Entries Written By Parkrag
Why the U.S. Should Never Host Another Olympics
Remember the 2002 Olympics? A lot of people felt that was the moment that put Utah on the world map. Fourteen years later, with traffic woes and population continually increasing, many people probably wish we’d flew a little more under the radar. Yet, it looks like state leaders are ready to champ at the bit …
A Message from Wild Aware Utah
A representative from Wild Aware Utah reached out to us with information related to the recent shooting of the Cougar in Summit Park. If you are interested in the topic, you may want to give it a read: Hi Park Rag Readers! I wanted to let everyone know about our collaborative, state-wide wildlife awareness and …
“Eats Park City” Campaign for Healthier Food in Park City Schools
If you are concerned with the school lunches at Park City schools, you may want to check out their Hungry for Healthy Campaign. They are trying to get the following 7 types of ingredients eliminated from Park City School District school lunches: Trans Fats and Hydrogenated Oils High Fructose Corn Syrup Hormones and Antibiotics in …
Like Chair Lifts Falling From Heaven
We know the opening of Park City Mountain wasn’t great, but we do have one thing to be thankful for… at least our chairlifts didn’t fall out of the sky. It appears that on Sunday, at Vail’s Heavenly resort in Tahoe, a chair lift did just that. SF Gate reports that “Nearly 70 people were evacuated …
Stocks Versus Snow
Yesterday on KPCW, Ski Utah (a group representing our ski resorts) was talking about the season with Leslie Thatcher. They were talking snow. The point Ski Utah made was that SNOW is the key to booking visitors at our resorts. I’m sure, in some ways, that’s true. If the snow isn’t flying, neither are the people. …
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility
I have a sixteen year old dog. Every night, in the dead-middle of the night, she needs to go outside. As a “good dad”, I let her out and faithfully wait at the door for her to come back in. Each night I listen carefully for any signs of trouble. I live on the edge …
Another Day … Another Carmageddon
It sounds like this morning that the traffic light on Highway 224 at Ute Boulevard (by the McDonalds) isn’t working. This is causing traffic to backup onto I-80: A couple of weeks ago there was a wreck at the Canyons intersection that caused huge delays on 224. The more these things happen, the more it …
Chamber of Commerce Should Consider Turning Off Night Time Videos
Over the past few years, Park City and Summit County have worked hard on sustainability. They’ve achieved semi-finalist status in the $5 million Georgetown Energy Contest. They’ve initiated group purchases of solar panels. They’ve made anti-idling ordinances stronger. I think our collective governments have made a great start at changing behaviors in our community, so much …
European Ski Resorts Turn to Petting Zoos to Appease Families
I know many of us thought last year’s skiing was bad, but it never looked like this: That’s an image from Leysin, a resort in the Swiss Alps, that is part of an accompanying Bloomberg article on how bad skiing is in Europe right now. It’s gotten so bad that french resort, Chamonix, has opened …
Park City May Have Made Big Mistake By Not Fighting Vail’s Use of the Mark “Park City”
I was writing an earlier column on how bad The Resort Formally Named PCMR (TRFNPCMRCANYONS) had handled this year’s first snow storm. It was the first time I’d written on the resort, since Vail combined two of our local ski hills. A few months back, I heard talk on KPCW about Vail’s use of the …
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