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Show Page 18-WASATCH CANYON REPORTER, ors 9-22, 1994 Early Season To visit Alta on the weekends is to see the day wet, cold, - the root soul of snow- boarders towing forty pounds of excess clothing can be seen | boarding. Snowboards were originally used in Banas _ As the Aullwheel Turns will return to rip Snowbird and Alta for Thanksgiving weekend. _ This column is for locals and frequent visitors. Please call with any information you would like to see run. 3 Three local big guns were cited for watershed violation before the Rolling stones concert. — Humphries no more! Benny Pellegrino finally has been equally confusing for those who work with him. Bob “bad hair’ Dempsey let us know that. he put Rob Voye through summer school on the Golf course. “Voye is a promis- | ing little golfer’ Says Californians won't have to Dempsey. Katie & Chris Ahrens towed the kick stand down into the valley signifying winters onset. While Chris was mingle with Benny's vagrant pals. Jack Cole continues his meteoric rise inthe Snowbird hierarchy. Jack was promoted to Front Desk Manager. He now - out of town last week — Katie taught Lucy boasts “free rooms for Ahrens the important all and spectravision late phrase “Dads out of night for the masses.” town, lets party!” Dave Nice work Jack! Felicia Meyer of stewarding ~ Olivera fills the huge fame managed two void Jack leaves by whole days of skiing for assuming the night front —*93-"94. desk manager position. She is practicing the ing him wheeze his way — down the hill this winter. there are no rooms.” Dave also managed to Friday night the 11th of ~ string of bad luck. for Snow party at the Zephyr. Everyone _ As you look up The hardcore big mountain riders can be seen trekking far up into the shoulder. Alta lift company does not offer lift service to snowboarders during the sea- son. For the next six months this is the only legal opportunity to ride all of the challenging terrain available at Alta. While most of the terrain is unskiiable due to. early season snowpack, the snowboarders seem unphased. At the end of response from most Alta _ locals about this early season shredding is quite positive. “It is amazing what energy some of these kids have” says Robert — Travis, owner of Watson’s Cafe. . This early season developments extant at the moment. Big Cottonwood Canyon, also potentially has a larger number of building lots available although inven- tory of any sort is. scarce as f aa writing. econd 500 es are not investments More than anything this belief depends on a purchaser’s definition of an “investment.” “Investments” come in all shapes and sizes. In most cases a second . home in Big or Little Cottonwood Canyon does not offer enough cash flow to justify it as an investment on that basis alone. People who buy.a second home in resort areas generally | look at other aspects of ownership in considering their “investment.’ For instance: Appreciation has been substantial _ for many of the properties in — these canyons over the last twenty years. ‘The draw of owning propexty in small, exclusive and beautiful _ communities which will be strictly linatiod walhtegsats to size plays ancle with most investors. | . Oddly enough, the primary reason that people buy, usage 1s often overlooked as an investment aspect, but when you Con sider the cost of renting rooms in either pastime is not without i's danger. So far this year a snowboarder broke his clavicle and — humerus. He apparently _ went off and jump and connected with a stump. | canyon you will. see that usage Another snowboarder _ broke his leg on — November third. These. have been the only accidents reported to Alta fire and rescue. One thing remains true about early season use; when Alta fires up the lifts and the rest of us whoop about getting early sea- son tracks, almost every inch will have been shredded for weeks by eager snowboarders. can be worth several thousand dollars a year. , Inthe end, mostinves- ments in Big or Little Cottonwood _ Canyon must include a component of “God its beautiful up there and ~ TLove, Love ,Love to ski and (no known first or last name) heads to Idaho for benefit the Wasatch Telemark Series. David the winter. Neil Cator is your man for mortgage financing, see his ad in the paper. Nidal Mohammed Abdullah after a controversial stint as steward manager, tries his hand at the real estate Houghton and Tim _ Evenden recently returned from a month long fly fishing trip to British Columbia. Helen Blair moved from Alta to. -game in Boulder and Salt Portland Oregon to pur| Lake City. Good Luck Abdul! | | | hike?’ This attitude anda little — money are all you really need to invest in either Big or Little _ Cottonwood Canyon. Both canyons have -— active on site real estate com- panies. For information on Little Cottonwood Canyon’s availabilities call Snowbird Realty at 521-6040 ext. 4120. For information about Big. Cottonwood Canyon call Canyon Properties at 5960406. Your Message Hore in our new, exci ting Congrats Dave. Taylor. should go. Proceeds porary services. She © cars. Estate Myths on page 19 , break his 18 month ~ November is the Pray sue a career in the tem- lodge is _ Stephen Balog. The Down from 110 days the winter before. We look forward to see-- words, “yes | know we are interlodged, but Goldminer’s almost half full with of snowgun buildup. Service. This progression friends do not have to travel - force. The main Alta parking lot at the lined up waiting to jib - (jibbing is the act of throwing a freestyle trick) off a large pile and _ finally manager of the Keyhole and Room tions so that their Snowbird riders is quite laudable.” Says local bartender the hill you see dozens of ‘boarders Coffee Express manager, asked Kim Humphries to | marry him. Amazingly she said yes. Congratulations to Benny and Kim. They are planning two recep- to California; and the _ gone from assistant manager of room ser~ vice to full manager, dropped to his knee and lift company opens for the season, snow- on the boarders are out in Pete Jacob continues to work on: his monopoly of Snowbird Food and Beverage. Ina 12 ~ month period he has weekends before the Now Continued from Real bedraggled snow- grinning ear to ear as they load up to go back to the valley. “The dedication that is evident in these the area as an unconventional back country tool. | eer eee ee Soul - publication will reach a largely untapped market. Call 486-1388 to have our advertising representatives come and show you some advertising alternatives. |