Park City adds Snowmaking and Nights are Brighter

Park City Mountain Resort is adding snowmaking on the lower mountain and brighter lights for more night skiing terrain, among other improvements this year. The resort is introducing three "Adventure Alley" runs for skiing thrills through tree stands. Three more snowcats will help the resort groom up to 50 ski runs every day.

The resort says it's spending $4.5 million on improvements - and saving on more efficient lighting. The lights will shine brighter at a lower wattage and allow the resort to expand skiing on more terrain for longer into the night. The new bulbs will cut electricity use by nearly 140,000 kilowatt-hours a season. Park City also is adding conveyor belt lifts at a nearby tubing hill off Interstate 80 called Gorgoza Park.