LOCATION: Park City is located in Utah's Summit County, 36 miles east of the Salt Lake City International Airport via a six-lane interstate highway (I-80). Park City proper measures two miles from end to end. Four miles separate Park City's three world-class resorts.

ACCESS: Salt Lake City International Airport is served by 11 airlines with over 670 arrivals and departures daily. Airlines include Alpine Aviation, America West, American, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Northwest, SkyWest, Southwest, TWA and United. Sixty-eight U.S. and Canadian cities have non-stop service to Salt Lake City. Delta Air Lines offers more service to Salt Lake than any other airline. Salt Lake City International Airport consistently ranks number one in the country for on-time arrivals and departures in surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Transportation. It is the 22nd busiest airport in the country and the 36th busiest in the world.

GEOGRAPHIC SETTING: Park City is located in the heart of the Wasatch Mountains, part of the Rocky Mountain Range. The Wasatch-Cache National Forest is located nearby and offers opportunities for backpacking, hiking, camping and fishing.

ELEVATION: Within the city limits, altitudes range from 6,720 ft. to 8,460 ft. above sea level. The surrounding Wasatch Mountains rise to over 10,000 ft.

POPULATION: There are approximately 6,900 residents living in Park City proper year-round. About 24,000 people live in Summit County.

CLIMATE: Winter temperatures in Park City average between 24 degrees Fahrenheit to 33 degrees Fahrenheit. (During the summer the average is 80 degrees Fahrenheit.)

Park City's summers are cool, dry and mild. The average summer high is 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Park City's humidity is very low which makes the summer season comfortable and pleasant.

SNOWFALL: Average snowfall is 143 inches in town and 350 inches at the resorts.

AREA TRANSPORTATION: Park City operates a free city-wide bus service throughout the year. Hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., daily. Service runs every 20 minutes in the city. A trolley operates on historic Main Street from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

SKI INDUSTRY FIGURES:

• 41 percent of non-resident skiers visiting Utah stayed in Park City.
• Park City skiers spend $347 per day, which includes lodging, food, lift tickets, ski rentals, entertainment and car rentals.
• The average stay for Park City's non-resident skier is 5.4 nights.
• The average party size for Park City's non-resident skier is 3.51 people.
• 91 percent of non-resident skiers traveling to Park City did so via air transportation.
• Park City's three resorts reported a record 1,252,886 skier days for the 1998-99 season.
• Utah’s 14 ski and snowboard resorts reported 3.14 million skier days for the 1998-99 season, also a record.

• More than $400 million in silver was mined from the hills surrounding Park City in its mining heyday, creating 23 millionaires.
• More than 1,200 miles of tunnels wind through the surrounding mountains, remnants of the mining era.
• Park City has been the home of the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team since 1973 and the home of the United States Ski Association since 1988.
• Park City will host over one-third of the medal events during the 2002 Olympic Winter Games at three separate competition venues.
• The area boasts over 90 mountain lakes.
• Park City offers over 40 outdoor concerts each summer.
• Cycling and hiking enthusiasts can find 60-plus trails, covering more than 100 miles