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How will later start times for Park City High School students impact other students?
The Park City School District is proceeding down the path of having high school students start school after 8:30 AM. The school district has formed a committee who will be tasked with providing recommendations; however, it looks like later start times for an older portion of our kids is a done deal. However, what does that …
The fundamental problem with traffic around Park City…
We all know traffic can be bad around Park City, on a handful of days during the year. That said, I am of the opinion that we don’t really have a traffic problem compared to other areas, that any issues we have are typically a minor inconvenience, and that a few times a year it …
In defense of the plastic grocery bag in Park City…
Every few years, the topic of banning plastic grocery bags comes up in Park City. I’ve never been a fan of the potential ban. It inherently made sense to my thick skull that plastic bags were bad and other forms of bags were better, but I could never understand how that would work for all …
EPIC Local Pass claim of “Paying for itself in just 4 days” isn’t exactly true
You’ve probably seen the ads telling you that Vail’s Epic Local Pass pays for itself in 4 ski days. With the price of the Epic local pass at $609 (as of writing) and a single day lift ticket at $162 (list price on most weekends), Vail’s marketing seems to match the math (4 single day tickets cost …
Want to learn more about affordable housing issues in and around Park City?
Affordable housing is one of the most important issues facing those of us around Park City. No matter whether you are in the camp that says we need more affordable housing to enable those of us who work here to live here, to maintain our sense of community, or a hundred other reasons… or you are …
Free bus from Park City to the Summit County Fair
Last year was the first year I went to the Summit county fair, and it was a wonderful experience. If I had one issue, it was knowing exactly where to park and where the fairgrounds were. It wasn’t a huge obstacle but I could imagine others having the same issue and deciding they may not go. …
RAMP Sports appears to have jumped into the abyss
Local Park City ski, board, and long board maker RAMP Sports appears to have closed up shop. The company’s facility, that used to be near the Home Depot, now sports a “For Lease” sign. According to a Facebook post by a sponsored skier, the company had an investor pull out. That’s too bad for a company who …
Park City is No Longer Vail’s Largest Ski Property — Vail to Buy Whistler Blackcomb
Vail is on a buying spree. Today they announced they are buying 100% of the stock of Whistler Blackcomb, North America’s largest ski resort (by acreage). It has also been named the top ski resort in north america by Ski Magazine for 3 of the last 4 years. According to Forbes, “Specifically Vail Resorts announced …
We miss the Park Record’s online comments
With the most recent changes to the Park Record’s website, they effectively killed their comments. They now require a facebook account to add a comment, which of course removes the possibility of anonymous comments. We think that’s a shame. It’s true that we always felt we were wading through 90% of crud to get to the 10% …
Don’t Raise Our Taxes! Raise the Park City Resorts’ Taxes.
You may have heard that Park City and Summit County governments are gung-ho about raising taxes related to “solving” transportation problems. We understand their passion. A few times each year, and on the occasional Saturday, traffic backs up from Sidewinder Drive to Summit Park. It must be solved… we guess. According to the Park Record, Park …
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