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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, May 13-15, 2015 Continued From A-1 Goar departs "Here's the thing, though -we had the good fortune of being able to stay planted while our kids were in school and growing up. We passed over opportunities over the years because we just didn't want to move. Now, with them grown, it's a little easier. It's not easy, but it's a little easier." It's anyone's guess what the Park City ski landscape would look like today if Goar hadn't been so firmly planted in Utah. During his eight years at Canyons, the resort has undergone several changes, had a couple different owners and experienced substantial growth. Goar has presided over many big projects at Canyons, including the installation of the Orange Bubble lift and the long-awaited debut of the Canyons Golf Course, but he said those aren't the best memories he has from his time at the resort. "I don't think a lot about it," he said of his legacy at Canyons. "But people will bring it up. I've always said that what I'm most proud of and what I'll always remember is not at all any personal accomplishments -- frankly, I don't know what they are and they don't come to mind -- but who I've worked with and who I've worked for. That's what stands out. The team at Canyons has been absolutely unbelievable." As for the turmoil that has marked his time in Park City -- the golf course drama, the demise of the resort's previous owner, the American Skiing Company and Vail's acquisition of Canyons and purchase of Park City Mountain Resort, to name a few -- Goar said he never doubted the future of the resort. The Park Record "There was never a time where I wondered whether it was a good idea to be here or if we could overcome some of these things," he said. "There was always a great opportunity for this place. There was more noise around some of these issues -- the future of the resort, getting a golf course built, all of those things -- than there needed to be. That's not to say there wasn't a lot going on, though -- there was a fair amount to overcome at times." Though Goar said he's excited by the stability of Keystone Resort and the smooth operation that awaits him, he hopes to be able to have as big Keystone to move to Breckenridge has in place a terrific culture and a very strong team. You go to a place like that and things aren't broken. You don't look at it like ‘it works, so we're going to leave it alone,' though. We talked about the momentum that the place has. Keystone really has this trajectory in terms of it has a very strong family brand and they've done a great job executing on that. It's a terrific family vacation -- it's a big place and there's a lot for everybody. We're going to continue that momentum and see where we can accelerate it. "I'm not someone who is Every job I've ever had, and as I look at my new job, I would never want a job where I felt like I was a caretaker of something that was established and my job was just to not mess anything up," Mike Goar an impact on Keystone as he's had on Canyons. "Every job I've ever had, and as I look at my new job, I would never want a job where I felt like I was a caretaker of something that was established and my job was just to not mess anything up," he said. "When I first looked at coming to Canyons Resort and all the way through to the last sale [of Park City Mountain Resort] to Vail Resorts, the thing that stands out is not that there were issues, but I'm really sincere when I say this, the potential and opportunity of Canyons Resort was pretty extraordinary. I think we all focused on and were energized by what it could become." Big changes like the ones Goar made at Canyons may not be in his immediate future at Keystone, but he said there will be plenty to keep him busy. "Keystone is a very, very well run ski resort," he said. "The gentleman who is leaving quick to go in and make change for the sake of change and put my fingerprints on things. I think I'm better at recognizing what is working and building on it. That place hums pretty well, it really does, so that's a pretty good situation to step into." With other Epic Pass resorts like Vail, Beaver Creek, Arapahoe Basin and Breckenridge in the vicinity of Keystone, Goar is excited by the opportunities for collaboration between the ski areas. "Obviously, it's unique," he said. "But we have the ability to share resources and expertise and knowledge, which is a real advantage for a company like ours that operates many resorts. But what a tremendous advantage it is for the consumer, our guests, to be able to ski that." The 2014-15 winter was one of the worst on record, with dismal snow totals in Utah, especially. But Goar is confident that the ski industry is still in a A-7 good place and will reach record highs in the near future. "This winter I don't believe, in any way, shape or form, is the new norm," he said. "There's no denying that we're seeing these cycles that are much different. I'm hesitant to take a stab at what the new norm is, but I don't believe that a winter like this, which was at one end of the extreme, is the new norm. "I don't think [the future of the ski industry] has ever been brighter. I have seen a lot of ebb and flow and impacts to the industry from weather and economic conditions and demographics and populations aging and everything else, but I believe the future is very bright. I am very, very confident that a new record for skier visits will be set in the United States sometime in the near future. If I thought for a minute that our industry was in decline, I certainly wouldn't have any confidence that we were going to see a new record set for skier visits, but I'd bet money on it. The ski product has never been better, equipment has never been better and it's never been easier to snowboard or ski than it is today. There's just a lot going on that contributes to the future of the industry and it's never been brighter." Though his last day at Canyons is Friday and his first day at Keystone is Monday, Park City hasn't seen the last of Goar. He said he's thrilled to have the opportunity to continue working with many of the same people he's spent the past couple years working alongside. "I'm not going that far away," he said. "As someone said to me a while back, ‘You're not moving across the ocean.' It's a short drive and I'll be back and forth some. I still work for the company, so I'm going to have a lot of contact certainly with the folks here at Canyons and PCMR, which is good. 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The 3.0 magnitude temblor was preceded by a 1.0 foreshock and followed by two aftershocks, with the largest being a magnitude 1.9 aftershock two minutes later. The earthquake was reportedly felt in Park City, Kamas, Coalville and Salt Lake City. On the University of Utah Seismograph Stations website, there were 64 responses from people who felt the tremor. Tilton, who has studied geology, said she wasn't shocked to experience an earthquake considering the area's terrain. "If you live anywhere with mountains there will definitely be earthquakes," she said. "I wasn't surprised." Seismologists say earthquakes are not uncommon in the area and similar magnitude shocks have been felt, including a 3.3 magnitude earthquake on June 12, 2014, in the vicinity of Saturday's earthquake, the release states. Jodie Taylor, Tollgate resident, said she didn't know it was an earthquake, despite her dog's warnings. Taylor, like Tilton, attributed the noise to melting snow. "My dog was barking hysterically, but the first thing I thought of was snow since it was snowing," she said. "But then I thought that was weird because there wasn't enough snow to cause that kind of noise. "Then I thought it sounded like someone had slammed a door," she went on, "There was quite a few minutes of me trying to figure out what was going on." Taylor said she has never experienced an earthquake before and didn't have anything to compare the noise to. "If that's what an earthquake was it makes perfect sense," Taylor said. To view the press release about Saturday's earthquake, go to http://www.seis.utah. edu/EQCENTER/PRESS/utpress15.htm#20150509. According to the website, anyone who felt the earthquake is encouraged to fill out a survey form either on the Seismograph Stations web site: www. quake.utah.edu or the U.S. Geological Survey website: earthquake.usgs.gov. 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