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Show B-6 The Park Record SatSunMonnue, March 27-30, 2004 Recreation Report Deer Valley Resort iit-i . .,. - Deer Valley Resort reported no new settled snow depth is 68 Inches with operation. Season closing is April 1 1 . upcoming events at Deer Valley, log i he Canyons As of Friday, March 26, The Canyons reported no new snow. There is a 66-inch snow base, with 1 1 9 runs and 1 4 lifts in operation spread over 8 mountains. The terrain park is also open with five rails and five hits. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April 1 1 . For more info call 649-5400 or log on to www.thecanyons.com. Park City Mountain Park City Mountain Resort, as of Friday, March 26, reported no new snow, the settled snow depth is 68 inches. There are 90 runs, 1 3 lifts, 9 bowls, 4 terrain parks and 2 pipes open. The lifts are open from 9 a.m.to 7:30 p.m.The End of Season celebration will be April 1 1. For more info, call 800-222-7275; log on www.parkcitymountain.com. In the Uinta Mountains, along Mirror Lake Highway, S.R. ISO, the Beaver Creek cross-country ski trail is open, but melting fast Dogs are allowed on odd-numbered days. For more information on skiing ski-ing and snowmobiling, call the Kamas Ranger District, 435-783-4338. Cross-country ski conditions White Pine Touring: The farm track is open through March 28th, but the golf course track is closed. Passes are $14 per day or a 10-punch 10-punch card is available. Rentals range from $ 1 2-$ 1 5. For more information, infor-mation, call 649-6249. Soldier Hollow: 1 1 cross-country trails are open including a new terrain park through March 28th. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and a full day pass costs $ 1 5. Rentals and lessons are available daily. For more information, call (435) 654-2002. Gorgoza Park is open from 1-8 p.m. daily to March 28th.The park offers a variety of activities including tubing, mini snowmobiles and more. For more info, call 658-2648 or visit www.gorgozapark.com utan uivm it Park The Utah Olympic Park tracks and courses are closed for the winter season and will re-bpen for summer rides in June. Guests can still visit the Joe Quinney Winter Sports Center Alf Engen Ski Museum. For more information, call 658-4200 or visit www.olyparks.com. Utah. Avalanche Forecast Center As of Friday, March 23, the Avalanche Center reported a trace of new snow. Avalanche danger in ungroomed terrain is low in most areas, and moderate on steep slopes and in areas with wind blown snow. For more info, call the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center hodine at 658-55 12. area snow stats Alta - 1 08 inches of snow, 54 runs and 8 lifts; Brighton - 1 02 indies of snow, 66 runs and 6 lifts; The Canyons - see above; DeerValley - see above; Park City Mountain Resort - see above; Powder Mountain -88 inches of snow, 73 runs and 6 lifts; Snowbasin - 90 inches of snow, 53 runs and 9 lifts; Snowbird - 1 00 inches of snow, 89 runs and 1 1 lifts; Solitude -1 07 inches of snow, 64 runs and 8 lifts; Sundance - 70 inches of snow, 48 runs and 4 lifts. For more information, log on www.skiutah.com. H . l&YiWJ!,1ih m OSIRIS Diane Donovan Loan Consultant l i With Washington Mutual Community Access" Home Loans, we turn the dream of homeownership into reality. Available for purchase loan amounts up to $333,700. As little as 3 down payment required. Flexible qualifying guidelines.' Fast approval process. That's The Power of Yes! Call today for more details! 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It started out early in the week with the Nordic combined team sprint event. NSF's four-man team of Nick Hendrickson, Alex Haupt, Ryan Wolff and Buck Bailey came in second place behind the Rocky Mountain Division in the competition, : which included Nordic ski jumping jump-ing plus a cross-country skiing relay race. Jarrctt Moe, NSF's Large Hills Program Director, was proud of his team's results. "Nick and Ryan skied well at their first Junior Olympics. They didn't let the surroundings take them over and they did a good job of focusing on what they needed to do," he said. "Buck and Alex have had experience at Junior Olympics and they did a great job of helping anchor the team. We knew it was going to be tough. "Both our teams started out ahead of the Rocky Mountain division, based in Steamboat Springs, Colo. The kids from Steamboat are' just such fast cross-country skiers. I knew it was going to be incredible if we Tennis rips Judge 5-0, readies for Wasatch By BRETT LARSEIM Of the Record staff Facing its biggest rival, as well as it s biggest threat in Region 10, the Park City boys' tennis team hardly broke a sweat in dispatching Judge on Tuesday Playing in Salt Lake, the defending defend-ing state champs won all three singles sin-gles categories and both doubles categories cat-egories to improve their record to 7-0. 7-0. Thanks to a forfeit by Granite on Thursday, the Miners remain unbeaten as they focus on next week's showdown with Wasatch. So far this year, they have only looked stronger than the group that cruised lo the 2(M)3 state title. 1 nn S7? -6rt 1 r Mb mm When You Take an Additional 50 Lowest Marked Price ENTIRE STOCK COLUMBIA, CONVERT, THE NORTH FACE, AIRWALK, ALPINE DESIGN, yix mm m J ;. 