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Show Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, April 15-18, 2017 The Park Record B-2 Local trails preparing for spring weather REC REPORT Mountain Trails’ Sturgis warns trail users of conditions PARK CITY MOUNTAIN As of Friday morning, Park City Mountain Resort had 26 of 41 lifts and 236 of 336 runs open. The resort reports zero inches of snow in the last 48 hours and 422 total inches of snow this season. The base depth is 74 inches. The resort is scheduled to close on Sunday, April 16. The Park City side of the resort is scheduled to reopen for summer activities on May 26. Go to ParkCityMountain.com or call 435-649-8111 for more information. DEER VALLEY RESORT GRIFFIN ADAMS As of Friday morning, Deer Valley Resort had 21 of 21 lifts and 101 of 101 runs open. The resort reports zero inches of snow in the last 48 hours and 432 total inches of snow this season. The base depth is 99 inches. The resort is scheduled to close on Sunday, April 16. It is scheduled to reopen for summer activities on June 16. For details on the resort’s winter activities and season passes, visit DeerValley.com or call 435-649-1000. The Park Record As the seasons transition, mountain bikers and springtime trail users are chomping at the bit to get back out under the sun after a long winter. But as much as the eagerness takes over, Mountain Trails Foundation Executive Director Charlie Sturgis wants to make sure people are aware of potential dangers and lasting effects during this time of year. “It’s really about being smart out there and setting yourself up for success,” Sturgis said. “Think about it a little bit, and say, ‘Okay, maybe it’s not a great day to take my bike to certain trails.’” There’s a number of negative things that can happen due to a cyclist, runner or trail user occupying a trail before it’s in a proper condition for recreation. If the trail is muddy, it’s probably not a good idea to use it. Bikers and users can form ruts, or deep troughs, on the trails. With some days being warm only to turn to colder temperatures at night, the damages can stick around for a while. “It takes, at least, probably 72 hours for things to dry out,” Sturgis said. “A lot of it is getting people to think a little more about what is causing things not to dry out. When we get below freezing temperatures, mud doesn’t dry out. Mud freezes and it stays frozen until the sun finally gets SOLITUDE MOUNTAIN RESORT As of Friday morning, Solitude Mountain Resort has 8 of 8 lifts and 73 of 77 runs open. The resort is scheduled to close on Sunday, April 16. It is scheduled to reopen for summer activities on June 16. 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. PARK CITY GOLF COURSE The Park City Golf Course is open for play. For residents, the 18-hole rate is $35 ($17.50 for nine holes). For non-residents, the rate is $50 for 18 holes. Carts cost $15 for 18 holes. For more information, call 435-6155800 or visit ParkCity.org/departments/park-city-golf-club. SOLDIER HOLLOW GOLF COURSE Soldier Hollow’s Silver and Gold courses are open for play. Spring rates of $38 currently available for both the Gold and Silver Golf Courses. For more information, call 435-654-7442 or visit SoldierHollowGolf.com. WASATCH MOUNTAIN GOLF COURSE Wasatch Mountain State Park has both Mountain and Lake golf courses open. Current rates are $47 for 18 holes with a cart on weekdays and $50 for 18 holes with a cart on weekends and holidays. For more information, visit WasatchGolfCourse.com or call 435-654-0532. CANYONS GOLF Canyons Golf is scheduled to open on May 26. The course features 18 holes of spectacular views and has more than 550 feet of elevation change. Current local rates are $55 for 18 holes with a cart. Season passes start at $750. For more information, or to book a tee time, visit ParkCityMountain.com/golf or call 435-615-4728. UTAH OLYMPIC PARK Museum tours are available every day of the week. Information on the Park’s summer programs is available online. Registration for the programs are open. For more information and availability please call 435-658-4200 or visit UtahOlympicLegacy.com. MOUNTAIN TRAILS Mountain Trails Foundation currently maintains over 150 miles of trail in the Park City area. For the latest updates, visit mountaintrails.org or Facebook.com/MountainTrailsFoundation. For