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Show B-6 The Park Record WedmiursFri, March 31 -April 2, 2004 Utes crush Miners 15-2 in Vernal Recreation Report Deer Valley Resort Deer Valley Resort reported no new settled snow depth Is 73 inches with operation. Season closing is April 1 1 . upcoming events at Deer Valley, log The Canyons As of Tuesday, March 30, The Canyons reported no new snow. There is a 78-inch snow base, with lOOruns and 1 2 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 Resort w,-,... -t-t-.t.-.-.-...... .-...,,-,..,..-., ,. tnic-- Park City Mountain Resort, as ofTuesday, March 30, reported no new snow, the settled snow depth is 78 inches. 84 runs, 1 3 lifts, 9 bowls, 4 terrain parks and the superpipe open. The lifts are open from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.The End of Season celebration will be April 1 1. For more info, call 800-222-7275; log on www.parkcitymountain.com. Wasatch-Cache National Forest WfciiiiriivriMffftiWitffc In the Uinta Mountains, along Mirror Lake Highway, S.R. 1 50, the Beaver Creek cross-country ski trail is open, but conditions are deteriorating. Dogs are allowed on odd-numbered days. For more information on skiing and snowmobiling, call the Kamas Ranger District, 435-783-4338. Cross-country ski conditions White Pine Touring: The courses and tracks are closed for the season. For more information, call 649-6249. Soldier Hollow: The cross-country trails and tubing hill are closed for the season. For more information, call (435) 654-2002. Gorgoza Park Gorgoza Park is closed for the season. For more info, call 658-2648 or visit www.gorgozapark.com The Utah Olympic Park tracks and season and will re-open for summer visit the Joe Quinney Winter Sports For more information, call 658-4200 Utah Avalanche Forecast Center As of Tuesday, March 30, the Avalanche Center reported no new snow. Avalanche danger in ungroomed terrain is low in most areas, and moderate at higher elevations in areas with wind blown snow. For more info, call the Utah Avalanche Forecast Center hodine at 658-55 1 2 area snow stats Alta - 1 1 4 inches of snow, 54 runs and 8 lifts; Brighton - 1 1 2 inches of snow, 66 runs and 6 lifts; The Canyons - see above; DeerValley - see above; Park City Mountain Resort - see above; Powder Mountain -79 inches of snow, 73 runs and 6 lifts; Snowbasin - 89 inches of snow, 53 runs and 9 lifts; Snowbird - 105 inches of snow, 89 runs and 1 1 lifts; Solitude -1 1 8 inches of snow, 64 runs and 8 lifts; Sundance - 65 inches of snow, 48 runs and 4 lifts. 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II itWeHMIipi it courses are closed for the winter rides in June. Guests can still CenterAlf Engen Ski Museum. or visit www.olyparks.com. 'tit4!'' It HOME LOANS 1700 Park Ave Ste. 103A 435-6454906 By BRETT LARSEN Of the Record staff The Park City baseball team should have stayed in bed on Friday. With rain and snow pouring over the Wasatch, the Miners traveled to Vernal for their Region 10 opener at Uintah. But instead of playing its usual game of steady pitching and high-octane high-octane hitting, I'ark. C'ily floundered in a humiliating 15-2 defeat. "We had our worst game at the plate all year," said Miners' assistant Rob Anderson, who added that the players would be spending quite a bit of time in the batting cages at practice on Monday. About the only bright spot in the hitting department for Park City was Seth Anderson, who recorded a pair of doubles. Other than him. no other Miner batter had an answer for Inexperience dooms By BRETT LARSEN Of the Record staff With her young team still learning learn-ing to pitch, hit and throw properly. Park City softball coach Nancy Berry wants the Miners to learn the psychological aspects of the game as much as the physical ones. "It is a very mental game," she says simply. Although her players have an abundance of athleticism and enthusiasm, they need to understand under-stand the cerebral aspects of softball before they can be truly successful. "That's our biggest thing that we need." Although learning to "think two steps ahead" during a game is at the top of the priority list, anything New park Continued from B-1 "It kind of sucks, you know, that they still won't let us in," said Eddie Rider, president of Snowboarders Are People, a non-profit organization organiza-tion that provides support for winter athletes shunned by skiing purists. "I mean, it's not like we're second-class citizens just because we snowboard. But oh well, what can we do?" Rider. 27, made the transition from skier to snowboarder when he was in high scluxil. Although it has 52 Alpine mm I I t I I I Take an Extra Into markdowns may taw been taken Not al styles sizes or colors PARK Lowest Marked Price f x 1 1 1 COLUMBIA, CONVERT, vfXj tffV 1 THE NORTH FACE, ALPINE ! )M f I DESIGN, AIRWALK, DAKINE, JJLL,' If BULA AND SCOTT ' ij'"fr- I I Gloves, Mittens, -1 -tJ Hats and Accessories r L 1 f xcliKlea hmiptoyprs- M .i. Sfloctiun vatee by store. m 1 l XU-JJLL II L-OV -asssi pj jlUl 3iIpiqJ Uintah ace Danny Hatch, who scorched the visitors from the mound. Park City picked up both of its runs in the second inning, after falling behind 3-0 in the first. In the third and fourth innings, the Utes' offense began firing on all cylinders - they scored seven runs in the third and five in the fourth to put the game out of reach. Part of the problem for the Miners was shaky pitching, which helped Uintah get on base, Anderson said. 