TREASURE MOUNTAINS – PARK CITY MT. RESORT
1963 – 2013
AREA NAME
· Treasure Mountains – 1963-1968.
· Park City Resort – 1968-1975.
· Park City Ski Area – 1975-1995.
· Park City Mountain Resort – 1995-present.
OWNERSHIP
· United Park City Mines – 1963-1970.
· Greater Park City Corp (Edgar Stern) – 1970-1975.
· Alpine Meadows (Nick Badami) – 1975-1994.
· Powdr Corp – 1994-present.
LEADERSHIP
· Area Manager – Dick Street 1963-1964, Ed Siegel 1964-1965, Woody Anderson 1965-1974, Ray Johnson 1974-1980, Phil Jones 1980-1997, John Cumming 1997-1998, Vern Greco 1998-2004, Peter Curtis 2004-2010, Jenni Smith 2010-present.
· Ski School Director– Jim McConkey 1963-1964, Woody Anderson 1964-1970, Woody Anderson/Phil Jones 1970-1971, Phil Jones 1971-1975, Stein Erickson 1975-1977, Rene Farwig 1977-1978, Duane Vigos 1978 -1986, Craig Pearson 1986-1998, Peter Curtis 1998-2004, Tom Pettigrew 2004-present.
· Mountain Patrol Director – Owen Saunders 1963-1965, Mel Fletcher 1965-1978,
Bill Plummer 1978-1982, Billy Gray 1982-present.
· Director of Skiing – Stein Erickson 1970 -1975.
FACILITIES
· 1963 - Two and a half mile gondola, Prospector chairlift, Tenderfoot J-Bar, Silver King J-Bar, 9-hole golf course, base lodge, summit house.
· 1964 – Skier Subway, Thaynes chairlift, first snow-making.
· 1967 – Lights on Payday. Pitch & Putt golf course.
· 1969 – Skier Subway closed.
· 1970 – Three Kings chairlift.
· 1971 – Crescent, Payday, and Lost Prospector chairlifts, Three Kings condominiums.
· 1972 – First Time chairlift, Payday and Crescent Ridge condominiums, Snow Hut restaurant. Nine holes added to golf course. Liquor store opened at resort.
· 1973 – Park Avenue condominiums, National Ski Team facilities, First touring shop and touring track (Wolfe’s), Resort plaza lodging, Alpine Slide.
· 1974 – King Con triple chairlift.
· 1975 – Thaynes chairlift replaced. Pitch & Putt golf course removed.
· 1976 – Jupiter chairlift, Ski Team chairlift, improved snow-making on Payday.
· 1977 – First permanent snow-making. Golf course sold to city.
· 1978 – Prospector chairlift rebuilt.
· 1980 – Motherlode chairlift.
· 1981 – Payday double chairlift replaced with triple chairlift.
· 1982 – Gondola cabins replaced.
· 1984 – Pioneer chairlift.
· 1985 – Town chairlift.
· 1986 – Prospector chairlift replaced with hi-speed chairlift.
· 1987 – Mid-Mountain Lodge moved to present site. Lost Prospector chairlift removed.
· 1993 – King Con hi-speed chairlift, Eagle chairlift.
· 1995 – Eaglet chairlift, Eagle Race Arena.
· 1996 – Prospector hi-speed chairlift replaced by Silverlode 6-pack hi-speed chairlift.
· 1997 – Gondola replaced by Payday and Bonanza 6-pack hi-speed chairlifts. Terrain parks and pipes opened.
· 1998 – McConkey’s 6-pack hi-speed chairlift, Legacy Base Lodge. Original Crescent chairlift removed.
· 2000 – Eagle Superpipe.
· 2002 – ZipRider.
· 2004 – First Time hi-speed chairlift.
· 2006 – Silver Star chairlift, Alpine Coaster. Ski Team chairlift closed (removed 2007).
· 2008 – Crescent hi-speed chairlift.
· 2011 – Flying Eagle Zip Rider. Three Kings chairlift replaced.
EVENTS
· 1963 – Grand Opening December 21st.
· 1965 – Ribbon cutting with Lady Bird Johnson.
· 1967/68 – “Blanche” advertising campaign.
· 1968/69 – Plane crash on Hidden Splendor.
· 1971/72 – GLM teaching method offered. Park City Resort “Town Crier” published.
· 1972 – Park City’s first outdoor concert - Gordon Lightfoot/Leo Kottke at Park City Resort amphitheatre (base of Payday).
· 1972/73 – Nastar racing offered.
· 1974/75 – Hot Spot appeared (spontaneous combustion of trees from King Con runs).
· 1975/76 – Skis shorter than 190cm not allowed on The Hoist. Blueslip Bowl opened.
· 1976/77 – Worst snow year in 50 years. Park City Ski Area opened in January.
· 1982 – Silver King Coalition building burned.
· 1984/85 – First World Cup alpine skiing event, Men’s & Women’s Slalom.
· 1985/86 – National Ability Ski Center opened.
· 1988 – Twenty Fifth Anniversary.
· 1996/97 – Snowboards allowed.
· 2002 – Olympic alpine skiing and snowboard events.
· 2003 – Last of 12 World Cup alpine skiing events, Men’s & Women’s Slalom & GS.
· 2011 – Leased land legal dispute.
· 2013 – Fiftieth Anniversary.
FUN FACTS
· Full-Day lift ticket price – 1963/64 - $4.50, 2013/14 - $107.00.
· Half-Day group lesson price – 1963/64 - $3.00, 2013/14 - $105.00.
Prepared by Jim Tedford and Phil Jones - November 2013.