History of Park City Mountain Resort in Timeline

Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) is a ski resort located in Park City, Utah, about 32 miles east of Salt Lake City. It is known for hosting training courses for the U.S. Ski Team, particularly in slalom and giant slalom. PCMR was also a venue for the 2002 Winter Olympics, hosting snowboarding and alpine giant slalom events.

December 21, 1963: Treasure Mountain Opens

On December 21, 1963, Treasure Mountain opened as a resort with funds from a federal government program, boasting the longest gondola in the United States, a double chairlift, a J-bar lift, base and summit lodges, and a nine-hole golf course.

1968: Park City West (Canyons Resort) Opens

In 1968, a sister ski area, originally known as Park City West and later as Canyons Resort, opened.

1996: Renamed Park City Mountain Resort

In 1996, Park City Ski Area was renamed Park City Mountain Resort. The resort grew to include eight peaks and nine bowls, with 3,300 acres of skiing and sixteen chairlifts and summer activities including an alpine slide, alpine coaster, zip-lines, and several hiking and biking trails.

2002: Hosted Olympic Events

During the 2002 Winter Olympics, Park City Mountain Resort hosted the men's and women's giant slalom, men's and women's snowboarding parallel giant slalom, and both men's and women's snowboarding halfpipe events. The resort's Eagle Race Arena and Eagle Superpipe were used as the Olympics runs.

2002: Hosted Snowboarding and Alpine Giant Slalom Events

In 2002, Park City Mountain Resort hosted the snowboarding and alpine giant slalom events during the Winter Olympics. The resort contains several training courses for the U.S. Ski Team, including slalom and giant slalom runs.

2008: Featured in Shaun White Snowboarding Video Game

Park City is one of the featured mountains in the 2008 video game Shaun White Snowboarding.

March 2011: POWDR Fails to Renew Land Lease in a Timely Manner

In March 2011, PCMR's parent company POWDR failed to renew the land lease on time, sending a letter two days after the lease had expired.

March 2012: Powdr Corporation Files Lawsuit Against Talisker Land Holdings

In March 2012, Powdr Corporation, owners of Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR), filed a lawsuit against Talisker Land Holdings, LLC, which owned the adjacent Canyons Resort. The lawsuit was in response to an eviction notice issued by Talisker, the entity that owns most of the land the PCMR ski runs are on, who had been leasing it to POWDR.

May 2013: Eviction Notice Served on POWDR

Near the end of May 2013, an eviction notice was served on POWDR to vacate the leased land of PCMR, including all infrastructure on said land.

September 11, 2014: Vail Purchases Base of PCMR

On September 11, 2014, Vail announced that it had purchased the base of Park City Mountain Resort, including its name and recognition of ski runs improvements, from POWDR for $182.5 million and that it would combine the resort with neighboring Canyons Resort.

2014: Vail Resorts Purchased Park City Mountain Resort

In 2014, Vail Resorts purchased Park City Mountain Resort and combined it with neighboring Canyons Resort via an interconnect gondola, creating the largest lift-served ski resort in the United States.

2014: Park City Mountain Resort Added to EPIC Season Pass Program

When the purchase of PCMR was finalized, Vail added Park City Mountain Resort to its EPIC season pass program for the 2014–15 season.

2015: Merger of PCMR with Canyons

In 2015, the merger of PCMR with Canyons was undertaken, building two new lifts and relocating a third. A new gondola called Quicksilver was built between the bottom of Silverlode at PCMR and a point below the top of Iron Mountain at Canyons.

2017: Park City Ski & Snowboard Club Formed

In 2017, the various individual clubs came together to form one organization - Park City Ski & Snowboard Club.

2018: High Speed Quad Installed at Red Pine Lodge

For the 2018 season, Doppelmayr constructed a high speed quad to replace the High Meadow lift at Red Pine Lodge.

2019: New Chairlift "Over and Out" Built

For the 2019 season, Skytrac built a new fixed grip quad chairlift called "Over and Out" that goes from the bottom of Tombstone to a point just above the top of Sunrise.

2022: Permit Revoked for Chairlift Replacements

For the 2022 season, Doppelmayr had been contracted to construct two new detachable chairlifts on the Park City side of the resort. However, after the Park City Planning Commission revoked the permit to replace these lifts in Park City, Vail Resorts announced that these lifts will now be installed at Whistler Blackcomb in 2023 and replace the Jersey Cream and Fitzsimmons lifts there.

December 2024: Ski Patrollers Go On Strike

Starting in December 2024, 200 ski patrollers at the resort went on strike seeking a raise in wages. In response, Vail Resorts brought in replacement patrollers from other resorts.