We live, work and recreate in a mountain setting and we want to continue this lifestyle for years to come. Therefore, we along with others in our industry, have adopted a policy to reduce emissions generated by our operations, actively investigate and implement additional ways that we can pro-actively address this matter and educate others on how they can help.

In 2006 Park City Mountain Resort in conjunction with POWDR Corporation commissioned the first-ever comprehensive scientific study of global warming’s effect on Park City Mountain Resort and the Utah snow sports industry. “Save Our Snow,” on January 9, 2007 presented the results of this study and we have the Executive Summary the summary of temperature trends and the full 2007 Climate Change in Park City Report available for download in pdf format.

SAVE OUR SNOW II

The second Park City community-wide meeting on the impact of climate change on the local environment and economy took place this past September 30, 2009 and we're pleased to present the full Park City Climate Change Assessment in PDF format (2.7Mb). Read a white paper on Global Cooling, written by the same consulting group that did the Park City Climate Change Assessment.

POWDR Corp received a 2008 Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The annual awards recognize the country's leading green power purchasers for their commitment and contribution to advancing the development of the nation's voluntary green power market. Click here to read the press release.

In 2009 and again in 2010 Powdr Corp. is the largest purchaser of renewable energy among the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) partners in the travel and leisure category and holds the number 15 ranking of all corporations in the US that purchase 100 percent renewable energy. Powdr Corp. has purchased over 177 million kWh’s of renewable energy over the past 6 years.

Park City Mountain Resort is offsetting 100% of power used from renewable energy sources - read the press release here and in 2010 Park City Mountain Resort again purchased 100% wind power. Park City Mountain Resort has purchased 45,548,721 kWh’s of wind power.

In 2010 Park City Mountain Resort received a “Green Business Award” from Utah Business Magazine. This award recognizes practices at the workplace that engage employees and clients to act green. Companies that provide employees with an eco-friendly workplace by adopting energy efficient technologies and industry leading practices.

In 2010 Park City Mountain Resort received the “Corporate Spirit of Giving” award on Utah Philanthropy Day. This award recognizes a for-profit business that has demonstrated its outstanding commitment to philanthropy and community service by providing direct financial support, leadership involvement, volunteer participation and commitment of its workforce, and by becoming a philanthropic role model for other businesses in the community.

In 2010 Park City Mountain Resort was the title sponsor of the “High Road Cooler World Music Festival”. We were part of an amazing global effort. Over the weekend, 7347 events took place in 188 countries through 350.org. It was the largest grassroots climate action in history.

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