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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, February 26 - March 1, 2005 CITY BEAT A-3 The Park Record Gather your friends.. CITY EDITOR: Jay Hamburger 649-9OI4ext.il) citynews@parkrecord.com Ski lift closed indefinitely and come to the Grub Steak! 28 day aged Black Angus Beef • Young Adults & Children's Menus Fresh Fish and Seafood • Lunch & Dinner 45 Item Fresh Salad Bar • Live Entertainment Friday & Saturday Nights Since 1976 JASON HUNTEW PARK RECORD PCMR's Silverlode lift is closed indefinitely after mechanical problems forced its shutdown on Feb. 18. A 12,000-pound part of the lift known as the bull-wheel assembly was transported to the manufacturer in Salt Lake for repairs. ing the remainder of the season. He said the area's three mountain resorts offer lots of options. "I've never heard of anyone changing their ski vacation based or seven runs on a rotating basis By JAY HAMBURGER accessible by Ski Team. The resort on the fact one lift out of three ' Of the Record staff usually does not groom that ter- resorts was inoperable," Malone said. ; Park City Mountain Resort said rain. this week that its Siiverlode lift will According to a statement from Silverlode, a six-passenger lift, I be closed indefinitely as a result of broke down on Feb. 18, the Friday the resort, the mechanical failure mechanical problems, leaving the of President's Day weekend, with occurred in the lift's gear box. The resort without a key transit option close to 200 aboard. Parry report- component that failed is what is between mid-mountain and the ed that it took a little less than 2 ? described as "an intricate piece of upper elevations of the resort just hours using ropes to evacuate the the 12,000 pound bull-wheel weeks before spring-break crowds people from the lift, which experi- assembly." arrive. The resort transported the bullenced the problems at about 2:30 wheel assembly to a Salt Lake City ' Still, the resort is confident that p.m. skiers and snowboarders will not Parry said nobody was injured warehouse, where the manufacturbe hindered by Silverlode's shut- during the operation and few of er will rebuild the equipment. down and said rhat PCMR will not the people stuck on Silverlode Parry said the resort is unsure how be forced to close any of its runs. were angry. One woman on the lift much the repairs will cost and the The runs normally accessible off when it stopped, Polly Mohr, from price tag will not be known until Silverlode can be reached with the Indiana, described the experience the manufacturer determines the Motherlode, King Con, Bonanza to The Park Record as "eerie" and nature of the repairs. and Thaynes lifts, resort spokes- that the skiers were "dangling in A timeline for the lift reopening Woman Krista Parry said. is delayed until the manu; "The way you access facturer, Doppelmayr ;thc mountain and the I've never heard of anyone changCTEC, evaluates the •Silverlode lift area and the problems. ' ' ' ability to liifJ'fhe area has ing their ski vacation based on the fact Mike Beeley, the . changed," she said. "It vice one lift out of three resorts was inoper; doesn't diminish the expep ing for rience." able." CTEC, the successor to a PCMR announced steps previous company, said a in the middle of the week Bill Malone ring gear inside what is in an effort to manage the known as the bull-wheel Park City Chamber/Bureau planetary drive fractured, flow of skiers and snowboarders under the new ^ ^ ^ M • B H I causing a loud noise. conditions. He said lift atten"T don't know if there is any- the air." dants stopped Silverlode and thing that is most problematic," Peter Curtis, PCMR's president found that the gear box had Parry said, adding that perhaps and general manager, in a pre- become locked, forcing the resort skiers and snowboarders will pared statement praised the resort to close the lift. He said the probchoose runs that they usually do staffers who assisted. lem occurred in the upper terminal not use. "The uniqueness of this situa- of the lift. Beeley said such breakdowns Some of the -measures the resort tion presented our lift-maintehas taken include changing the nance crew with challenges that are "extremely rare." grooming schedule, opening the not only tested their expert "We build the lifts to last 20 or Ski Team lift to regular skiers mechanical skills but also their 30 years without this type of failthroughout the week and posting imagination and ingenuity," Curtis ure," he said. staffers on the mountain to assist said in the statement, released by Beeley said the company is disskiers and snowboarders navigat- the resort on Wednesday. mantling the equipment and waiting the lift closure. The resort installed the lift ing for replacement parts being Parry said PCMR will groom up before the 1996-1997 ski season. It manufactured in Switzerland. He to 10 runs that are normally mogul was PCMR's first six-passenger is unsure how much the repairs will trails. Most runs at the Siiverlode lift. Its uphill capacity is close to cost. lift will not be groomed, a change 3,000 people per hour. "We're hoping assembly will from the resort's normal practice. Bill Malone, the executive take place next week, starting Meanwhile, regular skiers and director of the Park City Monday," he said. snowboarders will have access to Chamber/Bureau, said the typical He is confident that the lift will the Ski Team lift every day. Ski PCMR visitor will not notice that be operating again during the curTeam is normally closed on week- the lift is out of operation. rent ski season. days. The lift takes people from The resort does not plan to cut "If you're not a local, I'm not nearby the resort's base area to a sure it negatively impacts your the number of lift tickets it sells point at the top of terrain known experience," Malone said. each day, nor does it plan to lower as the Ski Team ridge. From there, Malone also said he doubts that lift-ticket prices. Parry said. they can get to other lifts to access the breakdown will influence peo'The entire mountain is open. the rest of the resort. ple as they make decisions about There is still a great experience out Parry said PCMR will groom six whether to travel to Park City dur- there to be had," she said. 649-8O6O Prospector Square • Corner of Sidewinder and Gold Dust www.grubsteakrestaurant.com Resort keeps terrain open and is confident skiers can navigate slopes Affordable Homeownership Opportunities available in Mountain lands Community Housing Trust now has: ' vJ/ ft. v^I\y \J\\\J For more information call: • 2 Silver Meadows Town homes - Park City • 1 North Bench Farms affordable single home - Ookley 435-647-9719 / • 8 Rent to own homes (CROWN) Kamas, Oakley, Coalville or stop by: " • 20 Owner/builder Self Help Housing Homes 1960 Sidewinder Drive • The Line Condominiums - Deer Valley Drive Sfe 107 • Market Rate Homes in North Bench Forms - Oakley Equal Oppcrh/nity Provider f=T Down Payment Assistance is now available Welcome t o Pa.irlc City* Always fresh snow and sunny. 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