Park City
Long before Park City became a world class mountain resort and venue for the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, it was famous as a silver mining town, and boasts a lively and colorful past. Founded by prospectors in the late 1860's, Park City continued to mine silver until the early 1970's. The mining company, Park City Consolidated Mines, started the ski business in 1963, when they built the first lifts on what was then called Treasure Mountain. Park City’s population began in near the ski area in Old Town, and then expanded to the neighborhoods of Thayne’s Canyon, Park Meadows, Prospector and finally The Aerie. Park City Proper consists of these five neighborhoods.

Deer Valley
During the 1970s developmental spending increased in Park City. The Royal Street Land Company acquired the rights to develop Deer Valley in 1975 and within a year unveiled a proposal for a six-phase project to accommodate 12,000 skiers. The development not only included the original Snow Park, but also Bald Mountain, Flagstaff Mountain, and Empire Canyon. Deer Valley resort opened in December 1981 with five chairlifts and thirty trails. By the late 1980s, Deer Valley ski area was recognized as one of the country's elite skiing areas. During the 2002 Winter Olympics Deer Valley hosted the freestyle moguls and aerial and alpine slalom events. With a number of other large ski resorts nearby, Deer Valley competes by catering to a more upscale audience than its neighbors, offering skiers' amenities such as valet parking, fine dining and boutique shopping in the main lodge. To suit the tastes of an upscale clientele, Deer Valley offers ski-in, ski-out single family homes and condos with high-quality finishes and superior construction. Deer Valley consists of the following four areas: Lower Deer Valley, Upper Deer Valley, Deer Crest, and Empire Pass.

Snyderville Basin Area
The land of Summit County, rich with wildlife, was a hunting and fishing area for Northern Shoshone and Ute Indians for hundreds of years. The first Anglo-Americans to visit the area were the fur trappers and traders of the 1820s. Summit County was created in 1854 from the existing Green River and Great Salt Lake counties. In the 1870s, Park City became a booming mining town as prospectors discovered rich veins of silver, lead, and zinc in the Wasatch Mountains. Mining remained important until the 1950s, but at that time most mine companies could not make enough money to stay open. So many people left Park City that some people called it a ghost town. But the mountains around the town held other opportunities. One mine company opened a major ski resort, golf course, and condominiums in the 1960s. Since then, skiing and recreation have become the basis for the economy of western Summit County. Many people have moved to Summit County, drawn by its beauty and recreation. As Park City Proper became more populated and land values increased, development spread into the surrounding valleys, and the meadows of the Snyderville Basin are now filled with homes and condos. Park City was now a bedroom community to Salt Lake City, and many commuting professionals preferred the climate and lifestyle the basin had to offer. The neighborhoods of Snyderville Basin include The Canyons, Olympic Park, Silver Springs Area, Old Ranch Road, Kimball, Pinebrook, Summit Park, Jeremy Ranch, Glenwild/ Silver Creek, Trailside Park Area, Promontory, and Jordanelle. Farming and ranching are still important in the rest of the county.