Park City Mountain reports strong season, previews Sunrise gondola and snowmaking projects
May 22, 2024 | Summit County Council, Summit County Commission and Boards, Summit County, Utah
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Park City Mountain Resort presented an end‑of‑season recap to the Summit County Council highlighting a broadly successful winter season, investments in employee housing and community programs, and near‑term infrastructure projects.
Resort representative Deidre said the mountain recorded 430 inches of snowfall for the season, exceeded average totals and extended operations to 158 days. The resort celebrated its 60th anniversary with community events, continued employee housing initiatives at Slope Side (housing roughly 400 employees at peak), and said Epic Promise philanthropy is on track to surpass last year’s giving, with nearly $5,000,077 earmarked for local nonprofits via cash, in‑kind and inclusive access grants.
Operational and capital items on the resort’s near‑term agenda include a two‑phase Sunrise gondola replacement that will swap the existing chairlift for a 10‑person gondola (phase 1 focuses on terminal infrastructure and summer plummet heating) and a snowmaking initiative to improve coverage on key trails (Another World and Tombstone area, plus additional guns on Chiquaigne). Deidre said the gondola work is slated to begin soon with aims to deliver by the 2025‑26 winter season.
The resort also highlighted community and accessibility investments: new Red Pine cabins, the opening of the McGrath Mountain Center in partnership with the National Ability Center, expanded youth programming (over 900 weekend youth program participants and more than 1,000 underrepresented youth introduced to snow sports), and the continued Slope Side master lease employee housing program with positive employee feedback.
Council members thanked the resort for community partnership and noted the initiatives — especially employee housing and Epic Promise funding — as substantial community contributions. Park City Mountain said summer programming and events are planned, with the Red Pine Gondola open mid‑June and the golf course and adventure park opening in early summer.
The presentation will inform county conversations on transportation, event planning and the county’s coordination with resort projects tied to future event planning, including the 2034 Winter Games bid.
Resort representative Deidre said the mountain recorded 430 inches of snowfall for the season, exceeded average totals and extended operations to 158 days. The resort celebrated its 60th anniversary with community events, continued employee housing initiatives at Slope Side (housing roughly 400 employees at peak), and said Epic Promise philanthropy is on track to surpass last year’s giving, with nearly $5,000,077 earmarked for local nonprofits via cash, in‑kind and inclusive access grants.
Operational and capital items on the resort’s near‑term agenda include a two‑phase Sunrise gondola replacement that will swap the existing chairlift for a 10‑person gondola (phase 1 focuses on terminal infrastructure and summer plummet heating) and a snowmaking initiative to improve coverage on key trails (Another World and Tombstone area, plus additional guns on Chiquaigne). Deidre said the gondola work is slated to begin soon with aims to deliver by the 2025‑26 winter season.
The resort also highlighted community and accessibility investments: new Red Pine cabins, the opening of the McGrath Mountain Center in partnership with the National Ability Center, expanded youth programming (over 900 weekend youth program participants and more than 1,000 underrepresented youth introduced to snow sports), and the continued Slope Side master lease employee housing program with positive employee feedback.
Council members thanked the resort for community partnership and noted the initiatives — especially employee housing and Epic Promise funding — as substantial community contributions. Park City Mountain said summer programming and events are planned, with the Red Pine Gondola open mid‑June and the golf course and adventure park opening in early summer.
The presentation will inform county conversations on transportation, event planning and the county’s coordination with resort projects tied to future event planning, including the 2034 Winter Games bid.
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