PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE TOP FOUR TERRAIN PARKS IN THE WORLD BY SNOWBOARDING MAGAZINE

INVITED TO COMPETE IN SNOWBOARDER MAGAZINE'S
SUPERPARK VII - THE CUTTER'S CUP WORLD PARK BUILDING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Park City, Utah - Park City Mountain Resort was recently recognized by Snowboarder Magazine as one of the top four terrain parks in the world and invited to participate in Superpark VII - The Cutter's Cup World Park Building Championships. At Breckenridge beginning April 21-29, 2003, Park City Mountain Resort will compete against teams from Mammoth, Whistler and Breckenridge in a three-day terrain park building extravaganza.

Terrain parks have become a necessary offering for progressive mountain resorts looking to attract the growing freeride market. At the beginning of this season, Park City Mountain Resort invested $1 million to its freeride initiative, which included the development of the Resort's five new terrain parks, added snowmaking on designated terrain park runs, new grooming equipment dedicated to terrain park maintenance and the new Park City "All-Stars" snowboard team.

"It's insane how far the Resort has come in just one season," says Jim Mangan, the Resort's freeride manager. "Being invited to Cutter's Cup is such an honor for our terrain park crew and it adds to Park City Mountain Resort's credibility as a world-class resort and leader in the action sports industry."

According to SNOWBOARDER Magazine, "Teams from four resorts were chosen for their prominence in the park building community and overall support of the progression of the resort snowboarding experience." Top professional snowboard athletes, SNOWBOARDER Magazine and former SNOWBOARDER Magazine editor, Mark Sullivan, determine selection criteria for park rankings.

The competition begins with drawing straws to assign each resort a zone on the mountain. Each zone offers comparable terrain space, pitch and snow depth and will consist of a jump feature and a rail feature. Six hours are allocated, on site at Breckenridge, to weld a rail feature. In addition, three team members get 30 hours of cat time to complete their terrain park zone.

In an interesting role-reversal, terrain park builders are the competitors while the athletes are the judges. Upon completion of the zones, the Superpark will be open to 75 of the world's best professional
snowboard athletes to begin riding. Athletes will ride Superpark for four days and vote on which zone they think is the best. Judges will determine an overall impression for each zone taking into consideration creativity, grooming skills and flow between features. They will also judge who they believe to be the best rider. Both the winning resort and best rider will receive a cash prize.

Park City Mountain Resort located just 37 miles from Salt Lake City International Airport, hosted six medal events for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. The Resort is currently ranked as Utah's leader in rider/skier visits and offers 3,300 acres of terrain.

www.parkcitymountain.com

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