SAM Magazine—Park City, Utah, July 31, 2026—Lift replacements at Park City Mountain that had been delayed due to opposition by members of the local community were, for now, given the green light by a municipal hearing officer following an appeal of the Park City Planning Commission’s June decision to approve the projects. 

According to the Park Record, Tim Pack ruled in favor of Park City Mountain’s longtime plans to replace the Eagle and Eaglet lifts with a six-passenger chairlift and replace the six-passenger Silverlode Express with an eight-passenger chair. The planning commission first approved the projects in 2022, but that action has been mired in various appeals and court decisions since then. 

The local opposition has insisted the new lifts would worsen crowding due to the increased uphill capacity, thus causing safety issues and strain already limited parking availability. 

Pack shot down those assertions in his decision, citing a lack of evidence supporting claims that the new lifts will cause overcrowding. If the lifts do result in more guests coming to the resort, he said there’s insufficient evidence to show it would cause a safety issue.

“Even if the evidence led to the conclusion that more skiers would visit the resort as a direct result of the lift upgrades, the record still does not support the conclusion that skier safety would be adversely affected,” Pack wrote.

The Park Record also reported that Pack asserted there is “substantial evidence” supporting the Planning Commission’s finding “that safety will be improved by the lift upgrades.” 

Following the decision, Park City Mayor Ryan Dickey indicated in a statement that he wants to “work cooperatively” with the mountain resort and other unnamed partners, the Park Record said.

Further appeals are still possible, according to reports.