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Show Wed/Thurs/Fri, January 18-20, 2017 The Park Record B-2 Solitude Mountain set to host Grand Prix REC REPORT Conditions have been nearly perfect for course building PARK CITY MOUNTAIN As of Tuesday morning, Park City Mountain Resort had 40 of 41 lifts and 336 of 336 runs open. The resort reports zero inches of snow in the last 48 hours and 200 total inches of snow this season. The base depth is 64 inches. Go to ParkCityMountain.com or call 435-649-8111 for more information. DEER VALLEY RESORT GRIFFIN ADAMS The Park Record As of Tuesday morning, Deer Valley Resort had 21 of 21 lifts and 99 of 101 runs open. The resort reports zero inches of snow in the last 48 hours and 227 total inches of snow this season. The base depth is 90 inches. For details on the resort’s winter activities and season passes, visit DeerValley. com or call 435-649-1000. It’s not uncommon for World Cups, or events similar to them, to make stops in Park City since it’s one of the few places in America worthy of holding such an event. But when the 2017 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix/FIS Snowboard World Cup and FIS Skicross NorAm Cup makes it way to Utah this weekend (Jan. 19-22), it won’t be in Park City. Instead, the events will be hosted by Solitude Mountain Resort, a member of the Deer Valley family. “Being able to bring something of this caliber to Solitude is incredible,” Deer Valley Senior Communications Manager Emily Summers said. “It puts Solitude on the international scale.” Summers said the stop in Big Cottonwood canyon is “by far the biggest type of event to ever happen at Solitude.” “We’re really excited to show it off,” she added. The event will feature skicross, snowboardcross and team snowboardcross races throughout the weekend on a course near the Solitude Village. While Solitude maintains the runs and continues to make the snow regardless, the course the competitors will be racing on is made specifically for these races. It will contain seven turns or direction changes, will be 1,290 meters in running length, 170 meters in vertical drop and will have 12 jumping features. The challenging course is sure to be in pristine condition SOLITUDE MOUNTAIN RESORT As of Tuesday morning, Solitude Mountain Resort has 8 of 8 lifts and 75 of 77 runs open. For information on discounted lift tickets and season passes as well as details on the resort’s winter activities, please visit skisolitude. com or call 801-534-1400. JEREMY RANCH NORDIC CENTER All trails at Jeremy Ranch Nordic Center are groomed and ready for use. For more information, go to www.utahnordic.com. WHITE PINE NORDIC CENTER White Pine operates a Nordic ski center on the Park City Golf Course. The White Pine Nordic Center has its 3-kilometer, 5K and Farm Loops open for skiers. All of the trails have classic tracks set and ready for use. For more information, visit WhitePineTouring.com. SOLDIER HOLLOW Soldier Hollow’s cross-country ski trails and the winter tubing lanes opened on Dec. 17. For more information, call 435-654-2002 or visit www.soldierhollow.com. GORGOZA PARK Gorgoza Park is open for tubing. The normal hours for the park are 12-8 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays and 1-8 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Tubing costs for those 42 inches and taller are $10 for a single ride, $28 for a two-hour ticket and $40 for a four-hour ticket. For more information, call 435-658-2648 or visit www.gorgozapark.com. UTAH OLYMPIC PARK Museum tours are available every day of the week. The Winter Comet Bobsled opened on Friday, Nov. 25. For more information and availability please call 435-658-4200 or visit UtahOlympicLegacy.com. MOUNTAIN TRAILS Mountain Trails Foundation maintains trails in the Round Valley area, at Park City Mountain and Deer Valley, on the Rail Trail, and other areas around Summit County. Trails are good for snow biking. For updates, visit MountainTrails.org or Facebook.com/MountainTrailsFoundation. For any trail maintenance concerns, email Rick at rick@mountaintrails.org. BASIN RECREATION There is no offseason for the trails in the Snyderville Basin. Basin Recreation maintains a busy trail maintenance schedule during the winter months, grooming over 17 miles of trails for cross country skiing, walking, biking, and more. For trail information or maintenance concerns, email Phares Gines, at phares@basinrecreation.org. To receive Basin Recreation’s grooming notifications, email trails@basinrecreation.org. PHOTO