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Show B-2 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, March 24-27, 2018 Olympian prepares for a career jump rec report Bryan Fletcher, recently retired, plans his new life PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT Park City Mountain Resort is open for the season. On Friday, the resort listed 40 lifts and 298 trails open. For more information, go to Parkcitymountain.com or call 435-649-8111. DEER VALLEY RESORT Deer Valley Resort is open for the season. For details on the resort’s activities and season passes, visit DeerValley.com or call 435-649-1000. On Friday, the resort listed all 21 lifts and 101 runs open. BEN RAMSEY The Park Record Nordic combined Olympian Bryan Fletcher is home for the season, back at his house in Heber. No more Olympics, no more World Cups. But for the first time since he was 6, he won’t return to the sport next season. He’s retired. Instead he is planning to start the next chapter of his professional life, a shakeup that will change the U.S. team and test Fletcher in a new way. For the past few years, Fletcher has been working toward a degree in health education and promotion with an emphasis in health science, pieced together from classes at Utah State University, Salt Lake Community College, and Westminster College. “Just what I can take and what has been working with my schedule,” he said. “Just chipping away.” Eventually he hopes to go into a master’s program to become a physician’s assistant (a long-term plan he would apply for in 2019 or 2020). Because programs are very competitive, JEREMY RANCH NORDIC The Jeremy Ranch Golf Course’s Nordic course was listed as closed on Friday. For more information about conditions and fees, go to thejeremy.com. BRIGHTON MOUNTAIN RESORT Brighton Mountain Resort is open for the season. For more information, call 801-532-4731 or the Snow Report Hotline at 801-532-4732 ext. No. 2 or visit: www.brightonresort.com for more details. SOLITUDE MOUNTAIN RESORT Solitude Mountain Resort is open for the season. For more information call 801-534-1400 or visit solitudemountain.com for more details. BASIN RECREATION Basin Recreation keeps a busy schedule, maintaining more than 145 miles of trails for hiking, biking, dog walking and more. To plan a visit, go to www.basinrecreation.org for a complete list of trails. For trail information or maintenance concerns, email Phares Gines, at phares@basinrecreation.org. SOLDIER HOLLOW Soldier Hollow park is open for the season, offering a number of winter activities through March including tubing, groomed cross-country ski trails, cross-country lessons and ski rental, as well as the Biathlon Experience. Reservations and rates are available online at UtahOlympicLegacy.org. MOUNTAIN DELL Mountain Dell Golf Course closed for the season on Saturday, March 10, according to the Utah Nordic Alliance website. For more information go to utahnordic.com. MOUNTAIN TRAILS FOUNDATION PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Bryan Fletcher (5) is followed closely by Adam Loomis (2) and Ben Loomis (1) during the U.S. Olympic Team Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Trials in December. The trio finished in that order. he said he’s keeping his options open on where that would be, but he hopes to stay close to home, with his wife Nikki Thorsen and daughter, Ellery. He was also recently elected to Team USA’s Athletes Advisory Council board of directors, representing ski jumping and Nordic combined, and will continue to serve a four-year term. But that doesn’t mean All of Round Valley is listed as thin cover not recommended for skiing. The Mountain Trails Foundation has ceased grooming for the season. For more information go to mountaintrails.org. WHITE PINE NORDIC CENTER The 3K, 5K and 10K tracks were listed as closed on Friday. The store, which sells skis, ski service, clothing and season passes remains open. For more information and current track conditions call 435-649-6249 or go to the winter activities section at