The Central Wasatch Commission is the governmental entity that the Mountain Accord charter called to create. Upon its creation, the Central Wasatch Commission was tasked with carrying out projects initiated during the Mountain Accord process including federal legislation, the Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act, the Environmental Dashboard, and canyon transportation improvements.
In 2013, local elected leaders, transportation officials, the general managers of the Cottonwood Canyon ski resorts, private property owners, representatives from the environmental and recreational communities, and others organized to develop a plan to sustain the Central Wasatch Mountain Range for generations to come, and to plan for increased visitation and use of the mountains. These groups first established a baseline each focus area, and how it may exist in the future, a collection of visions, goals and ways to measure progress and created a set of “perfect world” Idealized Systems for each area. This work led to the Mountain Accord Blueprint, a proposal that examined each area in detail and proposed suggestions and possibilities for the future. A public comment period concluded on May 1, 2015.
The two-year process, culminated in the Mountain Accord charter, proposed plans to address the four major issues affecting the longevity of the mountains – environment, recreation, transportation, and economy. The goal was to create and build a consensus that would include responsible stewardship of natural resources, preservation of quality recreation experiences, establish an environmentally sustainable transportation system, and contribute to a vibrant economy.
The Mountain Accord charter also called for the creation of a governmental entity to coordinate among the many stakeholders in the Central Wasatch Mountains, and to carry out the plans for each of the four issue areas. The Mountain Accord charter, signed in August 2015, is the consensus position of the Executive Board members and over 150 signatories. In September 2016, the Mountain Accord Final Report was released. The final report summarizes the process the various stakeholders undertook. You may also read a summary of the Mountain Accord here.
In 2022, many of the original signatories and some new ones came together to reaffirm their commitment to the Mountain Accord by signing the Central Wasatch Compact.
The four groups mentioned above were called Systems Groups. The System Groups and other committees met regularly during the Mountain Accord process. To view the meeting minutes and other information about these groups, see below.
Jan 11, 2016 Agenda | Notes | Disclosure process information | Private landowner requests
December 14, 2015 Agenda | Notes | Decision memo phase II plan | Decision memo federal designation
November 9, 2015 Agenda | Notes | Disclosure form
October 26, 2015 Agenda | Notes | Big Cottonwood Canyon to Park City White Paper
September 14, 2015 Agenda | Notes | Summary of Legislative Agreement Points for the Federal Designation | Draft Legislation | Proposed Federal Designation Map | Proposed Avalanche Control Mechanism | USU Visitor Survey Presentation | USU Visitor Survey
August 10, 2015 Agenda | Notes
July 13, 2015 Agenda | Notes | Draft Accord 4.0
March 2015 Agenda | Notes
January 2015 Agenda | Notes | Phase II Budget | Cottonwood Taskforce Recommendation
December 2014 Notes (with attachments) | Decision Memo: Ideal and Combined Scenarios
November 2014 Agenda and Notes | Framework for Combined Scenario
August 2014 Agenda | Notes | Decision Memo: Vision, Goals, and Metrics
July 2014 Agenda | Notes
May 2014 Agenda | Decision Memo: Existing Conditions and Future Trends
January 2014 Agenda | Notes (with attachments)
December 2013 Agenda | Notes 1 | Notes 2
November 2013 No Executive Committee Meeting // due to Thanksgiving Holiday
October 2013 Agenda | Slideshow | Notes
September 2013 Agenda | Minutes
August 2013 Agenda
System Group Rules and Procedures
For all System Groups
Transportation White Paper | Federal Lands Designation White Paper | One Wasatch White Paper | Polling Questions | Idealized System Public Comment Period
October 29, 9-11:30 am
Final Transportation Group Materials: Agenda | Transportation White Paper | Polling Questions
March 3-10, 2014 Presentation | Notes | Report
April 1-2, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes
April 29-30, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Draft Existing Conditions and Future Trendlines Report | Final Existing Conditions and Future Trendlines Report
June 24-25, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Draft Vision, Goals and Metrics | Map
July 22-23, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Updated Vision, Goals, and Metrics
August 19-20, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Map Gallery
September 23-24, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3
October 28 1:30 – 4:00 p.m.
