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Show tUe In This Issue . i 9 mr-- SUMMIT COUNTY . Zz m :iC Athlete of The Year RodcO Club Girls State dedicATEd ...... 3A 3 8A to servinq summit county 50 Coalville, UT 84017 Friday, Juna 6, 1997 Velum 62 Number A section Twenty-O- n B 1 section 4 0 pages pages i Sheep Shearing With a Twist Members of Summit, Morgan, Weber, and Salt Lake County Dive Teams join together in search efforts for drowning victims. Officials encourage people using water equipment to remember to wear safety flotation devices. futs" 8re aen ar8e Panned in area prior to receiving their new "hair' of the Summit County Dive Team, Troy Prescott, Jim A few members Fowers, and Greg Peterson. Park City Mountain Resort Announces $7 Million in Mountain Improvements For The - ed snow-boarde- rs, snowmaking. Afnew Mountain Patrol facility will be built at the Summit and more, than 100 acres will be "gladed" (thinned of trees and brush) for enhanced terrain ut- ilization, to according John president of POW-- R Corp.. the holding company for Park City Mountain Resort. "This will be the single biggest year in terms of capital improvements since the Resort opened in 1963," Cumming stated. "The combination of new lifts, additional runs, a major glad-in- g project and expanded snowmaking will make an unbelievable difference in the way this mountain skis." In addition, Cumming said the Resort will implement a "Lift Access" ticketing system that will reduce lift ticket lines, allow quicker lift access, and enable the Resort to better study terrain utilization patterns and guest demoaugraphics. A new tomated lodging reservations system at Park City Mountain Reservations, the official lodging reservations service owned by Park City Mountain Resort, will streamline the purchase process for guests booking vacation packages to Park City. The improvements are a result of Cumming, -- cy state-of-the-a- rt Park City's best winter season on record C96-9and are the leading $35 million capedge of a five-yeital improvement plan that includes ' more lifts, restaurants, expanded guest services and slope-sid- e 7) ar high-efficien- cy nightly lodging. "Park ity Mountain Resort is committed to providing our guests with an unequaled winter vacation experience." said Cumming. "Continued investment directed toward increasing our amenities and evolving guest services will help us accomplish that objective." The installation of the two new chairlifts will earn Park City the distinction of operating more six- -. passenger chairs (three) than any other resort in North America. One high-spee- !nri comes out the lower doors of the cutting shack, workers gather it get ready to "stomp" it into the wool bags. Winter Season 1997-9- 8 Park City Mountain Resort. Utah's largest winter resort and site of Olympic alpine skiing and snowboarding competitions during the 2002- Olympic Winter Games, will unveil $7 million in mountain improvements - including two new high-spechairlifts -when the resort opens for the 1997-9- 8 winter season. Park City will add four new runs, a terrain park for Skiers and and 25 acres of expanded up d six-seal- er will replace the PayDay triple chair and service 320 acres of intermediate and expert terrain on the lower mountain. The second named "Bonanza," will transport skiers and snowboarders to the Summit area from its base terminal near the bottom of the Silver Queen six-seat- er, derutilized expanse of the Resort. Accessed from the new Bonanza chair, the added trails will increase Park City s total number of designated runs -- o g3. The boost to Park City's snowmaking capacity will enable the Resort to blanket all four new runs with manmade snow. Park City's $12 million snowmaking system will be able to cover more than 475 acres of beginning, inter--; mediate and advanced terrain, from the Summit area to the Resort , 25-ac- re ' Basic. A new lighted terrain park for advanced and expert snowboarders and skiers is planned along the PayDay run and can be accessed from the chair. new PayDay The park will feature sculpted table-to- p jumps, banked walls, and wave formations to challenge the most daring and discriminating snow sports enthusiasts. Two areas targeted for extensive glading this summer include Ski Team Ridge between the Crescent chair and the Ski Team chair, and the Jupiter Bowl access road area between the Keystone run and the Jupiter chair. "Ski Team Ridge contains one of the longest, most consistent pitches on the mountain," said Cumming, "and by glading Ski Team Ridge and the Jupiter access' road area, we can unleash 100 acres of superb powder skiing and snowboarding terrain for advanced skill With the wool going out the right side, the sheep into counting pens before being branded. by Pamela Robbias Express Trail. . re sent out the left side. ' i are used to, and one that they have taken time to get their After the shearing gates, jobs down to a science For most residents of rural and all other appano time and keeping Summit County, it is not un- buildings, ratus involved are lined up, the project run. moving right usual to see sheep shearing the Each new lift will have the capacsheep are gathered to- along. As soon as the sheep times and tents corrals, many in one large corral leave the ity to ferry 3,000 guests per hour "shearing shack", - families working together to gether where up the mountain at a speed of 1000 they are herded along they are sent down another this hot, borihg until they reach the actual accomplish feet per minute. The two-li- ft comalley where they are then needed task. However, when bination of PayDay and Bonanza and as branded before shearing buildings, being placed the project is accomplished in will create a fast, efficient route they go in one side, the wool into a waiting semi New Australian an from the Resort base to the top of part by is tossed out the "windows" trucking) that will the mountain and will halve the 22 Zealand women team - well, it the lower portion of the lining them deliver to the hills in the minute ride of Park City's levels. certainly is a bit off what is building. area. In all, the Chalk Creek Gondola. The Gondola will Park City's new 2,500 square considered "the norm". Australian-Nebe removed this summer to make foot Mountain Patrol facility at the 14 member the The women of beshearing The day of the shearing way for the new lift technology. Summit, "will enable Park City's and early and in- team, dressed in - no! not Zealand team can shear apgins bright Four new runs will be established professional and volvolves sheep owned by Levi's but short's and bare proximately 2,500 sheep in a the area between Blue in, Slip unteer Mountain Patrol to more efhave the unenviable task single day. In the hot weather, Welby and Kim Aagard. The n ' Lodge and the ficiently render first aid services, ac8 miles "tramping" the wool into this is not an easy task, but setting? approximately BonanzaBelmont runs. .The new complish d operations the of from Vernon on a bags for market. This is one that they make appear portion trails, combined with glading in the and provide guest information," said an not was what the easy task but one they easy. original Pony area, will open up a previously un Cumming. - 1963-vinta- ge w BowlMid-Mountai- safety-relate- |