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Ski resort eyed for Oquirrh Mountains in Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY — Kennecott Land is considering a ski resort in the Oquirrh Mountains on the west side of Salt Lake County.
“It’s
certainly skiable terrain, and a lot of it,” said Jim Schulte, vice
president of long-range planning at Kennecott Land, an arm of Kennecott
Utah Copper.
Salt Lake County leaders joined Schulte at the site
of the proposed resort Tuesday, 18 miles from Salt Lake City
International Airport. The north-facing peaks had fresh patches of snow.
From a base elevation of 6,200 feet, the Oquirrh resort would rise to 9,350 feet.
Schulte
said snow measurements, a factor in building any ski resort, appear
“pretty attractive.” He offered no timetable for the project.
“They
could easily do it,” said Nathan Rafferty, president and chief
executive officer of Ski Utah, a marketing association representing
Utah’s ski-and-snowboard industry.
“I don’t know that it’s the kind
of resort that would compete with the Snowbirds, Altas and Deer Valleys
of the world, but it would be something that would benefit Salt Lake,”
Rafferty said.
Kennecott has extensive land holdings near its Utah copper mine, the largest open-pit copper mine in the world.
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Well it's new to me. Maybe other people dont know aobut ut. Just thought it would be cool to post.
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What's the snowfall totals like in that region?
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Old news, but with the Kennecott Land's recent abilities to do anything they want in the Salt Lake Valley, maybe this project is more likely than previously thought. Look at the huge complex going in Lehi Utah with two wakeboard cable courses. Utah is expanding and the Oquirrhs are a wonderful place to go. Just beyond the Oquirrh's are the Rubies and the heli operation there seems to be opening up some incredible terrain. Maybe with residential real estate prices dropping, investment in a ski resort might look more favorable?
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