Park City Mountain Resort filed on Friday a lawsuit against Talisker Land Holdings, LLC. The suit seeks to resolve a dispute that threatens the future of one of the top resorts in North America and a major economic engine in Utah. Talisker, a Canadian based company in the last decade took ownership of vast land holdings in the Park City area that were once under the control of United Park City Mines. PCMR operates on some of that land. In a prepared statement released on Friday, PCMR indicated Talisker Land Holdings, LLC on December 27th, told the resort that its right to use the land had expired. According to Jenni Smith, PCMR President and General Manager; " If we do not prevail...Park City Mountain Resort could be forced to close."
If you are interested in learning more about the lawsuit and supporting PCMR, please go to the following link:
http://www.supportpcmr.com
Updates:
The Park Record received the response below from Talisker after press time:
"PCMR's lease of Talisker's land expired in 2011. Talisker has offered PCMR new lease terms, and the parties have been in discussions regarding such new lease terms, which are subject to an agreement of confidentiality.
We had hoped to reach terms on the new lease that would be fair to both parties. Unfortunately it appears that PCMR is attempting to use litigation to better its position, and avoid reaching a mutually fair outcome.
At no time in these negotiations has Talisker contemplated or threatened to close Park City Mountain. We believed the negotiations were continuing and we are disappointed by PCMR's action today."
To read an article about the lawsuit in The Salt Lake Tribune by Roxana Orellana that was published Mar 10 2012 07:38 pm Last Updated Mar 10 2012 11:54 pm, please visit the following link:
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/53686577-78/resort-park-lawsuit-mountain.html.csp