Final Environment Group Materials: Agenda | Idealized Systems Narrative | Maps | Federal Lands Designation White Paper | Polling Questions
September 23-24, 2014 Agenda | Notes | Presentation | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3
August 19-20, 2014 Presentation | Notes | Map Gallery
July 22-23 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3 | Updated Vision, Goals, and Metrics
June 24-25, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Draft Vision, Goals, and Metrics | Map
April 29-30, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Draft Existing Conditions and Future Trendlines Report | Final Existing Conditions and Future Trendlines Report
April 1-2, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Report
March 3-10, 2014 Presentation | Notes
October 28, 9-11:30 a.m.
Final Economy Group Materials Agenda | Idealized Systems Narrative | Polling Questions
September 23-24, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Map
August 19-20, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Map Gallery
July 22-23, 2014 Presentation | Notes | Map 1 | Map 2 | Updated Vision, Goals, and Metrics
June 24-25, 2014 Agenda | Presentation 1 | Presentation 2 | Presentation 3 | Presentation 4 | Draft Vision, Goals, and Metrics | Map 1 | Map 2 | Map 3
April 29-30, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Draft Existing Conditions and Future Trendlines Report | Final Existing Conditions and Future Trendlines Report
April 1-2, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes
March 3-10, 2014 Presentation | Notes
October 29, 1:30-4 p.m.
Final Recreation Group Materials Agenda | Idealized Systems Narrative | Maps | Polling Questions
September 23-24, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Map
August 19-20, 2014 Presentation | Notes | Map Gallery
July 22-23, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Map | Updated Vision, Goals, and Metrics
June 24-25, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Draft Vision, Goals, and Metrics | Map
April 29-30, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Draft Existing Conditions and Future Trendlines Report | Final Existing Conditions and Future Trendlines Report
April 1-2, 2014 Agenda | Presentation | Notes | Report
March 3-10, 2014 Presentation | Notes | Report
October 25, 2017 Notes June 28, 2017 Notes May 25, 2017 (Platform Meeting) April 2017 February 23, 2017 (Platform Meeting) February 22, 2017 January 2017 (Human Element Meeting) December 2016 Fall 2016 (Technical Committee Outreach Summary) September 2016 May 2016 May 2016 (Environmental Dashboard Technical Committee Workshop) April 2016
Meeting materials coming soon
Open Meeting List
A list of Mountain Accord Public Open Houses/Forums
November 12, 2015 Agenda | Phase II Powerpoint | USU Visitor Survey
| Alane Boyd, Wasatch County |
| Alex Butwinski, Private citizen |
| Alex Schmidt, Save Our Canyons |
| Alison Butz, Historic Park City Alliance |
| Allen McCandless, Salt Lake City |
| Allen Sanderson, Salt Lake Climbers Alliance |
| Allison Jones, Wild Utah Project |
| Amanda Smith, State of Utah DEQ |
| Andrea Pullos, SLCo Engineering |
| Angelo Calacino, SLCo Parks and Recreation |
| Bart Reuling, Big Cottonwood Canyon Association |
| Becky Holt, Friends of Alta |
| Bill Malone, Park City Chamber/Convention and Visitors Bureau |
| Bob Bonar, Snowbird Ski and Summit Resort |
| Bob Kollar, Park City Council/PCMC Employee |
| Bob Wheaton, Deer Valley |
| Brad Glison, City of Cottonwood Heights |
| Brad Petersen, Utah Office Outdoor Recreation |
| Brad Sweet, Granite Construction |
| Brandon Weston, UDOT |
| Brian Berndt, City of Cottonwood Heights |
| Brian Suhadolc, Park City Resort |
