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Show it . Wednesday, December 1 5, 1 976 Page 7 foomstft- Miner Win Streak Halted By South Rich ; ST . TUNED Tal By Peter Najar : Wolfe's Repair Shop t Waxing is important to obtain a maximum performance from a ski and to prolong the life of the base. If you have a fear of going too fast, it may be to your advantage to wax your skis. They'll probably want to go faster, but turning them will be made so much easier that you will be able to control your speed better. There are only three ways to wax your skis at home Ironing and brushing use heat, rubbing on cold wax do not. .To rub on cold wax, pick the appropriate wax and rub it on both sides of the groove. Once a fine layer is applied, rub it smooth with a cork. Although this method is the easiest, it does not fulfill one of the main objectives of waxing to allow the wax to penetrate the polyethelene base. The penetration of the base by the wax makes the base stronger. The easiest method using heat is ironing the wax. For this you'll need an iron that you will never want to use on clothes. Ski wax and clothes do not get along. A standard travel iron is all you need. It should have adjustable settings. A cool (wool) setting is best. If the wax starts to smoke, it's too hot. Hold the point of the iron down, against the base of the ski. Place the appropriate wax against the j iron and run a bead of wax down both sides of the groove. Then smooth the wax by running the iron over the base until the entire surface is covered, i Make sure you keep the iron moving; if you don't, you may cause a delamination. Scrape out the groove with the scraper.. Also scrape the base with a plastic or metal scraper to remove the excess wax. Make sure you only apply Removelanyy drippings? . Finally, use a cork to buff the surface. iTo brush on wax, you will need a three inch natural bristle brush and a saucepan. Melt the wax in the saucepan over low heat. (Be careful. Wax is flameableJIf it smokes, it is too hot. The skis should be at room temperature any time heat is used to apply wax. Load the brush with wax and bring the pan over to the ski so the wax can be applied directly without cooling. Start at the tail and run the brush up the ski quickly and smoothly. Use as long a stroke as possible, until the wax in the brush is used up. Slightly overlap the strokes until the whole base is covered. Try to apply as thin a coat of wax as possible. ; , Finally, remove the excess wax from the groove and the base. Then cork from tip to tail to smooth the wax and to maximize wax penetration into the base. ' i " ' .Pray for Snow! WE ARE THE DELI ! Salami Cappicola WUdtlli Peperoni forman hmg? Hmtt Swig? . s i I ' pressiu off line r side m me 1 The Park City Express was sidetracked Friday night by some Trojan horses. After extending its winning streak to five by virtue of a narrow 49-48 victory 'over Duchesne last Wednesday, the Miners fell to a hot shooting South Rich squad, 67-3. ' Unable to get inside for the high percentage shots, Park City fell behind early in the contest and never threatened. threaten-ed. ' Both teams employed a running game in the first quarter but South Rich's man-to-man defense would not allow the Miners to penetrate. Forcing shots, Park City watched its futile' efforts snatched from the boards by the Trojans' 6'3" center Bart Argyle. Argyle was also effective at the other end of the court, hurting the Miners with muscle moves to the hoop. .: V Park . City could manage only eight points in the first, period and found themselves down by 10. Refusing to slow the pace, South Rich increased their lead early in the second quarter. Ten Trojan points were answered only by a single basket produced by Miner center Mike Alvey. With both teams switching to zone defenses, Alvey was the Red and White's only source of fire power as South Rich's inside strength was complimented by the outside shooting of guard Hal Wamsley. , The half ended with the MinaiSj trailing ba-5j36- Locker room strategy proved prov-ed of little value to the local cagers. Using a 1-3-1 zone which later changd to a 1-2-2, the Miners had little success - SILVER MLL HOUSE RESORT PLAZA 1 284 Empire Ave. Box 503 Park City , Utah 84060 (801 ) 649-8280 WHAT'S I3ST IT FOR YOU? Dip Hin del ioateasen restaurant ' X 4fc.fi i ft T ml? i. "I'i ini w mm "... V 7. f . . ' G L r 9- V 4j il in narrowing the gap. As if the inside-outside combo of Argyle and Wamsley weren't sufficient, Trojan forward Stan Labron found that he could score with equal ease from either corner. ' v - Meanwhile, occasionaly aided by Scott Toly and Howard Davidson, Alvey continued to work on his game high total of 27 points.' With time growing shorter and South Rich's lead growing Bigger, the Miners began overplaying on defense in an effort to force turnovers. Unfortunately, the aggressiveness resulted in some easy baskets underneath under-neath compounded by some costly Park City errors on offense. Argyle scored from in close just before the third quarter ended to give the Trojans a 52-37 advantage. A full court press was unable to produce a miracle comeback in the final stanza. Adept ball handling thwarted thwart-ed the Miner swarm tactics, enabling South Rich to more than offset Alvey's hot hand. With two minutes remaining remain-ing in the contest, the Trojans went into a stall and iced their 67-51 "victory. Following the disappointing loss, Miner Coach Ron Stepan called the Trojans "the best team we've played this year. But the coach added, "I can't see them shooting like that again." In the game preceding the main event, the Mini Miners, who trounced Duchesne 7541 on Wednesday, were defeated, defeat-ed, the. South Rich, jay yes,. 