Last week's paper published the story that the Hotel Park City had signed an agreement with Marriott Hotels to be part of their flagship hotel chain. Well, this was a bit premature, as while the Hotel Park City is moving that direction and is close to signing, the deal has not been inked yet. From what I hear it is extremely likely this will happen and I think it will be a good benefit for condo owners at Hotel Park City as Marriott brings lots of name recognition and useful insights.
The big news this week is that the readers of Ski Magazine voted Deer Valley as the #1 Ski Resort in North America for the 5th season in a row. What makes this most remarkable is that no resort has received the #1 ranking 5 times, let alone in 5 consecutive years. Park City Mountain Resort received recognition as the #1 Family Resort and #6 overall. This is a tribute to not only our wonderful resorts, but also to the town of Park City, and all of the shop, restaurant and resort employees who strive to make every visitor feel welcome.
In other Canyons news in last week's post I had talked about the proposed lift connecting Canyons and Solitude Resort. This has been and continues to be a hot topic of conversation around town and interestingly enough in last Wednesday's paper there was a very well-written letter from a local skier in support of the lift. While he brought up many very good points I'm afraid that the majority of Parkites are either still against the proposal or at best skeptical. This debate reminds me of a debate that went on here in the late 1980s concerning the idea that Park City had of putting in a lift connecting Main Street Park City to the resort. This lift as envisioned would cross Park Avenue (one of the main entrances into town) and unload right in the commercial district. At the time, I remember being quite surprised at how vocal and widespread the opposition to this was. Well, the lift did go in, the ski run crosses Park Avenue as does the lift and it accesses hotels and restaurants in downtown Park City. Since this has gone in I've heard no opposition, just kudos for what a good idea it was. Will this be the same result as the Canyons' proposal to hook up with Solitude? Who knows, but I will certainly keep you posted as to how it's going.
Other than that it's a pretty slow time of the year and everyone is just enjoying a bit of relaxation before winter madness starts. Wolf Creek Resort in southeastern Colorado received over 3 feet of snow and is the first resort in the US to open. I have seen several videos posted on the web of people skiing Alta so it's not far away. Continue working out and I look forward to seeing you skiing this winter.
