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Show B-1 C-1 POST YOUR EVENT ON: WWW.PARKRECORD.COM/ EVENTSUBMISSIONFORM TIME TO GO TO TOWN ON THE RACE COURSE FESTIVAL'S LIGHTS WILL NOT SHINE IN KAMAS EDUCATION, A-10 HELLO, AND HOLA, TO MCPOLIN'S FIRST-GRADERS The Pick a Date BUSINESS, A-7 CISERO'S SWIPES BACK IN DISPUTE ABOUT CARD CHARGES Park Record. PARK CITY , UTAH | WWW.PARKRECORD.COM Vol. 131 | No. 98 Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, January 14-17, 2012 Serving Summit County since 1880 Freestyle Straight-up snow skier still critical 50¢ Panel grants developer another year She's a pioneer who inspired the younger competitors North Silver Lake, uneasy with economy, wins more time for the project By JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record A developer in Deer Valley on Wednesday night secured another 12 months to proceed with the project, the second one-year extension that a City Hall panel has granted at the site. The North Silver Lake developer has repeatedly said it does not want to begin construction in an uncertain economy. The Park City Planning Commission on Wednesday night granted an extension of the permit through July 21, 2013. The developers had previously obtained a one-year extension through mid-2012. Had the developer allowed the permit to lapse, it would have been forced to wind its way through a much more difficult process to win another project approval. The developer is a Los Angeles-based firm known as Regent Properties. The North Silver Lake permit involves a project encompassing 54 units, a mix of houses and condominiums. The land is located close to the Evergreen and Bellemont neighborhoods. GRAYSON WEST/PARK RECORD A Park City Mountain Resort snowmaking team on Wednesday afternoon checks on a snow gun along the route of the PayDay lift, an important lift that carries skiers and snowboarders onto the mountain from the Resort Center. The dry weather has forced resorts to make snow longer into the season than is typical. PHOTO COURTESY SHAY WILLIAMS Canadian freestyle ski pioneer Sarah Burke remains hospitalized at University Hospital in Salt Lake City following a successful surgery Wednesday after suffering a fall at Park City Mountain Resort's Eagle Superpipe Tuesday afternoon. By CHRISTOPHER KAMRANI The Park Record Ashley Battersby said she's always called Sarah Burke her idol. So when she first mustered up the courage to introduce herself to Burke eight years ago during a freestyle ski competition at Mammoth Mountain in California, Burke caught the Park City resident by surprise. "I went up to her, put my hand out, and she finished my sentence," Battersby explained. "She said, ‘You're Ashley, I know who you are.'" That, Battersby says, is what makes the 29-year-old Canadian freestyle ski star so special. A pioneer in the sport of freestyle skiing, Burke helped pave the way for all women in the sport, Battersby said. But the inventive daredevil Burke is currently in critical condition at University Hospital in Salt Lake City fighting her toughest battle. She was knocked unconscious in a fall at Park City Mountain Resort's Eagle Superpipe Tuesday afternoon during a training session at a personal-sponsor event. Burke was stabilized on the scene by the PCMR mountain patrol before being transported to the base, according to Andy Miller, communications manager with PCMR. Miller said Burke was taken by helicopter to University Hospital. In a statement released by Burke's publicist Thursday afternoon, she remains in critical condition following All hail the snowmakers City Hall leaders honor the crews for their fortitude By JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record The snowmaking teams and the people driving the grooming machines at mountain resorts typically work outside the view of skiers and snowboarders, toiling in the overnight and early morning hours on many occasions. Their work this year has been especially crucial to the ski season. The Park City area has suffered through an extraordinarily dry period through the first month-plus of the season. The snowmaking operations, though, have ensured terrain is open even with the lack of natural snow, and the people driving the grooming machines have provided corduroy slopes. Mayor Dana Williams and the Park City Council on Thursday night acknowledged the work of the snowmaking teams and the operators of the grooming machines at Park City Mountain Resort and Deer Valley Resort, the two mountain resorts within the city limits. The City Council passed a resolution declaring the teams at the two resorts the "greatest snowmakers and groomers on Earth," a play on the Utah ski industry's longtime catchphrase of "The Greatest Snow on Earth." "Park City residents are extremely grateful to Deer Valley Resort and Park City Mountain Resort for their significant