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Park City Mountain Resort — Skiers line up after fresh snow

Published: Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008 12:21 a.m. MST
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1. Hidden Splendor; 2. Motherlode Meadows is a double black run that is accessed off the Moderlode lift and was newly gladed this past summer, which opened some great powder-filled tree runs; 3. Tycoon is an advanced intermediate run that is accessed off McConkey's lift and is a long sloping run that is tree-lined and offers a 360-degree view of the mountain; 4. Silver King is a black diamond run reached off the Ski Team lift that is long, steep and deep and is on of the most run and underutlized runs on the mountain; 5. Double Jack is a black diamond run accessed off the Thaynes lift that can, on occasion, be groomed corduroy smooth or left as a great mogul run; 6. Sitka is an intermediate run accessed off the King Con lift and is considered a perfect cruising run; 7. Creole is an intermediate run accessed off the Town lift and run from unloading point down to historic Main Street in Park City; 8. King's Crown is a terrain park with an advanced rating and is accessed off the PayDay lift (the park has been ranked as one of the No. 1 terrain adventures in the country); 9. 10th Mountain is a black diamond run accessed off Pioneer lift and is a run lined with aspen trees and has great powder stashes; 10. Powder Keg is an advanced intermediate run accessed off the Silverload lift and is a great bump run with a gradual pitch.

History:

It was in the winter of 1963 that Treasure Mountain Ski Area — Park City Mountain Resort's precursor — opened, boasting America's longest gondola, a double chairlift and two J-bar tows. The lifts served 18 miles of skiing terrain and transformed Park City from a silver mining town gone bust to the beginning of the premiere resort it is today. The local newspaper proclaimed the event a "new rich lode — one of recreation — to the storied community of Park City, which was the West's mining capital some 65 years ago." Over the past 4 1/2 decades, the resort has been building and improving, and today offers 3,300 skiable acres that are accessed by 16 lifts. The resort is also home to the most extensive snowboard facilities within the state. Park City, in fact, hosted the giant slalom and halfpipe events for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The resort was also one of the first in Utah to introduce the new high-speed lifts and was the first to have a six-passenger high-speed lift.

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