Though the official calendar may disagree, conventional wisdom says that summer officially kicks off on Memorial Day Weekend, and who are we to argue? So we're firing up PayDay lift, heating up the Crescent Burger grill, putting the finishing touches on the Adventure Zone, running the alpine coaster cars and making all the other preps needed to open the summer 2012 season tomorrow - just in time for the big weekend!

Here's the deal: we're looking to ring in our best summer season yet on Friday, so we're giving "First Slide" privileges to the first six guests to show up tomorrow with a sign saying why they love summers at Park City Mountain Resort. That's right: our winners get to christen the alpine slide for 2012, and the ride is on us!

PayDay lift and all of our summer activities open to the public at 1 p.m., we'll be out in advance scoping for our sign-carrying winners and giving them the VIP treatment up PayDay and down the slide.

There's no better place to scream this summer than with us in the mountains. Will you be here?

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