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Show Thursday, March 1, 1979 Page 7 Andre Arnold survived a hotel fire and went on to sweep both the giant slalom and the slalom races at the 1979 $40,000 Pro Challenge for the Labatt Cup at Paskapoo ski area. The defending World Pro Skiing Champion raced his way to almost $11,000 in prize money for the weekend, the first sweep by any pro this year. A crowd of approximately 10,000 watched as Arnold demonstrated his skiing expertise ex-pertise and consistency as he topped the $64,000 mark for the season. The 23-year-old second year pro from Solden, Austria is nearly 180 points ahead in the race for the World Pro Skiing crown. "I don't think anyone can . catch me now if I stay healthy," Arnold said eyeing the last four races on the tour. "The warm spring weather is coming, and I love to ski when it's warm." Arnold demonstrated that last year as he raced to seven victories in the last eight races on the World Pro Skiing tour. Another surprise this weekend was Rutland, Vermont's Kurt Belden. Belden placed third in the giant slalom and lost to Andre An-dre Arnold in the finals of the Sunday slalom. Belden wrapped up the championship champion-ship in the Eastern "B" Circuit Cir-cuit three weeks ago and decided he was ready for the big time. "I won't race anywhere else but the World Pro Skiing tour now," Belden concluded. "The pro format really stimulates the motivation and the WPS tour has the best to offer." Slalom Andre Arnold resisted the home town surge of Calgary's "Jungle" Jim Hunter to win the finals and .capture first place in the T-giant slalom half of the Pro . Challenge for the Labatt Cup. Hunter's place on the victory stand Saturday boosted the 25-year-old Canadian into fourth place in the overall standings just behind Austrian Hans Hin-terseer Hin-terseer and Swiss Walter Tresch. Third and fourth places in the giant slalom went to a pair of relative unknowns on the tour, Kurt Belden of Rutland, Vermont and Richard Jenny of Switzerland Swit-zerland respectively. The racers battled the hill under sunny skies, but their biggest problem came early Saturday morning as over 50 pros were forced from their hotel in the middle of the night when a fire on a low floor forced evacuation. Arnold left his bank book but grabbed his skis and boots, equipment which later proved his blessing in the giant slalom. Hunter, who makes his home in Calgary and didn't have to stay in the hotel with the rest of the racers, had his own problems none the less. The former Canadian downhill champion cham-pion and amateur competitor com-petitor had been disturbed about the local press coverage which had written him off as a top pro. "They said I was washed up, and I came out today to prove them wrong," Hunter said after the race. "I always ski better when I'm angry, and I have been angry with the local press. I guess I should thank them for my inpiration and for my good finish today." J I 111 MM 111 WL Tm. I 'WT Fastest Food In Town Beer, Hamburgers, Foot Long Hot Dogs, Beef Stew, Chili and Much More! Hotel Fire Doesn't Stop Andre Arnold A:idre Giant Stelom Andre Arnold completed his sweep of the Pro Challenge for the Labatt Cup on Sunday as the defending defen-ding WPS Champion won the slalom competition and captured $5,400 for first place. Arnold was unbeatable un-beatable Sunday as he easily defeated Kurt Belden of Rutland, Vermont in the finals of the slalom. Rookie Richie Woodworth of Peabody, Massachusetts skied past Norway's Otto Tschudi in two consecutive runs for the consolation honors. Arnold, whose lead is now nearly 200 points in the overall standings ahead of second place holder Hans Hinterseer, was joyous as he crossed the finish line, hands held high in the air as a victory salute. Belden, who lost to Arnold in the first run of the finals' when he jammed the starting start-ing gate and never recovered, said, "I knew the only way to beat the champion cham-pion was to get the jump on him in the starting gate. I wanted to put the pressure on him right away, but my strategy backfired when I jammed the gate and couldn't get out." Belden 's second place on Sunday, coupled with his third place in the giant slalom on Saturday makes the 22-year-old pro a new name to contend with. Arnold knocked off Italy's Sepp Oberfrank and a pair of Swiss standouts, Josef Odermatt and Walter Tresch, before facing Woodworth in the semifinals. semi-finals. It was Woodworth who gave the champion his toughest match of the day. Woodworth blazed Arnold by .372 seconds in the first run but got a little over anxious in the second run, which allowed Arnold to skate past Woodworth in the flats on the second run to clock a .468 advantage and go on to the finals. Arnold has now won four giant slaloms and three slaloms during the 1978-79 season, and Arnold, "The AA Express," was the story this weekend as he rolled to consecutive victories to bank over $10,000 of Labatt prize money, over one quarter quar-ter of the total $40,000 offered. Located at the Ski Connection Resort Plaza, Parking Lot Level Arnold Pros and Celebrities For the second year, John Denver will host his Celebrity Pro Am Ski Tournament