New Year’s Eve crowds at Park City Mountain

The line at Park City Mountain on New Year's Eve. Photo: Jay Dutton

PARK CITY, Utah — Fresh powder and the New Year’s Eve holiday brought large crowds to Park City Mountain on Friday.

 

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Vail Resorts, owner of Park City Mountain, cut Epic Pass prices by 20% this season. As a result, pass sales are up 47% compared to last year.

The EpicLiftLines Instagram has grown in popularity recently, as riders and workers alike vent their frustration with the company.

 

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Creator of the page Alex Kaufman told the Colorado Sun that he now receives a thousand direct messages every day.

“The Epic-passed hordes have collided with rippling effects of the pandemic that Vail Resorts did not predict when it launched its season-pass fire sale,” writes reporter Jason Blevins.