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Show B-2 The Park Record Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, December 8-11, 2018 Local leads women’s junior team rec report Farquharson plans strong season, starting at home WHITE PINE NORDIC CENTER White Pine Nordic Center has opened its 3K, 5K, farm loop, practice area and dog loop for cross-country skiing. For rental and course information go to whitepinetouring.com. BEN RAMSEY The Park Record PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT Team USA’s junior luge women’s team is currently led by a Parkite. Ashley Farquharson, 19, moved with her family to Park City from Sacramento when she was 2 and graduated from Park City High School. Now she’s the junior team’s leading women’s competitor and one of several promising native sliders on Team U.S.A. From Dec. 5-8 — she competed on home turf at the Utah Olympic Park. “It’s so exciting,” Farquharson said of sliding at the UOP. “No one ever comes here, because it’s in North America and this is a very European sport.” The junior national team spends most of its time around Lake Placid, where USA Luge has an indoor training center, then another significant portion of time traveling around North America and Europe for competitions. Those associated with the program say the International Luge Federation Junior World Cups may well be the first time such an event has come to Park City. Farquharson hoped to take advantage of her home track knowledge, and kick off a season in which she plans to finish in the top 10 in every race. According to Robert Fegg, coach for Team USA’s junior national squad, she should be well Park City Mountain Resort has opened for the winter. For information on upcoming events and winter ticket prices go to parkcitymountain.com or call 435-649-8111. DEER VALLEY RESORT Deer Valley Resort was scheduled to open for the winter season on Dec. 8. For information on winter activities and ticket prices go to deervalley.com or call 435-649-1000. UTAH OLYMPIC PARK Utah Olympic Park has started its winter programming, including guided tours and bobsled rides. For a complete list of fall hours and rates, visit utaholympiclegacy.org. SOLDIER HOLLOW Soldier Hollow’s tubing hill opens on Dec. 21, while its Nordic skiing runs will on Dec. 15, weather permitting. For programming go to utaholympiclegacy.org or call 435-654-2002. BASIN RECREATION Basin Recreation maintains more than 145 miles of trails for hiking, biking, dog walking and more. To plan a visit, go to basinrecreation. org for a complete list of trails. For trail information or maintenance concerns, email Phares Gines, at phares@basinrecreation.org. MOUNTAIN TRAILS FOUNDATION The Mountain Trails Foundation has started grooming Round Valley for cross-country skiing, fat bike riding and snowshoeing. For trail in- TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD From left: Ashley Farquharson with teammates Zachary DiGregorio, Dana Kellogg and Duncan Segger after earning bronze overall at the FIL Junior Luge World Cup at the Utah Olympic Park on Thursday. prepared. Fegg took over the position this season after coming directly from coaching the Korean national team leading up to the Pyeongchang Winter Games last season. His first task was to drastically increase the number of practice runs his athletes undertook. “So what I heard, the last few years they have had like 225 runs each season, and now before we came to the first junior World Cup in Park City, we already hit 285 before we started racing,” Fegg said. “And that’s exactly how we have to do it.” Fegg is hoping the increased practice will help