61-50. ,r,,- xihivmv Varsity Scoring Results: Alvey 26; Davidson 5; Toly -6; MacNaughton -2; Berriochoa 2; Goff 2; Lambert -2; Polychronis -2. GLIFF BERGMAN Sports, Commercial & Candid Cammbtff Haiferti Cheddar ; By Jim Miller White Pine Touring Center With the waterfalls slowly freezing up in Little Cottonwood and American Fork Canyons, thoughts turn towards ice climbing. I know it's crazy to be thinking of hard things, such as ice and rock, when we should all be concentrating on soft powder snow. December means soft to me the soft light of a retreating sun, fluffy storm clouds, sensuous deep powder snow and peaks looking like white puff balls. The rounded effect of snow covering up the countryside and just the pleasent remembrances of past Decembers all instill a general euphoria of softness. " , But we have no snow. The ground is as hard a asphalt, the streams are frozen ribbons, fit only for ice skates and the trees look like frozen icicles. So why not think hard take crampons and ice axe and enjoy powder skiing's nemesis ice climbing? Why not enjoy the warm sun and climb the beautiful granite of Alta Canyon? We should be indulging in the soft stuff, I know, but what can a young man do? If we do get snow within a week, this Saturday marks the 1976-77 First Cross-country citizens race. This year, the Deseret News will promote a whole series of races dubbed, naturally, The Deseret Cup. The idea behind it all is to get as many cross-country skiers of all abilities, to come out and race. Eight individual classes should' insure" that, each participant will race against others of similar ability. To encourage racers to. attend all races, a point system similar to the Alpine FIS system will be employed and at the end of the series a grand prize will be awarded to each individual class winner. This will emphasize consistency throughout 1 " 5 Bag T Ready When She Is The Park City Ski Corp. is ready even if Mother Nature isn't. Should it ever snow again in Park City, PCSC President Ray Johnson observed optimistically, "We can get going immediately." Johnson said it would take 18 inches of "reasonably, firm snow on the bigger intermediate runs" to open the Resort. ' There is presently six to eight token inches of the white stuff at. the upper elevations of the ski mountain. Last season, Alpine Meadows Mea-dows near Lake Tahoe opened with practically no snow, Johnson said, and it had very little business until February. With the arrival of plentiful snows for February through April, the ski resort was "inundated with skiers." Johnson said the abundance of skier traffic during those three months made up for much, but not all, of the business lost during the dry spell. Various lodges report that most would-be skiers are waiting until the last minute to cancel their reservations, and many of those are rebooking for later dates. Gazing out his window at blue skies, Johnson commented that the broken promise of a major storm last week was a "terrific letdown." let-down." 221 MAIN ST. j I Natural Foods the winter and, hopefully provide goals to improve upon. The series will not be won on the first few races, to that a poor showing on the first race dies not mean a "no show" at the series end. I can't think of anything more useless than a bronze cup for the overall winners but other prizes of a more usefull nature will be awarded to the top finishers in each class, for each race. The race fee is only $2 so even Nordic Ski Instructors can afford it. i i Schedule goes as follows: The Deseret Cup Dec 18 Golf Course Track Jan. 15 White Pine Track Jan. 29 Golf Course Feb. 12 White Pine Feb. 26 White Pine March 12 Golf Course March 26 White Pine April Golf Course Registration is at 9:30 a.m., while starting times are 10 a.m. Should we be snowless December .18, maybe a foot race or something will be tried. Every cross-country skier should give it just one try. Maybe some will be winners right away, probably most wil get blown off the track like I usually do. But it sure is fun and you can learn an awful lot about skiing, fitness and, of course, waxing in just one race. Hope to see everyone there. Gentlemen and ladies, start your engines. SEND IETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thermal, -necks, sweaters, parkas, warmups, w0Gks. obves..mittens, hats, goggles, sunglasses, boots, cross country equipment as well as alpine, rentals available too. 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