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Show Vcdnoday, April 14, 1976 Pego8 u ae Celebrity Invitational Set To Go Ta98'V' byJimTedford This is the last edition of "Bodies and Boards" for this winter. I hope you have all been able to improve your skiing by some little tid bit of knowledge you picked up in my column. The big thing to remember is mileage. Hot skiers got where they are by hours and hours of practice. Sp, be patient, it will come. ' But if it doesn't, all is not lost. Summer will soon be here and with it comes the thrill of. sailing. If you haven't tried it you are missing one . of life's finest experiences. Movement without noise, smoke and vibration. Sailing can be compared to skiing in that if you like to ski slow and leisurely you would probably perfer to sail larger, slower boats. But if you like to ski all-out all-out down the men's GS you might consider Hobie Cat sailing. "Always on the ragged edge" would be an appropriate description of both endeavors. You haven't Jived until you stand on the rail of a Hobie 16, suspended five or six feet above the water by a thin trapeze wire, whilst screaming across the water at 20 knots. WOW! Happy skiing and sailing, Jim Tedford Jill St. John-Paul Masson Schedule of Events- Individual Pricing Sunday April lfr 5 ji.h1UWftieffaTid This weekend's Jill St. John-Paul Masson Celebrity Invitational is "shaping up extremely well," according to U.S. Ski Team public relations director Joan Chase. "It will be even better if we have a storm," she said and then added, "We're not concerned. There's plenty, of snow still on the mountain and the weather is conducive to a good Spring Celebration." Cele-bration." Nordic star Billy Koch, hot from a string of European triumphs, arrived in Park City Monday to participate in the fund raising event. Koch will be joined by teammates Ron Steele, Kip Sungaard and Scott Clayton who attend the University of Utah. Alpine team members who" are completing a very successful spring series and who will be participating in the Invitational include Susie and Pete Patterson of Sun Valley, Lindy Cochran, Abbi Fisher, Vickie Fleckenstein, Greg Jones, Andy Mill and Cary Adgate. Added .-to the list of celebrities . who 1 will be arriving is Ronnee Blakely of "Nashville" fame. Ms. Chase noted that there are still quite a few celebrities "up in the air" who will be added to the gala affair as late as the day of the event. A welcoming get-together will be held this Sunday evening and on Monday morning a pre-race strategy breakfast will be sponsored by Gump and Ayers real estate.' by Jim Miller Park West Touring School Back country skiing is hardly a new sport to ' Utah. Dedicated outdoorsmen have, been skiing Utah's snow bowls long before I was even born, before the lifts at Alta were installed, before the word "powder" meant anything more than a woman's cosmetic. But I can safely say, never before have so many people taken off into the wild country ' than in this year. Helicopters, which are providing 18 crowaea mv lines, sopmsucaiea touring .equip-Lancias .equip-Lancias for use during the ment, the "back to nature" fad, and the cer tainty that it can be done safely have all; contributed con-tributed to the amazing exodus. A bi-monthly magazine,. Powder, reports on new powder areas, the Salt Lake media publishes daily avalanche information; even Newsweek magazine had a short article on Snowbird's helicoptor skiing. With this sudden influx of discovers, many of the Alpine ski areas, X-C instructors and the comic book character, Mr. Natural-are wondering, "What's it all mean." Rock climbers (and lovers) have always been notorious for their-, constant jabbering and ' preoccupation with the questions of "why?", "How to do it" and how to get the most enjoyment en-joyment from their sport. Seems like some of them spend more time talking over these questions than in actual climbing. Now skiers are faced with these confounded questions and for lack of a better word, we'll classify them under the general term Ethics. This month's among others, a gimmick Powder magazine nas a classic ethics argument race will be staged Tuesday in the form' of a two-part article on backside skiing. w The first half is written by an obvious rebel author who shouts defiance as he neatly skis past a "closed area" sign while the other is of a sober ski patrolman explaining impatiently the necessities of closing off the back country. These guys are as far apart iq their opinions as a piton climber discussing clean climbing with a chock-man.' chock-man.' ' ' Part of the wonder of back country travel is the constant Paradox that is everywhere. Example: You have to "work" to have "fun." I usually sweat while skiing yet it's a chilly 10 degrees out there. Wax helps you to stick while going uphill, Park City Ski and Sports Club racers and Salt Lake City personalities will compete in this event which is planned for the Payday run. Monday's lunch will , be sponsored by Fiat-Lancia Invitational Billy Koch will be skiing cross-country on