For decades, skiers have dreamed of linking Park City, Big Cottonwood, and Little Cottonwood Canyon resorts into one massive, European-style ski experience. The vision: ski seamlessly between Deer Valley, Park City, Brighton, Solitude, Alta, and Snowbird.
It’s always stalled out—too costly, too complicated, too many questions around routes and environmental impact.
But Utah resident and Cloudflare co-founder Matthew Prince thinks the timing is right. With a net worth of $6 billion, local land holdings at the base of Town Lift, and connections in both politics and business, Prince says he can help make it happen.
His concept? A nine-mile gondola connecting downtown Park City to Solitude, then over into Alta—roughly the same travel time as today’s Town Lift. He notes Deer Valley just installed a 3.6-mile gondola, proving the scale is doable, especially if built in stages.
And with the 2034 Winter Olympics on the horizon, Prince believes federal funding could support the project. If the resorts agree to connect their lift systems and passes, the Wasatch could instantly become larger than Europe’s biggest ski areas, boasting 110+ lifts.
Prince is confident: “This is very doable… time will tell, but I’ve proven I can get things done.”