investment in snowmaking technology and grooming equipment," the resolution says. The crowd offered a round of applause as the resolution passed. High-ranking officials and workers from the two resorts were at the meeting. According to the resolution, the two resorts, working with Along with truckloads of cash, Sundance always brings snow to Park City. Is that fact or folklore? In his column this week (page A-18), Tom Clyde puts this local legend to the test using 30 years of weather data. Meanwhile, the folks at Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) aren't leaving anything to chance, or Sundance. They've announced in a press release that a "traditional Native American blessing ceremony to encourage snowfall and moisture for Mother Earth" will be held in the Resort Plaza beginning at noon on Saturday, Jan. 14. The ceremony will include a prayer in English led by Frank Arrowchis, a prayer in Ute by Spiritual Leader Albert Lance Manning, and a traditional Native American song-and-dance performance. "Guests and attendees are invited to participate in the Snow Blessing ceremony and are encouraged to commit to their part by fasting until after the ceremony," the PCMR press release continues. "After the ceremony, complimentary snow-themed refreshments will be served." Blessing or not, the snow gods may already be on the same page as PCMR. Long-range forecasts call for a bona-fide snowstorm on Thursday, Jan. 19, the opening day of Sundance. Please see More time, A-2 Officials get their raises By SARAH MOFFITT The Park Record The Summit County Council approved salary increases for themselves and each of the county's elected department heads Wednesday night, the first pay raises the county representatives have seen since 2008. In December, the Council paved the way for the raises by budgeting for an across the-board, three percent, merit-based raises in 2012, saying that in the tough economic times, staff has been asked to do more with less due to layoffs. The department heads decided how to allocate their staff raises while the County Council maintained discretion over which department heads would see raises and how much. County Councilmember Chris Robinson said the Council considered giving all elected officials a three percent raise, but instead, decided to be more scientific about it. "We only had about $27,000 to work with," Rob- Please see All hail, A-2 Please see Officials, A-2 Town Lift's insides are fixed, cranking again The temporary closure came a month after a delayed opening Please see Freestyle, A-2 3 sections • 42 pages Business .............................. A-7 Classifieds ........................... C-10 Columns .............................. A-18 Editorial............................... A-19 Education ............................ A-10 Events Calendar .................. C-6 Legals .................................. C-13 Letters to the Editor ............ A-19 Movies................................. C-4 Restaurant Guide................. C-8 Sports .................................. B-1 Scene .................................. C-1 Weather ............................... B-2 A SNOW DANCE COMES BEFORE SUNDANCE By JAY HAMBURGER The Park Record TYLER COBB/PARK RECORD The Town Lift reopened on Friday after a temporary closure blamed on a mechanical problem. Park City Mountain Resort and nearby businesses are pleased that skiers and snowboarders are again able to ride the lift. Park City Mountain Resort reopened the Town Lift Friday morning after a mechanical problem forced its closure for part of the week. The resort reported that the lift reopened at a little before 9 a.m., at the same time it would open on a normal day. VISITOR GUIDE Start with art when you arrive in Kamas There was just a handful of skiers or snowboarders seen riding the lift by 9:30 a.m., and there were few people spotted skiing or snowboarding on the runs that lead to the Town Bridge and the bottom terminal of the lift. Fifteen minutes later skiers and snowboarders started arriving at the Town Lift Plaza at the start of a ski day, though. There also appeared to be skiers and snowboarders heading into The Bridge Café, a restaurant steps from the bottom of the lift, before their ski day started. The restaurant had said earlier in the week the closure of the lift had badly hurt business. A spokesperson for PCMR said two of the three ski runs along the hillside the Town Lift climbs are open. The third one is closed based on snow conditions Please see Town Lift, A-2 The Summit County Public Art Advisory Board will host a community celebration to commemorate the Summit County Art Collection Traveling Exhibition's move to the County Services Building in Kamas. The event will take place at the South Summit Aquatic and Fitness Center on Jan. 17, from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. |
