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™.

Fall Colors Have Arrived in Park City

There are signs everywhere that seasons are changing and Winter is approaching. I woke this morning to find my dog curled up under the covers seeking warmth and my phone told me it was only 37 degrees at 7 a.m.  Being a California girl, I'm not used to the drastic change in temperatures. 75 degrees during the day and dropping down to 30 at night. Holy guacamole!

Photo: Allen Bowen

Another thing I'm not accustomed to is the changing colors of the leaves. Boy did mother nature have a surprise for me. I never realized just how beautiful the mountains could be in the Fall. One day my favorite are the yellow leaves, the next its tangerine orange and today it's the bright red leaves. The views are breathtaking and on a daily basis I find myself stopping to take it all in.

Photo: Vicki Gaebe

Over the weekend I rode Town Lift and hiked Mid-Mountain trail to Spiro. The view from the chairlift was just a taste of the amazing colors I found on my hike. I found stashes of wild sunflowers, daisies, purple sage and lupin, just to name a few. I even got my wildlife fix by spotting three deer basking in the sun. Park City Mountain Resort is indeed a playground of nature's hidden treasures, no matter what the season!

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The Rockettes visit Park City Mountain Resort

The Rockettes of Radio City Christmas Spectacular fame paid a visit to Park City Mountain Resort yesterday evening as part of their Kicking Across America Tour. They arrived by limousine in full costume and paraded through the resort plaza, posing and taking photos. The Rockettes took photos at various PCMR landmarks to use as promotional materials for the Utah stop of their upcoming National Tour, which will visit Salt Lake City's Maverik Center from November 26-29.  The ladies wrapped up their evening at the resort with a chairlift ride up PayDay lift.

The Rockettes Kicking Across America Tour encourages you to kick up your heels online or in person. Once their kick counter reaches 1 million kicks, Radio City will donate thousands of tickets to the Garden of Dreams Foundation, which will provide children from local charities with the unforgettable opportunity to see the Christmas Spectacular. To see how you can KICK click here.

Beat The Heat at Park City Mountain Resort

When I opened up my google homepage today, the "How to of the Day" topic was how to survive a heat wave. There is no denying that Utah is in the middle of a heat wave. We recommend taking the appropriate precaution of coming up to Park City where, as a rule, it is at least ten degrees cooler than Salt Lake City. After all an Alpine Coaster ride sounds a lot more fun than sitting on the couch with a fan in your face.

Take a hiatus from the rising temperatures and cool off on a relaxing and scenic Town Lift ride. Once you've reached the top you can seek refuge from the heat under a blanket of trees while exploring many of our hiking and mountain bike trails. Team member favorites on a hot day are a quick break at the Dip-n-dots and Snowie stands. "My favorite way to cool down on a scorcher is to grab a Snowie. The Tiger's Blood flavor is my favorite!" says PCMR team member Meisha Lawson. "I prefer a ZipRider™ break! Nothing beats the cool breeze on the chairlift ride up and the wind in your hair as you zip through the trees," says team member Jess Werner.

So as the sweltering heat sweeps Salt Lake, remember that Park City Mountain Resort is your summer oasis. We are only a 30 minute drive from Salt Lake and want to help you beat the heat!

Trees near mid-mountain trail.

Rainbow Dip-n-Dots

Town Lift

Free Summer Concerts in Park City

Summer is in full swing here in Park City and there’s plenty of great concerts on tap to enjoy. While our small town is renowned for our dining and art scene, the menu of outdoor concert options and local music are also a standout. And the best part - drumroll please - many of them are free and very kid-friendly!

If you're planning a trip to Park City or simply need a new way to entertain the kids on a Saturday evening, check out our Snowmamas Guide to Free Summer Concerts in Park City.

Mountain Clean-up Day at Park City Mountain Resort

We have held a few mini mountain clean-up days here at the resort, but today was the main event. Team members from each department assembled at the Munchkin yard, early in the morning to fuel up on coffee and bagels before heading out to the hill. Our mission was to divide and conquer the trash on the mountain.

My group started at Mid-Mountain lodge, making our way down to McConkey’s and Pioneer lift. While it would have been exciting to retrieve a lost iPod or find cash laying around, I must admit it was just as rewarding to fill up an entire trash bag on my own. After declaring our area clean, we made our way over to the top of King Con and down The Ridge, collecting more trash. Before breaking for lunch, my group went out to Shadow Lake at the base of Jupiter.

As I sat at Shadow Lake, taking in the stunning view and enjoying the calm, I took a moment to reflect on our mountain. It amazes me how our guests can be having totally different experiences at the same time on different zones of our mountain. While kids are screaming down the alpine coaster at the base, a mountain biker is burning their lungs on the climb to the Wasatch Crest trail and a hiker pauses to take in the view and contemplate. The same can be said for the various team members at the resort. While some of us sit in an office, others perform mechanical and electrical work out of an elaborate shop halfway up the mountain, some are hands on with guests every day and others are silent heroes behind the scenes.

After lunch the entire mountain clean-up team tackled a project together. A wooden stair-set feature in King’s Crown terrain park needed to be disassembled and moved. We filled up the beds of five trucks with wood and moved it to be used later this summer for wood chipping. Had only one department been asked to do this, it would have taken the majority of a day, yet as a team we were able to finish this task in a little under two hours.

Today I met people that I've never even seen before, yet each one of them plays an integral part in the daily operation of this resort. We gathered together because we all share something in common and that is pride in Park City Mountain Resort.

Thanks to all the departments who put projects on hold to help make our mountain beautiful. Representatives from mountain patrol/trail crew, building maintenance, marketing, sales, food and beverage, vehicle maintenance, HR, terrain park staff, lift maintenance, retail, mountain and base operations, snowmaking, IT, ski and snowboard school and even Zeke, one of our avalanche rescue dogs helped out today.

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.

Thanks For a Great 2009-2010 Winter Season

Thank you to all of our visitors, season pass holders, team members and everyone else who helped make the 2009-2010 Winter Season at Park City Mountain Resort such a success. Our 2009-2010 Winter Season has come to a close, but as always you made sure to make Closing Day a memorable affair. We hope you enjoyed the special end of season powder that we ordered just for you! Park City Mountain Resort is already working on improvements for next Winter season and getting ready to open for Summer on May 28th. See you soon!

@nanopowder Depressed because it's the last day of the 09/10 season
Rainbow Bright
Hawt Dawg
Pyramid at the top of Bonanza
The hills are alive with the sound of Closing Day
Ladies of RSO
Pick 'N Shovel was the place to be yesterday!
Sulley and Captain Kirk having a perfect day at PCMR.

Thank you to our Facebook Fans and Twitter Followers for providing these photos.