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Today on the Local News Hour:

(02:51) - Utah Avalanche Forecast Center Report

(06:31) - Summit County Council Member Malena Stevens recaps Wednesday's meeting.

(24:52) - Snyderville Basin Planning Commission Chairman Ryan Dickey has an update on last night's meeting to discuss the Highland Flats proposal.

(38:43) - Katy Wang, Park City Film, with a monthly update

A smaller than normal crowd cheered on skiers making their way through an obstacle course … while gripping a rope attached to a horse. 

That may sound like an impossible task, but it’s a sport known as skijoring. 

Soldier Hollow has hosted a skijoring race every Febuary for the past 6 years. Last year, the event drew in over 3,000 guests, this year was smaller due to the pandemic. The race, which happened last Saturday hosted about 200 attendees and over 130 competitors. 

The arts and culture district will once again be a central topic at this week’s meeting of the Park City City Council. The council will be taking a deep dive into the financial model for the project and explore different ways to pay for its increasing costs.

If there’s one aspect of the arts and culture district project that has been particularly troubling for people following its progress, it’s just how much the project is expected to cost.

Tuesday night’s virtual State of Park City address by Mayor Andy Beerman offered a “journey through time,” connecting the city’s modern problems like traffic and housing affordability with lessons learned -- or not learned -- in the past.

Park City Mayor Andy Beerman characterized 2020 as a year of ‘big little things’ on Tuesday night, where although many of the city’s larger goals for the year were delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, small incremental progress on a number of key city priorities were made.

On today's Local News Hour:

(02:02) - Utah Avalanche Forecast Center Report

(06:49) - Todd Hauber, Park City School District Business Administrator, talks about the 2021 legislative session and the impacts on school districts. 

(20:27) - Park City Manager Matt Dias has a preview of this week's city council meeting and Mayor Andy Beerman adds to his State of the City address last night.

(38:36 - Heber City Manager Matt Bower and T-O Engineer Jeremy McAlister with more on the Heber City Airport master plan.

If you've ever stood in a lift line, dined at the Black Diamond Lodge or walked around The Park Silly Sunday Market, you might’ve heard Wyatt Pike singing and playing his guitar. 

The Park City local has been playing gigs around the town for years and released a five song record last year titled Brand New Boy. Back in November he flew out to Ojai, CA to audition for American Idol. 

The Snyderville Planning Commission Tuesday night hosted a lengthy public hearing on the proposed Highland Flats residential development.    The overwhelming majority of the speakers opposed the project.

After the public comment, the Planning Commissioners did not come to a vote on the proposal.

Snyderville Planning Chairman Ryan Dickey noted that over 200 people were attending the meeting via Zoom.   

Widespread internet outages in the Wasatch Back on Monday night into Tuesday occurred after utility cable was damaged by Utah Department of Transportation crews in the Salt Lake Valley.

Construction crews working on I-15 along the Wasatch Front near Draper damaged utility lines on Monday, disrupting internet service for AT&T and Centurylink customers. Customers of Wicked Fast internet in Park City were also affected.

Park City fire crews responded to a fire on Homestake Road Tuesday Morning.

According to the Park City Fire District, emergency crews were called to a multi-family structure fire on Homestake Road just after 8am Tuesday morning.

Several fire engines, an ambulance, and the Park City Police Department were all at the scene. According to the fire district, the building was evacuated and the fire was quickly contained.

Utah’s COVID-19 Cases Tuesday were up compared to last Tuesday’s cases.  

The Utah Department of Health announced 716 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, which is about 100 more cases than the state saw at the same time last week. 

There were 6,458 people tested for the first time, with 18,480 total tests administered. About 6% of “tests over tests” are coming back positive. 

Summit County reported 12 new cases. In comparison, last Tuesday, Summit saw seven.

Park City Local and American Idol contestant Wyatt Pike talks about getting on the show and when we might see his audition.

On today's Local News Hour:

(02:10) Utah Avalanche Forecast Center Report 

(05:48) Summit County Manager Tom Fisher discusses the agenda for Wednesday's county council meeting.

( 22:18) Mental Health Counselor Katie Thomas has details about an upcoming small group teen girls resiliency program she is offering throughout the month of March.

(36:30) Park City Local and American Idol contestant Wyatt Pike talks about getting on the show and when we might see his audition.

 State park visits have skyrocketed during the pandemic, with a record amount of visitors in 2020. 

While parks have seen an uptick in visitors for the past couple years, last year there was a 33% increase, according to Scott Strong, deputy director of Utah State Parks. 

He said during the pandemic they had 10.6 million visitors, up 2.3 million from the previous year. 

The Snyderville Basin Transit District Board held its first meeting on Feb. 18. Board member Joe Spink says they’re working towards a deadline, in four and a half months, to transition to being an independent district.

The county’s transit district will be splitting off from Park City Transit to become its own entity by July 1.

The new board includes three Summit County Councilors—Roger Armstrong, Doug Clyde and Chris Robinson. The two at-large members are Spink and former Councilor Kim Carson.