friends headed up to the mountain after Dew Tour and rode the Alpine Coaster, Alpine Slide and ZipRider™. Enjoy hearing Shaun White and friends scream like girls on the coaster and some sweet POV footage on the ZipRider™.

Becca's Story: My First Time on the Alpine Slide

We follow Park City local Becca, as she experiences her first ride on Park City Mountain Resort's Alpine Slide! Summer operations are in full swing here at the resort and the weather is perfect for a day in the sun. Browse our summer site for more information about available activities and pricing.

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Park City Mountain Resort Opening for Summer on Friday

Monday morning it snowed six inches. Luckily our summer team members are used to the snow because they had to work through a blizzard earlier this week  to get ready for our opening. We will open for the summer season on Friday, May 28.

If you haven't been to Park City Mountain Resort in the summer, add it to your bucket list. A couple facts:

- Our Alpine Slide was the first one in Utah (installed in late 1970's) and still is the longest with over 3,000 feet of track.

- Our Alpine Coaster is the only one in Utah and was the second one in the United States.

- Our ZipRider lets you fly above the tree tops, 110 feet above the ground.

- Our Little Miner's Park allows even the littlest kids to participate. In fact, I took my 4 mos old on the Merry-Go-Round.

These are only a couple of the adventures that can be found at Park City Mountain Resort. What's your favorite?

Getting Ready for Summer Operations

There is no denying that it looks and feels as though Winter has made a comeback to Park City Mountain Resort. Many of you are asking why we haven't been able to resume operations to allow you a few more turns on the mountain we all know and love. We've had Facebook comments and Twitter replies saying, "You closed too early!" I must admit that the onslaught of snow has made sitting behind a computer quite agonizing when all I want to do is play in the snow and remind my snowboard that I haven't forgotten about her.

However, we must not forget that Park City Mountain Resort is a fully-operating, summer, destination resort. We are scheduled to open for summer activities on Friday, May 28th and boy do we have our work cut out! Our grooming team has been hard at work since the day we closed for Winter. They are tasked with clearing all the snow from the bottom of PayDay lift so we can begin setting up the base area activities such as the Legacy Launcher, Human Maze, Climbing Wall, Miniature Golf and Little Miners Park. In addition to this, they are also working on clearing snow from the Alpine Slide, Alpine Coaster and the access roads on the mountain.

We're adding racks to Town Lift and PayDay Lift to allow mountain bikes. Also, readying the PayDay mid-station for ZipRider and Alpine Slide patrons to unload requires a large volume of work. Not to mention the general lift maintenance to keep our lifts that run all Winter and Summer long in prime condition. Starting on Monday we will have a full team of Summer Ops working around the mountain to ensure Park City Mountain Resort is ready to open on time for summer.

I have never experienced summer in Park City and I for one, can't wait to ride the ZipRider and Alpine Slide. I also plan to upgrade my beach cruiser (and tassels) and try out my mountain biking skills on Park City Mountain Resorts many trails. So maybe I must say a sorrow farewell to Winter, but there are many adventures waiting just around the corner.

A fast and fun ride on the Alpine Slide

We recently sent Nick, our intern, out to get some video of our summer attractions. So, here's the first of a series of videos showing a first person view of the fun and excitement of the summer rides here at Park City Mountain Resort. Thanks for the great cinematography Nick!