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Show Davis Sid School opens 28th season By GARY R. BLODGETT Davis County's 28th annual Ski School will begin Dec. 30 with registrauon scheduled Saturday, Dec. 16. The ski school started in 1961 with one bus load of students and two instructors, according to Russell Whitaker, who has been director direc-tor of the annual event since the beginning. Since then the school has expanded to between 500 and 600 students for the two annual sessions. "During the peak of the school s operation, the attendance has exceeded 1,400 in a single year;1 said Whitaker. He noted that 40 to 50 instructors are needed to handle classes which are limited to 10 persons, 10 years of age and older. "During -the nearly three decades of being in the business more than 16,000 nave received on-the-slope instruction," said Whitaker. "Now we're getting third-generation skiers." Davis County Ski School is still using the sameslopes for its classes - Snow Basin east of Ogden and Alta east of Salt Lake City. Many students will enroll in both sessions held annually, according to Whitaker. 6 Registration for the first session this year is Saturday, Dec. 16 at four Davis County sites. Signup will be from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.' at Village Sports Den, 365 N. Main, Bountiful; Farmington City Office, Farmington; Clearfield Swim Pool, Clearfield; and at the Johnson residence, 5539 S. 2200 W., Roy. I , "Students may register for just the first session or for both ses- I sions at this time," said Whitaker. He noted that the second ski ses- I sion will begin Saturday, Feb. 10. 1 Both sessions will include six consecutive Saturdays. The first session ses-sion will begin Dec. 30 and conclude Feb. 3, and the second session will begin Feb. 10 and conclude March 17. Three different ski school packages will be offered at both sessions, ses-sions, according to Whitaker. Package No. 1 will include six lessons and bus transportation to either resort for $75 per session. Package No. 2 will feature six lessons only. You must furnish your own transportation for $40 per session. Package No. 3 provides transportation only to either resort for $55 per session. "These fees do not include lift passes,' ' he said, "but Davis Coun- I ty Ski School students will receive reduced-price lift passes. ' I Classes will begin each Saturday at 9 a.m. All instruction will be I by Certified instructors.. 1 Those desiring public transportation to and from the resorts should I be at the following pickup stations not later than 7:30 a.m.: R Snow Basin - Bountiful, Centerville, Kaysville and Sunset Junior 1 High Schools; Layton and Clearfield High Schools; Farmington I School District Office; and Smith's Food King parking lot in Roy. I Alta - Bountiful and South Davis Junior High Schools, and Boun- 1 tiful High School. North Davis County residents preferring Alta must 1 1 be at one of the Bountiful pick-up points. I Snow Basin lift passes vary from $8 to $16 per day. Ride passes at 1 Alta range from $9.50 to $18. Also, all ski school students registered for Snow Basin will be offered a season discount card, according to Whitaker. - |