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Show The Salt Lake Tribune » LYM WIN THELe Holding, Snowbasin Catch Their Breath Transformed resort was a hit, but it was Dessert Tray Green Jell-O is the newest addition to the dessert menuat Salt Lake City's New Yorker restaurant Considered oneof Salt Lake ski hill patronized mostlyby locals to an international resort began the year after Salt Lake City was awarded the Games in 1995. The U.S. Congress ap- manager of Snowbasin who had overseen the massive construction project for Holding, could not believe the weather held. Races were canceled for half a mile into mother Earth to get the water. We couldn't doit without it.” Snowbasin had hoped to feed all the proved a controversial land swap that a race to get ready wind only one day, Feb. 11, and post- gave Holding’s Sinclair Oi] Co. 1,377 poned for a few hours Sunday, but blue skies greeted morning. BY KRISTEN MOULTON acres of National Forestland in the resort’s base area in exchange for 11,575 acres elsewhere in four counties. frequent inquiries from curi. ous tourists browsing thepin. THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE At the time, Utah’s congressional delegates argued that Snowbasin,a sis- trading tables in thelobby. Head chef Todd Hicks said the Jell-O is served from the SNOWBASIN Owner Earl Hold ing is not saying much about what City’s most upscale establishments, the New Yorker put Jell-Oonits dessert menu after happens next at Snowbasin, which on dessert menu, “simply with whippedcream and cherries.” As for the notion that, in Utah, Green Jell-O is served as Sunday finished an eight-dayrun as an Olympic resort. “| haven't even been thinking about said Holding, whowasall smiles a salad, Hicks said the jiggly ashestrolled about his swank new day concoction does notfit into the lodge Sunday, shaking hands and basking in the fact that Snowbasin had pulled off the Olympics withouta hitch. ea context of soup and Por the benefit of the rest of “It’s been a race tothefinish,” he said. Indeed it has. the world, who aren't familiar with the concept of Jell-O as a The resort's main day lodge opened in December, and even as the Olympic Alpine races were under waylast week, Holding was supervising the hanging of chandeliers in the oak-filled dining salad, we thought it would be better received as a dessert,” Hicks said. “It sellsfor $5.” Lori Buttars room. Hottest Auction Items A mascot snowboardsigned by American medalists Kelly Clark, Ross Powers, Danny Kass and Jarrett Thomas, as at the top of the John Paullift near the race start gates and the Needles lodge at midmountain opened just days be- forethe events started Feb.10. The men’s and women's race cours es, gondolas and new chairlifts had been builtfirst, in thelate 1990s. Snowbasin’s transformation from a well as 21 other competitors, sold for $3,701 on Monday in Olympic Aid’s onlineauction. raised yet for the ph organization, which promotes vaccinations and the right of 1994 Lillehammer Games. The Norwegian govern. ment, meanwhile donated $208,000 to bring sport to Af ghan childrenin refugee camps in Pakistan. pro- ceeded so smoothly that SLOC “Thelifts needed to be here, the various areas for training, the running of runs,the shop, garage andall the other facilities, the gas, heat and sewer,” he said. “We couldn’t dump the sewage here for 20,000 people. We built the sewage system and drilled a well a best Olympics for those events.’ These are FIS [international sport] people stunned, along with the rest ofhis party last week, to see the new Snowbasin’s food prices. A hamburger is $8, a pizza is $22. whohavebeen around for a long time.” Hans Pum, Alpinedirector for the Austria Ski Team,agreed. “T must say the organization was perfect here andthelogistics, too,” he “In Earl's [Holding’s] defense, he did a great job,” said Rustan.“It’s beautiful.” said. “The course is difficult. It’s “Till tell you what,” said Rustan’s perfect.” Gray Reynolds, a former U.S. Forest Service official and now general friend, Greg Titus of East Layton.