Renowned for its light dry powder, Utah attracts skiers and snowboarders from around the world.
What is your local resort?
I grew up at Ski Roundtop, Pennsylvania.
For the last 5 years, I’ve been skiing Park City, Utah.
For the sake of this interview, I’ll use Park City.
Why does the resort hold a special place in your heart?
This resort is special because i grew up watching pros like Tanner Hall shred it.
Now I get to ride it every day!
I learned the majority of my big jump tricks here.
I spent my whole life in Pennsylvania learning rails.
PC has been extremely important in my development as a skier.
There are so many people in the ski industry to connect with.
How many days a year to you ride there?
I probably put in 60-80 days a year.
When does the season run from ?
PC is open from about November 20th to April 15th
When is the best time to go?
I think the best time is mid March when the snow is soft but not slushy.
Any busy holiday times to avoid?
make a run at avoid Presidents Day and the whole week that Sundance Film Festival is in town.
It?s miserable trying to navigate the town of Park City and find a parking spot.
What is so special about the resort?
The park is at the very bottom of the mountain.
Many other resorts have parks higher up on the mountain that take several chair rides to get to them.
PC is basically park and ride.
Tell us about the park?
What features/obstacles are there?
What are your favourite features?
Is it well maintained?
The park is run by Jeremy Cooper.
PC has awesome rails and creative setups, although sometimes they are geared too much toward snowboarders.
My favorite features are always disasters.
Usually a flat down, or sometimes a double kink, Jeremey has a good vision for these.
My only gripe is the way the jumps are built.
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Any special backcountry spots?
There are some hidden spots at PC for sure.
People don’t give enough credit to pow days at Park City.
What is the local scene like?
Lots of park rats?
There are a massive amount of park skiers at PC.
Normally park skiers outnumber snowboarders 4 to 1.
I love the vibe of PC compared to many other resorts too.
Are there any good events, competitions or parties that happen in the resorts?
PC holds a bi-weekly rail jam series, and it used to hold a big slopestyle comp.
Parties are regular… but that?s attributed to the people I hang out with.
They are always partying.
Any good nightclubs, bars, pubs or restaurants that peeps should check out?
There?s a couple.
What are the local girls like?
They are cookie cutter.
Every girl in PC wears a fur hood, black tights, and brown high boots.
Are there any local Amplid dealers?
There are 2 shops at the resort that carry Amplid.
Cole Sport and Powder Huffer.
Shout out to JP at Colesport and Scott Cardoza, Sean Kaldhusdal and Kevin Perron at Powder Huffer!
