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Show Page 4A THE HERAID. Provo, Utah, Sunday, November 15, 1987 Including cross country Winter Calendar ajor improvements made in facilities at severa p Utah resorts Utah's commitment and pride to its growing ski industry have prompted the development of several new base facilities and a new crosscountry ski area for the 1987-8- 8 ski season. Highlights of the Utah ski areas capital t. 20: 649-810- 0. Nov. 20: Scheduled opening, Solitude Ski Area. (801) 534-140- 0. Games in Park City. Western America's Winter Sports Festival features top amateur athletes from Utah and the region competing in more than 150 events in 8 different sports. (801) Nov. Scheduled opening, 21: Snowbird Ski Resort. (801) 521-604- 0. 649-270- 0. Steve Garvey CeJan. Ski Classic at the Deer lebrity Valley Resort in Park City. 0: (801) 649-100- 0. The Senators Ski Jan. Cup at the Park City Ski Re14-1- 7: Scheduled opening, Deer Valley Resort. (801) sort. (801) America's OpenNov. ski races Pro Cup. Opening ing for the men's and women's pro circuits at the Park City Ski Area. (801) Nov. 27: The Temple Square Christmas Lighting ceremony, 5:30 p.m. in Salt Lake City. Over 250,000 Christmas lights will be illuminated on the grounds of Temple Square. The Mormon Youth Symphony and Chorus will perform in the Tab- dancing and clogging. (801) 26: 649-100- 0. 26-2- 9: 649-811- 1. 649-811- 1. Jan. Country Carousels Jamboree in St. George. Square 15-1- 6: Jan. U.S. 673-343- 8. The 10th Annual 15-2- 4: Film Festival in Park City. A premier showcase for new American films. The event offers a full program 10-d- ay of premieres, seminars, trib- utes and special international programming. (801) The OgdenHof Jan. Sister City Festival & Winter-fes328-FIL- 22-2- 4: t. A Bavarian Festival with authentic German food and entertainment and the kickoff of a December 1987 h celebration of winDec. 1: Scheduled opening, ter with the InternationSundance Ski Area. (801) ending ernacle. (801) 531-331- 8. three-mont- kilometers of intermediate trails and 11 kilometers of advanced trails. An addition5 kilometers of trails al 7.5 225-410- 7. al Paraski championship at The Manor House Nordic Valley in March. (801) Dec. Madrigal Dinner and Christmas Celebration in the Taggart Stu- February 1988 Sunhawk MounFeb. dent Center Ballroom at Utah State University in Logan. (801) tain Men Jamboree Rendezvous in St. George. (801) Feb. The Festival of Sweetheart MounDec. Trees at the Salt Palace in Salt tain Man Rendezvous in Moab. Lake City. Hundreds of extrav- Teepees, campfires, black powagantly decorated trees, music, der demonstrations. (801) food. (801) Christmas Lights Dec. Snow Feb. 27: Coca-Coat the Dinosaur Gardens, 235 Sculpture Contest in Park City. East Main Street in Vernal. This annual event brings all Over 65,000 colored lights on types of lifelike creatures and trees and shrubs surrounding 14 scenes made of snow to the e dinosaurs at the Dino- entrance of town. saur Museum of Natural Histo- March 1988 March Utah Special ry. (801) Stein Eriksen's Olympics Games in Park City. Dec. 60th Birthday Celebration at Special Olympians from around Deer Valley Resort will feature the state compete in alpine and a celebrity reunion, displays of nordic events. (801) Stein's memorabilia and a look March Pepsi Para-sk- i back at the illustrious career of meet at the ParkWest Ski Area. this Olympic medalist. (801) The annual event features an accuracy parachute competition Dec. 31: New Year's Eve followed by giant slalom ski Fireworks at the Snowbird Ski racing. (801) Resort. (801) March Dixie Secession in St. George. Southern-styl- e January 1988 The Year of ball and exhibits celebrating January-Marcthe Dinosaur at the Utah Mu- Utah's southern lifestyle. (801) seum of Natural History on the University of Utah campus in April 1988 Salt Lake City. The Museum 9th Annual St. April dino- George Arts Festival. Over 100 will feature a saur quarry and a discovery southwestern artists displaying room with exhibits on fossil and selling their paintings, bone preparation, Utah's pi- sculpture, etc. in the streets of oneer paleontologists, dinosaur town. (801) bone identification and current Dixie Downs April dinosaur research. There will Race Meet in St. George. Thoralso be an exhibit of dinosaur oughbred horse racing at Dixie artwork. (801) Downs Race Track. (801) Utah Winter Jan. (Also on April ). 