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Show SPORTS The Park Record. TRACK TEAM GETS SET FOR SEASON, B-2 www.parkrecord.com B-1 BOYS SOCCER PREPARES TO FILL BIG CLEATS, B-3 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, MARCH 9-12, 2019 Ski clubs see a way to hold their edges Editor: Ben Ramsey sports@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.15704 Twitter: @ParkRecSports LACROSSE REGISTRATION OPEN Park City Youth Lacrosse has opened registration for the 2019 spring season. For information about the upcoming season and to register, go to parkcitylacrosse.org and click on “Youth Registration.” The deadline to register is Monday, March 11. INTERMOUNTAIN CLASSIC FIGURE SKATING The Figure Skating Club of Park City is hosting the Intermountain Classic figure skating championships at Park City Ice Arena through the weekend. Competitions run from 10:15 a.m. to 8:10 p.m. on Saturday, and from 7:45 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. on Sunday. The events are free to watch. ROYAL COURT PICKLEBALL Beginning March 15, from 12-2 p.m., the PC MARC Gymnasium will be reserved for Royal Court Pickleball. This drop-in program takes the form of round-robin play. Winners stay on the court, losers are sent to the bottom and must work their way back to the top. Royal Court Pickleball is included in monthly facility passes or requires a $7 drop-in fee. Equipment available at the MARC front desk. TENNIS SOCIAL The St. Patrick’s Day Tennis Social at the PC MARC is a gathering of tennis enthusiasts. On Friday, March 15, from 5-7 p.m., the PC MARC Tennis Department will host round-robin tennis matches, and will provide snacks, in a networking environment with other community members. The tennis social is a bring-your-own beverage event. Registration is available online at parkcityrecreation.org or by calling 435-615-5400. Please see Sports briefs, B-6 PCSS and Rowmark embrace Utah Olympic Park expansion BEN RAMSEY The Park Record Park City has hundreds of skiable acres, but very few of them mean much to up-and-coming Alpine and moguls athletes. Park City Ski and Snowboard and Rowmark Ski Academy are betting that the best is yet to come, and putting millions of dollars down on investing new training terrain. They should know how their investment is shaping up this fall when the Utah Olympic Park is scheduled to cut the ribbon on the first phase of its two-step expansion plan. Once it’s completed, the UOP will give clubs and athletes sole access to the terrain. That means more control, more time on training runs, and better-prepared skiers. At the plan’s initial unveiling in October, John Kanarowski, executive director of Park City Ski and Snowboard, said the expansion would be a “game changer” for the club, a theme Rowmark director Todd Brickson repeated Wednesday. “What it boils down to is being able to provide the athletes with specific types for training,” Brickson said. “And the ability to change the surface, which is different from what the public wants.” Rowmark, PCSS and the University of Utah all share time on Eagle Race Arena (including C.B.’s and Picabo’s runs) and Payday at Park City Mountain Resort for alpine training. While it’s a good venue overall, Kanarowski and Brickson said, it’s not without its issues. For one thing, relying on a massive ski resort whose first priority is opening runs for ticketholders isn’t conducive for creating a well-coordinated BRING YOUR FRIENDS & F A M I LY T O PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO The Homestake lift, formerly of Deer Valley, sat in the Utah Olympic Park’s parking lot in the fall. It is scheduled to be installed in the first phase of a two-step expansion process that would give clubs designated training grounds. alpine training program. “The priority has shifted to making snow on other runs,” Kanarowski said of PCMR’s early-season plans. “And we totally understand that those are the pressures that Park City and Vail face.” But that means ski racers usually don’t get on the snow very early – at least not at home. It used to be that young alpine skiers would start practice following the America’s Opening World Cup, held most Novembers in Park City from 1987 to 2004. But those days are over, and with them the opportunity for early-season training that helped raise the likes of Ted Ligety and Steven Nyman. The last two seasons, Kanarowski said alpine and moguls athletes haven’t gotten consistent time on home snow until February – last year because of poor snowfall, this season the World Championships. And by February, skiers have often already gone through a handful of important competitions that could have helped them qualify for national and international events. To prepare for each season, PCSS athletes travel around the Mountain West searching for snow. And while the UOP expansion won’t preclude travel, it will reduce it, Kanarowski said. Those trips can take their toll on the athletes – some of whom are as young as 14 – as well as their families’ pocketbooks. According to a press release, the average PCSS family spends $2,000 on travel competitions per season, and many alpine racers don’t start hitting their stride until March or April. Brickson said Rowmark skiers are in a similar situation. “It definitely takes a lot of resources,” he said of the academy’s early-season trips to places out of state like Mammoth, Copper Mountain and Sun Valley. Then there’s the slope itself. Please see Exclusive, B-4 — join us — S at u rd ay, A p r i l 27 t h 1 1 a m - 4 p m J e re my R a n c h G o l f a n d Co u n t r y C l u b, 87 70 J e re my Ro a d , Pa r k C i t y The area’s first and best dog show, The BESTMINSTER Dog Show is a pet fair with featured dog contests that is open to the public, even if you don’t bring a dog!! The featured contests are for all dogs, regardless of breed or size. B EST MTIH EN ST E R B EST M I N ST E R Fun booths will be displayed, along with light-hearted dog contests like Best Bark, Waggiest Tail, Loveliest Lady, Fabulous Fella, Best Kid Handler, Best Costume, and Best Owner/Dog Lookalikes! Food and beverages will be available for purchase. 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