Park City Mountain Resort Blog

Ted Ligety gets his Christmas Wish at Park City Mountain Resort

Park City local, Ted Ligety, coming off three GS World Cup race victories, had a chance to enjoy some of the five plus feet of snow received at Park City Mountain Resort the last four days. In between untouched pow turns, Ted talks about growing up on the slopes of Park City Mountain Resort and how the mountain has been such a big part of developing his skiing. As recently mentioned in the New York Times, Ted is a skier first and a racer second.

Watch the video below to see Ted Ligety in action on the mountain and click here to see more photos.

47th Annual Torchlight Parade at Park City Mountain Resort

We invite you to join us on Christams Eve for the Park City Mountain Resort torchlight parade. Santa Claus will ski around the mountain during the day and once the sun sets he will lead more than 100 ski and snowboard instructors down the PayDay run during Park City Mountain Resort’s 47th annual traditional torchlight parade. The parade can best be viewed from the Resort Plaza where complimentary hot beverages and cookies will be served.

Christmas Eve Schedule of Events:

9:00 am - 4:00 pm : Catch Santa as he skis around the mountain

5:30 pm - 6:30 pm : Enjoy free hot chocolate and cookies in the Resort Plaza

6:15 pm : Santa leads our ski and snowboard school instructors down PayDay run in the 47th Annual Torchlight Parade

6:30 pm : Visit with Santa before he leaves on his big adventure

Also of note, on December 25, the Resort will begin night operations for the 2010-2011 Winter Season!  The Resort will offer expanded night operations this season to include the Three Kings Mountainzone and the newly introduced Three Kings Terrain Park.  Night skiing on the PayDay run has also been improved with upgraded bulbs creating enhanced visibility across the run.  Night skiing and riding will be offered until 9 p.m. seven days a week until March 27, 2011.

Additional Terrain Openings for December 18, 2010

 We are happy to announce additional terrain and mountain dining openings this weekend:

Saturday, December 18 Terrain Updates

• Eagle Lift
• King Con Lift and runs
• King Con Ridge will be open however, The Ridge Terrain Park will open at a later date
• Silver Star Lift – Uploading and Downloading Only

Mountain Dining Updates

  All on-mountain restaurants are now open. Please see the updated hours below:

• Legacy Lodge – Now serving breakfast from 7:30- 10:00 a.m. Lunch is served from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Kristi’s – Now open until 6:00 p.m.
• Legends – Now open Sunday – Thursday 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. and Friday & Saturday 11:00 – 10:00 p.m
• We are serving a Full Menu at Summit House, Snow Hut and Legacy Lodge
• Viking Yurt open for lunch and dinner
• Snowed Inn open for lunch (12:30 – 2:30) and dinner

Snowmaking

Thanks to the return of winter temperatures, the snowmakers are making snow around the clock! Currently they are focused on the following locations:

• Sitka
• King’s Crown 
• Eagle Superpipe

Don’t forget to join us as Santa Arrives on the Town Lift Plaza tomorrow evening. The festivities begin at 5:00 p.m.

PCMR Team Member Dinner Recap

This week we held our annual Park City Mountain Resort Team Member dinner. Although it may be called a team dinner, it feels much more like a gigantic, family dinner. This tradition has been in place for years and is a great way to welcome all our team members back for another season.

It's not uncommon to see a multitude of bear hugs, high fives and tables full of people laughing and sharing stories at this event. You see, here at PCMR we consider ourselves lucky to be part of such a fun and diverse group. Whether you are a ticket scanner, ski instructor, mountain patrol or yes, even the General Manager and President, you are surrounded by not only your co-workers, but your friends and family. Year after year our team members arrive in Park City for the season, bunch up with a group of friends or strangers to live with and by the end of the season you have a famliy away from home you can return to the next year.

Speaking from personal experience, I have never been surrounded by a more friendly and genuine group of people. As a relatively new employee, even I find that it's nearly impossible to walk from the Team Building through the resort base without stopping to catch up with another team member.

These welcoming faces are the reason we have so many team members return year after year. In fact each year we take out an ad in the Park Record to honor our team members who have put in five or more years of service and last year we had enough names to fill two complete pages. The longest on this list was 48 years of continuous service. I for one, am thankful each day I come to work at this playground and for each person who makes it such a memorable and rewarding experience. Thank you and keep up the great work team!

Celebrate the Holiday Season with Park City Mountain Resort

Park City, Utah (December 9, 2010) – Park City Mountain Resort celebrates the 2010 holiday season with complimentary family events for the local community and destination visitors during the month of December.

“Park City Mountain Resort is a magical place to be during the holidays and the reason why so many families choose to celebrate with us time and time again,” said Krista Parry, director of marketing for Park City Mountain Resort. “Our holiday events have become a tradition for the local community and visiting guests alike. We treasure the opportunity to share in their experience.”

