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Show . - - 'J it hi . t'T-i , zz v mmi-m'" ji ' ' ' 'rTf r r : , i: t?rst L i -l4:tt'-M- i (Ti I i i , j -jt.. Park West Resort plaza: closed for the season. West, Parleys Close for Season season last Monday. The resort, which caters to the beginning skier, closed because "not enough people are learning to ski this time of year," said part-owner Bill Coleman. Coleman said the resort lost money this year, as planned, but did a "good business" on weekends. "We have a lot more work to do," he added. Some of the work tentatively planned for this summer includes installation of a new, longer lift, and several summer attractions a "LeMans" go-cart track, an Alpine Slide and a "grass skiing" run. Coleman said the grass skiing would involve travelling down the mountain on specially designed short skis, approximately three feet long. Each ski is equipped with a mechanism similar to a "miniature snow cat" runner, he said, allowing the user to "ski" down the hill without the benefit of snow. Coleman said the developers of the expanding resort, who include Park City Depot developers Wally Wright and John Price, are planning to seek approval in the near future for the summer activities from the Summit County planning commission. He said he was unsure all the plans would be completed this summer, but that the owners hope to receive clearance from the county for the expansion. At Park City Resort, night skiing came to a close for the season Saturday. In a news release sent out Friday, the resort reported "excellent spring skiing" however, how-ever, and said their schedule closing date for day skiing is still set for May 8, or "as long as the skiing is good." "Based on the present snow conditions and the snow base on the mountain, we will definitely stay open through the end of April," said Mountain Manager Phil Jones. The ski season began to fade out of the picture in the last week as two local resorts closed out operations and began to make plans for next year. Sunday was the last day for Park West, which had already stopped offerring night skiing early last week. General Manager Dick Frost blamed a "lack of people" for the decision to close the Snyderville resort, even though ski conditions remain good. "It's getting to be springtime and peoples' interests have turned to other things," he said. "This time of year business gets pretty skinny." Frost said the resort would close completely for the next few months and then begin work on grooming runs and lift modifications modifica-tions for next season. Unlike last summer, when a new lift was added and a new commercial structure was built at the base of the lift, Frost said no major expansion is planned, other than the construction of additional addition-al condominiums. Parley's Summit Resort, which re-opened this year in the Gorgoza area after several years of dormancy, closed for the |