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Show iivwmmif!WiG4iiiiH THE PARK RECORD www.parkrecord.com WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5,2000 B A-17 osuiess, BUSINESS EDITOR: Bruce Lewis 449-9014 ext 1 13 Chip Shots by Cruca Lawit OF THE RECORD STAFF A little bit of this, a little bit of that... It seems that Y2K hss come and gone with no catastrophic glitches thankfully, thankful-ly, airplanes didn't fall out of the sky, nor did Russian ICBMs, as tome feared. Monday was the second big test, as many businesses came back to work (or the back offices of many seveo-days-a- week operations returned after the holidays). holi-days). By and large, that seemed to have tone well. Park City businesses overall bad an uneventful Y2K changeover. A quick telephone survey of people in various businesses around town fouod only a few hiccups here and there, mostly residing tn older computers which had been rele gated to secondary duties. , uoodonyal Now, if we could only get PC-based and online personal finance into the real world. . ,,-.'.! Users of these services have become accustomed to the instantaneous response that electronic communications communica-tions provide us today send an e-mail to an acquaintance across the country. and he has it literally within seconds. And be docsnt have to be in his office or in Ins home to receive it if he on the road, he just plugs in and downloads what has come in during the last few hours spent out of touch on an airplane or in an auto. Funny thing: we become accustomed to speed-of-light convenient communi cations and now we are expecting more of the same thing from the' banking I tM wed Intuit VQiamarto man age my ctectbook since the program cany DOS Cm. it us corae to toe pouu oat I cannot taurine manually keeping and recooctueg a checkbook. I nave atao used tat companion CheckFree service to cay bills etectront-caBy etectront-caBy tar more a dozen years. 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"Based only on what I have heard, it is looking like people didn't cancel their vacation plans, they simply postponed them until after the first of the year," Stinson added. Vacation reservations were down for the New Year holiday across the country. coun-try. An American Travel Council survey showed that 75 percent of Americans planned to stay home New Year's Eve. "We were down for Christmas, and filled in some of the holes with people from the Wasatch Front," said Vicki Gabe at Resort Property Management. Whether the reservations upswing is a result of pent-up demand from postponed post-poned vacations or from the Jan. 2 storm system that dropped up to a foot of snow-on snow-on local ski resorts may be something of an academic argument. "I have two brothers, both of whom had to stay close to home because of the Y2K issue," Stinson said. "They have pushed their vacations later into the season, sea-son, but they're still planning the trips." 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"Sundance is up strongly, and February and March are coming along. It looks like people will have difficulty finding room during Sundance. The Martin Luther King and President's Day holidays holi-days are filling up quickly, too." . Tonja Hanson at Park City Mountain Reservations said that bookings by two large ski groups last year made "same-time-last-year" comparisons d.ficult. "We had the Texas Ski Council in January ( 1999) and the Sports and Social Club in March. Both were huge groups, and really pushed our numbers up," Hanson said. "When you factor out those two groups, we are close to flat compared to last year." "Our reservations are up in all three-months three-months compared to the same time last year, as much as 20 percent higher in advanced reservations for some weeks," said Alan Finnegan, general manager of the Silver King and past president of the Park City Area Lodging Association. Finnegan added that higher advanced reservations may not necessarily translate trans-late to greatly increased visitor numbers during heavy weeks. "As you pass the 90-percent mark, filling a property becomes more difficult. diffi-cult. It's like putting together a thousand-piece puzzle, getting hundreds of arrivals and departures to fit together into the most efficient package," he explained. Hanson said that her numbers are reflecting an increase in total .reservations, .reserva-tions, but a slight decrease in the number num-ber of people. "It looks as if we will see fewer people peo-ple per party, and perhaps fewer visitor-nights visitor-nights per reservation," she said. Gabe also predicted another bit of fall-out due to the late season start. "I think we are going to be seeing a lot more short-term bookings for ski vacations," she said. ising, space -, ill Ai " Data for :-'a ,A v 1 A 1 ' V Y First tracks Trv S&tor Ksniaa Card gets first tracks Th Canyons opened its ncty-t3ntt AO