Tour-nament when top names in the fiels of entertainment and athletics will share a weekend of ski competition and fun with the World Pro Skiing racers in Heavenly Valley, California. Among those participating in the Celebrity Pro Am Ski Tournament Tour-nament will be Clint Eastwood, East-wood, David Soul, Cheryl Tiegs, Richard Hatch, Bruce Jenner, Lynn Swann, John Davidson and Barbara Mandrell. For the WPS pros, it will be serious business, however, as they race after $50,000 in prize money in the English Leather Cup downhill and slalom. Both the professional races and the celebrity competition will be filmed for a one-hour ABC TV special to be aired on March 25th from 3:30-4:30 3:30-4:30 p.m. EST. DWR Warns On Eagle Shooting Recent eagle shootings in Utah have prompted Division of Wildlife Resources personnel to remind the public that eagles "are protected by State and Federal regulations. Shooting bald or golden eagles or harming them in any way is punishable by stiff fines andor imprisonment. imprison-ment. Al Heggen, Chief of the Division's Nongame Section, said that the bald eagle is endangered in 45 states, including in-cluding Utah, and is protected protect-ed by the federal Endangered En-dangered Species Act. Both the bald and golden eagles are protected by the federal Bald Eagle Act and state regulations. Heggen noted that shooting a bald eagle is a criminal act, punishable by a $20,000 fine andor one year in jail. Open 8:00am-6:00pm 4yf XOU CAN HALF-SNOWPLOW Have you ever come to a downhill down-hill on the trail that was too narrow to snowplow down and too steep to ski straight down? If you have, you know it can be a fair obstacle. By using a variation of the snowplow however you can negotiate these tricky slopes with ease. The technique is called the half-snowplow. It takes up less space than the snowplow but will still help you control your speed. To form the ft ' ' t"" -.- kjBca .mi-" Ladies Bowling Silver King State Bank won 3 lost 1 from First Security Bank. James F. Park Const, won 2 lost 2 from The Gazebo. High Indv. Game Scratch Lu Ann Antonio 169 Fawn Workman 158 Georgene Plummer 158 Robin Large 158 High Indv. Serips Scratch Lu Ann Antonio 455 Norma Cowin 428 Donna Prudence 428 High Team Game Scratch James F. Park Const. 583 Silver King State Bank 528 The Gazebo 527 High Team Series Scracth James F. Park Const. 1622 The Gazebo 1537 Silver King State Bank 1528 25 Seasons Continued From Page 5 "We never felt we were able to compete on a level equal to the other teams," Cali said. Tschudi A Factor Last summer, summer in the northern hemisphere, that is, several of the World Pro Skiing racers went to Portillo, Chile for the speed training and trials. It was there that Olivieri and Martinez Mar-tinez ran into pros, Otto Tschudi of Norway, and Mammoth, California's Billy Shaw. "It was mainly Otto," Olivieri recalls. "He spoke with us often, and we trained with him. It was Otto Ot-to who planted the seed in our heads that we might be able to turn professional." The seed took root, and in the fall, the two young Argentinians ventured to France where they trained at Tignes with Tschudi, Lonny Vanatta, Richie Woodworth, Terry and Tyler Palmer and several other World Pro Skiing racers. They were encouraged en-couraged by their new found friends and returned to Argentina uncertain where their future might lead. They still hadn't decided to turn professional, but it was plain to the racers that there was an opportunity here that deserved exploration. ex-ploration. They were interviewed inter-viewed on some television shows and newspapers in Buenos Aires where they were outspoken about their disatisfaction with the Argentine Ski Federation. half snowplow, leave one ski In the track and step the other out into a half wedge (see photo). You can control your speed by changing the angle of your skis. The further out you step the one ski, the greater the angle, and the slower you will go. Be sure to practice this maneuver on a wide open slope first. Often the initial attempt results re-sults in a snowplow turn. To prevent pre-vent this, make sure you do not put all your weight on the step-ped-out ski. A few tries should familiarize you with this very simple but effective technique. DO IT Technical assistance provided by Eastern Professional Shi Touring Instructors. m. '. v High Indv. Game Handicap Phyllis Sweatfield 214 Robin Large 190 Fawn Workman 188 High Indv. Series Handicap Phyllis Sweatfield 542 Carrie Yates Fawn Workman 522 514 High Team Game Handicap James F. Park Const. 711 The Gazebo 688 Silver King State Bank 655 I It I Ji. T. i Team Standings Won Lost James F. Park Const. 165 8 .667 Silver King State Bank 14 10 .583 First Security Bank 11 13 .458 The Gazebo 7 17 .292 Super 8 movies and 35mm or black and white photos Nastar & ski group photos available Same day prints & posters while you wait Please call Pat McDowell for appointments KODAK film Open 9-5 Tues-Sat Located at the Powder Room t-Shirt Shop at the Resort Plaza High Team Series Handicap The Gazebo 2020 James F. Park Const. 2006 Silver King State Bank 1909 Carrie Yates had three strikes in a row. 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