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Show 1 a.1 fin J. jla Page 6 A f Thursday, March 1, 1979 L T i it l:t n t si t: with Craig Aftschul I Vi KB y n p in Hi f. 1 1 J :tor 'ffffa ; Every season about this time, I decide to have a talk with Jeff Blumenfield, skiing's youngest resident guru who works for the public relations firm in New York that handles the "Ski the Rockies" marketing group among fother winter soodies. I'm never sure whv I i .. o - - 5 bother, but a tradition is a tradition. Blumenfield became somewhat notorious in his field last year, readers of this column will remember, when he created a mountain of five tons of shaved ice for Tom Browkaw, Today Show host, to ski in Central Park. Just before Browkaw and the crew arrived, torrential rains fells, forcing the stunt to the s&owers. .'Undaunted by his wethead, Blumenfield spoke to me the other day about his concern that skiers tend to use the same "copylines" or jargon over and over again. Frankly, I've noticed it too. Skiers have a saying for everything and while a word or two njight vary from season to season, the intent and the sound is the same. iFor example, fun is as critical to skiing, Blumie pleads, as is snow. When a skier plunks down the kind of green necessary to ski today, he or she is bound and determined to get his or her money's worth. Thus, on a week's vacation in Blumenfield's Ilockies, you'll hear bromides like this one everywhere: ;"We're not here for a long time....just a good time." Or, if you were to eavesdrop, you could over hear a pair of skiers arguing on when to end the ski day. ...at 3:45 p.m. or to take another run. This is the comment: "I didn't come here not to have fun, you know." "To the non-skier on vacation at a Rocky Mountain resort, there is just so much shopping, shop-ping, walking, seating and lounging one can do. ThVpartner of-the non-skier always has this, to say to the recalcitrant, and always so everyone within ear shot can hear: "You can't live at the bottom of a chairlilt." The cliche to top them all, says the ubiquitous philosopher and chronicler of skier's dialogue is this one, provided to the slowest skier in the group of skiing friends. ...the one whose bindings bin-dings always come loose at the most dramatic moment of the run: ."If you can't fly with the eagles, you might as well wallow with the hawks." "Because skiing to Blumie is far more than sailing our boards over snow-covered moun- HB STARRED AT THE U. OF NORTH CAROLINA. FORWARD SOB MAW0 OF THE NEW YORK KNICKS WAS THh LEAGUE'S THIRL? HIGHEST SCORER LAST SEASON. 4 i'W- 1 1 :ih -' HE HAD AN ENVIABLE 7.6.5 AVERAGE AND WAS 8 IN REBOUNDING WITH A 12.8 AVG. BIG BOB C HE'S 6' ' 10" WEIGHS 215) IS SAID 70 BE ONE OF THE TOP OUTSIDE SHOOTERS IN BASKETBALL. HE BROKE IN WITH WE BUFFALO BRAVES IN 72 AND WON THE N.8.A. ROOKIE -OF -THE -YEAR HONOR. MADCO JOINED THE KNICKS IN 76. LAST SEASON HE LED HIS TEAM IN MINUTES PLAYED, FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE, REBOUNDS, BLOCK LD oHO I b AND POINTS SCORED. HIS ACE : 27 Football Schedule Tough On The Miners . The 1979 Region Eleven football schedule has been released and Park City has a rocky road to travel in the early going. In their first two regular season games, the Miners will face perennial powerhouse North Summit and state champion Soutli Summit. And both contests are away. Following these two bruising confrontations. Park City meets Dugway at home and then hosts North Summit and South Summit. The final game is at Dugway. The schedule is as follows: Preseason (Sites not yet determined) August 31 " Altamont Sentember 1 Duchesne September 14 East Carbon Kegular Season Sept. 2lN'orth Summit, away Sept. 28South Summit, away October 3 Dugway, home Oct. 12 North Summit, home Oct. 18 South Summit, home Oct . 