As we wait to see how the parking situation shakes out at PCMR, I’m troubled that I have not seen a proposed solution that prioritizes the ski area’s most important stakeholders – local Park City residents. With all the talk about high parking fees and draconian reservation requirements, there’s been nothing to assuage the angst of locals who ski every day as a lifestyle. It’s as if Vail forgot their Community Relations 101 class basics.
Why hasn’t Vail proposed a “locals first” parking pass that prioritizes the community of residents, who of all their patrons, should be entitled to some kind of special consideration? Might this be a passive-aggressive move towards a community that has held Vail to task, or should we consider it just an oversight?
Regardless, Vail would earn a lot of points if they would show they care about their community. Let’s see a parking solution that gives local skiers the special consideration we deserve, rather than lumping us together with our visitors.
Robin Lewin
Snyderville