Show By OWEN L. SAUNDERS Assistant Sports Editor Of major interest for Utah skiers to vatch will be this weekend's top Intermountain Intercollegiate ski content With Utah's skiing Redskins teams from all over the West will compete in this all important Solitude will be the scene for most of the action with several events being run Friday Alta will serve as site for the jumping JIM G UTAH'S top ski ace and the defending Alpine combined National Intercollegiate Champion will be the Utes' main hope for Looking at the record Jim has compiled since the of a cast several weeks even though the fracture put him behind in he will still be the favorite challenge to Buddy Werner and other top skiers who will be here from Alan the second Ute winner of the events during the Nevada Winter Carnival and winner of last week's Solitude Cup will be a serious contender for the award in this meet Engen's talent in jumping as well as the three other events should prove a big advantage over many of the other contenders for this four-way many of whom lack Engen's airborne The other top ski racers of the Ute Robert the four-way Robert Irvine in the cross country and and Brad Smith in the Alpine are expected to offer some strong competition in their COURSES WILL NEED This past week members of the Norseman ski club have been working on the Landis Jump Hill and members of the Utah ski team under Pres have been packing the race courses at Recent snow have undone the past week's course packing and snow Therefore if the jump hill the slalom and cross country courses are to be in shape for this Ute sponsored ski as many volunteers as possible will be Simply join your ski and report either to the bottom of the Poma lift at or the Landis hill at Alta this Your efforts in packing will be greatly INSTRUCTOR TESTS COMING A certification examination for candidate associate and full ski instructor certification has been scheduled for March at it was announced today by officials of the Intermountain Ski Instructors All interested candidates or candidates who plan to attend Should contact Woody chief examiner for the ISIA at ski shop during the next week for complete COMMENTS I always wonder after every race while reading down the list of entrants and top winners so many list U of U as the organization they are racing and yet there are so few of these top placing racers on the ski |