Show I Tribune Approves Ski Consolidation By Robert H. H Woody Tribune Business Editor After a couple of dec decides decades des of competitive glowering at each other over the ice ridges of the Wasatch Utah's ski areas may be becoming becoming becoming coming to a historic concord At stake is the promise of national national na na- and International prestige I for the Wasatch a potpourri of skiing excellence and variety I The basic sc premises of the concord concord con con- concord cord was was forged at two prior meetings of the lifts and lodge operators from Big and Cottonwood Canyons and Park I City I These embrace the possibility of centralized bookings for tor ski tourists of lift ticket interchangeability inter inter- changeability and Joint area advertising advertising ad ad- In cooperation with the state For a Wasatch skier the wonder wonder won won- der Is Why the alliance was so long in coming The areas really never were In competition Each Is unique offering otI of ot- offering fering its own brand of winter essence I The concept of variety rather than individuality will be a compelling compelling com com- one to Ito present predent to the then n nations nation's tons ton's ski market It t takes less time to travel between between between be be- tween the resorts of Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons and of Park City than it does to travel I from metropolis to most of the major resorts of the East I Meeting of Great Significance The confederation confederation temporarily pegged the Intermountain Ski Area is is Informally headed headed head head- ed b by bi Dr William Orris past president of the Park City Chamber Chamber Cham Cham- ber of Commerce The significance of the meetings meetings meet meet- ings cant can't be underestimated For some of the areas a and d lodge opera operators op op- era orators tOM it was the first encounter er with persons who essentially have the same Bame goals and problems problems problems lems In the ski business And for some it meant a visit to facilities they had not seen for years Prior meetings were held I at at Alta Solitude and Brighton And aoA One ae-One one of the the participants participant said We found out that we like each other which is kind of interesting The sense of fraternity will not only be good for the are areas s but for the State of Utah as well |