'Hie Utes were also hitting to the right spots on the field. "'llicy were not hitting it at our defense," Anderson said, pointing out that most of Uintah's 12 hits fell into empty grass and not anywhere close to Park City's fielders. "Sometimes there's not much you can do about it." "They're a great hitting team," he would have helped Park City when it traveled to Uintah on Friday. In their Region 10 opener against the Utes, the Miners got mangled 19-1. "You have to give Uintah credit. Uintah's a gixxJ team," said Berry, who watched her team struggle to connect on the lightning fast throws of the Utes' pitching staff. "'Iliey hadn't seen that fast of pitching," she said of her team, which returned only five players from last year's squad. Due to that inexperience, the Miners are still developing at the plate, she added. While Park City hard a tough lime hitting, the Miners struggled even more to stop the Utes' sluggers. As unfamiliar as Uintah's high- designed for sophisticated skiers been more than 10 years since he last put on a pair of skis, he said he would probably do it just to try out the new park. "I'll have to get myself some dorky clothes first, though," he said. "I'll need one of those skin-tight, one-piece ski suits." No matter who is riding. Greens said they would walk away impressed with the new park. "We've made providing world-class world-class skiing and high-quality guest S3 StTOSXS! AOx r " airwalk conuert gafcSHfe? J33 J$$ Hotf HELMETS. RflRR Lowest Marked Price availibk? at all locations v0ng' & Ongrpwes are past orlenr at wNch CITY FULL SELECTION 1780 Park Ave. (Holiday Village Mall) 435-649-6922 added, speaking of the Utes. When Park City pitchers Mike Carollo and Andrew Hoyt walked Uintah batters, bat-ters, the home team made the Miners pay. "They're going to make it hurt because they know how to swing the bats," Anderson said. Still. Anderson said he was especially especial-ly pleased with the way starting pitcher Carollo dealt with his struggles strug-gles on the mound. "Carollo showed a lot of heart and toughness," he said. "He didnt get too discouraged. He kept bat- tling." The loss brought a disappointing end to an already-tough week. The Miners went into Friday's contest still smarting from a 5-0 loss at Ben Lomond on March 24. Although the defeat was a sour way to start the Region 10 campaign, Anderson said the team is still opti softball in velocity pitching was to Park City, the slower pitching of the Miners set the Utes up for an offensive blitz. "For them it was just like batting practice," Berry said. "They were a very g(X)d hitting team." In all, Uintah amassed 14 hits compared to Park City's four. . As a result, the Miners focused on their pitching in practice Monday, with the entire bullpen going through different throwing techniques. tech-niques. "I think they're coming along, but obviously there's still a long way to improve," Berry. said. All Park City needs is more time and experience experi-ence under its belt, she added. At the plate. Berry is also counting count-ing on her core of hitters to keep services our top priorities ever since the resort opened," he said. "Adding a cutting-edge terrain park will only continue that legacy." Construction of the terrain park and haifpipe will just be part of an ambitious summer program at Dear Valet. Similar to last year, which saw the resort pour $6 million into improvements, the mountain will undergo another overhaul this year. Besides installing the aforementioned aforemen-tioned padded toilet seats, Dear Less Extra You Pay Only Total Savings M ' 1 --ww, sales may or not luve been made ES 21 BT1 Snowboard Waxlnq a '10 Value batff '- fclJin'tr Bnin ffi1 tlrfBtTHCW mistic about its chances this season. "They took it pretty well. They're not about to give up," he said. "This is a really good team." The Miners didn't have long to dwell on the Uintah trip. On Tuesday, they traveled to Union, another top contender for the region title. Park City coach Buster Schwab likened the two-game trip to eastern Utah as going "from the frying pan and into the fire." To get ready for the Cougars, the Miners spent time Monday working on the fundamentals of batting, with an emphasis on getting on base. "A rally never begins with a home run," Anderson said. If the Park City players can simply get on base, be it by a single, double, walk or bean ball, the team's fortunes will improve, he said. Next up for the Miners is a game at Granite on Friday at 3 p.m. 19-1 loss improving. Krista Berry, who owns the highest batting average on the team. Laurel Black, Ellie Yagi, Sophie Winkelman, Shelby Lyman and Kim Mackaben have all shown promise swinging the bat so far, she said. The Miners didn't have long to rest between games. On Tuesday, they traveled to Roosevelt for a showdown with Union. Next up for Park City is a 3 p.m. date with Granite in Salt Lake on Friday. Although the Farmers have struggled in the past, Berry is taking nothing for granted. "They've been aiming up in soft-' ball," she said of Granite. "I dont think there's any 'gimme' games in this region." Valley will also construct a moving walkway - similar to those found in airports -which will stretch from the main parking lot to the doors of the Dog Bark Lodge. "Hiking'up from the end of that parking lot to the base of the mountain moun-tain with clunky boots on your feet, skis slung over your shoulder and a fist full of poles is a real Bataan Death March, I'll admit," Greens said. "Come November, those days will be history, too." JLRI5J9 Save up to I Original Marked Price When You Take an Additional SO' o Off Lowest Marked Price ENTIRE STOCK COLUMBIA, CONVERT, THE NORTH FACE, AIRWALK, ALPINE DESIGN. BLACK DOT, SN0ZU. JUPA, OXIDE and TURBINE Jackets and Parkas for the Entire Family Selecuon vanes by store Excludes pants and accessories Excludes $.00 once endings Ong $G5-$33Q I-' "; Of 66 C BUCK DOf SXSmlaE RflRfiLFS -m AM040968 Resort Ski OWMM Exp 040804 (Ooff IP iiffl..nn,:,:i':.'iiri7m |