5: 399-839- 7. 20-2- will be in full operation by December 1. y Services at the ski area will include: rentals, ski lessons, guided 12-1- 5: cross-countr- 750-205- 673-673- 1. 5. 13-1- 6: 2-- 5: tours, private ski parties, competitive races and food 259-753- 1. and beverages. Jack Turner, a former member of the U.S. Nordic Ski Team, has been named Director of Skiing for the Utah's back country and touring centers offer area. For further information call Turner at (801) outdoor enthusiasts thousands of acres of terrain. Parkwest Ski Area: Parkwest is expanding its There are also 11 breakout of new restrooms. This exa board boundary area to include rooms, including and small pansion will provide a more convenient and relaxed atMurdock Bowl, incorporating room, and large an additional 120 acres of meeting rooms. In addition, mosphere for food service 40 parlor rooms in the customers. For further inforskiing into the resort. The the for used be can Cliff mation call Mark Wilson at Lodge the above located bowl, of is accessed (801) groups by chairlift, Sundance: Main meeting rooms have hiking the ridge to the top of rt the bowl area. For further been designed with ski season, For the 1987-8information call Doug Haraudiovisual equipSundance has opened its new mon at (801) ment and include strategicalCreekside building, a 3,000 Snowbird Ski & Summer Re- ly placed microphone and square foot multi-us- e facility sort: with a skier cafeteria and computer jacks. The ballroom is designed for rear several small meeting and conSnowbird's world-clas- s ference center officially screen projection in its en- conference rooms. Sundance opened May 1, 1987, as part tirety or can be divided into guests may also take advanthree separate rooms, each tage of the new 4,500 square of the new Cliff Lodge expanwith rear screen projection. foot screening room, to be and sion. The new meeting conference facilities can ac- For further information call used in the evenings to show various feature films. Lodgcommodate groups of 20 to Iauren Speare at (801) 900 for major conferences, ing developments include the addition of 12 new Sundance meetings, business retreats Solitude Ski Area: and seminars year-rounSolitude, celebrating its Cottages, featuring fully The center is focused around 10th anniversary, will update equipped kitchens, fireplaces and private telephones. For a 7,800 square foot ballroom its Main Street Grill restauwith seating for 900 theatre-styl- e rant, adding 2,160 square feet further information call Brent Beck at f801) 2254107. of seating and 312 square feet and 0. se 10-2- 0. 534-140- state-of-the-a- 0. 8 649-540- 0. 742-222- 2. d. 1987 Scheduled opening, Park City Ski Area. (801) Nov. Nov. ski area, developed adjacent to the golf course. Presently the area has 3 kilometers of beginner trails, Iron-hor- November, 649-540- 0. cross-countr- y 649-270- 1987-Apr- Nov. 25: Scheduled opening, ParkWest Ski Area. (801) improvements are as follows The Jeremy Ranch Crosscountry Ski Area: Jeremy Ranch is a 10,000 plus acre development located 13 miles east of Salt Ike City, just off of Interstate 80. It features a professional golf course, private homes, condominiums and commercial properties. New for 1987 is a full-servi- Major Utah Events il 1988 November 521-122- 1. la 1: life-siz- 789-135- 2. 4-- 5: 12-1- 3: 377-415- 6. 4-- 6: 649-100- 0. 649-540- 521-604- 0. 0. 11-1- 2: h: 628-165- 8. 2: 634-585- 0. 22-2- 3: 673-439- 7. 581-692- 7. 7: 29-30- |