21 Dec 2015
While many of Europe's ski resorts are looking skywards and hoping for the first big storm of the winter, Park City has been blasted by storm after storm – up to 50 cms in the last seven days alone - ensuring excellent early season ski conditions on Utah's legendary feather light powder snow.
And that's not all...........
Park City Mountain – the biggest ski resort in the USA
Friday, December 18th 2015 marked the start of a new era in Park City and indeed in the world of skiing, as the Quicksilver gondola began operation after a ribbon cutting ceremony, connecting the ski areas of Canyons with Park City, creating the biggest lift connected single ski area in the USA.
The new high speed gondola will take guests from the base of the existing Silverlode Lift at Park City to the Flatiron Lift area at Canyons. There will also be an additional mid-station at the top of Pine Cone Ridge, allowing skiers and riders the opportunity to ski into Thaynes Canyon for off piste access or to the Iron Mountain area through new trails. What this means to skiers and boarders is a ski area comprising 7,300 acres of terrain with 41 ski lifts and more than 300 runs.
Rob Katz, chairman and CEO of Vail Resorts and Bill Rock, Chief Operating Officer of Park City were on hand for the celebration, joining community leaders and resort guests for the opening ceremony in front of Quicksilver. “On this historic day for our company, the debut of the Quicksilver Gondola connecting the two mountains brings to life one of the most ambitious capital projects undertaken at any resort in industry history,” said Rob Katz, chairman and CEO of Vail Resorts. “Bill Rock and his team have delivered on their promise to create an experience of a lifetime at Park City and we hope all of our guests enjoy everything that this world-class mountain and iconic mountain town have to offer.”
Deer Valley – the Best Ski Resort in the USA
On the occasion of the 2015 World Ski Awards, also known as the Ski Oscars, Deer Valley – for the third consecutive year – scooped the title as the USA's best ski resort. The accolade, acheived via a public vote, was annouced at a ceremony in Kitzbuhel, Austria in late November. In the category of the 'World's Best Ski Hotel' Deer Valley's Stein Eriksen Lodge was the winner, and the resort's Goldener Hirsch Inn was nominated for the award of 'World's Best Boutique Hotel'
The awards didn't quite end there as skiing legend and Deer Valley Director of Skiing Stein Eriksen was awarded the special discretionary award of 'Outstanding Contribution to Ski Tourism'
In summary, come to Park City and ski the biggest and best ski resorts in the USA!
Park City facts:
Park City, in Utah's Wasatch Mountains is North America's most accessible four season mountain recreation destination, located just 35 minutes from Salt Lake City International Airport. Home to two world class ski resorts – Deer Valley and Park City - the former mining town of Park City has over 100 lodging properties including large multi-family private homes, bed and breakfast inns, condominiums, and full-service hotels. Among this variety of properties is the highest concentration of ski-in/ski-out luxury lodging in North America, and more than 100 restaurants, two micro-breweries and a ski to the door whiskey distillery. www.visitparkcity.com
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