More than 200 avalanche fences are being planned for four slide paths above the Daybreak lift on the Canyons Village side of Park City Mountain Resort. The fences would protect an access road for The Colony gated community, though opponents say they are unnecessary, threaten wildlife and would spoil a pristine ridgeline.
Courtesy of Jake Hutchinson
Park City Mountain Resort is planning to install more than 200 avalanche fences to protect an access road leading to two home sites and a restaurant in The Colony gated community, prompting some Basin residents to decry what they say was a secretive approval process and the project’s impacts on the ridgeline and wildlife.
A Hot Time: Summer in Park City
April 26, 2021
Barbara Barton Sloane Don’t forget, s’mores on the terrace at 8,” a young staff member called as he left our room at Montage Deer Valley in Park City, Utah. This handsome cutie, (the Montage is full of them), greeted us at the front door of this spectacular property and eased us seamlessly through the check-in process and up to our beautifully appointed room with a balcony overlooking the inspiring view of the forested valley below.
Our approach to Montage Deer Valley was a long, winding drive up from Park City’s center to the very top of Guardsman Pass at 8,300 feet. Spread before us, a huge complex reminiscent of a fabled mountain lodge. Nestled into the jagged stone hills of the Wasatch Mountain Range and looking very at home in its wooded setting, it shimmered golden in the late afternoon sun. Montage or Shangri-La? During our stay, we came to realize that this property and that mythical paradise have a l
It ain’t broke, so don’t fix it
Oh, the irony! Our mayor expects an incredibly busy summer. Basin Rec struggles with parking capacity at popular trailheads. More cars! More people! What to do? I know what: On July 1, let’s discontinue the 7 Pink bus going through Silver Springs, a highly popular fixed bus route used regularly by residents for many, many years. As pointed out by Sarah Altshuler in her April 7 letter to the editor, the “microtransit” option is not an equivalent substitute for our 7 Pink fixed route through Silver Springs.
We Pink bus riders rejoiced when we won this battle in September 2020 after Park City Transit asked for input regarding the elimination of the Pink route through Silver Springs. Why did High Valley Transit completely disregard the wishes of the people, despite overwhelming support for continuing the route through Silver Springs? They need to tell us.
The Responsible Resort Area Development Coalition, which opposes a development proposal at Park City Mountain Resort, this week challenged some of the materials produced by the Provo firm that is pursuing the project. The group, as an example, says the computer-generated image on the right shows mountainous terrain in the background that is not part of the actual landscape, seen on the left.
Courtesy of the Responsible Resort Area Development Coalition
A group in opposition to a major development proposal at Park City Mountain Resort on Wednesday accused the Provo firm pursuing the project of using misleading images in support of the plan, a claim that was made in the weeks after the group itself employed deceptive images to promote its side.