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Show UTAH SPRING SKIING RATED AMONG BEST Spring is here, but it doesn't . mean you should put away those skis. Spring skiing in April or early May is among the best of the season in the Beehive State, especially after one of those fresh snows puts down a new mantle of whiteness on the high mountain slopes. ' Utah ski resorts at the higher high-er elevations are considered to have the most outstanding spring skiing of any area in the United States, according to F. C. Koziol, supervisor of the Wasatch National Forest and a pioneer in the development develop-ment of the state's ski runs. Touring Utah's high mountain moun-tain areas by automobile is also excellent at this time of the year. And there is still plenty of snow on the ground but the highways are open. D. James Cannon, director of the Utah Tourist and Publicity Pub-licity Council, urges Utahns to take advantage of the spring season and visit the snow-covered snow-covered mountain retreats that are nearest their community. One reason Utah's spring skiing is so popular is the famous fa-mous "corn snow" found at the high elevations. This granular type of snow is created cre-ated by the alternate freezing and thawing of the surface. Skiers will find that corn snow skiing is at its best an hour or two after the sun has I warmed the surface up enough to make it responsive to skis, Mr. Koziol said. The most de-Ightful de-Ightful runs are down slopes that have been bathed in the sun. The second type of excellent spring skiing for which Utah is famous comes right after a fresh snow. Two or three inches of new snow on the solid base of the old makes for ideal runs because the skis literally float upon the fresh ' powder. One word of caution to the spring skier and tourist, however: how-ever: Take along some hand lotion and chapstick. Painful burns can result from the bright sun reflecting upon the snow. And ultra-violet rays of the sun are extremely powerful pow-erful at this time of the year. With proper suntan lotion, it's an excellent time to get an early start on that summer tan. |