| Brigham Mellor, Salt Lake County |
| Brock LeBaron, Utah Division of Air Quality |
| Bruce Strom, Wasatch Mountain State Park |
| Bryan Dillion, FHWA |
| Bryan O’Meara, Porcupine Pub/Canyon Culinary |
| Buck Boley, Alta Ski Lift Co. |
| Carl Fisher, Save Our Canyons |
| Carol Majeske, USFS |
| Cary Smith, Triangle Community Representative |
| Chad Mullins, Bike Utah |
| Charles Sturgis, Mountain Trails Foundation |
| Chris Cawley, Town of Alta |
| Chris Cushing, SE Group |
| Chris Eggleton, NewPark |
| Chris McCandless, Sandy City |
| Chris Mikell, Friends of Alta |
| Christina Oliver, SLCo Economic and Business Development |
| Christopher Conabee, Utah Governor’s Office of Economic Development |
| Claudia McMullin, Summit County Council |
| Cliff Doner, Visit Salt Lake |
| Clint McAffee, Park City |
| Colin Hilton, Utah olympic Legacy Foundation |
| Court Strong, University of Utah |
| Danny Page, UDOT |
| Darin Mellott, CBRE |
| Dave Allen, Boyer |
| Dave DeSeelhorst, Solitude |
| Dave Eckhoff, ASCE Utah Infrastructure Report Card Project |
| Dave Fields, Snowbird |
| Dave Iltis, Cycling Utah |
| Dave Robinson, |
| David “Hoopa” Robinson, Alta |
| David Cannon, Property Reserve, Inc. |
| David Dobbins, Draper City |
| David Fronczak, EPA |
| David Gellner, Salt Lake County |
| David Kallas, UTA |
| David Pratt, Snowpine Lodge |
| David Tushman, Jess Reid Real Estate |
| David Ure, Summit County Council |
| Dennis Goreham, Wasatch Mountain Club |
| Des Barker, |
| Don Despain, Big Cottonwood Canyon Association |
| Don Taylor, Wasatch Trails Alliance |
| Doug Hattery |
| Doug Smith, Wasatch County |
| Dwight Butler, Wasatch touring |
| Elise Morgan, Town of Alta Planning Commission |
| Eric McCulley, Intermountain Aquatics |
| Eric Sadler, Wasatch Mountain Club |
| Erin Bragg, Summit Land Conservancy |
| Erin Mendenhall, Salt Lake City Council |
| George Vargyas, Wasatch Backcountry Alliance |
| Gordon Cummins, All Resort Group |
| Greg Hilbig, Draper City Parks and Recreation |
| Greg Libecci, Park City Resident |
| Heinrich Deters, Park City Municipal Corporation |
| Henry Hornberger, Solitude Mountain Resort |
| Howie Garber, Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment |
| Jacob Splan, UTA |
| Jake Powell, Kamas Valley Conservation District |
| Jamie Kent, Wasatch Backcountry Alliance |
| Jan Wilking, Real Estate Development |
| Jared Grant, Wasatch Powderbird Guide |
| Jason Gipson, US Army Corps of Engineers |
| Jason Shumaker, Liberty Mountain |
| Jeff Harris, UDOT |
| Jeff Jones, Summit County |
| Jeff McCarthy, Westminster College/U of U Humanities |
| Jeff Niermeyer, Salt Lake City |
| Jen Clancy, Friends of Alta |
| Jenni Smith, Park City Mountain Resort |
| Jennifer Leaver, University of Utah |
| Jennifer Rigby Kohler, UTA |
| Jeremy Roberts, Salt Lake County, Health Department |
| Jesse Stewart, Salt Lake City Public Utilities |
| Jill Layfield, Backcountry.com |
| Jim Byrne, Bonneville Shoreline Trail Committee |
| Jim Ehleringer, University of Utah Biology Professor |
| Jim Steenburgh, University of Utah Climatologist Professor |
| Joanna P. Ganning, University of Utah, Dept. City and Metro. Planning |
| John Guldner, Town of Alta |
| John Hiskey, Sandy City |
| John Johnson, Save Our Canyons |
| John Knoblock, Millcreek Community Council |
| John Park, Cottonwood Heights |
| Jonathan Weidenhamer, Park City |
| Jordan Garn, Utah Hotel and Lodging Association |
| Julie Kalar, Deer Valley, |
| Julie Peck-Dabling, Salt Lake County |
| Justin Allen, Salt Lake Board of Realtors |
| Justin Jones, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce |
| Kari Lundeen, Utah Division of Water Quality |
| Keith Bartholomew, U of U Planning Professor |