threw ski resorts havs basn fighting dry start to tha Skier, 'boarder helmets urged CPSC urges use to prevent and lessen injuries by Bruce Lewis OF THE RECORD STAFF The federal Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a news release just before Christmas, urging skiers and snow boarders to wear helmets to help prevent pre-vent head injuries from falls and collisions. The release stopped short of recommending recommend-ing that helmets become lequired equipment for the winter sports, however. The release cites a CPSC study released late in 1998 as part of the agency s ongoing work to reduce head injuries. The study, which has drawn fire from the ski industry as being ov erly general concluded that helmet use could prevent or reduce the seventy of head injuries to both children and adults. In 1998, there were more than 16,000 head injuries associated with skiing and snow boarding, the CPSC study estimated Each year, more than 7.000 head injuries could be prevented or reduced in seventy with helmet use, it concluded. "These injuries can be devastating." CPSC chairman Ann Brown is quoted as saving in the news release. "Simply strapping on a helmet before hitting the slopes can save your life. Just as bicyclists do, skiers and ;sao boarders should get the helmet habit." "spi'Helmets should be viewed as a second line of defense. The first line of defense is skiing ski-ing or snowboarding within ones ability level and in a controlled and responsible manner," said Michael Berry, president of the National Ski Areas Association, in an interview nearly near-ly one year ago. The NSAA is the trade association asso-ciation that represents ski area owners and operators across the US. "Skiers and snow boarders should be sware of the limitations of helmets. Present studies show that if you are traveling ov er 12 miles per hour, a helmet probably is not going to be of much help in a direct impact with a solid, fixed object such as a tree." Berry added. "Skiers and boarders generally ski between 25 to 40 miles per hour often even faster and they need to be a are of these limitations." "We donl view helmets as a panacea for addressing safety concerns on the slopes. companies of interest to Utah investors, Dec. 29 - Jan. 3 Paulson Innxstment Co., Park City. Htm pKtomoa two Sttry. otic bvaldvtg new IMC HopW and Msak County XMot Canter AvaiaUa Summar 2000 Span avaJtab fcom 900 to 31.000 aquar tat $14 SC par aquar toot NNN $2 50 par quara toot common am mavasnanc (CAM) induon taxes. mauranoa and buaano GanamiB tonant bf)iiwamant i COURTESV Of THE CANYONS on th Tsius Garcfsn run Saturday ss SO ars for the first time this The decision to wear a helmet is. and should be, a matter of persona choice," said Berry. "We understand and appreciate the CPSOi mission of protecting consumers. NSAA and CPSC both have a mutual interest inter-est in educating the pubuc about safety issues and strive to improve safety on the slopes," the NSAA president said. "We are pleased that the CPSC included safety tips that stress responsible conduct on the slopes. The ski industry has and will continue to emphasize skier and snowboarder safety education." "We do have a concern, however, that currently there is no U.S. standard for recreational recre-ational helmets used in skiing and snow-boarding, snow-boarding, as we're waiting for the American Society of Testing and Materials ( ASTM ). a standard-setting body in the US., to adopt a helmet standard. The public should be aware that there is no U S. ski helmet standard stan-dard in place and ask many questions when purchasing them." said B,rry. "Even if a ski or snowboard hebmet standard stan-dard were in place, the decision of helmet usage should continue to be made by the individual Wearing a ski helmet can be beneficial ben-eficial but they do have limitations and should not be considered the answer to all safet concerns on the slopes," he added l TltS important that consumers not gam a fake sense of security by w eanng a helmet and therefore ski or snowboard more aggressively because helmets may not be effective in preventing or reducing senous head injuries." In addition to wearing helmets specifically specifical-ly designed for skiing or snow boarding. the CPSC listed additional safety tips: a Select the right equipment! arid make sure items such as bindings and boots are. adjusted adjust-ed to fit properly. a Make sure you have the proper training, and don ski or snowboard beyond your ability. a Ski and snowboard in control and follow the rules of the slopes, a Nev er ski or snowboard alone. Make sure someone is there to help you if you get hurt, a Get in shape before you hit the slopes, a Wear w arm, close-fitting dot rung. Name utdpkmin UT AHMED WEtOERNUT ZK3NBKCP 0103 27.75 644 356 55 50 1229 27 88 655 331 59 41 lUZrSt 11.464.M utx3 tart maa 1 4; oparaang i 435533555 v i AAA AAA k A AA AH AA aAA.UA "Jtajl, LI |