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Parkites should plan on four weeks off of school for Corona Virus
Today the state of Utah mandated that schools are closed for two weeks. The problem in Park City is that there are three weeks until Spring Break. A rational person would not take two weeks off of school, come back for one, and then go on break. My hope is schools are back in session …
Good job Park City Municipal on Covid-19
Looks like Park City Municipal is doing the right thing with the Corona Virus. For the next 60 days, Park City will provide a bonus amount to employees who are not eligible for paid leave. They say this will include people sick, people caring for elderly relatives, or people caring for kids. We have not …
Vail Fails on Covid Response
Earlier I wrote about Deer Valley’s 100% refund policy on trips with 24 hours notice due to the Corona Virus pandemic. That’s being human. Wouldn’t you expect the biggest ski operator in the world to do the same thing? Nope. Vail announced that you can cancel trips but they won’t refund your money. Instead, they …
Deer Valley is doing the right thing with Covid-19
I give Deer Valley a lot of crap these days. It’s not the same place as it used to be thanks to the Ikon Pass and Alterra. However, Ski School is still second to none. The chili is still good. The grooming is still great. Yet, I always wonder about the management. Bob Wheaton is …
Summit County’s response to 2nd Covid-19 patient leaves us in the dark
FYI, a second person in Summit County, under 60, has Covid-19. If by some luck of nature the Summit County Health Department knows you were at the same place as him/her you will be notified … Sure. Frankly, this is crap. Instead, they should be listing times and places where the individual ventured. Were you …
Corona Virus in Park City is a big deal for many reasons
There’s a divide in Park City. Is the Coronavirus (Covid-19) a big deal? I was in line for some bacon at Deer Valley on Sunday and my seven-year-old asked if the Coronavirus was in Utah. A woman ahead in line interrupted and promptly told him that “he needed to stop watching the news” and that …
I almost caused a crash on the Kilby Road roundabout today
The Jeremy Ranch roundabout construction is the gift that keeps on giving. I was exiting Fresh Market and was stopped. Cars were coming from the roundabout, and I assumed they would stop, because of the stop sign that has been there for months. Except the stop sign is now gone. I pulled out, saw the …
Wait, there was no rock thrown through the Superintendent’s window?
On Friday, the Sheriff’s Department investigated the rock thrown through Park City School Superintendent Gildea’s window at her residence in Jeremy Ranch. It turns out there was no rock — just a crappy window that broke because it was cold in the mountains. The Park Record reported that the most definitive sign that a rock …
Throwing rocks doesn’t change things but activism can
Where does vandalism against a school official and bullying by local company intersect? No, it’s not Welcoming Schools. It’s a lesson in how you elicit change. Last week, Park City School District Superintendent Jill Gildea was a target of vandalism. A rock was thrown through her window. It could have been a disgruntled teenager upset …
Is it BackCountry.com or BadCountry.com?
It always pains us to see local companies doing crappy things. In this case, Backcountry.com, a Utah-based company and a significant employer in Park City, appears to be a crappy corporate citizen. According to The Colorado Sun, “Backcountry.com a year ago filed for trademarks protecting the word backcountry for all sorts of outdoor gear as the online …
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