With the new year, Park City Mountain opened Thursday to allowing uphilling out of Mountain Village, beginning at 6 p.m. “We know many locals have been eager for its return,”  Communications Manager Bailey Quinn said. This season’s uphill opening comes later than in past years, r eflecting a stretch of unusually warm early season conditions that required coordination across the mountain, she said. “Until recently, mountain operations equipment was required to use portions of the designated uphill route, which would not have allowed for safe uphill travel,” she said.  Designated route  The uphill route remains consistent with past seasons, with improved reflective signage added this year to make the route clearer during low-light conditions, Quinn said.   Homerun and Lower Silver Skis are the only two runs where travel is permitted.   No uphill travel is permitted beyond the Angle Station, located at the top of Town Lift.  All other runs, including Treasure Hollow, Crescent, and Silver Skis, are strictly closed to both uphill and downhill travel during uphill access hours. These closures are necessary to protect the safety of uphill users and mountain operations teams working on the hill.  Uphill travel is permitted daily from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. All uphill users must be transitioned and skiing downhill by 8 a.m. Similar to other ski areas with uphill programs, we’ve affixed a stoplight to the operation shack of the magic carpet near First Time lot,” Quinn said. “The light will clearly display green when uphill travel is permitted, and red when uphill travel is closed.”  Uphillers can text “uphill” to 435-244-1769 to receive any updates about closures, community events, and reminders about policies.  Safety requirements Participants are required to follow these guidelines:   Stay climber’s left while ascending.   Stay toward the center of the trail while descending and remain alert for uphill travelers.  Wear a headlamp and bright or reflective clothing.   Animals are not permitted, except for service dogs.   A full list of uphill access policies and rules can be found here. The most common infractions involve traveling outside the designated route and bringing non-service dogs to the mountain, Quinn said. “These actions create serious safety risks for both uphill users and mountain operations teams,” she said. “Resort staff will be monitoring compliance, and violations may result in enforcement action. ”  The post Park City Mountain opens to uphilling with new year appeared first on Park Record. ...read more read less