COURTESY OF SOLITUDE MOUNTAIN RESORT Solitude Mountain Resort prepares the Wall Street and Main Street runs for the 2017 Toyota U.S. Grand Prix/FIS Snowboard World Cup and FIS Skicross NorAm Cup events taking place this weekend. thanks to a healthy amount of recent snow and a team full of experienced course builders. “Our course builders that are working on this build these courses all over the world,” Summers said. “With the amount of snow that we have seen this year, they can pretty much make this course however they want. They’re really excited, too, because they kind of have no limit. They have all the material they need, which is really cool that we’re having such a great snow year for them to do that.” The course is built adjacent to the Apex Express lift on the Wall Street and Main Street runs, right outside of the Village. One reason that Solitude is hosting the event is to test for the result. In 2014, USSA, in partnership with Park City, was named the destination for the 2019 World Championships for freestyle, freeskiing and snowboarding by the International Ski Federation. Thanks to the growth of the sport in recent years, the opportunity to add a third venue (Park City Resort and Deer Valley Resort were already selected) to the future competition was presented. In order to do so, though, said resort would have to meet certain qualifications and have test events, which is something the other two resorts have already met and done. One reason Summers believes the resort will flourish during this weekend’s events, as well as down the road, is because of the unique access it provides. “People from Salt Lake can get up there really easy,” she said. “In terms of being able to view the course, they can be hard for spectators to see because they run a whole side of the mountain. Whether you’re skiing or snowboarding or watching from the Village, it’s a really spectator-friendly course.” One area that might cause trouble throughout the weekend is Solitude’s limited parking. Thanks to the already-inplace ski shuttle UTA runs up and down the canyon, though, spectators can still gain access to the event without having to spend time looking for an open parking spot. “We’re strongly recommending UTA usage of the transit ski bus,” Summers said. “They run 15-minute frequencies. All of the events taking place at Solitude are also during the day during regular ski hours.” The first races of the weekend — men’s and women’s snowboardcross qualifiers — will be held on Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to noon for the men. After a near two-hour break, the women will compete from 1:45 - 3 p.m. UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER As of Tuesday morning, the avalanche danger level was high. For more updates, go to utahavalanchecenter.org or call the advisory hotline at (888) 999-4019. WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST The Heber-Kamas Ranger District maintains trails and campgrounds in the Uinta Mountains east of Kamas. The Mirror Lake Highway is officially closed to traffic for the season, but is groomed for snowmobiles. For more information, go to FS.USDA.gov/uwcnf or call 435-783-4338. Get info, scores, play-by-play updates for Park City, North and South Summit high schools. Follow here for all things sports in Summit County. The Weather Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017 REGIONAL FORECAST FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR PARK CITY ALMANAC Park City statistics for the week ending Jan. 16 Temperatures: WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Intervals of clouds and sun Periods of snow, 1-3”; storm total 3-6” A bit of afternoon snow Periods of snow Mostly cloudy, a flurry in the afternoon Winds: S 4-8 mph Winds: S 6-12 mph Winds: SSE 4-8 mph Winds: W 4-8 mph Winds: SW 4-8 mph 37°/22° 35°/24° 32°/22° 30°/18° 33°/24° High for the week ................................ 38° Low for the week ................................. 11° Precipitation: Total for the week .............................. 1.06” ACCUWEATHER UV INDEX TM Ogden 30/20 Elko 34/28 Salt Lake City 33/21 SUN AND MOON Wednesday ...... Thursday .......... Friday ............... Saturday .......... Sunday ............ Sunrise 7:46 a.m. ......... 7:46 a.m. ......... 7:45 a.m. ......... 7:45 a.m. ......... 7:44 a.m. ......... Sunset 5:27 p.m. 5:28 p.m. 5:29 p.m. 5:31 p.m. 5:32 p.m. Moonrise Moonset Wednesday ............. none ....... 11:26 a.m. Thursday ......... 12:18 a.m. ....... 