“It's still a familyresort.” Courier’s Goof @ Continued from O-17 financial The van was tested, while two other competi- tors selected at random also are required to submitto a urine test. But in transporting Pavlovich’s urine specimen from the Delta Center to the University of California at Los Angeles Olympic Analytical Laboratory, temporarily located at Research Park, a courier under contract with the Salt Lake Organizing Committee reportedly broke the security seal and opened the soft-sided transport bag to insert required paperwork. Affixed to the zipper of the bag, the seal should only be broken by a SLOC doping control officer or doping control site supervisor, who would have documented the time and reason on a transport form, ensuring the 12 urine sam- ples in the bag were not tampered with before reaching the lab. ‘The security breach was when the UCLA lab found that the specimen matched to Pavlovich tested positive for the banned steroid nandrolone at 380 times the IOC limit. Be- headed cause the chain ofcustody was broken, the IOC does not consider thetest valid For about 30 minutes, security and it won't go down as the first official Positiveof the 2002 Games. the men’sfreestyle aerials competi- test, she could argue that her Since Pavlovich dodged the re- tion, creating a lineof cars stretching from Deer Valley north through town to Kearns Boulevard. A minortraffic jam resulted in Park City, as buses and cars attempted to turn around orfind al- ternateroutes, and some | missed the beginning of the | event. | 11 a.m. Greg Burton ‘Douglas Pizac/Associated Press A bombdetonation robot crosses Main Streetin Park City on Tuesday to detonate two lunchboxes dropped in a trash can there. They tumed out to be harmless. | | BY MIKE GORRELL Gochnour. “He symbolizes See ea ae eoee somuch ofwhattheseGames are about.” Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will be in Salt Lake City this week. endfor the Olympic wrap-up. Giuliani was invited by Gov. Mike Leavitt to participatein an invitation-only reception for a number of Gochnoursaid Vice President Dick Cheney was invitedto attend the reception, world leaders whowill bein Utah tosee the end ofthe 2002 | Games. The reception runs Sunday from 10-11:30 a.m. at | the Utah Capitol. | “Tt seemed like a perfect fit to have him, especially under his banner as the | world’s mayor,” said Leav- it’s spokeswoman, Natalie but cannot make it. Reception invitees include German President Johannes Rauand leaders of the national Olympic committees original specimen had been spiked with the banned steroid when the courier broke the seal of the bag. Deping historian John Hoberman of the University of Texas said, however, that she would probably have a hard time getting anyone to buythatstory. “The days when people could confidently float that sort of crap are apparently over,” said Hoberman. “It's embarrassing that they Giuliani Comingto Salt Lake CityFor Olympic Finale || screwed up onthe technical side, but it’s not at all embarrassing taking part in the XIX Winter on the athletes who provide that they caught somebody and madeit public before the end of Olympic: Gi i, who is expected the greatest inspiration and who embody Olympicideals. the Games. That’s the sea change from the old regime.” to arrive in town Saturday csmith@sltrib.com and may attend a competition, also is participating with Nu Skin Enterprises in the U.S. Olympic Spirit Awards. The publichas been invited to vote at www.usolympicteam.com Oreo nran aucee Colmces)aioe CL) Fen-Phen or Redux Doctors are concerned that eeur heart or caused Pulmonarywie H; Many nj ao have noaloes ile otherseens have of white coveralls with large red maple leafs to watch their hockey team. A sixth friend, whodid not seem to feel the winter cold, wore boxers and red and white her four finishers are automatically officials halted vehicles headed to | banning dom for a drug test following the 500-meter event Saturday, in which she finished 23rd. The top through a screening area reserved for event service vehicles, media, law enforcement, athletes and Olympicofficials. | grants, from the Games and expelling team leader Yaroslav Barichko. Pavlovich was selected at ran- Deer Valley Resort but a search of the vehicle found nothing suspicious and the driver was allowed to proceed. Royal Treatment A ColdSpell Canadian Kieram Hackett of Montreal and four friends showed up at the E Center in support the resort. learned to ski at Snowbasin.