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Show Business Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, June 9-12, 2018 The Park Record. The Park Record ARTIST FOUND LOVE AT 2,100 DEGREES, A-8 A-7 SWEET VICTORY FOR RITUAL CHOCOLATE, A-8 www.parkrecord.com A-7 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, JUNE 9-12, 2018 Editor: Carolyn Webber business@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 Park City tourists: ‘No snow? No problem.’ KODIAK CAKES HONORED IN STATEWIDE AWARDS Occupancy in Park City dropped by only 1 percent last season Kodiak Cakes, which is headquartered in Park City, recently received the manufacturing and consumer products award at the Entrepreneur of the Year Utah Region Awards Gala. According to a press release, Joel Clark and Cam Smith, co-founders, were recognized at the event. Kodiak Cakes was one of nine businesses in Utah that were honored. The awards are put on by EY, a global organization that has assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services for businesses. SUBMISSIONS OPEN FOR COCKTAIL CONTEST Submissions are open for the Park City Area Restaurant Association’s summer cocktail contest, according to a press release. Bartenders and mixologists who are members of the association can submit their recipe entries until June 18. The winner is expected to earn a $200 cash prize and also be featured in marketing efforts from the association. Those interested in participating can enter by emailing Ginger Ries at ginger. ries@me.com or by mail to the association. The cocktails will be available for people to try at restaurants and bars starting July 1 and online voting will run through July 31. For more information, visit parkcityrestaurants.com. ROTARY CLUB TO HONOR NONPROFITS AT EVENT The Park City Rotary Club plans to have an event to honor the nonprofits doing work around Summit County on June 19. A lunch is scheduled to take place at the Grub Steak Restaurant, and one representative from each nonprofit is invited to attend, said Guillermo Zelaya, a board member chair for the grant committee. At the event, nonprofits will have one minute to present about what they do. The Rotary club is also accepting applications for its 2018 grant program. All nonprofits with an operating budget of $500,000 or less are invited to apply by July 30. To RSVP for the lunch or to apply for a grant, visit http://www.parkcityrotary.com. CAROLYN WEBBER The Park Record The numbers are in. Even though Park City ski resorts and the surrounding region had low snowpacks during the 2017-18 ski season, visitors still came. Skier and snowboarder visits were down in the Rocky Mountain region, according to the National Ski Areas Association. But both occupancy and average daily rates for lodging in Park City were relatively even with the previous year’s numbers, said Bill Malone, president and CEO of the Park City Chamber/Bureau. Because of the low snow levels, he was surprised to see occupancy numbers decrease by only 1 percent compared to last year. “If you would have told me in October that we were going to get 200 inches of snow and only be down 1 percent, I would have said, ‘You’re crazy,’” he said. “I would have expected our occupancy to be down much more (because) of the way our snow fell.” The Rocky Mountain region’s skier days were a little below the 10-year average, said Kelly Pawlak, president and CEO of the NSAA. Skier days dropped by 5 percent this season compared to last season. Data regarding skier days in Utah is expected to be released in the coming weeks by Ski Utah. Malone said that occupancy dipped in PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Skiers come off the top of the Payday lift and head down Homerun on opening day at Park City Mountain Resort last fall. Despite a slow start to the ski season, data showed that visitors still came to Park City. December, January and February when the snowpack was very low, but the last few storms in March and April helped even out the numbers for the season. Average daily rates also fluctuated a little with the snowfall, he said. But overall, he said “it doesn’t seem that the snowfall had a huge impact” on the amount of visitors Park City saw. He said that the fact that occupancy was still high shows the resilience of customers visiting Park City and the confi- dence they have in the snowmaking and grooming capabilities of the resorts in the area. “From a guest standpoint, I think they Please see Tourists, A-9 Powdr founder and CEO steps down from role John Cumming started the adventure lifestyle company in 1994 CAROLYN WEBBER The Park Record Park City-based Powdr recently announced that John Cumming, founder and chief executive officer of the company, is stepping down as CEO. According to a company press release, Cumming will still be involved in “shaping the company’s strategy and vision,” but he will focus more on his new role as chairman at American Investment Company, which he took when his father, Ian Cumming, died earlier this year, said Megan Baroska, spokesperson for Powdr. John Cumming is also a chairman at Snowbird, Crimson Wine Group and The Cumming Foundation. Powdr owned Park City Mountain Resort before Vail Resorts acquired the resort in 2014. It currently owns eight mountain resorts and the Gorgoza Park tubing hill near Pinebrook. Wade Martin, president of Powdr Enterprises and chief revenue officer of Powdr, and Justin Sibley, chief financial officer, will be co-presidents. Martin has been in his role for the last five years Please see CEO, A-9 DOG OF THE WEEK We are pleased to partner with Nuzzles & Co. to find homes for these great pups. MURPHY! Meet Murphy. This guy is full of energy! He is dog selective and ignores cats. Because of his energy level he would do best in a home with older children. He walks great on leash. He is learning his manners and is waiting for that perfect home that can help him be the best dog we know he can be! 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