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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The companies that own and operate PCMR and The Canyons are in a legal dispute and the status of PCMR is definitely up in the air. My PURE GUESS is that somebody will operate PCMR this year, but there are lots of ticked off folks who might go with the nuclear option. Keep in mind that Alta and Deer Valley are skier only resorts which don't allow boarders. The Canyons gets mixed reviews but I really like it; very large by North American standards. They have a free mountain tour which I really think is worth it so that you get a feel for how to get around to the various areas. Solitude is great and Snowbird is much loved though is mostly pretty challenging. Those two and Brighton are about an hour drive from PC. Snowbird, Solitude, and Brighton are all higher than the PC resorts, tend to get more snow, and IMO, are prettier. Going North Snowbasin and Powder Mountain are tons of fun. I really like downtown PC as a base and there's tons of skiing in the area. Alta is actually my favorite place to ski but doesn't allow boarders. Solitude is almost never busy. Brighton is a hot spot for boarders. Have fun.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Response from visitparkcity yesterday;
Park City Mountain Resort will be operating as usual for the 2014-2015 season. All three resorts have signed the contract for the Three Resort passes and I have been already selling the passes.
Fingers crossed we're back in business!
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Gainz, Possibly, and for your sake I hope so -
BUT PCMR can operate no matter what the outcome of the legal situation - they own the bottom part of Park City resort and are stating they will run that no matter what. This is a couple of lifts - beginner terrain and a park area. All the good stuff is much higher and further out.
edited for typos 
Last edited by You need to Login to know who's really who. on Wed 9-07-14 22:42; edited 1 time in total
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Gainz wrote: |
Response from visitparkcity yesterday;
Park City Mountain Resort will be operating as usual for the 2014-2015 season. All three resorts have signed the contract for the Three Resort passes and I have been already selling the passes.
Fingers crossed we're back in business! |
That's a bold claim from visitparkcity given that the initial mediation doesn't conclude until mid August. I suspect it's also news to many many locals and hasn't been reported in the local press. One might suggest they are being economical with the truth. At the very least ask them to define what "as usual" means for PCMR and whether they are prepared to indemnify you.
http://www.parkrecord.com/park_city-news/ci_26111872/pcmr-v-talisker-important-procedural-timeline-starts-this
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PARK CITY, Utah – Vail has just purchased Park City Mountain Resort for $182.5 million.
Officials announced Thursday Powdr, one of the largest privately owned mountain sports companies in North America, sold PCMR to Vail.
“Selling was the last thing we wanted to do, and while we believe the law around this issue should be changed, a protracted legal battle is not in line with our core value to be good stewards of the resort communities in which we operate,” John Cumming said, CEO of Powdr. “A sale was the only way to provide long-term certainty for PCMR employees and the Park City community. My family and I are extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to play a role in making PCMR what it is today, and we deeply appreciate the dedicated employees and all of the people who have supported us over the years.”
In the agreement, Vail must keep all current PCMR employees in their current roles.
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Howdy pardners!
Just returned from my 2 week trip to Park City Utah and wanted to share my experiences. We stayed at Park City Peaks hotel which lies between PC and Canyons resorts about 5 mins each way and 10 mins to Main St where most of the bars and restaurants are located. It had a real cowboy feel to it and even Butch Cassidy and Sundance kid came from Utah. The hotel was comfortable (queen sized beds) with a pool and outdoor hot tub (yep you heard right) Hot tub was magic and sat in it while it snowed with a can of PBR. Both resorts were easy to get to with regular free busses running every 20 mins or so usually shown at every bus stop. We decided not to stay in SLC as we wanted to snowboard more than drive and for the first 8 days we were at PC and canyons. We had passes prebooked for 7 out of 10 days. Our day off was during this period so we hired a car and went to SLC for the day and sat in the sun with a coffee followed by a Wendy's burger. Interesting place is SLC but not worth staying in imo. We went to Snowbird on Saturday and went with a cab as we couldn't find a hire car. It was roughly the same price as a large rental so it was fine plus no driving after a long day on the hill. For the second week we had another pass prebooked for the Cottonwoods which was 2 out of 14 days plus the overlap from last pass meant we had 3 days spare so we booked a trip to Solitude with canyon hop for Thurs, rented a car for Friday and went to Brighton then we ended the holiday with an ice hockey match in SLC. The Grizzlies won 1-0 in OT. We paid for an extra epic pass for PC through snow.com which gave us 1 more day off where we went for lunch and a mosey around in Main St and then to Tangers Outlet for some shopping.
