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Show or) who is Mormon and someone who isn’t. What I do know is Each one of my freeloading that everyone I have met has ski bum friends that visits me “I quickly found out that LDS does _ from Colorado has to bring me a case of microbrew beer. not stand for Loves roid I feel that it is an equitable _ trade for both parties. If you are just an average skier looking to take a year off from school and Skiing.” _-Dave ee: different here than it is in in an area where the supply is on par with the demand. I have choices where I can live, looking for. But if you are beer, but I am here to ski in the first place. If my central focus was partying I would does not Sates Citi accident leads to another climbers death. mean “Loves Downhill _ Skiing.” I have yet to find the perfect rental situation but at Editor’ s Note: It is our policy to cover all Canyon incidents, but these articles are least now I have options and the Hardest. All of us aré — active in sports where our lives are at risk frequently. It. — can always move during the Finding housing _ in midwinter at Vail is like single anchor by utilizing a sling around a rock horn. Instead Noah weight tested the single anchor, twice, before walking backwards. © About five feet into the rap- pel the piton pulled out of it’s home in a downward sloping horizontal crack. Because - Noah had failed to back up is important to understand finding free parking or a five dollar lunch in Vail. All of these are sec pant in these accidents to help us better avoid them in the — future. Noah was a new Utah. — member of the Canyons his anchor he fell eighty feet - Other than the world renowned skiing i in Utah, community, but his passing was sorely felt by all. Noah Duys, 26, should not have died on Friday, September 30th. His backwards to his death at Jay’s feet. _ Jaime was stranded at the belay station where he remained until he was res- fourth day in Utah from cued by Canyon Rescue five Dillon, Colorado, Noah went hours later. _ what attracted me to the Salt Lake City area was the diversity of the activities and entertainment that are offered in a metropolitan area. The _ fun does not end once you | _ leave the slopes and the sun ‘goes down. There are sporting events, live music shows, art exhibits, et cetera. The cultural base extends much further beyond the skiing . Scene. If you are looking for alternative daytime activities besides skiing, the climate is quite favorable since the city altitude is much lower than the ski areas. I enjoy the fact that I can ski, play golf, and | rock climbing at the Gates accident occurred on Saturday, October 23 but Canyon for his last time. The luckily the outcome was crags in the easily accessed rock climbing area are home ‘to many high quality tradi_ tional climbing routes, Which is why Noah and his two friends were there after work. Noah, Hay Weiss, much better. John Paulson, 29, from Salt Lake City, fell pronounced Heime) chose to 60 feet while climbing the 5.7 route on the Thumb in Little Cottonwood Canyon. — John fell near the top of the third pitch while running it out from his last piece fo pro-- climb Satan’s Corner, a clas- tection, which accounted for sic 5.8 crack climb. Noah | led the first of two pitches up the vast distance he fell. John fell all the way to his belay partner at the and Jim Palmer (aka Jaime, — lished belay station which consisted of a downward base of the third pitch in a gully. Like a dream adver- sloping ledge. Climbers typi- tisement for cellular phones, cally clip into a fixed piton © on a given day. and place some additional When most people protection as well, as Noah think of Utah, they think of _ did. Mormons. When I told my Jaime then ascended friends and family that I was the crack to join Noah on the moving to Utah I received the _ small ledge when they decidSame reaction from everyone. ed to descend via rappel because of approaching dark“Why are you moving to ness. Noah used the fixed _ Utah? 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I admit that the- liquor laws aren’t consistent with what I am used to. I may not Vail. At least I will be living. — need for micro-brewed beer. TUG Besides, I have already devised a plan to satisfy my MORROW GNU BARFOOT APOCALYPSE AIRWALK DA KINE number of bars exceeds the average annual snowfall. Continued from page 14. earn your turns. _Thave found the housing situation to be much & MOR ROSSIGNOL AGGRESSION SYorEM AUNT MALE, move to Aspen where the Vail Versus the Cottonwoods. of the second pitch. Luck was on his side again as other climbers in the area assisted John while being lowered down the second pitch. Canyon Rescue met John at the top of the first pitch, secured him on a full length backboard, and completed the rescue. John Paulson is | expected to make a full recovery from his leg injury. Md 1, 000 Feet Above T. he Rest.” Snowbird Ski and Summer. Resort invites you to consider the challenge of high expectations and dedication in a pet friendly and professional environment. 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