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Show Thursday, December 1 4,1 978 4 Page 11 Spots On Red Faces Means Jt rost ip The arctic air mass that swept the country last week burrowed its icy fingers through ski parkas and mufflers, muf-flers, registering a frigid 18 degrees below zero at the resort summit on December 6. Undaunted, many hardcore hard-core skiers ignored the toe-numbing cold to enjoy the excellent early season snow conditions. But a large number of those enthusiasts were undepressed un-depressed and unaware of the white spots growing on their otherwise other-wise red faces. Although a rookie to the Park City Ski Patrol, Steve Conger has five years experience in mountain rescue in the rugged backcountry of America's northwest region. Serious and irrepairable frostbite may occur in those areas while mountain climbing or during long periods of exposure, such as a workman in Alaska may experience. ex-perience. But the average skier in Park City will be affected by superficial super-ficial skin freezing, or frost nip. According to Conger, a skier standing stan-ding still in -15 degree temperatures may suddenly register -33 degrees on exposed skin by traveling at an intermediate in-termediate speed of 10 mph. If exposed ex-posed to temperatures colder than -33 degrees, the skin begins to freeze after af-ter two minutes. When the mercury drops to -75 degrees and below, that time limit drops to 30 seconds . Frost nip mostly affects the cheeks, ears, fingers, toes and the nose. The exposed skin looks white and waxy and is numb. Conger , advised that people watch out for each other, and if a white spot occurs, to thaw the area with a warm hand or breath. Rubbing or the use of extreme heat is harmful, the ski patrolman said. Once frostbitten, frostbit-ten, the skin is more prone to be affected affec-ted again, so Conger suggests care be taken to dress properly. "We wouldn't see serious frostbite on the mountains, since people will go inside when they get really cold," Conger commented. "You'd see serious frostbite in winter climbing or even during cross-country skiing and other energy-draining activities. Amputation Am-putation would occur at deep frostbite, frost-bite, where the tissue below the skin is hard and solid, completely frozen. But skiers on the mountain will suffer from superficial freezing frost nip." Another potential hazard for skiers, especially accident victims, is hypothermia. Conger described the condition as a cooling of the internal organs. The body can lose heat, he said, by the wind carrying it away from you, by sitting on a cold rock or in the snow, getting hot and cooling down too fast, or getting soaked to the skin. In the first stage of hypothermia, a victim can recover by stopping the heat loss. His symptoms generally are undue fatigue, apathy, weakness, forgetfulness, sluggishness, a slow gait and confusion. Shivering can often of-ten be severe, but may not always occur. oc-cur. Shivering, Conger said, is an involuntary in-voluntary muscle spasm the function of which is to create heat. The normal body temperature of 98.6 can drop to about 92 degrees and still recover on its own, but below that, the body no longer has the ability to regain heat. In the second stage of hypothermia, the body stops shivering since it can't reheat itself. The victim suffers from mental impainiient, muscle uncoor-dination uncoor-dination and a general loss of touch with the world. Some victims have been known to leave their gloves or in some way expose themselves to the very situation that is threatening their life. "From that point on it's downhill, and someone else has to step in to reverse the situation," Conger said. The classic cure is to press a warm body against the victim. Other methods include hot fluids or hot rocks in a sleeping bag. Conger said placing the victim in a sleeping bag alone will not help, since the body is not generating any heat. Hypothermic victims in the northwest are treated with a Hydraulic Sarong, Conger said. He described it as a giant heating pad filled with circulating water tubes that can be heated on a backpacking stove in the absence of electricity . "Everyone thinks you have to be in the backcountry to be a victim of hypothermia," Conger remarked. "But I was involved in mountain resuce in Idaho for five years, and we did first aid for the March of Dimes Walkathon. One April it started out a bluebird day, so everyone dressed lightly for the 20 mile walk. It clouded over suddenly and the temperature dropped to 47 degrees. We had 17 cases of hypothermia in downtown Boise." Conger said the symptoms of hypothermia can occur in two hours, can cause collapse an hour later, and death an hour after that. He said the average person becomes comatose when his body temperature drops to about 88 degrees, with death occuring at about 85 degrees. "It is a serious situation that needs immediate attention," the ski patrolman said. "The best defense is early detection and quick action." So the next time you see spots before your eyes, especially on someone else's face, go inside and get warm. Remember, home is where the hearth is. Snow tires are a good investment invest-ment in areas of frequent snowfall, snow-fall, providing traction on wet, snowy roads. Be sure to have tires balanced when you add snow treads and remember that proper