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Show The Park Record B-6 Schlopy shows he's back in Beaver Creek Recreation Report The Canyons mmmm Deer Valley Resort Deer Valley Resorts is open. As of Tuesday Dec 7, the snow base was 41 inches. 44 trails and 14 lifts are open. For more information or a list of upcoming events at DeerV^lley, log on to www.deervalley.cora Park City Mountain Resort Park City Mountain Resort's is open. As of Tuesday Dec. 7, the snow base was 39 inches. 53 trails, including 8 bowls, 7 lifts and one terrain park are available. The 2005 U.S. Freestyle selections will be on the mountain this week. For more info, call 800-222-7275; or log on at www.parkcitymountain.com. Utah Ski Report Ski conditions as ofTuesday. Dec. 7: Alta - 70 inch base, 3 inches of new snow, 115 of 115 trails open. 7 of 7 lifts operating; Brighton - 65 inch base, no new. 66 of 66 trails, 6 of 7 lifts; Snowbird - 63 inch base, I inch new. 56 of 85 trails, 8 of I 2 lifts; Solitude - 65 inch base. I inch new. 63 of 64 trails open, 8 of 8 lifts; Sundance - opens Dec. 10. current base 34 inches. Additional information on ski conditions is available by visiting skiutah.com Wasatch-Cache National rorest - ; - - - • - tn ••,-'•••**- -'-t'-z--'- -,-,; i ' In the Uinta Mountains, campgrounds and trailheads except Lower Provo are closed for the season. Camping at Lower Provo is free on a first-come first-served basis. Mirror Lake Highway (SR. ISO) is closed at milepost 16. All water systems have been shut down. Be prepared for cold conditions.The ranger reminds visitors not to leave valuables in their vehicles. For more information about camping and hiking, including fire regulations call the Kamas Ranger District, 435-783-4338. Utah Avalanche Forecast The Utah Avalanche Center reports that as ofTuesday, Dec. 7 the danger of slides will increase from moderate to considerable as new snow and strong winds arrive. Wind blown drifts and weak snow surface on slopes steeper that 35 degrees will be unstable. Additional information on avalanche conditions is available by calling the Avalanche Forecast Center at 658-55 12 or by visiting their web site at www.avalanche.org.When you reach the site, click on Salt Lake City to get the latest information on conditions in the backcountry. Cross Country Skiing The White PineTouring Center is open. Thegolf course track is available, with the Farm coming soon.The Touring Center will hold a Ski Free after 3 (p.m.) program on Mondays, a Free Ski on Tuesdays from 5 - 6 p.m. for ladies, and an open ski on Thursdays from 5 - 6 p.m. For information on season passes, call 649-6249. The Solder Hollow nordic tracks and trails are open with I 6 k's accessible. For information, call (435) 654-2002. Tubing Hills The Soldier Hollow tubing hill will open on Saturday. Dec. I. For More information, cal (435) 654-2002 Park City Mountain Resort's tubing hill at Gorgoza Park will open on Friday, Dec. lO.The park will be open seven days a week offering lift assisted tubing.For more info, call 800-222-7275; or log on at www.parkcitymountain.com. Utah Olympic Park The Utah Olympic Park is open for activities Friday through Sundays including Freestyle and Adventure Camps, and the new Extreme ZipRider. Guests can still visit the Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center/Alf Engen Ski Museum. For more information, call 658-4200 or visit www.olyparks.com. Great Outdoor Clothing Company A l i T-NECKS, UNDIES, GLOVES, SOCKS, HATS & SCARVES BUY 1 AND GET 5 0 % OFF ANY OTHER ONE* M O R I ORBAT DEALS.*. C O M ! 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He rehabbed tenaciously following anterior cruciate ligament surgery on his left knee, then came through in 17th place six weeks ago in the season opener on a glacier above Soelden. Austria. Saturday, at the VISA Birds of Prey World Cup races in Beaver Creek. Schlopy upgraded from lop-20 to lop-10. World Cup leader Bode Miller, who had led an historic 1-2 finish Friday in downhill with Duron Rahlvcs (with park City's Bryon Freidman taking seventh), crashed in the first run Saturday after winning four of the first five races. Norwegian Lasse Kjus. GS gold medalist at the ' 199 World Championships in Vail/Beaver Creek (among his record five medals), tore through the second run for his 17th win. His time was two minutes. 