| Keith Hanson, Salt Lake County Service Area #3 |
| Kent Cashel, Park City |
| Kent Wilkerson, Summit County |
| Kim Carson, Summit County Council |
| Kirk Nichols, National Outdoor Leadership School U of U Dept. of Parks, Rec. and Tourism |
| Kristen Kenyon, Federal Transit Authority |
| Lance Soffe, Utah Dept. of Workforce Services |
| Laura Briefer, Salt Lake City Public Utilities |
| Laura Hanson, Jordan River Commission |
| Laurie Backus, Utah DNR |
| Lew Cramer, Coldwell Banker |
| Liam FitzGerald, UDOT |
| Lisa Yoder, Summit County |
| Liza Simpson, Park City Council |
| Loren Kroenke, USFS, retired |
| Marian Hubbard, SLCo Engineering |
| Mark Gessel, Triangle community representative |
| Mary Closser, Recycle Utah |
| Mary DeLoretto, UTA |
| Mary Pendergast, Wild Utah Project |
| Mary Young, Granite Community Council |
| Matt Howard, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources |
| Matt Sibul, UTA |
| Matt Steward, Utah Open Lands |
| Maura Olivos, Alta Ski Lifts |
| Michael Christopherson, Stoel Rives LLP |
| Michael Merrill, Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce |
| Michael R. Maughan, Alta Ski Area |
| Mike Goar, The Canyons |
| Mike Grodner, UTA |
| Mike Kosakowski |
| Mike Lewis, Rio Tinto – Kennecott |
| Mike Morey, Town of Alta |
| Mike Peterson, Cottonwood Heights City Council |
| Mike Wilson, Metropolitan Water District of Salt Lake and Sandy |
| Nate Smith, Mountain Education Development |
| Nathan Rafferty, Ski Utah |
| Nazz Kurth, Petzl |
| Ned Hacker, WFRC |
| Nell Larson, Swaner EcoCenter |
| Newel Jensen, UTA |
| Nick Duerksen, Sandy City |
| Onno Wieringa, Alta Ski Lifts |
| Pat Shea, |
| Patrick Putt, Summit County |
| Paul Diegel, Friends for the Utah Avalanche Center |
| Pete Gomben, USFS |
| Peter Lev |
| Phil Dean, Utah Governor’s Office of Management and Budget |
| Phil Sarnoff, Bike Utah |
| Rachel Otto, SLC Transportation Advisory Board |
| Randy Doyle, Brighton |
| Red Oelerich, Outdoor Utah Adventure Guide |
| Renee Flanagan, USFS |
| Richard Hodges, The Utah Nordic Alliance |
| Richard Toth, USU |
| Robert Ett, Consultant – architect |
| Robert Miles, UDOT |
| Robin Hutcheson, SLC |
| Rod Sorensen, Sandy City |
| Roger Armstrong, Summit County Council |
| Roger Borgenicht, Utahns for Better Transportation |
| Rusty Dassing, Wasatch Powderbird Guides |
| Ryan Kump, Sandy City |
| Ryan Starks, Wasatch County |
| Sandra Morrison, Park City Historical Society |
| Scott Beck, Visit Salt Lake |
| Scott Earl, Sandy City |
| Scott Reichard, Wasatch Backcountry Alliance |
| Scott Schumann, U of U Parks, Rec, and Tourism |
| Sean Murphy, Salt Lake city |
| Shane Pace, Sandy City |
| Spencer Byrne, All Seasons Adventures |
| Stan Parrish, Sandy Area Chamber of Commerce |
| Stella Day, Friends of Alta |
| Stephanie Jochum-Natt, Wild Aware Utah Program |
| Stephanie Johnston, Marriott Summit Wasatch |
| Steve Issowits, Deer Valley |
| Steve Jorgensen, Big Cottonwood Canyon Association |
| Steve Meyer, UTA |
| Steve Roney, Prudential Utah Real Estate |
| Steve Scheid, USFS |
| Stuart Clason, Salt Lake City |
| Tim Bardsley, NOAA |
| Tim Henney, Park City Council |
| Todd Draper, Salt Lake County Planning Department |
| Todd Leeds, Wasatch Backcountry Alliance |
| Tom Pollard, Town of Alta |
| Tom Ryan, Save Our Canyons |
| Travis Skinner, Unified Police Department (UPD) |
| Troy Duffin, Trails Utah |
| Ty Markham, Mormon Environmental Stewardship Alliance |
| Vicki Bennett, Salt Lake City |
| Vicky Varela, State of Utah Tourism |
| Wayne Padgett |
| Wendy Fisher, Utah Open Lands |
| Will McCarvill, Wasatch Mountain Club |
| Will Pratt, Snyderville Basin Recreation District |
