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Show CT RO PRCA 1 995 - Despite lack of snow, Park City Opener Goes Off Without A Hitch Snowbird Snowmaking, snowmaking, snowmaking. The Park City Ski Area has spent $2.5 million dollars in preparation for this year, and the biggest improvement comes along the King Con run, which tops Park City’s artificial snowmaking capacity to 420 acres. Looks like it will come in handy this year. If you have any more questions check out their renovated information center in the etre Public Relations Director of Park City Ski Area Deer Valley The Snow Park Lodge at Deer Valley has a new look this year. More parking spaces, more restaurant seats, and kiddy care make it a more user-friendly place. Deer Valley has also increased their snowmaking capacity on all three mountains by 50%, which seems sadly useful considering how this year is going. If worse comes to worst you can just take the $5 snowcat tour of ue mountains and reminisce about better days. year Mr. Lansche had Members Park City Ski Area was ~ Jooking pretty green on Saturday for America’s Opening. Unfortunately it wasn’t just the trees that were green. The view from the bottom of the competition hill was quite strange. While the ski area had been making snow as fast as they could - they had only been making it on two trails. Two _ ~ trails were covered with snow and people while the rest of the -. mountain was lush green grass and trees. The day was sunny — and warm, warm for late November anyway, and while the skiers were not thrilled, the fans certainly were. While Alberto was doing ballet moves and blowing out of the course, the spectators were enjoying with their new their complimentary cow bells, Chevy tush cushions and, as always, incredible food at the annual “Lunch at the Races.” Sunday brought a little natural snow finally and hopefully it will keep coming. Park City’s Opening date was supposed to be 17 November “or as conditions permit.” Snowmaking, with a little help from Creighton’s snow ~ prayers, give us a call at the Wasatch Canyon Reporter. _ As for the Park City Ski Area, get ready for 22-26 to those who book a minimum 8 g sell it. Then we want five percent. The good part is we trust you the valued jreader. Just call us up, place the ad, and “There’s nothing new this year. We'r re the same as last year,” as spoken by a wily marketing executive at Snowbasin. ta The Collins lift has been completely reworked; up to a thousand skiers an hour will be able to appreciate their handiwork. In terms of terrain, the base of Albion will be much easier to navigate this year, since it has been graded out and made about twice as wide. The most appreciated improvement will be the new ground level bathrooms in the renovated basement of the Albion Day Lodge. A big improvement Brighton Brighton goes into the 1995-96 ski season in the enviable position of having most of their upgrades completed. They have finished their Brighton Center Day Lodge. The 22,000 Square foot, 2.2 million dollar facility is open and ready for business. Brighton Mountain Sports has relocated to the new building. New lighting on three trails adds to the already impressive night skiing. My-O-My (advanced), Wintergreen ~ December when Santa Skis the Mountain and 24 December for the Annual Christmas January Eve brings Utah Winter Games the to the ski (intermediate), area and other locations. Mr. Redford’s Sundance Film Festival is also m January - the 18th through the 28th. Call him at 801.328.3456 for informa- tion. if it doesn’t sell, it is no skin off your . and Tantamount additions to the night successful program is _ and under ski for free, is working to keep the state of Utah. WILDCOLOR hack, or out of your wallet. If it does (intermediate) into very little new gear, or some rent money. This is the cheapest Advertising to be had. Call (801) 485-1910. Page 5 are all new time fun. Brighton’s most popular and the “Kids Ski Free” where children ten any day, all area, all season. Brighton family ski eHsne alive and well in the GALLERY Local Landscape Photography sell then use the honor system. Do you have anything you want to get | | rid of. Nasty old Subaru, Hansen ski hoots, Volvo roof rack? This is the way to do it. Recycle lots of your old gear | | Snowbasin info or a color slide of the truck, Program. runs can be covered by the fake fluff. which might of their expanded and renovated lodge. The biggest however, is the new electronic ticketing system by popular in Europe, now available in Utah) which should help reduce line time. years, but it sure sounds like a year they recorded 480 inches of the For those ade to give it a try without paying for the ski- | ing, Park City offers free skiing on the 28th. Park City’s average Eighteen keep you out improvement, Skidata (first sponsor “through the end of this snowfall is 350 inches, but last allowed conditions to permit. Park City opened for business Solitude century.” Which is about four long time when you say it their way. The best news? The “96 Suburban gets 50 more horses. and the engine & coolant do not need servicing until 100,000 miles while the tranny fluid never needs replacing. For more Free Advertising! That’s right absolutely free...until you | to deal with the pullas a sponsor and this year no snow. The good news is there is a new vehicular sponsor for US Skiing: Chevy Trucks. Chevy’s press release tells us that they are going to be a ride out of Subaru | Ski Team " US though, is that the Cliff Park City (and former fraternity 1995 — Lodge is the center of the world’s largest Persian and Oriental Rug collection. 1.801.649.8111 for information. This is the second rough year for Charlie fees this year: Baby Thunder, the new double will open up more space for the beginner and the darn thing can move 1,200 people also gives Snowbird the biggest vertical rise in Utah: 3,240 ft. The really big news, Call ; Lansche, | Big news at the ‘Bird chairlift. Baby Thunder and intermediate crowd, an hour. Baby Thunder of four nights at any one of 18 participating lodges. This offer available until 15 December. ussell Agle by | rrr yyy SRC AS December |