Update: Snow Conditions, Town Lift & More
— Posted by Park City Mountain Resort on January 7, 2012
McConkey's 1/7/12
Today we opened Kings Crown to the public. We have moved the snowguns from Kings Crown to Willy’s. We don’t typically make snow on Willy’s but want to give our guests a variety of terrain to experience. Once we are done making snow on Willy’s, we will move the snowguns back to King’s Crown so that we can make snow for the terrain park. We are also currently making snow on Heckler.
How much natural snowfall do we need to open up additional terrain?
That varies: depending on several factors ranging from the run’s pitch to what direction it faces to the obstacles on that run to the water content of the snow. These obstacles could include: rocks, stumps, downed trees, springs and creeks; all things you find in any mountain environment. Some runs can be opened with less snow than others.
When is Town Lift going to open?
Town Lift has been on a maintenance hold due to an issue with the gearbox. Our lift maintenance team has been working very closely with the gearbox and lift manufacturers to get the lift up and running. We are hopeful we will have it open by next weekend, just in time for the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. In the meantime, the ticket windows at the Town Lift Plaza remain open for guests to purchase tickets and mountain hosts are directing guests to the city busses to transfer to the Base area.
Why isn’t the wind turbine working at the top of Silverlode lift?
On Dec 12 the brains of the turbine which consist of inverters and a wind controller, failed. The components have now been received by the local company that installed our system and they are in the process of programming the units. Hopefully, installation will be soon. We’ve missed some great wind generating opportunities. According to Brent Giles, the solar system has continued to produce at a rate that exceeds his expectation. He was hoping for at least 80% efficiency but it has consistently produced around 88%.
Hello, great post. I appreciate it. Also, I love snow winter. Great job. Thank's
— Posted by lift maintenance on October 11, 2012 3:17 AM MDT
The best thing about the lack of snow is discovering the King's Crown run! What a fabulous run: : view, sunny, pitch & perfect orientation! Please don't turn it into a terrain park...
— Posted by Jennifer on January 13, 2012 9:23 PM MST
Nick - groomers are great, and the off trail around Silverlode is generally rock free, but stay far from McConkey's on that new board of yours.
— Posted by Daniel on January 9, 2012 9:10 AM MST
Please CLOSE Tycoon, or at least put a sign up in addition to the "Experts Only" which should say "Nothin but Rocks". Glad for my rock skis, about 5 core shots from one run. Recommendation---DO NOT SKI. Just OK lines to be found down the bowl though.
— Posted by Daniel on January 7, 2012 8:52 PM MST
@Daniel-- Im goin up thursday and am wondering if i should risk using my new board after reading your comment??
— Posted by nick on January 8, 2012 5:33 PM MST