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Show B-2 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, November 11-14, 2017 USSA sets its sights on sustainability Rec RepoRt Organization has ‘sat on the sidelines too long’ PARK CITY GOLF COURSE The Park City Golf Course closed on Nov. 10. For more information about next season call 435-615-5800. SOLDIER HOLLOW GOLF COURSE Soldier Hollow’s Silver Course is still open for play through Nov. 26 BEN RAMSEY weather permitting. Rates are $38 for 18 holes with a cart and $20 The Park Record for nine and a cart. For more information, call 435-654-7442 or visit Eric Webster, senior director of events at U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association, said the relationship between climate and the Park City-based nonprofit is simple. “Without snow, U.S. Ski and Snowboard doesn’t exist,” he said. That’s why the USSA is pursuing an initiative to become more sustainable. According to Webster, the USSA has been looking inward at the organization, finding where it can reduce its carbon emissions and consumption of products, and has been searching for partners to help it achieve its three main goals. A press release announcing the initiative last month defined those goals as: becoming a more sustainable business and promoting sustainability in its business partners, suppliers and competitions; educating those involved with USSA about climate change and the sustainability of the organization’s sports; and collaborating with resorts, other sports federations and environmental groups to promote sustainable practices throughout the snow sports industry. SoldierHollowGolf.com. WASATCH MOUNTAIN GOLF COURSE Wasatch Mountain State Park’s Lake Course is still open. Current fall rates are $38 for 18 and a cart sand $21 for nine holes and a cart. For more information, visit WasatchGolfCourse.com or call 435-6540532. CANYONS GOLF Canyons Golf closed for the season on Oct. 15. For 2018 season passes call 435-615-4728. The resort plans on opening May 25. MOUNTAIN TRAILS Mountain Trails Foundation currently maintains over 150 miles of trail in the area. All trails are non-motorized and multi-use. For the latest updates, visit mountaintrails.org or Facebook.com/MountainTrailsFoundation. For any trail maintenance concerns, email Rick at rick@mountaintrails.org. PARK CITY MOUNTAIN Park City Mountain Resort’s summer programming ended on Oct. 1. The resort will open for the winter season on Nov. 17 starting with the resort’s base. Canyons will open one week later on Nov. 22. For more information, go to Parkcitymountain.com or call 435-6498111. DEER VALLEY RESORT Deer Valley Resort ended its summer programming on Sept. 17. The resort will open for the ski season on Dec. 2. For details on the resort’s activities and season passes, visit DeerValley.com or call 435649-1000. SOLITUDE MOUNTAIN RESORT Solitude Mountain Resort is scheduled to open for the winter season COURTESY OF USSA The USSA’s Center For Excellence will be examined for possible energy and carbon-saving opportunities over the next year, as will USSA’s business and competition practices. “We kind of sat on the sidelines for a number of years, but with everything that’s going on … we felt it was important to use our image and athletes to promote (sustainability),” Webster said. Though the organization is still in the early stages of setting concrete goals, there are many options the nonprofit is looking at, including recycling programs, ways to offset the carbon footprint of competitions, carpooling for the roughly 400 people that work in Quinn’s Junction (where the USSA’s headquarters and training center are located) and athletes when they travel abroad, as well as reducing use of paper throughout the organization. Webster expects some of the initiative to affect the way USSA sanctioned competitions are conducted, which would give the initiative nationwide impact. Webster recognized that some observers may disagree with the idea of human-caused climate change, but said it was not something the organization was wringing its hands over. “I don’t think we can worry about them,” Webster said of climate change deniers, adding that some negative feedback accompanies every change. “Snow sports, they rely on whether there’s cold weather or snow to be successful. Over the years we’ve seen events canceled or schedules change because of climate, and we as an organization needed to support a healthy environment.” According to NASA, the earth’s average surface temperature has increased 1.4 degrees Fahrenheit since 1880, with two-thirds of that warming occurring since 1975. Sixteen of the top 17 hottest years recorded have occurred since 2000. Precipitation has also increased. