Utah Olympic Park Opens Phase One of Expansion

In early January, winter athletes throughout Park City and Utah began training on a newly expanded Utah Olympic Park. The expanded terrain is a result of the $3.5 million phase one expansion of the park that hosted the 2002 Olympics and continues to be a training and competition venue for winter athletes from Park City and from around the world.

Phase one opened in early January and added five alpine slalom lanes, one mogul lane and expanded freestyle terrain across 11 acres of lighted terrain at a 400 foot vertical drop, doubling the vertical drop and tripling the skiable terrain that was made available previously via rope tows. Training lanes are now accessed by a quad lift that allows for quick turnaround and high frequency training. In addition, added snowmaking capabilities will provide a NorAm level surface so athlete’s can better prepare for the kind of hard, icy snow they don’t always see in Park City.

Fundraising is underway to begin phase two of the expansion. Phase two involves an expansion of the West Peak, a fixed grip chairlift, 30 acres of snowmaking and lighted terrain, up to 10 new training lanes at a 1,200 ft drop to allow for FIS homologated giant slalom and slalom runs and a FIS level mogul venue. This area also has the potential to house a super-G venue. If all goes off without a hitch, phase two is slotted to open in the fall of 2021. The goal is to raise an additional $8 million to complete phase two.

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