PCMR TIMELINE - Park City Museum



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.

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