Monday afternoon for those desiring to opportunity to learn from one of the greats. An awards dinner will be held Monday night sponsored by Northwest Energy of Salt Lake City. Television personality per-sonality Tom Kennedy will emcee the affair which will be attended by Gov. Calvin Rampton and Salt Lake City Mayor Ted Wilson. Awards will . be presented to the winners of that afternoon's races and special Paul Masson awards will be presented to U.S. Ski Team members. Entertainment will be provided by Buddy Hackett morning following a break fast sponsored by the Dannon Yogurt company. Ms. Chast said the Ski Team "hopes to see a lot of people from Park City" at the gimmick race which will be contrived by Park City's Bruce Morse and Ski Team coach Harold Schoenhaar. A final awards luncheon will be ' held Tuesday afternoon. af-ternoon. ; Other well-known names which will be evident during the events include Lowell Thomas. Jane Powell, Merlin So, not only are the physical beauties of quiei meadows, Aspen trees, and untracked snow out there behind chairlift one, but the unseen ethics and paradox abound to delift and confuse the traveler. His only weapon, and this I think is the key to the."why" of all this, is his own free weill. The woods have no set laws. The traveler may do as he pleases. He chooses his own particular, way of doing things, he goes as far as he wants,' he picks his own techniques, he allows the paradox to affect him only as he wants it to. Sometime 5 km is a good, workout while other days it is just to warm up. Ethics will touch the traveler only as much as he feels the need. The Great Orange Peel debate is a prime example. People that would never even consider leaving behind unsightly plastic wrappers, beer cans, etc. would think nothing of leaving an orange peel at the lunch stop. Others condemn this practice, citing that even an orange peel is unsightly. Me? Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't, but I am notorious for always leaving a trail of peanut shells behind Hansel and Gretel . style.'-.' , . . v Ethics can play other rolls too. Helicopter skiing vs. powder skiing on tour-skis, heavy equipment vs. light equipment, building a fire or leaving the woods untouched and using a small stove. Each wilderness traveler chooses his own form of ethics and approaches the paradox with as much freedom as his own free will allows.' This is in contrast to dealing with the civilized world of man. Traveling in the woods is like a blank piece of paper laying before an author. He is free to write or draw whatever he chooses while dealing with the world of man is like filling out a pre-printed job application. I hope in the future people will stop bickering about what "rules" other people have broken. I don't care if I "shouldn't" ski alone, or shouldn't have skied that slope etc. I did it and that's my hut slides going down, the best powder snow, is choice. Alpine areas should allow back country WL-L.,Ai,,. 'u are scores of .aAiingUrom 4hei4iftsY4m ntfarooiifJJia - j l- . j .. hut vmi'rA nn herp with two Dnnfflns smiirrpls the woods and eniov them reeardless of whether Ann uocnran. biiu ur lajuiac. r ---- - ... - - o- - -i-- o Jill St. John and a mountain goat. Paradox is everywhere. Restaurant.' 7:30 p.m. - Buffet . Dinner, Bonfire, Songfest, Entertainment, $25 each. Monday, April 19 10:30 a.m. - Alpine Team Events (race entry fee includes lunch), Resort Center, $50 each. 12:30 p.m. - Outdoor Barbeque, Patio at Resort, $10 each. 2:30 p.m. - Cross-Country with Bill Koch, $10 each. 7 p.m. - Cocktails, Awards Dinner, Entertainment, Enter-tainment, Rusty Nail, $100 plate-$125 couple. RESERVATIONS ONLY. (649-9090). Tuesday, April 20 ' ; 10:30 a.m. - Gimmick Races (entry fee) -Resort Center, Exhibition Slalom, $10 each. 12:30 p.m. - Final Awards. Luncheon, Patio Resort, $10 each. Please make checks payable to the U.S. Ski Educational Foundation. Write your name and address on the. back of each ticket and leave your phone number and skiing ability if entering Monday Alpine Events. TICKETS MAY BE PURCHASED IN PARK CITY AT WOLFE'S SPORTING GOODS AND AT THE U.S. SKI TEAM OFFICE, 537 MAIN STREET. . . : . ' a.m. sponsored by Cretin- Billet Gogles. Celebrities, U.S. Ski Team members, IflflNG.:, Jllll JAe SPAieto Acice fat u4 ' poutonei fining. 7:00 a.m. (o 40:00 ft. m. Breakfast served until 2:00 p.m. Reasonable lunches and family dinners. Featuring the best omelettes this side of Poison Creek. 317 Mcrn Street 649-8284 we have the "right" equipment or enough food or even "experience." Let's just go and approach them with the same respect that you would expect (but not necessarily demand) from another person. 1 iii " 1111' nil V s CHARTER SERVICE ANYWHERE, ANYTIME BUS SCHEDULE: April 12-19, 1976 Salt Lake City Airport Park City Lav S.L.C. Airport 7:45 am 11:30 am 3:45 pm Laava Downtown S.L.C. 8:00 am . 1 1 :45 am 4:00 pm Arrhr Park City 9:30 am 12:45 pm 5:00 pm leave Park City 10:00 am 1 :05 pm 5:15 pm Arrivt . S.L.C. 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