“It’s frustrating because I know Snowbasin and nowI don't know Snowbasin.” Craig Rustan of Willard was a bit uplink van entering a secure area at Christopher Smith dream cometrue.” Marta Murvosh Olympics could not have been staged changes. “It has changed so much,” “Tt was fantastic. It really was,” dog detected residue on a broadcast | wil! be accepting on behalf of Henie, while Button, who struck gold at the 1948 St. Moritz Games, will be in attendance. get to meet peopleall the time.” Healsogets to see the great est hockeyplayers in the world compete. “I'm a Canadian boy. I can't get enough hockey,” Arrigo said. “Three games a day. It's a Gray said. “People are saying ‘the best downhill ever, the best super-G, the Earlier Tuesday, a bomb-sniffing Yamaguchi ing a mural for the Hockey Hall said Kathy Austin of Layton, who athietes used the old lodge as their main base. Nonetheless, Holding said the The can was detonated as a precaution. “That's the nature of the beast right now,” Rademan said. and Henie andthedistribution of special commemorative of Fame. “T loveit,” Arrigo said. “You goneany better. in and out and were not allowed to Park City spokesman Myles Rademansaid security officials saw someone drop the lunchboxs into the trash can and grew wary, although there appeared to be noevidence of anything suspicious or explosiveinside. premiere of two short films by Greenspan in honor of Button Toronto artist David Arrigo were taken aback, though, by the tromp through the security command center to reach the day lodge area. The Alley. At 4:46 p.m. agents yelled ball Art Centerwill feature the HockeyArtist Is a Draw where one could watch the ski racers with the purchase oflift ticket. Some longtime Snowbasin skiers winning super-G womenracers. SLOC’s venue Adam Gray, said the races could not have Olympic family members were bused “fire in the hole,” three times and the trash can was detonated. The 3 p.m. ceremony at the “Chevy Hot Zone” at the Kim- is drawing crowds at the E Center, where heis airbrush tors and 3,000 media, sponsors and vertised that it was the only venue resort Sundayto presentflowers to the searched Main Street and Swede tors. at the E Center and The Peaks Ice Arena. The Swedish team has ruled the men’s tourna ment so far, going undefeated in three games. Thomas Burr As it turned out, the 22,000 specta- crease in day skier business.It had ad- Olympic security bomb squad complete with a motorized robot skating champion, and Sonja Henie, the women's figure skating legend who began her Olympic experience at age 11, will be honored today in Park City as the “4th Greatest Winter OlympiansofAll-Time,” as selected by filmmaker Bud Greenspan and General Mo- tended Sweden's hockey games those Holding referred to, was at the sorts during the Olympics, saw an in- discarded lunchboxes. Half of Main Street was shut down for about an hour while an Button, Henie to be honored Dick Button,the first American to becomea gold medalist Swedish King Carl Gustaf XVI and Queen Silvia have at ums and homes. intends to create a four-season resort can tell you I have.” Snowbasin, unlike other Utah re- us get it through Congress. Otherwise, complete with golf course, condomini- every shoulder,” Reynolds said. “There’sa lot of people been prayingfora long time.I help we had, all the Thousands of Olympic spectators cheered the detonation of a trash can on ParkCity’s Main Street on Tuesday afternoon after a passer-by alerted officials to two andthe International Olympic Committee havelittle to repert at daily newsbriefings. So little that they canceled Tuesday evening's briefing, as well as those Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Mike Gorrell Olympicpins. Skater Kristi people who helped 5 Trash Can _Detonated Mike Gorrell SLOC Left Speechless The Olympics have grateful for all the Holding Park City children to play, particularly those in refugee camps. The previous record mark was $1,825 for the speedskates worn by American Dan Jansen in the y there wouldn’t have been any Games here.” Rep. Jim Hansen, R-Utah, one of but for the infrastructure he built to The resort’s two other new lodges # Holdingsaid. “We're really ter resort to Holding’s Sun Valiey in Idaho, needed the land to host the Olympics. But environmentalists and land-use watchers were outraged by the exchange of public lands to a private individual, particularly since Holding racers “Geez! I can't believe it,” he said Sunday.“Wecould still be fighting [the weather], trying to get the first race off. “There was an angel on somebody's PRETTY TILE, UGLY GROUT? body paint with an “A” on his chest Hackett explained that in previous games he and his friends would take off their shirts and eas:— could boo,THEEAGLEoree conto, U.S.to help people across the country. 264-w00d WEW LOCATION! PhesGrout-Doctor SOL- 163-0739 (1-B800- 843-3245) www. fics to Penis & Tecnoe South 420 West Use 4500 So. Exit 1-15 - Enter from Sth West |