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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 developme...

Park City Museum Visitors step out of the cage and into the Ontario Mine as part of a tour in the Silver Mine Adventure, circa 1995-1999. Park City Historical Society & Museum, Myles Rademan Collection If you explore the Park City area, I guarantee that you will bear witness to at least one of the historic mining structures scattered all around. Before Park City transformed into the posh resort destination as we know it today, it was a mining powerhouse. A hotbed for silver and many other valua...

Imagine tree seedlings, wildlife habitat, watershed quality and scenic beauty being destroyed every day in our Wasatch mountains. It happens daily by some thoughtless and careless snowmobilers. It...

Imagine tree seedlings, wildlife habitat, watershed quality and scenic beauty being destroyed everyday in our Wasatch mountains. It happens daily by thoughtless and careless snowmobilers.

Ridgelines The California-Comstock Mine stands silently in Thaynes Canyon at the base of the Keystone run at Park City Mountain Resort. Photo by Tom Kelly Keystone is one of those magical runs at Park City Mountain Resort. It’s a bit tucked away — you need to take the old Pioneer lift to get there. Filled with undulating terrain, it’s a nice blue groomer with a ton of width. Given its location, you never have to play pinball with crowds so you can unleash some big, sweeping carving turns....

Photo by Tom Kelly Remember the days where you skied from first lift to close? Your legs would be burning and your mind racing. Being truly blessed as locals with two world-class resorts at our ski tips, it’s a little easier these days. When I was working, I would take lunch breaks running laps on Mountaineer Express for an hour, then head back to the office. Today, I have a bit more luxury to explore the mountain. So, with a bit of flexibility, I wondered just how much mountain I could cover...

Credit Leslie Thatcher Park City’s recreation and trails staff is hoping to offer fat bike and cross country skiing opportunities up in Bonanza Flat this winter, but you’ll still have to get up there under your own power. All they’re waiting for is a little more snow. Bonanza Flat above Park City has become a popular destination for locals and tourists alike hoping to take in the views and experience the trails. With Guardsman Pass closed above the Montage in the winter, however, getting ...