Park Record | 2012-08-08 | Page 22

B-2 The Park Record Wed/Thurs/Fri, August 8-10, 2012 rec report PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT Summer activities at Park City Mountain Resort include hiking, biking, Alpine Slide and ZipTour. The Alpine Coaster, an 18-hole putt-putt course, the adventure zone and Little Miners Park are open as well. Regular-season hours at the PayDay Lift and resort base area are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Regular-season hours for the Town Lift are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. Go to www.parkcitymountainresort.com or call [phone] for more information on Park City Mountain Resort. CANYONS RESORT The Canyons Resort 2012 summer season features a putting course, shops and dining areas along with activities such as gondola rides, Zip Tour, Bike Park, hiking, fishing and disc golf. For more information on Canyons, visit www.thecanyons.com or call (435) 888-CANYONS. DEER VALLEY RESORT During the 2012 summer season, Deer Valley Resort has chairlifts operating from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. (conditions permitting). Ample parking is available at Snow Park Lodge. The resort website provides detailed information for mountain biking and hiking/scenic ride lift ticket rates, as well as information on bike rentals, clinics and tours. For more information and a schedule of upcoming events, call [phone] or visit www.deervalley.com. UTAH OLYMPIC PARK The new Adventure Courses are now open at the Utah Olympic Park and offer guests a unique team-building experience as they weave through an intricate course of ropes and features. The park also offer rides on the Summer Comet Bobsled, Ziplines and Alpine Slide. Visit the Utah Olympic Park on Saturdays at 5 p.m. through Sept. 1 to watch the Flying Aces soar up to 60 feet in the air, while flipping and twisting on skis, and land in the UOP's 750,000-gallon splash pool. The show is presented by Montage Deer Valley. The Utah Olympic Park is open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. with rides open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission to the venue and museums are free. Guided venue tours are available daily. For more information and availability please call 435-658-4200 or visit www.UtahOlympicLegacy.com. MOUNTAIN TRAILS For information on Mountain Trails Foundation, trail updates, as well as the new interactive trail map go to www.mountaintrails.org or visit www.facebook.com/mountaintrailsfoundation. The 2012 trail maps are available at Jans and Cole Sport locations in Park City. For any trail information or maintenance concerns, email Rick at [e-mail]. BASIN RECREATION For any trail information or maintenance concerns, email Bob Radke at [e-mail] or visit http://www.basinrecreation.org/ trail_conditions.html. PARK CITY GOLF COURSE Current rates include: $33 for walking 18 holes (resident), $48 for a cart and 18 holes (resident), $45 for walking 18 holes (non-resident) and $60 for a cart and 18 holes (non-resident). Residents must show valid Park City Recreation/County Card. All residents living within the school district boundaries are eligible for resident rates. For more information, call [phone]. WASATCH MOUNTAIN GOLF COURSE The cost for 18 holes and a cart is $43, while nine holes and a cart is $21.50. For more information call [phone]. SOLDIER HOLLOW GOLF COURSE The cost for 18 holes and a cart is $43, while nine holes and a cart is $21.50. For more information call [phone]. CRATER SPRINGS GOLF COURSE Summer rates at Crater Springs until August 18 are $49 Sunday through Thursday (includes cart), and $59 Friday and Saturday (includes cart). For more information on the Crater Springs Golf Course at Homestead Resort call [phone]. THE OUTLAW GOLF CLUB AT HIDEOUT CANYON The Outlaw Golf Club at Hideout Canyon, a resort challenge course, is open and the 9-hole rates for adults are $25 to walk, $35 to ride; for seniors 62 and older $20 to walk, $30 to ride; for juniors 17 and younger $15 to walk, $25 to ride. Call [phone] for tee times. The club is open all seven days in the week. WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST Mirror Lake Highway (State Road 150) and State Road 35 (Wolf Creek Pass) are open. The lower campgrounds include Yellow Pine, Soapstone, Shady Dell, Cobblerest, Smith & Morehouse and Lunchfork. All upper campgrounds are also open for the season. For more information, call [phone]. Photo courtesy Sarah Brunson/USSA Parkite ski jumper Anders Johnson also went two-for-two this weekend at the U.S. Ski Jumping National Championships, winning the men's normal hill Sunday and tying for first place with teammate Peter Frenette on the men's large hill Saturday. Continued From B-1 Parkites sweep U.S. titles were held in the dog days of summer in Park City, an unusual time considering ski jumping is a winter sport. The jumpers competed on the massive green plastic runways at the Utah Olympic Park. That didn't matter to Jerome, whose national gold medals have now reached double digits. "This is always an interesting time because this is the longest that we go without competing internationally," she explained. "We have no idea what anyone is doing. It's important to focus on ourselves and improve on that and that's what I did this weekend." Jerome admitted she isn't where she would like to be in terms of her technique at this time of the year. However, with international competitions right around the corner, having a successful weekend and winning two national titles was a great way to work toward finding an ideal form. "Coming into this weekend, I knew that I, in the last couple weeks, have been improving very slowly," she said. "In ski jumping, things just don't happen overnight. I'm happy with the direction things are moving in. I'm happy I was able to jump well enough this weekend. "Winning brings confidence and motivation." Alissa Johnson was the second-best American in both competitions, while Abby Hughes was third on the large hill and Nina Lussi clinched her first nationals podium with a thirdplace finish on the normal hill. Reigning World Cup champion Sarah Hendrickson and 2009 World Champion Lindsey Van sat out of the weekend's competition. Both are recovering from off-season knee surgeries and are expected to return to action sometime this fall. "It's always good to be challenged and to have somebody pushing you," Jerome said. "I am a little bummed that I couldn't compete with those two." Jerome wasn't the only Parkite who enjoyed the homefield advantage last weekend. Anders Johnson also went twofor-two, defending his normal hill championship and tying teammate Peter Frenette in Saturday's large hill competition. Canada's Makenzie BoydClowes swept the men's large and normal hill events. "It's just a big confidence booster winning national championships," Johnson said. "It's definitely always a goal for me. I think being able to compete at home is always a big advantage, so it was nice." Johnson said he wasn't as sharp or effective as he would have liked in training last week, but once the competition began Saturday, things clicked. "When it was time to rock, I felt like I was at my best," he said. "I was able to start training earlier this year. It's nice to see that progression in training paying off in competition. Moving forward, it's nice to be able to work on the things to win internationally." Jerome and Johnson, with a number of their teammates, will be heading to Europe Saturday for a nine-day trip during which they'll compete in France and Germany. The men's and women's teams will be preparing for the first ever FIS (International Ski Federation) Mixed Team event in which two jumpers of each gender will form a team. "We all thought that this was something important and something we wanted to do," Jerome said. "This year is the first year a World Championship event is hosting a Mixed Team event," Johnson added. "It's always been a goal of ours. It will be nice to get a couple competitions in early, so we can see what we need to work on. I think the Americans can surprise some people."