ONE Wasatch Proposal Would Interconnect 7 Ski Resorts
SkiUtah.com and the seven Park
City/Salt
Lake City ski resorts
have unveiled a proposal that would interconnect the resorts,
expanding skiable terrain and providing virtually unlimited adventure
for the price of one lift pass.
ONEWasatch.com
has comprehensive info about the plan. DeseretNews.com has this
article presenting an objective summary. Below are excerpts from
the News article.
A new proposal to
connect skiers and snowboarders to several of the state’s top
winter resorts is garnering support from some factions while drawing
concern from other winter enthusiasts who worry the plan could harm
the delicate balance between developed and undeveloped recreation
areas.
The Wasatch
Backcountry Alliance — a grass-roots group advocating for winter,
human-powered recreation in the central Wasatch — believes the
current balance between opportunities for resort and backcountry
skiing is a crucial component of Utah’s attraction as a winter
recreation mecca that must be protected, said Jamie Kent, the
alliance's board president.
Given the
significant growth in backcountry skiing and snowshoeing in the face
of declining or flat resort skiing numbers, it is evident that
human-powered winter recreation is an increasingly important
contributor to Utah’s economy and quality of life, Kent said.
Meanwhile,
managers of the state’s top resorts claim that because of the
proximity of the Wasatch Front ski areas, it would be possible to
link the seven resorts by connecting Big and Little Cottonwood
canyons, Big Cottonwood Canyon to Park City, Park City Mountain
Resort to Canyons Resort and dropping the boundary rope between Deer
Valley and Park City Mountain Resort.
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