20 Dugway, awa tains, he switched gears rather abruptly to the apres-ski scene. ...one which, 1 can tell you, he is far more adept at interpreting from experience. ex-perience. Drinking alter skiing has been a part of the ski scene as long as there have been saloons near ski slopes. "Just one hot ! .!,. rel nun" is like eating one potato chip. It c an t bo dune. Here is the ski bar, the uitt conversation never ceases to amaze Blumenfield. ft ceases quickly for most of us, however "Well," says the leader of fhe group who bagged the bar stools by 2 pan "It sure is great skiing up here on Mahogany Kiilge .." By 6 p.m., just prior to the evening's earning to formal life, one skier will look to the windows through his or her haze and make this bright little lit-tle comment: "Ah, yes," she skier wiii say. re's a serious drunk front coming across the hill." Ski bar drinking can get oui wi hand, as anyone who has spent an evening taking part can attest. The newest contests sure to develop and enlarge the rcpelnir: heroin! wet t shirts are "speed drinking", "pr.ver drinking ' and the charity event, "drinking ler dollars." Since Blumenfeld apparently has nothing belter bel-ter to do than chronicle skier's cloudy witticisms wit-ticisms after they are thoroughly mulled, he has noticed how cute we fry to !x a, tun we have finally been forced to make a vi.-it no the i ua to that symbol of the overdone skier's attention, the rest room. When skiers sheepishly return to the room, they always try to make an embarrassed joke about their trip. "Uh, I just went to visit Ralph, " Ihey say. II someone in the party is named u.!;h, this line is never used. "Well," another will explain, "I jus) took a ride on the porcelain bus " Morning-after hangovers iou ; I aU hit piple on New 'Year's Day when all ti. .; i oses and, posies are just too much to taiu- Tht y liappui even more often during ski trips Again, Blumenfeld lias catalogued the morning-after the apres-ski lines: "I'll be with you," says the iai:- n knight -l the rough night, "As soon as the bedroom gonial fog clears." I know you've heard all these ' i'untn " sayings before, because there's not much new in the world of humor. But, I thought it was im portant to assure you that your commentary is not unique and it's quite okay to use the lingo of the ski vacationers world. Blumenfeld had finished his dissertation on the skier now. ..six hot buttered rums and tour Wallbangers later. "Shay," he muttered about ready u- make d head plant in his spaghetti. ' I nave a hnal funny fun-ny saying to shay. Tell your readers both of them. ...not to ever go to sleep the same da they get up." I just told him to keep his SKI TIPS up "w r 11 im vaiiev Next Fo The tenth stop on the 197;'. 79 World Pro Skiing schedule will take the world's top professional ski racers to Sun Valley, Idaho for the Hawaiian Tropic Cup. A purse of $4(i,ooti from the suntan and cosmetics corporation will be divided into two evcnts--a pro downhill and the special head-to head slalom. The 1979 Hawaiian Tropic Cup marks the fourth con secutive year of sponsorship for the firm and Sun Valley's first World Pro Skiing race since 1976. The event will occur in the second week of March with the downhill training com mencing on Wednesday, March 7th. The racers will train and compete throughout the weekend with the downhill finals scheduled for Saturday the 10th and the dual slalom following on Sunday. Andre Arnold is the current leader on the tour and reflected on the season and the race at Sun Valley. "I think if 1 can stav ' ft- J? JT I ti 11. Ill healths. I 0I champion hip. 1 liki ti. 4, in the warm spring weal her, and 1 understand Sun VoHcv is verv beautiful that In year " Arnold, u iUi a row a. a log lea.i II! 1 hi o : standings, is presrni!-ahead presrni!-ahead of the I, eld in me: liil) points in the race Inr lh championship. He tu.-- a gi eat opportuuit v tn I the lirst ski rm t -i history of W,n M I'o to break the ii'O.ooi lor prie money carn .skier in a single se.is has hanked over ' already, winning 7 events this winter Twentieth Cenlu will come' lo Sun during the Hawaiian Tropn Cup to film David Soul's movie, Swan -Sofi., a tw; hour movie oi the v.