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, global precipitation has increased at an average rate of 0.08 inches per decade since 1901, while precipitation in the contiguous 48 states has increased at a rate of 0.17 inches per decade. U.S. women’s hockey beats Canada for second time in three games on December 2. For season pass and ticket information, visit SolitudeMountain.com or call 801- 534-1400 BASIN RECREATION Basin Recreation keeps a busy schedule during the summer months, maintaining over 145 miles of trails for hiking, biking, dog walking and more. To plan your next adventure, please check out www. U.S. out-muscles Canada for 4-2 win in Florida basinrecreation.org for a complete list of trails. For trail information or maintenance concerns, email Phares Gines, at phares@basinrecreation.org. STATE PARKS AND RESERVOIRS For information such as water temperature and current conditions at Jordanelle and Rockport state parks, visit StateParks.Utah.gov. For Associated Press information on the Echo Reservoir, please call 435-336-2247. The Americans showed off their special teams skills in beating Canada for the second time in three games as part of their pre-Olympic exhibition tour. Kendall Coyne and Megan Bozek each had a goal and an WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST The Heber-Kamas Ranger District maintains trails and campgrounds in the Uinta Mountains east of Kamas. East Canyon, Wolf Creek Pass, the Mirror Lake Highway and Guardsman Pass are all open for traffic and will remain open for as long as weather permits. For more info, go to FS.USDA.gov/uwcnf or call 435-783-4338. The assist and the United States women’s hockey team beat Canada 4-2 on Wednesday night in a physical game at the Four Nations Cup. Cayla Barnes and Alex Carpenter each had power-play goals as the Americans went 3 of 5 with the advantage. Brianna Decker had two assists, and goalie Maddie Rooney made 20 saves for her second win in two nights with the Americans trying to win this event for a third straight time and eighth overall. “We did so many things right, it’s a great thing to build off of,” U.S. coach Robb Stauber said. Rebecca Johnston and Meghan Agosta scored for Canada, which went 1 of 9 on the power play. The Canadians did not dress Jennifer Wakefield, who had a hat trick and an assist Tuesday night in a 9-0 win over Sweden. Coach Laura Schuler said Wakefield usually is a part of the power play, but Canada still is busy evaluating players before roster cuts for Weather Park City statistics for the week ending Nov. 9 Temperatures: SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY High for the week ................................ 54° Low for the week ................................. 19° Precipitation: Total for the week ............................. 0.17” ACCUWEATHER UV INDEX Mostly cloudy Intervals of clouds and sun Partly sunny and mild Clouds to start, then sunshine returns Times of clouds and sun Winds: WNW 4-8 mph Winds: S 7-14 mph Winds: S 6-12 mph Winds: NW 4-8 mph Winds: SSW 6-12 mph 49°/28° 56°/32° 57°/34° 48°/30° 53°/33° TM Ogden 52/31 Elko 53/24 Salt Lake City 55/34 Sunrise Sunset Saturday .......... 7:08 a.m. ......... 5:12 p.m. Sunday ............ 7:09 a.m. .......... 5:11 p.m. Monday ............ 7:10 a.m. ......... 5:10 p.m. Tuesday ............ 7:11 a.m. ......... 5:09 p.m. Wednesday ...... 7:13 a.m. ......... 5:08 p.m. Moonrise Saturday ........ 12:03 a.m. ......... Sunday ............ 1:09 a.m. ......... Monday ............ 2:12 a.m. ......... Tuesday ........... 3:15 a.m. ......... Wednesday ...... 4:16 a.m. ......... Moonset 2:00 p.m. 2:34 p.m. 3:06 p.m. 3:36 p.m. 4:05 p.m. Ely 55/23 First Full Craig 52/19 Park City Provo 54/30 Price 57/29 Richfield 57/30 Moab 63/33 Cedar City 61/28 Nov 26 Dec 3 Grand Junction 61/30 Farmington 63/28 Page 66/43 Last Shown is Saturday’s weather. Temperatures are Saturday’s highs and Saturday night’s lows. Grand Canyon 63/24 Nov 18 Aspen 53/21 Cortez 62/24 St. George 71/42 MOON PHASES New Evanston 44/23 49/28 Wendover 50/30 SUN AND MOON Dec 10 NATIONAL CITIES City Albany Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas Denver Saturday Hi Lo W 35 18 s 23 13 s 56 40 s 41 22 s 38 26 s 36 25 pc 50 29 s 40 34 c 42 33 pc 40 28 pc 41 30 pc 68 58 c 57 27 s Please see U.S., B-2 A disturbance will bring clouds and a morning rain or snow shower to northern parts of the region on Saturday. A good deal of sunshine elsewhere. A ridge of high pressure will provide a dry day Sunday with intervals of clouds and sunshine along with a milder afternoon. Monday will be a mild day along with a partly sunny sky. ROAD CONDITIONS REGIONAL CITIES Logan 50/24 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. the 