Welcome to your Personal Mountain Tour. Follow the steps on the map by clicking through the tour and enjoy exploring our mountain!
Exit straight off of
First Time lift. Turn left and find
the
Marker First Time Three Kings Historical marker. A short distance down First Time Run you may
see the large wooden counterweight of the Silver King Consolidated Mine Aerial
Tram. This device, loaded with heavy rocks, served to keep the cable of the
tramway on the pulleys in storms and high winds. The tramway connected to a
mill, located about 2/3 of a mile away - the tram ceased operations in 1924.
Take
Turtle Trail run down to
Homerun run. Board
PayDay lift.
Exit Right off
PayDay lift. Take
Bonanza Access run to the
Silver King Mine Shaft House, located next to the base of the
Bonanza lift, see
plaque for details. Board
Bonanza lift. Look for the original location of the
newly remodeled Mid-Mountain Lodge (Silver King Boarding House) its only
remaining trace is a green safe, located up and to the right, shortly after you
get on the chair.
Exit right off
Bonanza lift. Take
Homerun run to
Claimjumper run.
Halfway down
Claimjumper run look for an
Marker Claim Jumper ore bin on skier's left and see plaque for
details. Continue down
Claimjumper run and board
Silverlode lift.
Exit right off
Silverlode lift. Look for a historical
marker in the trees before the
Summit Demo Center. Take
Homerun run to
Jonesy's run to
Mid Mountain run. As you pass the
Mid Mountain Restaurant restaurant, remember the
original location near the base of Bonanza Lift, it was quite an impressive
move that took seven bulldozers to complete. Continue down
Mid Mountain run to
read the
Marker Pioneer at the base of the
Pioneer lift. Board
Pioneer lift.
Exit right off
Pioneer lift. Take
Jupiter Access run.
Near the Jupiter Lift look for the large flat, snow-covered area that is Shadow
Lake, which is one of just two lakes in the Park City mining district. This
water went to the Silver King Mine. Continue down Thaynes Canyon to just beyond
the intersection with Keystone Run. On the left are the remnants of the
California Comstock Mill, see plaque for more information. Continue down
Thaynes Canyon run and on the right you will pass where the “Skier Subway” that
operated in the 1960s let off its passengers. At the base of the
Thaynes lift
see the
Marker Thaynes Canyon about the Crescent Mine. Board
Thaynes lift.
Exit left off
Thaynes lift.
Head down
Homerun run to
Summit House restaurant and take lunch on the scenic
heated patio. Continue on
Homerun run, past
Viking Yurt restaurant to
Silver Queen run. At the
top right of Silver Queen Run look for the two Water Tanks and read the plaque.
Continue down
Silver Queen run to
Drift run across PayDay Run. Take
Creole run and look for
the Silver King Aerial Tramway towers.Towards the bottom of
Creole run on the left
is a
Marker Creole about the Creole Mine site. Board
Town lift.