On December 18, Park City Mountain Resort welcomes Santa Claus into Park City as he descends from the top of the mountain down the Town lift. Guests are invited to arrive around 5:00 p.m. to enjoy hot cocoa, cookies, Christmas carols and a live holiday performance. Santa and his reindeer will fly their sled full of goodies onto the Town Lift Plaza around 6:15 p.m.

On December 24, Santa Claus will ski around the mountain during the day and once the sun sets he will lead more than 100 ski and snowboard instructors down the PayDay run during Park City Mountain Resort’s 47th annual traditional torchlight parade. The parade can best be viewed from the Resort Plaza where complimentary hot beverages and cookies will be served.

On December 25, the Resort will begin night operations for the 2010-2011 Winter Season.  The Resort will offer expanded night operations this season to include the Three Kings Mountainzone and the newly introduced Three Kings Terrain Park.  Night skiing on the PayDay run has also been improved with upgraded bulbs creating enhanced visibility across the run.  Night skiing and riding will be offered until 9 p.m. seven days a week until March 27, 2011.

Ski Magazine: Park City Mountain Resort Gets Real

We couldn't be more excited to be featured in the newest issue of SKI Magazine. Carrie Sheinberg details the transition of Park City from a booming silver mining town to a vibrant ski town. From the "Moms on the Mountain" who have gathered at Park City Mountain Resort every Tuesday for over 30 years to the interwining of PCMR with the town, Sheinberg highlights the realness you feel when visiting the resort. Thank you to SKI Magazine and Carrie Sheinberg for capturing the true experience which we pride ourselves on providing to our guests.

Head out to your local shop to pick up the December 2010 issue of SKI Magazine to read the full article.

Proud to be Number 2!

Ok, I know that you may have read this post's headline a few different ways, but it is in regards to the 2011 Ski Area Report Card from the Ski Area Citizens' Coalition in which we were graded as the 2nd greenest ski resort in their yearly ranking of western ski resorts. This an awesome achievement (well done PCMR Green Team) and one you can read more about on ESPN.com's article, "10 greenest (and dirtiest) ski areas".

For more details what we've been working on for this season, see our post "PCMR Receives Green Business Award for Workplace Initiatives" and keep reading our blog for updates on what we're doing to help keep our winters cool!

Snow Tales: Another Day in the Office

Snow Tales is a web series featuring you! That's right. We're featuring your mountain tales and adventures. To share your story email please email [email protected].

"Here is a short video of a Monday morning status meeting at Park City Mountain Resort, or PCMR, or as I like to call it, The Office. We had lots of sun, a little fresh snow, and I had a meeting cancel out, so I took it to the hill and tried to follow an ex-ski racer down a run over by Thayne's lift. I can't remember which run, because following Heather, everything was a blur."
- Thomas Cooke
www.parkcityskids.com

Discounted Lift Tickets for Local Area Season Pass Holders

 
Thanks to amazing early season snowfall (over three feet in the last week) and perfect snowmaking temperatures (it's been really cold!), Park City Mountain Resort has the most November terrain open since the snowy November of 2004. We would like to invite local Park City Area pass holders to experience these excellent early season conditions with specially priced lift tickets.

Beginning Monday, November 29, pass holders from our neighbor resorts, The Canyons and Deer Valley Resort, can purchase $40 lift tickets at Park City Mountain Resort. Pass holders are required to present their 2010-2011 season pass at any ticket window located in the Resort Base Area to purchase. One lift ticket per pass holder/per day, excludes coupon book holders. These tickets are available for Deer Valley pass holders through Friday, December 3, 2010 and The Canyons pass holders through Thursday, December 9, 2010.

Park City Mountain Resort is currently operating seven lifts, 48 runs, two bowls and one terrain park. The terrain park includes 15 features and two jumps. A winter storm watch is in effect for the Park City area, calling for up to a foot of snow by Monday morning. Conditions on the mountain are fabulous. We encourage everyone to get up on the mountain and enjoy the snow.

An Abundance of Terrain Openings for Thanksgiving Weekend

We snuck out of the office first thing this morning to shoot this video about the terrain openings that we are planning for this weekend:

Here's a quick summary of our additional openings:

Thursday, November 25
7 additional runs served by PayDay Lift

Friday, November 26
Bonanza Lift - serving 6 additional runs
Summit House Restaurant: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Serving  limited lunch menu from 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, November 27
Lifts: Silverlode, Pioneer, McConkey’s Thaynes - serving 27 additional runs and two bowls
Snow Hut Restaurant: 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Serving  limited lunch menu from 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Lift ticket prices will increase on Saturday, November 27.

In addition to opening additional terrain at the Resort, Gorgoza Park will open for the Holiday weekend Friday, November 26 – Sunday, November 28.  Gorgoza Park will be open from 12:00 – 8:00 p.m.  Gorgoza will close November 29 – December 3 and will reopen seven days a week beginning Saturday,  December 4.

I hope to see you on the slopes enjoying the amazing early season conditions - Happy Thanksgiving!