-.i k lor Al-iC television Tin: .ur dal. lor the film has been set leu tatively for next winter ami will feature the downhill race. The plot will revolve around a young man competing com-peting on the professional ski racing circuit. V'lll.C la I!,-- Si- i mark d In ,, an lie a-i mm :' I' ON Valk 1 5-1 1 f 1 s . i H ( i li ! Ti.iA.ai Zju ii iii i,. J&..iSlllMili ,.riirir't,i.im-w'iiiiniiiMa iimiini-r i o 1 is chedule J Classes begin Free to membN $40 per class t ar 26th for 6wks. rs of the club o non-members 1. Nutrition & Weight Control-Tues & Thurs. 7-8pm Tauglit by Dr. John Sloan. This class will cover the basics of good nutrition utilizing the "basic 4 food groups". Dr. Sloan will also cover good nutritional meals for couples, singles and active families while keeping calories down. 2. Co-Ed Fitness & Vol!eyball-Mon & Wed 5:30-7pm Taught by Jean nine Carofanello. This class is for couples. There are many partner" exercises taught, as well as a complete strength, flexibility, and endurance routine. The exercise class will end each night with a volleyball game to add a recreational lift. Beginning Adult Swimming & Stroke Development lues ci Thurs 101 1am Taughi. by Dennis Cowan. Beginning swimming for adults who have never learned to swim or are afraid of the water. An excellent class to take before the summer weather and many water sports start. Individual In-dividual instruction will also be available for those wanting to improve specific strokes. 3. Water Fitness-Mon & Wed. 6:30-7:30pm Taught by Dennis Cowan. This class is an excellent way to increase your aerobic capacity through swimming. Lap swimming will be in-Halloed in-Halloed wiih specific training exercises 7, Dynamic Fitness-Won & Wed 9-1 0:30am V Taught by f3arbi Gibbs. A class designed to instruct the individual on ' proper nutrition, weight control, & proper exercises to firm and tone the body. The class will consist of lectures, stretching, & exercises Onciuusna running outside). 5. Ride & Tie Training Class- (time to be arranged) The running section of this class will be taught by Marit Glenne and bo held 2 night a week (to be arranged at the first meeting). In conjuc-tion conjuc-tion with the lunning, a lecture class will be held once a week (time also to be arranged) by a host of guest lecturers including Dr. Buzz Marden, Dorrie Spurlock & Bev Ross (women's division winners of the 1978 Hide & Tie), Dave Goble (man & woman division winner of the 1978 Ride & Tie) and others. This class is an excellent way to begin your training for this year's Ride & Tie to be held in July. You will receive specific training for your horse as well as setting up your own running schedule. 7. Beginning Running Tues & Thurs 9-1 0am Class taught by Marit Glenne. This class will teach you the correct techniques or running, increase your aerobic capacity & begin the foundahon for marathon trainina. Marit will utilize the excellent mountain trails & x-country trails uniqueto Park City for this class. a Yoga- Monday only 7-8pm Class taught by Kenny George. A relaxing & invigorating change of pace from calisthenics. Relax from a strenuous or tension-filled job with yoga. Yoga strengthens, firms & tones the muscles of the body, keeps the spine flexible & young & also relaxes & invigorates the spirit 3. 'Women in Transition" - (time to be arranged) Clae.b taught by Lynne Misztal, Psychologist. A group discussion will be held once a week for women who feel they are going through some transitional period in their life. Once a month will be a social meeting foi counles. 10. Beginning Raequetball-Mon & Wed 10-11am taught by Gary Berberet, nationally ranked racquetball pro. Uass also taught at these times: rues & Thrus 3 4pm & Mon & Wed. 6-7pm. 11. intermediate Racquetball- Mon & Wed 12 noon-1pm C;ass taught by Gary Berberet. Emphasis will be placed on perfecting serves, special shots & working on game strategy. undation strokes, rules, all the basics for a beginner. iviothers-for your convenience we provide FREE babysitting!! Mon-Fri 9:00am-1 :00pm. For any information call 649-7100 Ext. 2248 |