whitepinetouring.com. WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST The Heber-Kamas Ranger District maintains trails and campgrounds in the Uinta Mountains east of Kamas. Wolf Creek Pass has been closed and is only open to recreation, and Guardsman Pass is closed. The Mirror Lake Highway has also closed for the season. For more info, go to FS.USDA.gov/uwcnf or call 435-7834338. STATE PARKS AND RESERVOIRS For information such as water temperature and current conditions at Jordanelle and Rockport state parks, visit StateParks.Utah.gov. For information on the Echo Reservoir, call 435-336-2247. PARK RECORD FILE PHOTO Bryan Fletcher flies through the air as he jumps on the Utah Olympic Park’s normal hill during the U.S. Olympic team trials in December. The he’ll be hanging around the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Center of Excellence, where the Nordic combined team practices. Fletcher said he was considering coaching, but thought it would be a problematic move. “I didn’t think that would be the best thing for myself or the team right after competing,” he said, reasoning that putting some time between himself and racing would be a better idea. “We still have a lot of work to do, and going straight from an athletic career to coaching, you carry some of the same problems into coaching,” he said. Presumably, one of those issues would be his schedule. At 31 years old, Fletcher was the literal and proverbial team dad. His teammates scheduled their training around Bryan’s schedule, which was dependent to some degree on his family. With the team now comprised entirely of bachelors, it can theoretically practice on a looser, more egalitarian schedule. “Bryan was slightly different as we had to schedule trainings that worked for him,” his brother, Taylor Fletcher, who is also a Nordic combined Olympian, wrote via email. “Being the best guy on the team it was important to make sure we could train with him. Most importantly, he was great Weather Park City statistics for the week ending March 22 SATURDAY Temperatures: SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY High for the week ................................ 54° Low for the week ................................. 17° Precipitation: Total for the week .............................. 1.39” ACCUWEATHER UV INDEX Mostly cloudy Cloudy with a shower in places Mostly cloudy with a rain or snow shower Sunny Rather cloudy, chance of a little rain Winds: SW 7-14 mph Winds: WSW 6-12 mph Winds: NW 6-12 mph Winds: NNW 6-12 mph Winds: NW 4-8 mph 48°/30° 39°/22° 35°/19° 41°/25° 46°/32° TM Ogden 49/33 Elko 47/27 Salt Lake City 54/36 Sunrise 7:23 a.m. ......... 7:21 a.m. ......... 7:20 a.m. ......... 7:18 a.m. ......... 7:16 a.m. ......... Sunset 7:42 p.m. 7:43 p.m. 7:44 p.m. 7:45 p.m. 7:46 p.m. Moonrise Saturday ......... 12:29 p.m. ......... Sunday ............ 1:29 p.m. ......... Monday ............ 2:34 p.m. ......... Tuesday ........... 3:43 p.m. ......... Wednesday ...... 4:52 p.m. ......... Moonset 2:30 a.m. 3:30 a.m. 4:23 a.m. 5:11 a.m. 5:53 a.m. Saturday .......... Sunday ............ Monday ............ Tuesday ........... Wednesday ...... Ely 47/21 Full Last New Mar 24 Mar 31 Apr 8 Apr 15 Craig 58/33 Park City Provo 57/34 Price 59/32 Richfield 58/31 Moab 67/41 Cedar City 57/34 Aspen 53/29 Grand Junction 65/39 Cortez 63/29 St. George 67/43 MOON PHASES First Evanston 43/26 48/30 Wendover 51/33 SUN AND MOON Farmington 66/32 Page 69/41 Shown is Saturday’s weather. Temperatures are Saturday’s highs and Saturday night’s lows. Grand Canyon 56/23 NATIONAL CITIES City Albany Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas Denver Saturday Hi Lo W 39 25 c 34 20 pc 71 58 sh 47 28 pc 43 31 pc 33 22 pc 47 36 sh 37 27 sn 34 28 sn 38 24 pc 39 24 c 88 65 pc 68 35 s Please see Making a jump, B-6 A cold front moving southeast toward the region will bring a mostly cloudy sky on Saturday. Temperatures will be seasonable out ahead of the front. Some snow showers will occur Saturday night as the front moves southeast. Sunday will be a mostly cloudy and colder day with a rain or snow shower in spots. ROAD CONDITIONS REGIONAL CITIES Logan 45/30 Sat. Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. The higher the AccuWeather 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. at answering questions about training for some of the younger guys that weren’t sure what to do.” As with everything else about this step of his life, the idea of Bryan giving the Nordic combined program some space is new — for both Fletcher brothers. For more than a decade, Bryan and Taylor’s lives were in near lockstep — especially when it came to competition. “Bryan was someone I looked up to for advice, but also he was very consistent in his career,” Taylor wrote. “I always was able to judge where I was at the time when I was skiing next to him, as he was a great benchmark for me.” Bryan said he had grown used to setting a pathway and knowing Taylor would be beside him. Now, at 27 years old, Taylor will be the oldest member of the U.S. team. “This change will be weird at first but something I am looking forward to,” Taylor wrote. “Bryan taught me a lot on how to be a leader and I look to bring that knowledge to the younger guys and show them a great path to follow.” Fletcher is certainly not alone in his retirement. He is Saturday, March 24, 2018 REGIONAL FORECAST FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR PARK CITY ALMANAC 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 29 s 67 39 s 39 18 sn 64 36 s 47 27 c 47 21 pc 43 26 sf 52 27 pc 64 28 pc 56 23 pc 65 39 pc 56 20 s 42 26 sn 37 17 sn 72 45 s 44 20 sn 49 33 c 69 41 s 45 27 sn 57 34 pc 74 33 pc 46 29 sn 40 26 sn 67 43 s 54 36 c 41 25 sn 39 25 c 33 19 sn 44 29 c 31 8 sf Sunday Hi Lo W 52 29 pc 65 38 pc 36 18 c 67 36 s 40 25 c 36 14 c 35 19 c 50 22 s 61 26 s 52 21 s 62 34 c 54 21 pc 39 25 c 33 18 c 63 42 pc 45 25 c 42 29 c 63 36 s 41 27 sf 45 29 sh 75 31 s 43 27 sf 37 24 c 60 40 pc 45 33 sh 43 26 pc 35 19 c 32 13 sf 41 25 c 28 6 c Interstate 80: Generally dry roads are expected Saturday with no weather-related travel problems. US-40: No weather-related travel problems are expected Saturday with dry roads expected. TRAVELERS FORECAST Much of the region will have dry roads on Saturday with no weather-related travel problems. Travelers heading into far northwest Utah and southern Idaho may encounter some rain and snow showers; however, travel problems are not expected. WEATHER HISTORY Kansas City, Mo., already knows the danger of severe spring thunderstorms and tornadoes. However, on March 24, 1912, 25 inches of snow accumulated in 24 hours. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 WORLD CITIES Sunday Hi Lo W 42 25 c 35 26 c 61 39 sh 43 31 sh 36 29 c 38 26 pc 48 34 sh 43 31 s 44 32 pc 40 30 s 46 30 s 88 67 c 68 35 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 37 28 c 42 23 s 46 30 s 84 68 pc 79 69 t 69 49 s 63 48 pc 78 66 s 42 27 sn 44 37 s 82 63 pc 46 32 pc 44 36 r Sunday Hi Lo W 42 31 c 41 30 s 44 32 pc 86 67 c 80 69 pc 63 47 pc 63 47 c 82 65 s 46 31 pc 45 39 r 83 63 pc 44 30 pc 46 39 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 76 45 pc 80 57 s 45 30 pc 80 54 pc 41 18 pc 46 32 pc 47 34 r 84 65 pc 64 55 pc 57 45 sh 50 34 c 78 62 s 50 32 pc Sunday Hi Lo W 69 59 c 85 62 pc 44 31 pc 75 49 s 39 24 s 40 30 c 50 37 pc 87 66 c 63 53 c 57 46 c 51 40 c 79 62 pc 47 34 pc City Auckland Bangkok Barbados Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong Jerusalem London Montreal Saturday Hi Lo W 71 58 r 94 77 pc 85 78 pc 75 43 s 46 31 c 79 47 c 51 34 pc 50 32 pc 77 68 s 66 48 c 51 40 r 33 23 c Sunday Hi Lo W 71 60 sh 93 79 pc 86 78 s 79 47 s 50 35 pc 68 44 s 50 34 pc 53 36 c 76 67 pc 66 50 s 54 37 pc 38 22 pc P B City Moscow Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome San Juan Seoul Sydney Tokyo Toronto Warsaw Zurich Saturday Hi Lo W 31 15 pc 44 30 c 55 40 c 90 73 s 55 40 pc 83 73 pc 56 41 s 81 69 c 58 48 pc 35 18 s 46 27 pc 51 30 s Sunday Hi Lo W 37 28 c 44 29 s 56 39 c 89 76 s 60 40 pc 82 74 sh 58 43 pc 90 68 pc 64 52 s 38 27 s 51 34 s 53 36 c Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. |