PARK CITY, Utah – Nov. 22, 2019 – Today, Park City Mountain officially opened for the 2019-20 season. Opening Day celebrations began at 8 a.m. in the Park City Mountain Village as the first skiers and snowboarders arrived to enjoy donuts, hot chocolate and music in the village. Lifts started spinning at 8:55 a.m. followed by the traditional Opening Day banner breaking at the top of Payday Lift.
After enjoying several inches of fresh snowfall this week, Park City Mountain opened this morning with runs off of Payday, First Time and 3 Kings lifts at the Park City Mountain Village. Canyons Village will open tomorrow at 9 a.m. with runs off of the Red Pine Gondola, Saddleback and High Meadow lifts. The Cabriolet will also be open.
Once again, Park City Mountain is debuting significant enhancements across the resort this season including a new lift named Over and Out, a new restaurant at Tombstone BBQ and a new beginner learning area. More details here.
Next week, Park City Mountain will celebrate the start of the holiday season with the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Canyons Village on Friday, Nov. 29. Guests are invited to come for holiday crafts and complimentary hot cocoa with endless toppings before the Holiday Tree lights up the village at 5:15 p.m. Santa will be available for photos and a fireworks display will light up the night sky to celebrate the start to the best time of the year!
Park City Mountain will be open for the season through Sunday, April 12, 2020 and this Sunday, Nov. 24 is the final day to purchase an Epic Pass for the 2019-20 season.
For details on events and lodging and updates on terrain and weather reports, visit ParkCityMountain.com.
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About Park City Mountain Resort
Park City Mountain, the largest resort in the United States, is located in the heart of Park City, Utah, only a 35-minute drive from Salt Lake City International Airport and steps from historic Main Street in charming Park City. Park City Mountain bustles with activities year-round with 7,300 acres of terrain, two distinct base areas, a world class ski and snowboard school, stunning mountainside lodging, thrilling adventures and more than two dozen restaurants. More information at http://parkcitymountain.com.
About Vail Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: MTN)
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading global mountain resort operator. Vail Resorts’ subsidiaries operate 37 destination mountain resorts and regional ski areas, including Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Crested Butte in Colorado; Park City in Utah; Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada; Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia, Canada; Perisher, Falls Creek and Hotham in Australia; Stowe, Mount Snow, Okemo in Vermont; Hunter Mountain in New York; Mount Sunapee, Attitash, Wildcat and Crotched in New Hampshire; Stevens Pass in Washington; Liberty, Roundtop, Whitetail, Jack Frost and Big Boulder in Pennsylvania; Alpine Valley, Boston Mills, Brandywine and Mad River in Ohio; Hidden Valley and Snow Creek in Missouri; Wilmot in Wisconsin; Afton Alps in Minnesota; Mt. Brighton in Michigan; and Paoli Peaks in Indiana. Vail Resorts owns and/or manages a collection of casually elegant hotels under the RockResorts brand, as well as the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyo. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning and development subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.