any trail maintenance concerns, email Rick at rick@mountaintrails.org. BASIN RECREATION Basin Recreation maintains a system of trails in the Snyderville Basin. The organization reports that trails are open for cycling and hiking. For trail information or maintenance concerns, email Bob Radke at bradke@basinrecreation.org or visit BasinRecreation.org/trail_conditions.html. TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD A runner begins his trek on a trail at Round Valley last summer. Mountain Trails Executive Director Charlie Sturgis said much of the Round Valley area has already dried out. to it, which takes longer than during the summer.” Unlike Salt Lake City, already in summer mode, according to Sturgis, the trails and land can take a little bit longer to dry in Park City. Sturgis does believe the trails are ahead of schedule in terms of being completely dried out, even after dealing with a couple of intermittent snowstorms that have started the process over. In fact, the mixed snow and rain may have aided the trails in a way. “[Trail opportunities are] actually coming along faster than in previous years because the rain ate up a lot of the snowpack,” Sturgis said. “We’re way ahead of where we might be in terms of mud and melt and freeze conditions out there. We’re actually probably ahead of the game at the moment.” There’s never a hard opening for any of the trails, as it’s all weather dependent. But if Sturgis had to estimate, depending on the location of the trail, most should be open and ready to go by June. It’s still a very young season in terms of summer activities on the trails, and patience is key. Sturgis even encourages those who enjoy winter and summer activities to get some last days of snow in while the opportunity is still available. “People just need to relax a little bit on getting all fired up about the next sport and the next season and just realize we live in a really cool area,” Sturgis said. The excitement of summer, along with the rays of sunshine and warmer weather, is certainly making its way through Park City. Sturgis is confi- dent locals will be careful and aware of the trails conditions, as well as the many other users that may be out and about. In turn, Sturgis wants to make sure the trails are ready for use when the conditions call for it. With a small staff, the director hopes those who are avid users of Park City’s trails can help chip in. “For us, what we need sometimes is info,” Sturgis said. “So, if things are muddy, let us know. Certainly, when it comes to fallen trees or trails that are damaged, there’s all these eyes out there. We’re a small staff. Until the trail crew comes in, information about down trees and blown out trails, that’s really helpful. So, if the public feels like there’s something out there that needs our attention, we will actually get out there and do some work.” UTAH AVALANCHE CENTER As of Friday morning, the avalanche danger level was low. For more updates, go to utahavalanchecenter.org or call the advisory hotline at (888) 999-4019. The hotline will end its regular advisories on April 16. The Center will release sporadic updates, depending on the weather, for a few weeks after that. 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 expected to open Memorial Day weekend. For more information, go to FS.USDA.gov/uwcnf or call 435783-4338. 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 Saturday, April 15, 2017 REGIONAL FORECAST FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR PARK CITY ALMANAC Park City statistics for the week ending April 13 SATURDAY Temperatures: SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY High for the week ................................ 65° Low for the week ................................. 23° Precipitation: Total for the week ............................. 0.94” ACCUWEATHER UV INDEX Partial sunshine Sunshine and patchy clouds Rather cloudy, a shower in the afternoon Some sun, then clouds with a t-storm Some sun with a shower in the afternoon Winds: WNW 4-8 mph Winds: SSW 7-14 mph Winds: SW 6-12 mph Winds: WNW 6-12 mph Winds: W 6-12 mph 54°/36° 64°/44° 54°/40° 55°/37° 54°/36° TM Ogden 57/40 Elko 60/33 Salt Lake City 58/42 SUN AND MOON Saturday .......... Sunday ............ Monday ............ Tuesday ........... Wednesday ...... Sunrise 6:47 a.m. ......... 