inflation is essential for longer tire ware and maximum traction. Tires lose pressure more rapidly during winter, thus need more frequent checking. mm v"mm 1 800 Park Avenue, Park City (Inside the new Holiday Inn) re DEAN'S COFFEE SHOP Invites You To Come In And Try Our NEW SALAD BAR NEW DINING ROOM NEW MENU Broiled Steaks & Salad Bar In the New Dining Room Daily 5-10pm Sundays noon-lOpm Soup & Salad Special $2.50 plus tax Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 11 am-2pm Includes: Soup of the Day & Salad Bar, Drink COALVILLE, UTAH 336-9809 Chamber Volunteer Wanted Are you friendly and do you enjoy talking to people? Would you like to brush up on your typing andor other clerical skills? Do you have some days when you'd like to get into the swing of business life but not full time? If this sounds like you, why not consider joining the volunteer volun-teer team the Chamber of Commerce is organizing. The Chamber ' would-like s your helping Jhan'dKWe will train you sufficiently that with the aid of a volunteer manual, you should be able to inform and help f " tourist by yourself, along with performing per-forming some additional office of-fice duties. Most often, you'll find the Chamber a hive of activity, quite often exciting, but never boring. Many projects are undertaken to service the business community, but often because of this, with a small staff it is difficult to handle the daily jobs as well. Answering request mail, the telephone constantly ringing for information, tourists and locals alike coming to the Chamber for transportation, restaurant inquiries and ski information are just a few of the encounters you'll be dealing with during a day at the Chamber. As a volunteer, volun-teer, you could be of great service to us and the community com-munity by donating as much or as little of your time that you can afford. We would appreciate your help. If volunteer work sounds interesting to you contact the Park City Chamber of Commerce at 649-8899 or 649-8887 649-8887 or come in to see us anytime. A thought for the day "The Spirit of Christmas is the Spirit of Giving your Time ! " String Band At KAC i-'.Thifpoplar iDeseret String Band will perform its repertoire of old-time music Saturday evening, December Decem-ber 16, at 8:00 p.m. at the Kimball Art Center. Their music is a blend of western, bluegrass, old Irish and traditional American. It ranges the time span from the Colonial period through Western music of the '30s. In short, it is a reflection of musicians adding their own distinct style to the music of pioneering America. The Deseret String Band consists of musicians Hal Cannon, Leonard Coulson, Ron Kane and Rich Mc-Clure. Mc-Clure. Each of them plays at least two instruments in- ' eluding the mandolin; fiddle, concertina, tin whistle, guitar, dobro, bo-drum, banjo-mandolin and hand organ. Together, they have performed perform-ed in such diverse festivals as the National Folk Festival at Wolf Trap Farm Park in Washington, D.C., the San Diego Folk Festival, the All Ireland Folk Festival, and the Utah Bicentennial Festival in the Parks as well as the recent Park City Arts and Bluegrass Festival. Admission to the performance perfor-mance is: KAC members $2.50; non-members $3; students $2. For information and reservations call 649-8882. If (f PARK CITY MAINTENANCE Full Maid Service Home, Condo or Nightly Rentals steam cleaning carpets general cleaning window cleaning For All Your Needs!! 649-9055 KIMBALL ART CENTER Holiday Week-Long Workshops New Classes Begin Every Week Register every Monday for each week's workshops fv WEEK IV: December 18 December 23 YOGA with Bonnie Calmes Tues., Fri 8:30-10:00 a.m. or 6:00-7:30 p.m. Fee: $5 KAC members$6 non-members STAINED GLASS: FOIL with Dale Nelson Wed., Thurs., 6:00-10:00 p.m. Fee: $15 KAC members$1 7 non-members PERSPECTIVE IN DRAWING with Robert Barrett Wed., Thurs.. 7:00-9-00 p.m. Fee: $15 KAC members$1 7 non-members (includes all materials) CHILDREN: PUPPET PARADE (MIDDLE SCHOOL) with Don Gomes Tues,, Wed., Thurs., 3:00-5:00 p.m., and Sat. 10:00 a.m. -noon Fee: $7 KAC membersSB non-members WEEK V: December 26 December 30 STAINED GLASS: FOIL with Dale Nelson Wed., noon-6:00p.m. Fee: $15 KAC members$1 7 non-members STAINED GLASS: LEAD with Dale Nelson Thurs., noon-6:00 p.m. Fee: $15 KAC members$17 non-members PRINT MAKING with Mike Huffer Tues.. Wed., Fri., 7:00-10:00 p.m. Fee: $15 KAC members$17 non-members CERAMIC TILE PAINTING with David Fernandez Tues.. Wed., Thurs., 3:00-4:00 p.m. Fee: $15 KAC members$1 7 non-members (includes all materials) FOR INFORMATION: 649-8882 Winter quarter classes begin mid-January Some worKshops require limited materials Please check upon registration. L whits puns hi Toyiiinci CHUWH (Mr mo M9-9MZ ' N ' . i - High Uinta Hut Tours -heated,stocked cabins in the Uinta Primitive Area -3 day tours -food, guide, deep powder included -$50.00 reservations required 22, 23, 24-Iocals weekend Dec.29,30,31 Jan. 2, 3, 4 7 x r ifMJ II V PEACE ON EAHR OT May you and your loved ones have a safe and joyous Holiday Season, a healthy and prosperous New Year! Wo WV'H. Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. r Tom Ligare Mount Air Mall 649-9161 STATt FARM mm INSURANCE STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANIES Home Offices: Bloomington, Illinois Bf1 XV jbzr:. STY.' -.y ..- ::'- .- - |