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Show SPOTS dimes' Vg U By Ernie Milna While the norther portion of the state b-in b-in the thought of entertaining competitors fV. ' hroughout the world at the Olympic games southeastern part of the state is now reali- the growth potential of skiing I i' ' The growth of skiing has '.: f ' - fast in recent years and most ; ; ; ' cently has hit this part of -v ' t. part of the state. Northern t" '- ski areas such as Brighton. - ,; r'f Solitude and the old Park ' ski area were in use for n vears and some date back nearly 30 years. "' . This writer can remember weekends at --v old Park City ski area when hardly more e : ; one hundred people would be on the slopes. t: V facilities were not great but the snow conditio were. A single chair lift that was rescued hi, ,: the depths "of a mine were the only way to to the gop of the mountain and at times the s ': had to stand up and hold the chair from dra?r- -on the ground. Boy that was snow. " ; Now, at nearly the same site, nearly 5f skiers per day are on the slopes at Park Citvi Park Citv West. The Park City area is one of ; great recreational "ski areas of the state ando- recent vears has become known worldwide. Just recently, the United States Ski Fede-tion Fede-tion named Park City as it's year round traLv headquarters for skiers of Olympic caliber. Other areas of the state are becoming wid-known wid-known also, including the new Snowbird resc- . just down canyon from the already well-ky.. Alta. Alta has boasted for many years that is h the finest snow in the world and many people ' just now finding out that this is true. The growth potential has also hit in this p;-of p;-of the state at the Blue Mountain resort and al"; ' in the proposed ski area on the LaSal y.r,.- ' The Blue Mountain area has been in operat: for a number of years and the one being plarj- 1 for the LaSals could be in operation in the nei future, if things work out. This brings about one of the same probler that is facing northerners. What to do w ith of the people that will be coming into the ar;: The southeastern part of the state already t a good tourist trade during the summer morv but most of the people that are in the area hi motor homes, campers or trailers or other t: ilities that afford them their own facilities. ; Sure, we in this area don't see the possi- ill t v of haing 5.U0O people using our moi-iii-each weekend, but even 1.000 would put a b.::-on b.::-on the facilities already in use or planned forr: , near future. Over the past two years, the Moab ski I gram has increased from just 50 to over I. students and no end is seen for an increase: the net few years. Man older persons, (thcf- over 30), are een learning how to ski and will add to the number of local citizens that 'i-vel 'i-vel the highways in the winter. Many of the loc. skiers go to northern Utah areas each Bcr.ke" or to the nearer Colorado ski areas. The alrea: crowded facilities at Blue Mountain have forcr the Board of Directors of that area to make p'.a: for expansion next year that includes a day kc and a double chair lift. Like other types of recreation, the ski k dustry is growing with leaps and bounds. V:-: people hae more money and time to spend i" more facilities are needed to take care of ihs people. |
