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Show ' -.1 Slopes, Powder, Camp By JOHN S. FLANNERY No college campus in the U.S. is better located for powder skiing ski-ing than the University and, probably, no other university is located closer to a variety of skiing. ski-ing. Within 20 miles of the campus, we have powder and packed, day and night skiing. We have some of the steepest slopes along with the gentle, gentle for the complete com-plete beginner. Our mountains catch snow early, and hold it until late. THE SKI SCHOOLS of the Wasatch front have name instructors, in-structors, from the head of the professional ski instructors national na-tional organization, Bill Lash, to the old timer of avalanche control, con-trol, jumping and ski school directing, di-recting, Alf Engen. During a typical season, these slopes attract THE name skiers from stBij, Olympian ; Huega, Mali.: Meyers. Hit are the kh ski bug-fefl; ington, D.C 1( ifornia. ( HeceL able ski campus!) sity of fej jlfrMw - - - i . " j EDITOR'S NOTE: Thi is the first in a ieris of University ld article. i Photo by John S. Flannery raw Ski Enthusiasts such, trading names like Jean Sau-. Sau-. bert, Fritz and Jim Gaddis. . Linda jhe average person will enjoy ' (la'ns skiing more with some social ac-; ac-; wry tivities. The best way to get "in" with skiers is to join a club. Us-1 Us-1 quebaugh Ski Club here in Salt Lake City was the top club in the nation last season, combining so- cial activities, skiing and support it at- of ski safety and racing. Other clubs, like the University's Univer-sity's own Ski Club, provide similar sim-ilar offerings, often including discounts, dis-counts, group trips, club lessons, races and parties. AWAY FROM Uteville, and still within a day's drive, you'll find Snow King at J a c k s o n, Aspen and Vail in Colorado, Idaho's Sun Valley and several dozen smaller areas, where snow, lifts and facilities combine to provide "the best in the West." |