Park City Hires Firm To Reimagine Mountain Village Ahead of 2034 Olympics

As the 2034 Utah Winter Olympics approach, Park City Mountain Resort is thinking about how to spruce up an already busy base area before the big show. 

The focus is on one of two main base areas, Mountain Village, which is above the town of Park City. For the development, Vail Resorts announced that it had partnered with East West Partners, the same group involved in projects across the Mountain West, from Deer Valley to Denver.

“We are excited about creating renewed vibrancy at Mountain Village,” said Deirdra Walsh, vice president and COO of Park City Mountain, in a news release, adding that “realizing this ambitious goal” starts with planning and community engagement. 

While no specific developments have been noted so far, the release said possible locations include the existing Mountain Village surface parking lots and the potential relocation of resort operations currently based at the Munchkin property in the Bonanza Park neighborhood.

Planning starts soon, though.

Beginning this winter, Park City Mountain will host stakeholder meetings and provide in-person and online input opportunities for the Mountain Village base area plan, in preparation for pre-development meetings with the City. 

As with almost any ski resort development, getting the work done will require satisfying more than resort operators and developers. The Salt Lake Tribune recently reported that a similar effort in 2023 to reimagine the 10-acre site involving developing the parking lots hit a snag after facing community pushback and zoning delays. 

In the release, Park City Mayor Ryan Dickey expressed his appreciation for Park City Mountain and Vail Resorts for getting the process started early. 

“The future of Mountain Village is important to our community, our economy and the guest experience. We look forward to a thoughtful conversation about how these properties can evolve in a way that reflects our city’s strategic priorities and long-term vision,” he said.

Along with the proposed Mountain Village upgrades, Park City Mountain plans to update its Mountain Plan, including “options for future mountain enhancements,” the release said. It “will be designed to evolve over time as the guest and operational needs change.”

Walsh said this push will involve a “leading mountain planning firm” and, like the prospective projects with East West, openings for community engagement. 

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