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Show I - :' .' .A'a.: S Yt'd . " . N 'V " , . cowtesy Utah Travel Council Parli City opens vast Western s!ii Playground 1 Five years ago, Park City, a mining village in the Wasatch mountains was almost a ghost town. ; In their heyday, the mines of Park City produced over : $400,000,000 worth of ore, but j by 1963 most of the big lodes had been played out. Then skiing came to Park City. ; Today, Park City offers the skier over 30 miles of groomed ski trails and slopes, some of which are the longest ;n the world. A 2'2 mile tramway takes skiers to the ; top of Treasure Mountain. From here one can ski down numerous runs to the bottom of either of two double chair lifts: Thaynesor i Prospector. Prospector is the longest chair lift in Utah. Skier's Subway ! At Park City is also the world's only skier's subway. The "subway" is a mine tram that takes skiers deep underground - into the mountain. An enclosed mine cage lifts skiers from the mine 1,770 feet to the surface at the boarding point of Thaynes lift. The train operates only on Saturday. Other lifts include a JJ serving a beginners hill, and a rop tow at the angle station that provides skiers with a lift to tje top of the Payday run, rated by ; Sports Illustrated as one of the top ten ski runs in the country. The lower half of the Payday, run is lighted for night sknngj 5 the longest lighted run m Am nc,. Park City is 27 miles east Salt Lake. . Lifts rates are $5 for a $4 forahalfdaypa and J4 '0 night pass. A special family rate available. develoPment In spite ot aevc r parl surrounding the ski boom, City is still a mining : own. narrow main street is I n original or restored restaur saloons and shops. |