Park City Reacts To Vail Takeover

One day after the biggest news in Park City history hit the web, the initial shock is still blistering through this small Utah mining town. Parkites and ski enthusiasts are now asking more questions than there are answers for. In other words, what will Vail Resorts’ ownership mean for the community of Park City? Powdr … Continue reading →

Vail Resorts Takes Over PCMR

The big news coming out of little Park City today was the $182.5 million purchase of Park City Mountain Resort by Vail Resorts. Maybe not since the silver bust or at least the 2002 Winter Olympics has Park City, Utah, experienced such national attention. So where do I start? You’ve all heard the news by … Continue reading →

PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT TO PAY BOND; LET THE SKI SEASON BEGIN!

    Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) announced today it’s going to pay up. Judge Ryan Harris imposed a $17.5 million bond amount last week if the resort planned to operate for 2014/15. Well, get ready folks. the scheduled season opener is November 22, 2014; maybe even sooner if all of the epic snowfall forecasts … Continue reading →

Judge Tells PCMR To Pay $17.5 Million Bond

    Oh Joy! We get to wait…again. It wouldn’t be a telenovela without a cliffhanger and the lawsuit between Park City Mountain Resort and Talisker Landholding LLC. wouldn’t be the biggest eviction case in the history of Utah without yet another delay. Judge Ryan Harris ruled in 3rd District Court of Summit County this … Continue reading →

Still No Decision In The PCMR/Vail Resorts Battle

“No news is good news” was definitely not what the anxious crowd at today’s hearing in Park City wanted to hear. But it’s about the only thing that anyone could say to sum up the latest in the Talisker/Vail Resorts/Park City Mountain Resort drama. After nearly four hours of back and forth, and private chamber … Continue reading →

PCMR & Talisker Ask For Mediation Extension

          It’s an encouraging sign for Park City and those hoping to visit Utah this season. Talisker and Park City Mountain Resort have joined together to ask judge Ryan Harris to extend the mediation deadline. As the battle over PCMR’s property and resort operations comes to a head with the August … Continue reading →

Vibram Settles Lawsuit

  Did anyone really think that running (close to) barefoot was good for your legs? Short of being Taharumara where you have to run barefoot because there’s no money for $170 Hoka’s, logic and common sense should steer you toward cushioned insoles. Duh. But just last week Vibram decided it wasn’t worth the headache to … Continue reading →

Snowboarders Sue Alta

It looks like snowboarders have finally decided they can’t take it anymore. Citing protection under the 14th Amendment, four boarders and a Utah nonprofit corporation calling itself Wasatch Equality Utah claim Alta has no right to ban them. They’re suing the only skiers-only area in the country that operates on federal land. There have always … Continue reading →

PCMR v. Talisker : Round One Bell Sounds

Wow. Way to drop a bomb and run. For nearly six months, we’ve laid in wait wondering what the future might look like for Park City Mountain Resort. If you weren’t paying attention last week you might have missed the next big step in their struggle with Talisker Land Holdings, the parent company of Canyons … Continue reading →

Canyons v. Park City Mountain Resort

It would be a dereliction of my duties as a ski writer and voice of reason not to write, comment and add my two cents regarding the bombshell PCMR dropped on our cozy little Park City community last Friday. You can read the nuts and bolts all over the web- Here and Here and Here … Continue reading →