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Show A-14 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 10-13, 2019 The Park Record A beginner’s guide to mountain town buses LIVE YOUR DREAM Officials offer tips to make traffic a little less hellish ELEANOR C. HASENBECK Steamboat Pilot As Utah realtors from one of the most sought-after ski destinations in the world, who’ve experienced all kinds of market scenarios, discovered dream homes and dream buyers, and orchestrated ideal lifestyles, Natalie Cregger and Scott Maizlish realize that achieving successful outcomes for their clients depends primarily on relationships, committing to only the most excellent ways and means in the real estate process, and having great fun while doing it all. PC UT SMALL TOWN, BIG OFFERINGS, EPIC LIFESTYLE Scott and Natalie are your direct link to the Park City lifestyle. Contact them to learn more about all that Utah has to offer. Scott Maizlish Sales Associate scott.maizlish@sothebysrealty.com 801.244.2367 natalie.cregger@sothebysrealty.com This material is based upon information that we consider reliable, but because it has been supplied by third parties, we cannot represent that it is accurate or complete, including price, or withdrawal without notice; square footage is an estimate only. ©MMXIX Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Sotheby’s International Realty® is a licensed trademark to Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates, Inc. An Equal Opportunity Company. Each office is independently owned and operated. Copyright© Summit Sotheby’s International Realty 2019. large, unwieldy vehicle, but also answering passengers’ questions about the route, what their favorite restaurants are” and more. Riders can help keep buses running on time, Mazzarella said, by being prepared to board when the bus arrives. If bringing an inner tube on the bus, it must be clean, dry and deflated, and tubers should be fully clothed. Try to load bikes, skis and snowboards as efficiently as you can. When available, the ski racks are pretty straightforward: just place your skis in the slot. Mazzarella said loading a bike can be a little bit more intimidating if you haven’t done it before. Each bus can accommodate three bikes. To use the bike rack, wait for the bus to stop completely, then approach the rack, squeeze the yellow handle to pull the rack down, place your bike on the rack and secure the front tire by pulling the hook-like extension over the wheel against the bike frame. Instructions are printed on the bike rack, but if you need help, look up to the driver for guidance. City buses were trending 93% on time this summer as of mid-July, according to the city manager’s July 10 report. This is slightly higher than last summer when buses were 90% on time. Mazzarella said that quicker intervals between night-line buses improve delays as buses are less crowded and take less time to load and unload. Ski resort, in good condition Natalie Cregger REALTOR® 435.901.4309 scottmaizlish.com STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — Imagine trying to pull out into Lincoln Avenue traffic 40 times in one hour. Steamboat Springs Transit bus drivers face that challenge over and over every single day, said Cadmus Mazzarella, transit technology specialist. Under Colorado law, if the yield sign on the back of the bus is flashing, motorists behind the bus are required to yield to the bus and allow it to re-enter traffic. “It’s quite simple, the buses just cannot get out with alacrity,” Mazzarella said. “They don’t accelerate fast. There are people on board so even if they did, the drivers couldn’t floor it. They will sit, leaving a stop. … If the bus can’t get out within a minute, that’s a huge delay.” This delay is compounded if a bus is held up over and over as it enters traffic. Mazzarella said this is the leading reason Steamboat Springs Transit buses are delayed. “Letting the bus into traffic actually helps you, because more people will ride the bus, keeping more traffic off the road,” Mazzarella said. “Even if people don’t ride the bus, allowing the buses to maintain a schedule helps keep people on the buses and off the roads.” He named traffic, snowy roads and the commotion of getting skis, snowboards, bikes or tubes on the bus as other common ways buses can get behind schedule. “Very rarely does a maintenance concern delay a bus,” he said. “If it’s going to have a delay of more than 10 minutes, we’ll have a bus out there to replace it so it’s almost a nonissue.” While it might not affect the bus schedule, parking on Lincoln Avenue also impacts traffic by forcing bus drivers into the inside lane of traffic. City buses must have 4-foot clearance on the right side of the bus. If traffic doesn’t allow a bus driver to get around a car with that clearance on Lincoln Avenue, they have to stop until they can. “If a door isn’t closed all the way, the suction from the air (around) the bus can actually open car doors,” Mazzarella said. “If we drive too close, it can open the car door and then we hit the car door. That’s one of the reasons why we maintain that 4-foot clearance on the right.” Drivers should give buses space, Mazzarella said, as bus drivers are both “driving the Associated Press FAIRFIELD, Idaho – Soldier Mountain ski resort in central Idaho has been on the market for months. Now Boise State Public Radio reports the ski resort’s owners are turning to Craigslist in hopes of finding a buyer. Diane and Matt McFerran purchased the resort in Fairfield in 2015. They put it up for sale late last year for $800,000, and while they’ve had some interest they’ve had no offers. Now they’ve listed the real estate on Craigslist, and Matt McFerran says the move has brought inquiries from all over. They say operating Solider Mountain has been a great experience, but the financial challenges of operating a small independent ski resort during learner years can be tough. Though they continue to look for buyers, the McFerrans say they plan to run the ski lifts at Soldier Mountain this winter. WE CAN’T HIDE OUR EXCITEMENT! ALL WEST IS BRINGING FIBER TO HIDEOUT THIS FALL All West is a leading broadband provider, and we’ve built all-fiber networks in many of the most prestigious developments in Wasatch and Summit counties. Soon residents of Hideout will also be able to enjoy the benefits of fiber: • “No satellite dish” freedom • App-based streaming TV • Internet speeds up to a Gig • Fully featured digital phone • Enhanced security and reliability of a wired network PLEASE CALL 866.255.9378 BY AUGUST 23.* 50 West 100 North, Kamas, Utah 84036 866.ALL.WEST (255.9378) www.allwest.com *Signups after August 23 may cause delay in receiving services. Requests for installations after fiber project completion will be dependent on construction availability and weather. FEATURED BA N DS + B R E WE R I E S AUGUST 13TH Thankful? Frustrated? Want to highlight an issue? Think you have the solution to a problem? 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