2018 Winter Games. “Our special teams didn’t get the job done tonight,” Schuler said. “Our power play didn’t produce like how we would like them to, and our penalty kill at the same time wasn’t as successful as we have been in the past. I think we need to shoot more and get more pucks through.” The Americans took the first game 5-2 in Quebec City, and Barnes was in the stands Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017 REGIONAL FORECAST FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR PARK CITY ALMANAC Pair that with warmer air’s ability to hold more water, and the result is warmer, wetter winters with the possibility of larger storms. Webster said the USSA has seen the effects of climate change firsthand. Specifically, last year’s World Cup ski races in Beaver Creek, Colorado, were canceled because the weather was too warm to make snow. He said three years ago the USSA canceled another World Cup event in Tahoe, Nevada, in March, also because of unseasonably warm weather. “It was just pouring rain at 9,000 feet at the end of February,” Webster said. This season is following the new climate trend, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association recording October as 1.6 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th century average temperature, and rainfall across the U.S. at .37 inches of above average. The 2017 U.S. average temperature is currently the third warmest to date, according to NOAA, while 2017 has been theP second wettest recorded. Web-C ster said USSA has entered into “vague” partnerships with the government Park City, and has “committed to working with” Recycle Utah and the Utah Green Business Alliance. But for now, the USSA has formed a 20-member committee selected from its employees to establish concrete goals for the next year. Odds are it will be warmer than usual. 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 53 21 pc 56 32 s 39 17 pc 59 31 s 53 24 s 55 23 s 44 23 c 62 29 pc 66 24 pc 63 24 pc 61 30 s 53 13 pc 45 21 c 38 13 sn 74 45 pc 43 25 sn 52 31 c 66 43 pc 47 24 c 54 30 s 64 32 s 59 34 pc 41 22 sn 71 42 pc 55 34 pc 43 34 pc 44 26 s 52 27 pc 51 30 s 32 13 sf Sunday Hi Lo W 57 29 c 53 37 pc 38 19 pc 50 33 pc 58 24 pc 60 28 pc 51 32 pc 65 37 c 68 33 c 66 30 c 62 34 c 54 20 pc 50 26 pc 39 22 pc 74 49 pc 41 24 c 57 36 pc 66 46 pc 53 28 pc 58 34 pc 57 33 pc 63 40 pc 48 27 pc 71 45 c 61 39 pc 48 36 c 46 30 pc 54 34 pc 55 34 pc 35 21 pc Interstate 80: A morning sprinkle or flurries; otherwise, no travel problems expected Saturday. US-40: No weather-related travel problems expected Saturday with a good deal of sunshine. P TRAVELERS FORECAST A morning rain or snow shower over far northern Utah and southeast Idaho Saturday. A bit of snow over Wyoming, especially over the passes. No weatherrelated travel problems expected otherwise. WEATHER HISTORY On Nov. 11, 1990, a large storm in the northern Pacific generated waves of 6-10 feet, reaching all the way south to the Hawaiian Islands. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 WORLD CITIES Sunday Hi Lo W 41 29 pc 27 17 s 53 44 c 51 35 pc 46 37 pc 43 32 c 53 40 pc 41 30 c 46 31 r 44 37 r 47 35 r 69 54 r 57 31 pc City Des Moines Detroit Dover Houston Honolulu Las Vegas Los Angeles Miami Minneapolis Nags Head New Orleans New York Norfolk Saturday Hi Lo W 44 33 c 38 31 c 41 28 s 74 59 pc 86 73 pc 74 53 pc 71 57 pc 84 77 sh 40 25 pc 50 46 pc 73 62 pc 38 32 s 46 38 pc Sunday Hi Lo W 44 27 c 41 30 r 51 37 pc 78 59 sh 87 73 pc 75 54 pc 71 55 pc 85 75 pc 36 23 c 62 55 c 71 60 c 48 41 pc 58 48 c City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Providence St. Louis San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington, DC Saturday Hi Lo W 60 47 c 78 67 pc 41 30 s 84 59 pc 39 28 pc 40 22 s 51 41 pc 71 64 r 70 59 pc 64 51 pc 53 46 r 83 68 pc 42 32 s Sunday Hi Lo W 59 45 r 80 66 pc 50 36 pc 86 65 pc 47 36 pc 48 36 pc 52 33 r 77 62 r 70 58 pc 66 55 pc 53 45 r 84 67 pc 50 38 pc City Auckland Bangkok Barbados Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong Jerusalem London Montreal Saturday Hi Lo W 62 51 r 91 78 t 85 79 pc 50 29 s 43 34 r 75 50 s 48 39 r 45 35 r 82 72 pc 67 50 s 54 39 r 33 23 s Sunday Hi Lo W 64 51 c 92 78 pc 86 79 pc 54 32 pc 43 34 c 83 62 s 46 33 s 42 35 c 76 72 r 71 56 pc 48 34 pc 38 27 c City Moscow Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome San Juan Seoul Sydney Tokyo Toronto Warsaw Zurich Saturday Hi Lo W 41 38 r 41 28 c 55 49 r 82 69 r 65 48 s 85 75 sh 52 34 s 72 61 c 68 50 r 33 29 pc 43 35 sh 47 44 r Sunday Hi Lo W 40 34 sh 40 27 sh 51 37 sh 82 66 s 65 51 c 85 77 sh 52 39 pc 71 58 pc 60 50 pc 41 31 c 43 35 c 50 33 r Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. s a |