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Show Vcdnosday, February 18, 1976 Page 5 P. .1 fl, . or ic oS it .01 1!. bi 3: L By Jim Tedford Powder can be fun or folly. To the inex perienced skier it can be the most aggravating snow condition possible but to the seasoned skier it is the ultimate thrill. The whole secret is mileage. Remember how long it took you to become a good skier on packed snow. Well, it will probably take half again as long to master the deep and the light. Don't expect miracles-powder miracles-powder is very different and requires different skills. People learning to ski powder can be divided into two groups. Those who will only be exposed to powder skiing once or twice a winter and those who have an opportunity to attempt it every time it falls. If you belong to the first group just do anthing that works. You won't have enough mileage to learn to ski powder correctly so do anything that feels comfortable. A few hints are: 1. Do not sit back. Keep some forward pressure on your boots and skis. 2. Keep knees bent and flexible. A low center of gravity is essential. 3. Use a wedge turn, stem turn, or stem Christie turn. ' -. - 4. Use nice, slow round turns. . . Next Week : The Ultimate Thrill K TTfc3c!ritraib j Great givsn Tfcsy enrn ttsn. QUBOwl. tot wo ttsl o ylmdq rfliw fan A I w yfv hw? to wi Inno'tflrt rtwrn j YD !:. pzzzir I 26ntR sweets pr.'irpwj 3e? When we open a new trail at Copper, we always have contest. J Pretty soon, the trail has inspired someone to submit iust the right name and he or she has won a season pass to the great ski mountain in a state of great ski mountains. ; The mountain like every trail on it lives up to its billing. . . And the way Copper's laid out makes it more enjoyable for everyone. Experts ski on one end of the mountain, intermediates in the middle, and beginners on the other end. - r (A note to beginners: You can ski high on the mountain, so. you'll enjoy the same spectacular scenery as the experts.) - Plan to ski Copper this winter.. The great mountain with the cozy village right at its base is just l'j hours from Denver: We'll have more new trails this year.. , ' . .. And each one's going to have to earn itself a name. f 9m aas aiBBM mm hmMwbmmii Send me your brochure about skiing,; lodging, the village, special rates and package plans at Copper Mountain. Tell me about the new condominiums still available for purchase. w , Name. Address. City. State. .Zit COPPER MOUNTAIN w II .1 -'1 Copper Mountain Retort Allocation ly,, 300 Solitude Station vV Copper Mountain, CO 80443(303) 668-3883 Lang Gup at Sun Valley March 23-28 , A lucky number seven marks the age of this season's prestigious Lange Cup calendared in Sun Valley for the third consecutive year. ' This racer's favorite dual competition will blossom into a full-fledged spring festival with fun events to begin Wednesday, March 24 at the base of Baldy Mountain. Cocktail parties, the traditional Pro-Am, a fashion show straight from the Vegas trade show, and of course, the giant slalom and slalom competition will all take place through March 28. This year's Lange Cup sponsored by Lange USA and Sun Valley will be the 10th stop on World Wide's Professional racing circuit and promises to attract many of the world's top professional racers, including in-cluding Henri Duvillard, who plans to return to Sun Valley to win the Lange Cup for the second consecutive year. Should this take place, the Duvillard brothers will have won the Lange Cup three out of seven years. Henri, currently the circuit's top racer, succeeded his brother, Adrien, as a Lange Cup winner who holds ; the distinction of winning the first organized professional ski race in the world, the 1970 Lange Cup. Right now Duvillard has a 62 point lead in the professional standings and $25,400 in his pocket. Josef Odermatt is currently in second place with 102 points and $11,000 and last year's over-all winner, Kashiwa, stands in third place with 89 points and $10,300. This year's Lange Cup winner will drive away from Sun Valley in a new Dodge Aspen RT, courtesy of the Chrysler Corp. Although the car will have to be returned after one year, all Lange Cup prize money, $30,000 is for keeps! XpotatoJohrSs 1 IN in LIVE ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTLY iiTAiie nrrr PIZZA AND MEATBALL SANDWICHES Daily video replays of ( skiing on the mountain ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE