 The 1989 Olympic referendum, which was passed by Utahns, allowed for tax payer money to fund a winter sports park, that would be used if Salt Lake City won their bids for the 1998 or 2002 Winter Olympics.In 1990 the Utah Sports Authority announced their plans to build the park, which included ski jumps and a bobsled-luge track, in Bear Hollow near Park city.A groundbreaking ceremony was held May 29, 1991, when construction on the park got underway.