6:46 a.m. ......... 6:44 a.m. ......... 6:43 a.m. ......... 6:41 a.m. ......... Sunset 8:05 p.m. 8:06 p.m. 8:07 p.m. 8:08 p.m. 8:09 p.m. Moonrise Moonset Saturday ................. none ......... 9:42 a.m. Sunday .......... 12:20 a.m. ....... 10:24 a.m. Monday ............ 1:10 a.m. ........ 11:11 a.m. Tuesday ........... 1:57 a.m. ........ 12:01 p.m. Wednesday ...... 2:41 a.m. ....... 12:57 p.m. Ely 61/32 New First Full Apr 19 Apr 26 May 2 May 10 Craig 60/26 Park City Provo 60/38 Price 64/37 Richfield 64/35 Moab 72/41 Cedar City 65/37 Aspen 61/31 Grand Junction 70/41 Cortez 69/29 St. George 78/49 MOON PHASES Last Evanston 50/31 54/36 Wendover 56/38 Farmington 71/35 Page 74/51 Shown is Saturday’s weather. Temperatures are Saturday’s highs and Saturday night’s lows. Grand Canyon 67/26 NATIONAL CITIES City Albany Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas Denver Saturday Hi Lo W 69 55 r 50 36 s 82 62 pc 64 55 c 63 50 s 69 57 t 82 59 pc 80 61 pc 82 62 pc 81 64 c 83 63 pc 82 65 pc 67 40 pc ROAD CONDITIONS REGIONAL CITIES Logan 56/33 Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. 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. High pressure will be centered to the north across Idaho on Saturday. This will result in a partly to mostly sunny sky across the region with seasonable temperatures. Saturday night will be mostly clear. Sunday will turn out milder with sunshine and patchy clouds. Northern areas can have a passing late-day shower. 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 Saturday Hi Lo W 61 31 s 66 41 pc 42 22 pc 69 40 s 60 33 s 61 32 s 50 31 pc 65 28 s 71 26 s 67 26 s 70 41 s 60 27 s 51 28 pc 42 24 c 82 53 s 49 26 c 57 40 pc 74 51 s 54 33 pc 60 38 pc 76 42 s 67 42 pc 49 30 pc 78 49 s 58 42 pc 52 32 pc 49 30 pc 54 32 pc 56 33 pc 35 16 pc Sunday Hi Lo W 65 34 s 71 46 s 52 31 pc 66 46 s 68 40 c 68 40 pc 60 43 s 66 34 s 73 29 s 70 33 s 76 46 s 63 33 s 61 40 c 53 34 pc 87 60 s 57 37 pc 67 50 s 80 54 s 62 42 c 72 52 s 72 48 s 64 45 c 58 39 c 84 54 s 69 54 s 59 40 pc 56 39 pc 51 37 sh 66 41 c 44 28 c Interstate 80: No weather-related travel problems are expected Saturday with some sunshine. US-40: It will be partly to mostly sunny and dry Saturday with dry roads expected. TRAVELERS FORECAST No weather-related travel problems are expected across the region on Saturday as high pressure to the north provides dry weather with a partly to mostly sunny sky. There may be some rain showers north on Sunday. WEATHER HISTORY Silver Lake, Colo., had 75.80 inches of snow on April 15, 1921. This was the most intense 24-hour snowfall in United States history. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 WORLD CITIES Sunday Hi Lo W 81 51 c 49 32 pc 81 63 pc 83 59 pc 84 57 pc 67 43 t 82 62 pc 71 47 pc 74 53 t 73 47 t 75 49 t 82 65 c 72 45 s City Des Moines Detroit Dover Houston Honolulu Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis Nags Head New Orleans New York Norfolk Saturday Hi Lo W 74 50 t 79 63 c 68 61 c 84 66 pc 85 72 pc 82 61 s 76 53 s 82 72 sh 69 47 r 68 63 pc 80 66 pc 62 58 pc 76 63 pc Sunday Hi Lo W 70 49 s 73 46 c 83 62 pc 82 67 pc 84 71 pc 88 67 s 73 54 pc 82 72 pc 66 45 pc 74 63 s 80 65 sh 82 58 pc 84 65 pc City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Providence St. Louis San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington, DC Saturday Hi Lo W 78 61 c 84 65 pc 66 59 c 88 61 s 79 63 pc 62 51 s 84 66 s 81 66 pc 70 57 s 67 50 pc 58 41 c 87 68 pc 75 65 c Sunday Hi Lo W 75 60 c 83 61 pc 84 61 pc 91 63 s 74 49 t 81 56 pc 77 57 pc 82 67 pc 71 56 pc 63 54 r 63 46 pc 87 68 s 87 66 pc City Auckland Bangkok Barbados Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong Jerusalem London Montreal Saturday Hi Lo W 70 59 sh 94 78 pc 88 81 pc 87 55 s 54 36 r 73 52 pc 52 41 pc 58 39 c 82 73 pc 64 48 s 56 41 pc 65 54 r Sunday Hi Lo W 70 56 sh 96 80 c 88 80 sh 80 52 pc 50 35 sh 68 51 pc 55 41 sh 55 39 sh 83 74 c 67 48 s 59 45 c 65 43 sh City Moscow Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome San Juan Seoul Sydney Tokyo Toronto Warsaw Zurich Saturday Hi Lo W 42 26 pc 42 31 c 61 41 pc 87 73 s 68 50 pc 83 72 sh 72 54 s 73 61 pc 70 55 pc 71 60 sh 54 37 sh 60 44 sh Sunday Hi Lo W 40 25 pc 42 32 c 59 42 pc 87 74 pc 72 50 s 82 75 sh 73 55 c 77 62 s 70 58 s 69 40 sh 47 29 sh 57 39 sh Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. |