Park City Mountain wins approvals for lift upgrades

After years of legal fights, Park City approves major lift upgrades at Park City Mountain

Park City Mountain will be able to upgrade two lifts at its Mountain Village base — Eagle and Silverlode — after the Park City Planning Commission approved its conditional use permit application on Wednesday.

Park City Mountain wins approvals for lift upgrades

Former Deer Valley Resort President Bob Wheaton greets Deirdra Walsh, vice president and chief operating officer of Park City Mountain, after the Park City Planning Commission approves a set of lift upgrades at Park City Mountain. Credit: Jay Hamburger/Park Record Park City Mountain on Wednesday evening secured the key approvals needed to move forward with lift improvements that had been sought for more than four years but became entangled in pr…

Park City approves PCMR lift upgrades after yearslong dispute over resort capacity

PARK CITY, Utah — The Park City Planning Commission unanimously approved major lift upgrades at Park City Mountain Resort Wednesday, concluding a long dispute that has repeatedly raised questions about how the city applies its land-use agreements governing resort expansion. While the projects themselves received broad support and are widely viewed as replacements for aging infrastructure, some critics, including a former Park City planning commi…