Vail Reports Earnings and What it Says About Park City

On Monday, Vail Resorts reported a loss of $70 million in the last quarter of its 2015 Fiscal year. The loss was more than stock analysts expected and the stock dropped 4% in Monday trading. However, its revenues surged 20% to over $162 million during the quarter. In looking historically at the financials, a 4th …

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What Exactly Is the Role of Mountain Accord?

I received an email over the weekend, touting Mountain Accord’s involvement in funding a trails project at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon. When I first read the email, I thought, “Well, at least some good is coming out of the Mountain Accord.” Yet a question kept nagging at me. Is this what we expect the …

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The Super Market Scam That You Should Be Aware of

I was in Walmart on Sunday morning and saw something that may happen often but I’d never been aware of it. There was a man standing by the strawberries opening a number of tubs. I thought may be he was just inspecting them, trying to find the best batch. Then I thought maybe he was a …

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Mountain Accord As a Political Issue

Remember the Mountain Accord? It was that crazy plan that was going to build a tunnel from Brighton to PCMR in order to enable light rail up Little Cottonwood Canyon to Park City. Over 400 people showed up at Park City High to provide their opinion on Mountain Accord and the tunnel. Most of it …

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You Don’t See This Every Day …

A reader emailed this picture of the General Lee UDOT cruising the streets of the Snyderville Basin this morning. I suppose you have to admire this driver’s creativity, and as a fan of the Dukes of Hazzard, I have to give the obligatory golf clap. Yet, slapping a confederate flag on the back of a state of …

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