Ok now onto the resorts. PC and Canyons are more like our European resorts like Tignes/ Val D etc. The first 2 days were warm but the pistes were in top notch condition. We were warming up our legs and got a good run out at both resorts. Lovely runs through trees and great scenery. In the USA they have green, blue , dbl blue, black and double black pistes. Dbl blue I would say are like our red runs and dbl black would be off-piste (black) so to speak. The attitude in the USA is different class, everyone is so friendly well mannered and orderly. No pushing in, no arguments, no stress, no skiers (or boarders) scratching up your equipment. There are volunteers around that give you some local knowledge regarding the best runs of the day etc. From chatting to a guy from Brooklyn he works twice a week and gets a season pass! Normally they are seniors or older peeps. The lift system was reliable though could do with an upgrade in parts but there is $50m due to be spent to upgrade some lifts and link PC and Canyons for next season.
We were worried about the snow on day 3 so we took it off and went to SLC for a day. Then the snow came.....
5 days of snow dumped the area and it was like a different place. So much fun through the trees and hiking to access some deep bowls . Every area is accessible in the boundary and as long as you head the warnings and enter through the gates you'll be fine. Then we went to Snowbird. Steep mountain with a locals feel, not many tourists and was pretty quiet. The vis was still quite good even though parts of the mountain were a whiteout. Lots of local's knowledge where we found some secret stashes, natural halfpipes in blue and black level, all marked out on the map. Great stuff. We went back to PC and more pow and found more natural halfpipes and secret stashes. We headed over to Solitude which was an awesome mountain, not many people around and the pistes were perfect. We spent time completely alone doing some videos of ourselves. I broke my 50mph duck here so was well pleased. Finally the last day was spent at Brighton which is smaller than Solitude, compact and a real boarders mountain. Loads of youngsters bombing around hitting the quite large park. Top piste conditions and we still managed to find some deeper snow. Cracking 2 weeks snowboarding in Utah. I feel that I'd only go to Europe now just purely for convenience. The nighttimes were spent eating out at some of the best steak houses in town. Grubb, High West Distillery (the only ski-in distillery in the world apparently) Butchers Chop Shop were the pick of the bunch. Fairly cheap to eat out but there isn't really any après so we'd get back home each day and relax or hit the outdoor hot tub to ease the muscles then go out for food and drinks. Rendezvous Rye at High West was the best tasting American whisky I have ever tried. If anyone has been debating going to the USA, DO IT, DO IT NOW!
Thanks to those that helped out with tips and advice, much appreciated. Shame we couldn't meet up Bones but we'll be back. Respect!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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"The attitude in the USA is different class, everyone is so friendly well mannered and orderly. No pushing in, no arguments, no stress, no skiers (or boarders) scratching up your equipment."
"I feel that I'd only go to Europe now just purely for convenience."
"If anyone has been debating going to the USA, DO IT, DO IT NOW!"
Hi Gainz - really glad u had a great trip - re: segments of your post above; you are TOTALLY on the same page as me and I haven't even got round to doing any of Utah yet. My trips have comprised Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Montana and California. It really would seem to be fantastic wherever you end up...........
Hope you settle back into "the real world" soon but hang on to the Yankee vibe as long as poss!
All the best 
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