3 I I rate an Extra VOIAHT nossiamot. Q Interim maikdowns may hive been taken. Not all styles, sizes or colors mm could stay ahead of them," said Moe, who added, "We had two teams on the podium which is great considering that our Nordic combined program is in a rebuilding re-building phase. We're trying to get the kids back into Nordic combined and get them excited about cross-country skiing." The third place team, also from Park City, included Josh Hanson, Anders Johnson, Andrew Jerome and Michael Odernheimer. "I think it was a big boost seeing' see-ing' our Nordic combined teams in second and third place, considering consid-ering that Josh and Anders normally nor-mally don't train in cross-country skiing or compete in Nordic Combined events," Coach Moe said. "They skied well and helped those two newer guys, Michael and Andrew, do well at their first Junior Olympics. To have them come in where they did was great." ; ' The second event in Anchorage was the K64 special jumping individual event. "We were obviously excited that Anders Johnson and Sam Burke, both from Park City, finished fin-ished in first and second place," Moe said. Taylor Fletcher of Steamboat Springs finished in third. "We knew that they were all high level ski jumpers, but it was especially tight on that 64-meter jump. As the competition gets tighter, style plays a big factor when everyone is jumping really "We're just so much better than we were a year ago," said coach Warren Pretorius. "Up to now, we've been dominating some very worthy opponents." Against the Bulldogs, Park City freshman Fletcher Keyes led the way in No. 1 singles. Although he was the only member of the team to lose a set, he still beat Judge star Chris Arena 6-4, 3-6, 6-1. Nick Vonderahe. meanwhile, won 6-2, 6-3 in the No. 2 singles spot, and Nick Perez won 6-0, 6-1 in No. 3 singles. In doubles, the teams of Matt KunkelDavid Marsh and Hank MastainAdam Tessier both swept their opponents 6-0, 6-0. 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"The girls were competing right there with the guys," said Moe. "Abby was only three or four meters off from the top guys. The quality of female jumpers has definitely picked up and we were glad to see the number of girls increasing." In the individual Nordic combined com-bined event, NSF's Buck Bailey finished in third place behind Rocky Mountain Division's Taylor Fletcher and Charlie Stoddard. "Buck had a good race. He stayed right with Charlie Stoddard from Steamboat." Moe said. "Alex Haupt stepped up and probably skied one of the faster races he has skied all year." Haupt finished in fifth place. Moe, who was also glad that NSF's Nick Hendrickson finished in ninth place, said, "Ryan Wolff skied only 5 seconds slower than "That gives a good indication of our depth," Pretorius said, reserving special praise for newcomer Keyes; who has stepped in nicely in the top singles spot. As a freshman, Keyes is playing as mature a game as many junior and senior veterans, he said. "He's proving himself." Even though the Miners as a team have looked unbeatable early in the season, the coach is still careful care-ful to see that his players don't get cocky. "On any given day, anyone can be beaten," he said. "You can never let up against anyone." To keep his squad focused, Pretorius constantly reminds the boys to not surrender a single point, SSS,"- ""JKLi." SALOMON sales may or may not have been made. 4 Aw . a ReMCnst Olympics Buck. He has consistently been shaving a minute to two minutes off of each race. We are rebuilding rebuild-ing the depth in our Nordic combined com-bined program, so the results in Alaska were a big boost." The final competition was the team special jumping event. Park City teams finished in first and third place. ' The first place team included Josh Hanson, Sam Burke and Anders Johnson. A team from the Central Division won second place. Third place included Park City's Andrew Jerome, Abby Hughes, Alex Haupt and Buck Bailey. "It was a close, tight competition. competi-tion. Our first place team won by only five points - that's a very slim margin," Moe remembered. "To come out on top was a great feeling, and to have two teams on the podium was a huge reflection of our depth." About the entire Alaska Junior Olympic experience, Coach Moe said, "We took the largest team of 13 jumpers to the competition. We saw our less experienced skiers stepping it up and really jumping better then they had earlier in the week. It was great to see them perform better than they- did in training and it gave them all a lot of confidence." con-fidence." Moe added, "Everyone had a good time and everyone felt good about how they skied," he said. "That's what Junior Olympics is about." while running them through high-intensity high-intensity matches against each other during practice sessions. After the spring break vacation, he plans to organize an intra-team tournament that will help keep the players "tournament "tour-nament tough." As for Tuesday's game with the Wasps, Pretorius said his team is not taking anything for granted. "It's a region match. A year ago, we beat them 5-0," he said. "We'll approach the match as if we're playing play-ing a strong team," The Wasatch match starts at 3 p.m. at the Park City Racquet Club. The team will then travel to Uintah on April 1 before taking time off for spring break. , ' BLACK DOT, SNOZU, . . MM! ..sSSI J. Ad040668 Resort SM 0M4W Exp. 0OTM4 I Ml IMurtaa ' J" Valu o i ; L 0 1 r TV Wm S3 1 &2S k'X'jiju: fflijun: can mn v n 1'iuymKriHwcitKrari |