29.82 seconds; Hermann Maier of Austria was sec- got the best in the world in this sport right now on the U.S. Ski 'learn. "And he should be getting the recognition thai - I'm gonna got out on a limb and say - Tiger Woods is gelling because he's belter at skiing this was probably my hardest because of my ^c... "Once I'm healed up. I'm as young as any guy on the team but the healing factor was definitely a little slower. And it was also particularly frustrating laughed. ££ i because I knew I was skiing my fastest I've Sehlopy said And he should be getting the recognition that - ever skied ihe day I he still" I'eels I'm gonna got out on a limb and say - Tiger hurl myself - and I occasional pain in his knee but Woods is getting because he's better at skiing than never got to prove it. so he's getting Tiger Woods is at golf. He's better at skiing than Andy it's a whole other year stronger and Roddick is at tennis, so he should be just as famous as before I could gel another race in. "and by World Championships those guys because our sport is harder, more "And now I'm [Jan. 29-Feb. 13 demanding, more athletic and way more risk than any just working my way in Bormio, Italy] of those sports." back in - but I'm not its going to be a gonna take my lime - Erik Schlopy about fii>ht Cor ihe it." U.S. Ski Team Member gold. H'll he ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ _ ^ ^ He added. "Yeah. I'Lin." ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ™ people say, 'He could've packed it in" He tore but for me it's not an through the lower half of the long course for his than Tiger Woods is at golf. He's option. I've committed myself, as long as I'm physically and mentally top-10. "I was almost out of the better at skiing than Andy Roddick course twice. I made similar mis- is at lennis. so he should be jusl as capable, of reaching 2010 and being takes lo guys losing a lot of time in famous as those guys because our my peak then. 1 think my best years the flat, bul I stuck my nose in the sport is harder, more demanding, are ahead of me... bottom. I didn't want to get beat on more athletic and way more risk "It's the way the sport is going. the bottom like I did on the first run. than any of those sports." Schlopy Age is only a number next to your I came out of that last break in said. name; it really means nothing. fourth and gave up a second, so I At 32. lie's one of the older racers "Ihere needs to be a paradigm shift gave up some time on my mistakes on the World Cup tour (Kjus is 19 in ihe way people think aboul sports but made it up on the bottom," months older. Maier 14 weeks and the age people are and how long Schlopy said. younger) but Schlopy said he's look- they can perform because it's much Despite the disappointing show- ing to race in the 2010 Olympics in longer than ihe general public realizes. ing by his mates, Schlopy look time Vancouver. B.C. to boost the Ski Team. Echoing comments in an inter"I feel like I'm gonna be Ihe "I hope the general public in the view with 'Ihe Record during the ambassador for that in alpine skiUnited Stales can appreciate what summer. Schlopy said. "I probably ing.' the graybeard wannabe said. the U.S. Ski Team is doing, especial- spent three yrs of my life rehabbing His next race will be Sunday in ly Bode, right now, and realize we've my body one way or another, and another GS in Val d'Isere. France. ond (2:30.27) with Schlopy sixth (2:30.83) and Dane Spencer lltli at 2:31.58.' "I was surprised. I'm so used t o BEAVER CREEK. Colo. - Two being disappointed [in O S | when races. Iwo points-grabbing finishes. I'm coming down and seeing my tiine," Kjus Welcome hack, Erik Sehlopy. Veteran performs well at World Cup races The Canyons is open for the 20CM-2005 ski season. As ofTuesday Dec. 7, the snow base was 34 inches with no new snow. 55 trails are open, with 10 lifts operating. For more info, call 649-5400 or log on to www.thecanyons.com. , Wed/Thurs/Fri, December 8-10, 2004 Parkite completes Ironman competition Submitted by JERRY SCHMITZ All three competing in the World mile ocean swim. 112-mile bike race Championships must go through a and 26.2-mile run. Competitors have Gene, wife Kitty, as well as a sup- qualification process in order to be 17 hours lo finish. Gene finished in porting cast of family, spent about 10 eligible to compete. Upwards of 14 hours. 3S mi miles and 25 seconds. days in Hawaii, 'lliey arrived a few 50,(XX) competitors attempt to quali- Cutoff times are also applied lo the days before the event to allow some fy at Ironman qualifying races world- swim (2:20 after start of race) and the acclimatization to the high humidity wide. In this years event there were bike (10:30 after the start of race.) and temperatures not found in Utah aboul 1,700 competitors from 45 Gene said the biggest challenge this where Gene trains. Gene said he also countries in all the age brackets. year turned out to be Ihe bike porwanted to get used to swimming in 'Ihere were 45 competing in Gene's tion as they experienced extremely the open ocean, oceans being in age bracket with 40 of them finishing. high winds, sometimes up lo H) inph. short supply in Park City'Hie swim segment hcnan and I h e race itself consisted of a 2.4- ended at the pier in Kailua. 'Ihe hike race went north on the Komi Coast lo ihe small village of Hawi, and then returned along the same route to the King Kamahamaha Hotel. 'Ihe marathon course traveled through Kailua and onto the same, highway used for the bike race. Contestants ran back into Kailua-Kona, coming down Alii Drive to the cheers of more than 25.000 people at the finish line. |