Feet of Snow Prompts Park City to Extend Season

Park City, UT - The information was pretty clear as to why Park City Utah decided to extend their season until April 19, 2009; Snow! And lots of it.

Thanks to more than eight feet of snow in the past two weeks, and a 97-inch settled base depth, Park City Mountain Resort has decided to extend the closing date by one week to Sunday, April 19. Beginning Monday, April 13, seven lifts are scheduled to continue operating including PayDay, Bonanza, Silverlode, Thaynes, Jupiter, First Time and Three Kings lifts.

Also, beginning Monday, April 13, our full-day lift ticket pricing will be as follows:
Adult: $50
Senior: $35
Youth: $30

In addition, dining will still be available at Legacy Cafe, Kristi's Coffee Cafe and the Summit House. Park City Mountain Rentals will remain in full operation as will the ski and snowboard school.

The End of the Season = Parties & Events Galore!

The end is near, yet there is so much to be done! Resorts are winding down to their last few weeks of skiing and now is the time to have some fun and save some dough! Many resorts use the waining days of spring skiing to show their "true colors", as it were, and let their hair down. Carnivale atmosphere, crazy races, pond skimming events and just good ole partying can be found at most of your favorite resorts.

Aspen Highlands has extended their closing date due to epic conditions. The Highlands will reopen for two more weekends on April 18th and April 25th. Don't miss out on some of the best spring skiing in snow country.

At Crested Butte, snow is on the agenda for the end of their season which is this weekend. Nineteen inches of spring powder fell in the last week and conditions couldn't be better.

Steamboat is boasting a foot of fresh powder over the last two days which will make the competitors of the 29th Annual Smartwool Cardboard Classic happy! The event takes off on April 11th and pits the areas top projectile architects against one another in a Chinese Downhill style free-for-all. Powder and mayhem; what could be better!

Copper shows seven inches in the last few days and is paying homage to the god of sun with their Sunsation Festival! Michael Franti and Spearhead, Blue Oyster Cult, Quiet Riot and Rusted Root are just a few of the acts that will be hitting Copper Mountains stage April 18-19th. Sounds like a good time!

Up north in Whistler, they go big with the Telus World Ski and Snowboard Festival. Parties every night and bands hitting the main stage daily make this a can't miss event. For 10 days, pro skiers and snowboarders impress with their biggest bags of tricks at world renowned competitions, free concerts rock the village, film and fine art events dazzle crowds and parties pump up the beats. There is so much going on, it would be impossible to mention it all here!

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