revive a junior team that he said has languished in recent years, Farquharson included. “Last year I wasn’t having the most consistent races, and was just trying to put it all together,” Farquharson said. This is her last season at the junior level, and Fegg said she is poised to have a strong year. But there’s no telling how strong it will be until she gets a few races in. “There are no miracles out there,” Fegg said. “And the last four years are not as strong as they could or should have been, looking 10 years back at how strong our junior program in the M p U.S. was then. But she definitely made a huge step this year, so we will see this week and the week to come where she is at and from there we can build.” Fegg said Farquharson’s strength is her coachability, which he said is the first prerequisite of becoming a world-class athlete. She also knows the UOP course like the back of her hand. She started sliding there 11 years ago, under the tutelage of Jon Owen and the Wasatch Luge Club. Her family saw a flier for the program when she was in Please see Parkite, B-4 formation, including maps and conditions, go to mountaintrails.org. WASATCH-CACHE NATIONAL FOREST The Heber-Kamas Ranger District maintains trails and campgrounds in the Uinta Mountains east of Kamas. Wolf Creek Pass is still open for the season, according to the Utah Department of Transportation. Guardsman Pass and the Mirror Lake Highway have closed for the season. For more info, go to fs.usda.gov/uwcnf or call 435783-4338. For more information on seasonal road closures go to udottraffic.utah.gov. STATE PARKS AND RESERVOIRS For information such as water temperature and current conditions TANZI PROPST/PARK RECORD at Jordanelle and Rockport state parks, visit stateparks.utah.gov. For Left: Ashley Farquharson prepares to race in the FIL Junior World Cup at the Utah Olympic Park on Thursday. Head coach Robert Fegg stands next to her. Right: Farquharson paddles through the opening stretch of the luge race, gaining momentum before the first turn. information on the Echo Reservoir, call 435-336-2247. The Weather Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018 M REGIONAL FORECAST m FIVE DAY FORECAST FOR PARK CITY ALMANAC Park City statistics for the week ending Dec. 6 SATURDAY Temperatures: SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY High for the week ................................ 37° Low for the week ................................... 3° Precipitation: Total for the week ............................. 0.36” ACCUWEATHER UV INDEX Mostly sunny Partly sunny Turning cloudy Cloudy with a little snow Mostly cloudy with a chance for snow Winds: WSW 3-6 mph Winds: SSW 3-6 mph Winds: S 4-8 mph Winds: W 4-8 mph Winds: SW 7-14 mph 35°/18° 37°/19° 38°/22° 33°/20° 31°/11° TM Ogden 34/25 Elko 36/13 Salt Lake City 36/26 Saturday .......... Sunday ............ Monday ............ Tuesday ........... Wednesday ...... Sunrise 7:37 a.m. ......... 7:38 a.m. ......... 7:39 a.m. ......... 7:39 a.m. ......... 7:40 a.m. ......... Sunset 4:59 p.m. 4:59 p.m. 4:59 p.m. 4:59 p.m. 4:59 p.m. Moonrise Moonset Saturday .......... 8:43 a.m. ......... 6:25 p.m. Sunday ............ 9:34 a.m. ......... 7:15 p.m. Monday .......... 10:20 a.m. ......... 8:09 p.m. Tuesday .......... 11:01 a.m. ......... 9:05 p.m. Wednesday ..... 11:36 a.m. ....... 