Park City Fire Assistant Chief Ashley Lewis told KPCW the 0.5-acre Thaynes Canyon Fire was “no longer active” as of 2:30 p.m. Thursday.
The Park City Fire District had turned the scene over to the Summit County fire warden but still had crews mopping up hot spots alongside 13 state firefighters.
A state helicopter dropped water on the fire earlier in the day too.
According to Assistant Chief Sean Briley, the fire started overnight Wednesday when lightning struck a tree on the east face of Park City Mountain’s Pinecone Ridge.
The site is uphill and west of the lower Motherlode Express lift terminal.
The Summit County and Park City governments wrote on social media Thursday morning there was not a threat to any buildings or the community.
Park City Mountain decided not to open any lifts Thursday while crews worked on the fire. Trails in the area were closed as well.
Lewis said trails wouldn’t reopen until Friday.
The fire was reported just after 6:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Utah Fire Info.
It burned some of the forest floor in the area of the lightning strike. Residents spotted a smoke column above the ski resort before fire crews arrived.
