I love Opening Day. Saturday, November 20th was the first day of the ski season here for us Park City folks. I made a few runs with some staffers from the mountain who were happy to get the season rockin’.
It felt good to be back on the snow, and I was amazed how good the conditions were for the first day of the season. The weather was a mixed bag; a little bit of snow, a lot of wind. As the day went on, the cold front moved in, and by evening, we had a full-on blizzard on our hands. Forget about a white Christmas, we’re going to have a white-out Thanksgiving. Looking forward to some powder turns on Thanksgiving day. Be thankful for what we got.
There will be a major press release issued today in the newsmedia that Deer Valley Lodging is laying off its entire workforce save for a skeleton crew required to keep the lights on at certain select properties like the Lodges at Deer Valley. Looks like Deer Valley Resort will be getting into the property management business, which is a good thing for the town of Park City, in the long run. Curious to know what people think of this? There are some great people there who hopefully can hang on through the tough times, but there are also some pirates who should be made to walk the plank, in my humble opinion.