TONIGHT: Chris ft Chris THURSDAY: Michael Berkley Backup guitarist for the Youngbloods and Chuck Berry FRIDAY: Chris ft Chris SATURDAY: To be announced SUNDAY: Ric Fisher MONDAY: To be announced TUESDAY: Morris ft Dougherty Tales by Jim Miller Park West Ski Touring Instructor I noticed quite a few neat things about the ski touring in Colorado during my short visit there, and I thought you might be interested in what they are doing. The first thing that I noticed was the unbelievable un-believable lack of snowmobiles: I skied in three different towns Silverton, Crested Butte, and ' Aspen and in all three I saw very little sign of these motorized monsters. I never even saw veone in operation, although I saw a few tracks around crested Butte, but you can imagine my delight in not encountering any while skiing. ' Now, in Silverton most of the terrain was too steep for the noisemakers but Crested Butte would be U.S. prime motor country, yet I saw very few signs, and never one in actual polluting operation. Those of us that ski in the lower Uintas will sign in envy. I can't understand the incredible differences in philosophies why Colorado outdoorsmen think ski touring and Utah sportsmen think snowmobiles but I do know that Utah could learn a few things from her neighbor. Many of my new ski touring friends were full on winter mountaineers with old army skis (unbreakable) or Bonna mountaineering skis, Silveretta bindings, double or triple boots and powder baskets, some up to 10 inches in - diameter. Most of their skiing was done with a 50lb pack. As I am a three-pin man from way ' back, consequently I looked upon this collection of heavy weight gear with a skeptical eye. Naturally, many evenings were spent discussing -equipment, with outward Bound and N.O.L.S. instructors taking up one side and my self and a 'young lady from Crested Butte on the other side -(incidently there were many Colorado and Wyoming touring guides that could ski up and ?down' as well as anyone, every one a tough mountain lady a direct contrast with the seemingly endless female lift line groupies). We finally reached a compromise. The Lapone bout, Fischer Mountain Skis, and a three-pin binding. This would be a good combination of warmth, durability, stability and, in the hands of a good skier, a fast tracker. Norrona Boots were a close second. ' . v'1''' .'" Crested Butte has some of the best crosscountry cross-country powder terrain, and skiers, in Colorado. Steep North face ridges, with just scattered Douglas Fir trees to keep the snow good and soft. The skiers are Telem ark-only freaks, smooth, fast, and dedicated. While their down-hill ability impressed me, it was their manner of skiing up that surprised me. You see they used clibing skins on their x-c skis, and then skied up their Telemark Tracks. It sure looked funny to see a guy ski up the very same tracks that he skied down, but I must say it worked. They could gain quite a bit of altitude in a hurry and without much effort. They would cut their climbing time by an eighth or so. I don't know how well they would work in our area, as we have more rolling type terrain, but for the big hills at Alta, maybe skins are the key. I have a pair at the shop and I'll let you know how they work. Probably tho, the best part of Colorado was her big, wild mountains. Pure, majestic, clean. Wilderness to inspire all of us into exploring their highest peaks. Utah, too, has large expanses of wild country to play in. This is important for my own head, and the rest of the world's for that matter. Let's make sure we keep at least a little bit of our beautiful country as wild as God originally made it. . , if v 9 Of THE CUUMJUMPER LIVE ENTERTAINMENT NIGHTLY FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS Appearing Wednesday thru Saturday RICHIE PORTER ( Coming back for aguMtappMranc Fab. 23-28 YANCYDEVEER MEMBERSHIPS AVALABLE AT THE CLAIMJUMPER HOTEL ", MAKE YOUR RESERVATION FOR A PRIME RIB DINNER MainStroot 0 "DOT v WHEN: Tuesday, February 24, 11 :30 a.m. WHERE: Park City Resort WHAT: .Hum' , v 649-8051 y Dual slalom team elimination. Teams of two men and one woman will race each other. The team winning two of the three matchups will advance. Team members mem-bers do not have to work for the same employer. Classes A, B, or C. Strongest in A, weakest in C. ENTRY FEE OF $8 PER TEAM MUST BE IN BY NOON, MONDAY FEB. 23 NO EXCEPTIONS SIGN UP AT THE PARK CITY RESORT INFORMATION KIOSK |