Deer Valley offers free kids' lift tickets for opening week

Deer Valley Resort will give children 12 and under free daily lift tickets Dec. 5–11 as part of Alterra Mountain Co.'s Kids Ski Free Week, with half-off rentals and a lodging package also available for the 2026-27 season opener.

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Park City Miners finish 5-5 after 35-6 Senior Night win

The Park City Miners beat Deer Creek 35-6 on Senior Night to close the regular season 5-5 and 5-2 in Region 8, sitting 14th in the UHSAA 4A RPI with the playoff bracket due this weekend.

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Park City Council greenlights $850K MARC locker room overhaul

Park City Council voted Thursday, Oct. 8 to proceed with a full $850,000-plus renovation of the MARC locker rooms, overriding staff's recommendation to scale back, with construction starting in January and a goal of finishing before pools reopen for summer.

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Guardsman Pass closes until Thursday as snow hits Wasatch

The Utah Department of Transportation closed Guardsman Pass at 9:30 p.m. Monday, cutting off the mountain route between Park City and Big Cottonwood Canyon until at least Thursday morning as a winter storm dumps heavy snow on the Wasatch.

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UDOT closes Deer Valley Drive lane daily for repaving

UDOT is closing the outside southbound lane of Deer Valley Drive between Town Point Condos and Aerie Drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily starting the week of Oct. 12 for repaving, with the project expected to finish before winter.

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Alterra names former Green Beret Kelly Vohs as CEO

Alterra Mountain Co., parent of Deer Valley Resort, named Kelly Vohs as its new CEO effective Oct. 19, replacing Jared Smith, who left after four years. Vohs brings a Green Beret military background and a career in hospitality and large-scale real estate to lead the company through a period of slow ski-industry growth.

Outbound Park City opens bookings for spring 2027 debut

Outbound Hotels has opened reservations for its 180-room Park City property at the former DoubleTree Yarrow site, with rates in the mid-$100s to mid-$200s starting April 1, 2027, filling what the Park City Chamber calls a mid-market lodging gap.

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Weldon Genies

Weldon Genies

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Weldon Genies is a Washington D.C. native, who recently graduated from Northwestern University in June 2026 with a bachelor degree in Journalism. He has had stints with Big Ten Network, the Chicago Union, and Northwestern student-led outlets in WNUR Sports and Inside NU. He prides himself on always delivering the truth to local communities no matter what.

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