10:02 p.m. Full Last New Dec 15 Dec 22 Dec 29 Jan 5 Craig 33/11 Park City Provo 36/22 Price 36/17 Ely 38/7 Richfield 41/18 Moab 40/24 Cedar City 42/18 Aspen 34/14 Grand Junction 37/24 Cortez 40/14 St. George 54/31 MOON PHASES First Evanston 29/13 35/18 Wendover 32/20 SUN AND MOON Farmington 43/23 Page 45/31 Shown is Saturday’s weather. Temperatures are Saturday’s highs and Saturday night’s lows. Grand Canyon 46/18 NATIONAL CITIES City Albany Anchorage Atlanta Atlantic City Boston Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus, OH Dallas Denver Saturday Hi Lo W 32 19 pc 39 29 r 40 34 r 38 21 s 32 23 s 29 19 pc 40 29 r 30 18 s 32 22 pc 30 20 pc 31 21 pc 42 34 r 48 21 pc ROAD CONDITIONS REGIONAL CITIES Logan 30/19 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. High pressure building east into the Great Basin will bring dry weather to the region on Saturday with sunshine and patchy clouds along with seasonable temperatures. Saturday night will be partly cloudy and seasonably cold. Seasonable weather will continue Sunday and Monday with periods of clouds and sunshine each day. 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 34 14 pc 49 24 s 30 3 pc 46 19 pc 36 13 pc 38 7 s 29 13 pc 45 14 s 44 12 s 46 18 s 37 24 s 29 2 pc 28 19 pc 30 8 pc 60 36 s 28 18 pc 34 25 pc 45 31 s 32 18 pc 36 22 s 47 14 c 41 24 s 28 15 pc 54 31 s 36 26 pc 31 25 c 29 12 pc 45 17 s 34 20 pc 24 7 pc Sunday Hi Lo W 32 8 s 46 25 s 30 8 pc 44 20 s 36 19 pc 40 15 pc 28 11 pc 45 16 s 45 9 s 45 20 s 37 18 s 28 -4 s 29 13 pc 26 4 pc 59 38 pc 30 17 pc 35 24 pc 43 30 pc 32 15 c 34 18 pc 48 13 s 43 23 s 27 12 pc 52 34 pc 36 24 pc 36 29 c 29 19 pc 46 23 pc 33 20 pc 26 2 pc Interstate 80: Dry roads are expected on Saturday with no weather- related travel problems expected. US-40: No weather-related travel problems are expected Saturday with a good deal of sunshine. TRAVELERS FORECAST Dry weather is expected across the entire region on Saturday with no weather-related travel problems anticipated. The excellent driving conditions will likely continue on Sunday and Monday as well. WEATHER HISTORY A large storm system brought heavy rain to the East on Dec. 8, 1963. Lightning caused the explosion of fuel under one of the outboard wing tanks of a jetliner passing through the storm. Eighty-one people aboard the plane lost their lives. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 WORLD CITIES Sunday Hi Lo W 36 25 s 32 27 c 41 35 r 39 24 pc 37 27 s 33 21 s 33 30 sn 32 21 s 38 21 pc 36 26 s 39 22 pc 48 29 pc 44 21 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 30 18 pc 32 19 s 39 25 s 54 40 r 81 70 pc 60 41 s 70 50 s 81 72 pc 24 17 s 46 40 c 67 47 r 36 27 s 44 35 c Sunday Hi Lo W 32 18 pc 36 23 s 38 27 pc 54 37 pc 81 71 pc 59 44 c 71 52 pc 84 69 pc 26 16 s 50 46 r 52 40 c 37 29 s 42 37 r City Oklahoma City Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix Pittsburgh Providence St. Louis San Antonio San Diego San Francisco Seattle Tampa Washington, DC Saturday Hi Lo W 38 24 sn 79 66 c 38 25 s 66 47 s 30 18 pc 33 21 s 33 20 pc 51 37 pc 69 52 s 58 48 s 48 41 c 79 68 pc 41 29 pc Sunday Hi Lo W 45 21 c 76 55 t 37 26 pc 70 50 s 37 20 pc 36 24 s 39 20 pc 55 35 s 70 55 pc 58 49 pc 49 41 r 75 57 t 38 29 pc City Auckland Bangkok Barbados Beijing Berlin Buenos Aires Dublin Frankfurt Hong Kong Jerusalem London Montreal Saturday Hi Lo W 70 59 pc 88 77 c 84 78 pc 29 9 s 46 42 c 79 62 s 52 42 r 48 43 sh 69 58 c 54 47 sh 54 44 sh 17 11 pc Sunday Hi Lo W 72 61 pc 89 78 c 84 78 pc 30 10 s 46 37 sh 85 61 c 48 39 sh 48 38 r 66 59 c 55 45 c 51 40 sh 31 18 c City Moscow Oslo Paris Rio de Janeiro Rome San Juan Seoul Sydney Tokyo Toronto Warsaw Zurich Saturday Hi Lo W 24 17 c 32 27 r 53 46 sh 73 66 r 62 41 s 84 74 pc 27 11 s 82 67 s 53 43 c 32 22 pc 45 37 sh 45 42 r Sunday Hi Lo W 29 27 sf 32 28 pc 52 42 r 79 68 s 63 47 pc 86 75 pc 30 17 s 82 69 s 49 41 c 35 27 s 44 38 sh 48 39 r Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. |