For about a decade there was little progress made on the development of a golf course at the Canyons resort, but a groundbreaking scheduled Tuesday at the ski area may finally signal the start of construction.
Officials expect the project to result in an 18-hole public golf course at Canyons. The hope is that the facility will provide a catalyst for building activity near the resort.
After Tuesday’s groundbreaking, work near State Road 224 could get underway next spring, Summit County Manager Bob Jasper said.
Course designers have been hired and a map of the proposed golf course will be unveiled at the groundbreaking, he added.
County officials are looking forward to the ceremony. Jasper said he plans to attend the groundbreaking with members of the Summit County Council.
The owner of Canyons is Talisker. Talisker Chief Executive Officer Jack Bistricer may attend Tuesday’s groundbreaking.
The public is also invited. The ceremony will take place Tuesday at 10 a.m. near the ninth hole of the proposed golf course. There will be valet parking available at the Waldorf Astoria of Park City and attendees will be transported to the announcement location.
“I know we have been through this before. But we have never had a groundbreaking and I have never been wearing a hard hat and thanking everybody for showing up,” Summit County Council Chairwoman Claudia McMullin said. “If it happens, which I have no reason to doubt currently, but when this happens it is the event. It’s the groundbreaking. It is going forward. The golf course is starting.”