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Show A-14 M The Park Record Cartilage Restoration: What is it, and is it for me? Cartilage restoration is an array of treatments and procedures designed to restore the natural lining of joints. Unfortunately, cartilage has little or no ability to heal itself, so when damaged by injury or “wear and tear,” the resulting damage is permanent. Dr. Davidson has been specifically devoted to restoring cartilage in knees and shoulders for more than 20 years. Read more at davidsonorthopedics.com, or better yet, come learn what your options are and make an appointment with Dr. Davidson to discover how to regain your active lifestyle. Philip A. Davidson, MD Board Certified Orthopedic Surgeon Knee & Shoulder Specialist, Cartilage Restoration, Joint Resurfacing O · 435-608-9900 davidsonorthopedics.com N E W PA R K C I T Y LO C AT I O N MAMMOgRAMs are Life Savers Park City Hospital is buoyed with the latest technology to fight breast cancer — Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, November 11-14, 2017 OUNTAIN TOWN NEWS A Roundup of News from Other Western Ski Resort Communities ALLEN BEST Park City Record Contributing Writer As temperatures rise, new attention to snowmaking VAIL, Colo. – Another federal climate change study was released last week, and the news on the East Coast was that it was released at all, given the hostility of the Trump administration to climate science. The New York Times says the report by 13 federal agencies broke little new ground but did find that more and more of the predicted impacts of global warming are now becoming a reality. Flooding in coastal cities is becoming more common, and wildfire seasons in the West continue to lengthen. In Colorado, climate scientist David Yates from the National Center for Atmospheric Research spoke recently at the Western Power Summit, an energy conference, about the difficulty of predicting climate change in rugged topography. Despite more powerful computers in Wyoming and elsewhere used to run computer models, the best models still only coarsely reflect the rugged, mountainous topography where ski resorts are located. As such, they cannot capture well mountain microclimates. But, if summers get much hotter, winter days will still be short and without the energy that melts snow, he said. 15-year-old Josephine Trueblood wrote to the Vail Daily to confide that as a sophomore at Vail Ski and Snowboard Academy, she skis a lot. She’s also concerned about the snowmaking operations on the Golden Peak race course on Vail Mountain. “With global warming happening, we will need to make more and more snow to keep up with the hotter temperature and (higher) snow levels,” she wrote. She said her research had found that Vail Resorts needed to invest in more energy-efficient snowmaking technology or switch to a renewable energy source. Brian Rodine, environmental sustainability and compliance manager for Vail Resorts at Vail Mountain, responded that a “very efficient automated snowmaking system” has been put into place at Gold Peak. “The fan guns can measure the air temperature and only turn on when it is cold enough to make snow,” he wrote. This is coupled with a $500,000 high-efficiency air compressor. Vail Resorts, as part of its Epic Promise program, he said, will invest $25 million in innovative energy-saving projects, such as low-energy snowmaking equipment. The company also vowed to seek out 100 percent renewable energy by working with local electrical suppliers at its resorts. Whistler continues to ponder whether it’s just too successful WHISTLER, B.C. – As Whistler continues to wonder whether it has been having too much success, Pique Newsmagazine reached out to an individual with impeccable qualifications: Al Raine. Raine, who might be called British Columbia’s “godfather of skiing,” was among the first elected officials in Whistler. That was in the 1970s. He also was involved in the development of Blackcomb Mountain and Whistler Village. Now mayor of Sun Peaks, a resort elsewhere in British Columbia, Raine thinks Whistler has become much larger even than the international ski destination that he envisioned. Even so, he is surprised by the province’s popularity. “I sometimes look at the num- VOTED PARK CITY’S BEST STEAK HOUSE 5 YEARS RUNNING! 3D Mammography. 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It is beyond even my expectations.” He thinks Whistler has outgrown its capacity. It was designed to need 36,000 bed units and an on-mountain capacity of 24,000 to 25,000 people. “The resort has gone way beyond that now. They changed the formula used to count beds, If you used the formula that we used, Whistler would probably be over 70,000 pillows. Raine says Whistler will face increased pressure as the Lower Mainland – Vancouver and adjoining areas—continues to grow. Tourism in British Columbia has increased by 5 percent a year. “Ideally, had the world been perfect for British Columbia, we would have had one or two more resorts developed close to the Vancouver market so that Whistler wasn’t carrying the full load,” Raine told Pique. But how do you decide what’s too much? In this, Raine answered as did several others contacted by Pique: “If a resort is not looking after its employees, the guest is going to feel that eventually and it’ll drive your business down,” he said. “You will never be a world-class destination if you are not a world-class community.” A phrase has been invented of late that captures the anxiety: overtourism. Can you get traffic to slow down for deer and moose? JACKSON, Wyo. – The last year was the second worst on the record books for roadkill on roads in Teton County, an area also called Jackson Hole. Dead in the 12-month period ending in April were at least 248 mule deer, 48 elk, and 18 moose. Inside Teton National Park, there was more carnage, including 15 pronghorn and 3 grizzly bears. If people drove slower, would there be fewer collisions with wildlife? Quite possibly, but getting traffic to slow down is not a matter as easy as posting new signs. “The only thing I could say at this point is that when you post a new speed limit there’s no guarantee that you’ll change speeds, said Keith Compton, district engineer for the Wyoming Department of Transportation. He told the Jackson Hole News& Guide that changing a speed limit can create other problems. “There’s some folks that will comply, and there’s some that will not, so you end up with speed disparities at times that can cause issues. And then enforcement in general is always a concern.” One speed reduction from 45 to 35 mph beginning in 2012, resulted in no difference in the speeds that people drove. However, another speed reduction on the approach to Teton Village, at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, coincided with and perhaps caused a significant reduction in collisions with moose. The discussion was sparked by proposals by the Wildlife Foundation. 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