11:56 a.m. Friday ............... 1:15 a.m. ....... 12:26 p.m. Saturday ........... 2:11 a.m. ....... 12:59 p.m. Sunday ............ 3:06 a.m. ......... 1:35 p.m. Ely 38/27 New First Craig 30/6 Park City Provo 32/21 Price 33/13 Richfield 42/25 Moab 40/24 Cedar City 43/24 Shown is Wednesday’s weather. Temperatures are Wednesday’s highs and Wednesday night’s lows. Grand Canyon 45/27 Jan 19 Jan 27 Feb 3 Grand Junction 39/19 Farmington 46/25 Page 49/34 Full Aspen 36/7 Cortez 42/21 St. George 52/37 MOON PHASES Last Evanston 30/17 37/22 Wendover 27/23 Feb 10 NATIONAL CITIES City Albany Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas Denver Wednesday Hi Lo W 38 32 c -5 -17 pc 68 52 c 56 34 sh 41 35 r 39 33 c 71 43 pc 43 30 pc 46 35 pc 43 35 c 46 35 c 56 43 sh 48 31 s ROAD CONDITIONS REGIONAL CITIES Logan 25/13 Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Shown is the highest value for each day. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 High; 11+ Extreme. A storm moving into the West Coast will spread snow across Idaho and northern Nevada Wednesday. An area of high pressure over Utah slides to the east, but will still bring a mix of clouds and sun to the area. As the storm pushes farther inland Thursday, snow will move into the Wasatch, as well as the northern and central Rockies. City Aspen Boulder Butte Colorado Springs Elko Ely Evanston Flagstaff Gallup Grand Canyon Grand Junction Gunnison Idaho Falls Jackson Hole Mesquite Missoula Ogden Page Pocatello Provo Pueblo Reno Rexburg St. George Salt Lake City Spokane Sun Valley Tahoe Twin Falls Yellowstone Wednesday Hi Lo W 36 7 s 53 34 pc 33 17 sn 50 25 s 34 28 c 38 27 c 30 17 pc 42 25 s 45 24 s 45 27 s 39 19 s 24 -3 s 23 12 sf 25 8 c 56 42 s 34 24 sn 30 20 pc 49 34 s 28 19 sf 32 21 pc 47 18 s 46 34 r 25 14 c 52 37 s 33 21 pc 41 36 r 30 27 sn 40 29 sn 33 26 i 26 10 c Thursday Hi Lo W 36 15 c 54 30 s 31 5 c 52 26 s 38 14 sn 36 16 sn 30 20 c 33 23 c 42 26 pc 36 25 sn 39 27 c 22 9 c 28 22 sn 26 13 c 49 39 r 34 21 sn 34 26 sn 43 32 sn 33 24 sn 36 26 sn 50 23 s 45 33 sn 30 22 sn 45 36 sn 38 27 sn 38 30 r 32 20 sn 38 25 sn 35 19 sn 27 13 c Interstate 80: No new weather-related travel problems Wednesday with dry pavement expected. US-40: With dry pavement, travel conditions will be good Wednesday under a partly sunny sky. TRAVELERS FORECAST Travelers heading northwest into Idaho and northern Nevada will encounter periods of snow leading to some travel delays Wednesday. Elsewhere, no new weatherrelated travel problems are expected with dry pavement. WEATHER HISTORY On Jan. 18, 1978, the weight of snow and ice caved in the roof of the Hartford Civic Center. In winters with excessive snowfall, loads on roofs increase dramatically. This is aggravated if rain falls into the snow and the mass freezes. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 WORLD CITIES Thursday Hi Lo W 43 27 c -7 -14 pc 66 58 c 53 32 pc 46 32 c 40 28 c 62 50 pc 46 38 c 51 44 c 47 36 c 51 42 c 67 45 pc 51 26 s City Des Moines Detroit Dover Houston Honolulu Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis Nags Head New Orleans New York Norfolk Wednesday Hi Lo W 45 30 pc 43 31 pc 57 37 sh 73 59 r 83 70 s 57 45 s 60 51 pc 83 64 s 39 30 s 57 43 t 77 63 c 45 38 r 61 42 pc Thursday Hi Lo W 43 34 c 44 33 pc 52 33 pc 72 55 sh 83 69 s 53 38 r 59 50 sh 82 65 s 41 35 c 49 40 pc 73 58 t 50 35 pc 51 37 pc City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Providence St. Louis San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington, DC Wednesday Hi Lo W 53 38 pc 83 57 s 54 39 sh 66 48 s 44 35 c 42 34 r 51 39 pc 63 48 c 63 55 s 56 49 r 53 44 r 80 61 pc 59 41 pc Thursday Hi Lo W 58 37 pc 81 59 s 52 33 pc 62 44 pc 48 36 c 48 29 pc 49 45 sh 73 48 pc 63 55 r 57 49 r 50 39 r 79 63 pc 55 36 pc City Auckland Bangkok Barbados Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong Jerusalem London Montreal Wednesday Hi Lo W 74 61 pc 90 74 pc 83 76 sh 36 21 s 27 18 c 84 67 s 49 36 pc 29 18 pc 70 65 c 62 42 pc 42 35 c 35 31 sn Thursday Hi Lo W 70 59 r 92 74 pc 83 76 pc 34 11 s 28 22 c 87 70 pc 48 36 s 29 18 s 72 59 pc 59 41 s 45 37 pc 37 29 sn City Moscow Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome San Juan Seoul Sydney Tokyo Toronto Warsaw Zurich Wednesday Hi Lo W 20 16 pc 35 26 c 34 23 s 94 80 pc 51 37 c 82 69 s 41 24 pc 93 70 s 50 39 pc 42 29 c 26 12 c 25 18 sf Thursday Hi Lo W 28 25 c 41 33 pc 35 22 s 89 77 c 51 35 pc 83 69 s 37 23 c 77 71 sh 50 38 pc 41 26 s 23 16 c 23 13 s Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. |