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Show She Salt Lake Tribune THE MIX FRIDAY DECEMBER19, 2003 << www.sitrib.com >> oO Stage & Screen D2 Movie reviews D3,4 @ Mix listings p7-9 $CClubs & concerts pio +c arolyn Hax_‘DI4 $Comicsp13,14 & Inside& Out/TVDIS bt 7 Ay IS A FEMINIST FLOP Fit / 03 Lisa Marnie MiL.er/The Salt Lake Tribune Puoros sy PauL Fraucuton/The Salt Lake Tribune Scott Barrett, below, and his son, Alex, at the Last Chance Mining Camp at Solitude. Empire Lodge day chef Andrew Fletcher stands behind the restaurant's buffet, ready to serve hungry lunchtime skiers. Pizza is $4 a slice or $22 for the pie. Even under-age boarders and skiers knowthe diningis better at Molly Green’s, upstairs in the A-frameat the base of Majestic. But the sit-down dineris alsoa private club/tavern, and closed to anyone under 21. The lower level of Molly Green’s is a favorite spot for brown-baggers;it is “furnished” bi with tables and soda machines. Solitude ; Skiers and boarders converge dur-! ing the funich hour at Chance |: of the Apex “ee ‘ ¥ Miett! Lofty locations andprices, but manyfinechoices ~ By Nancy Hosss Special to The Tribune K tomachs rumble for attention af- ter a hard morningof skiing or snowboarding; and for mostpeople pounding down theslopes of Utah’s Wasatch Rangeresorts, PB&,J in a brown bagjust doesn’t cut the mustard. Instead, crowds descend — or nowadays even as- cend —to resort lodges for anything from a chili dog andfries to a fresh cut of prime rib or a bowl of udon noodles. Prices tend to be lofty, whether you are dining on the mountaintoporat A bowlof turkey chili at the Empire the base, but oné way to rationalize the Cc high price of that burgeris by figuring it’s only a fraction of the cost of a day’s. ski pass. Thatis, unless you optfor a gourmet, sit-down lunch that can exceed the ticket price if you dally over a couple standanee Last Chance offers some glasses of beer or wine. If you canafford to do that, you are probably not concerned aboutcost, so cheers! Each of the major resorts on the Wa- satch offers multiple options for lunchtime dining, from fast and casual kiosks ofall varieties to full-service, white cloth restaurants. Hereis a quick tour of midday munch spots on the slopes: Big Cottonwood Resorts Brighton The cheapest place to ski or board isn’t big on amenities, but there is plenty of sustenanceat thecafeteriastyle Alpine Rose,at the base of the Majestic lift, or the Chalet at the base of Millicent. Both offer made-to-order sandwiches,chili and soup, or your basic burger for $5 (addfriesfor $2.95). rt “healthier” options, including a salad bar, grilled veggie wraps($6.75), anda ; vegetable and dip plate for.$3.75-Meateaters have choices, too: a meatball sandwichfor $6.50, or a Southwest chicken or pastrami burger, both $8.50 ~ the priciest items on the menu. The mid-mountain Round House, at the base of Sunshine Bowl, has a similar menu in addition to an outdoor grill on nice days. Comelate winter and spring, when warm, sunny days are more abundant, the aromasattract dinérs from all over the mountain. For those in a richer mood, Creekside at Solitudeis the resort’s upscale restaurant, serving a sit-down lunch. It is in the European-style village northeast of the Apex and Powderhorn lifts, and offers a terrific view of theresort. Diners can enjoy delicious polenta with mushrooms, calamari, pasta or gourmet sandwiches. Chef LanePellinger’s homemadesoupsarethe least expen sive item on the menu at $5; most enAdes are $9 to $13. ce « See RESORT DINING, Li) Lodge at DeerValley. By Dan NAILEN The Salt Lake Tribune Hot & cold: Staind will open the superpipe finals Staind guitarist Mike Mushokadmits he’s a little concerned about the temperatureat tonight’s gig at Park City Mountain Resort, an outdoor concert just before the superpipe finals at the Chevy Truck Snowboard Grand Prix. Lewis, drummerJon Wysocki and bassist Johnny April — is oneof the mostsuccessful new rockacts of the pastfive years, with their two most-recentalbums,this year’s “14 Shades of Grey” and 2001’s “Break the Cycle,” debuting at No.1 i dent @eer on the Billboard gloves. I don’t Staind & snowboards even own gloves!” —_@ Staind performs tonight at6 Mushoksaid, not- album-sales 200 erienia Bocton-based quar- ingthattheonly at Park City Mountain Resort, 2S part ofthe Chevy Truck US. tet has been on the platinum hens Snowboard Grand Prix. the year, although played anywhere Tickets are $18, available at a ~ abe 5 ation was not so «Pen at 4:30 p.m. road for much of Staind are (left to right) Johnny April, Mike Mushok, Aaron Lewis and Jon Wysocki near snowboard: lj Smith's Tix outlets and shading a Noveaias awe erastontu, _Otion's Music in Park City. Gates scheduled for Salt Lake City, climatically foreboding. *Weactually played something similar to this in Spain. It was some Nokia-sponsored event andall the extremesports were there. It was like 80 [degrees] out and they built this huge half-pipe and they brought in the snow. It was actuallyreally cool.” Staind — Mushok, singer Aaron when Lewis developed laryngitis. “It’s really a strained vocal chord,” Mushok explained. “It was scary. He’s doing much better, sounding better and taking care of himself . So that’s another thing [about playing the superpipe finals] we actually get to get back there and doa show.” Obviously it will be different than a typical concert, considering the worldfamous rock band will be immediately followed by world-class competitors in the superpipe finals, including 2002 snowboarding medalists Ross Powers, Danny Kass and JJ Thomas. Theband’s set-list will have to be compressed, and the groupwill haveto resist the temptation to only play its high-octane rockers to stay warm. “Some ofthe slower songs were someofourbiggerhits, soit’s really hard not to play those,” Mushok said, referring to tracks like “It’s Been Awhile” and “Outside.” “We haven't written out a set-list yet, but we'll put one together that has the songs wefeel like we need to play just because they are what a lot of people knowus for.” Given the fact Mushokwill get to hang out with world-class half-pipers, and that he was an avid snowboarder back in New England, one might think he would take advantage ofthe slopes himself. While Mushok is readyto rock, though, no matter howcoldit is, his days on the mountain are behind him. “L kind ofretired my snowboard,” Mushok said. “I always injure myself.” a |