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Show Volume III, Issue XI THE OGDEN VALLEY NEWS Page 5 April 1, 2001 Street Wins Super Series Downhill SNOWBASIN – Continuing a string of solid performances, Picabo Street (Park City, Utah) won a Chevy Truck Super Series Finals downhill by over a half-second among a worldclass field on Thursday, March 15 at the downhill races hosted at run is good enough to bring me into next year with confidence.” The U.S. Ski Team had two other athletes finish in the top-10 with Kirsten Clark (Raymond, ME) in eighth and Jonna Mendes (Heavenly, CA) in tenth. Both Megan Gerety From left to right: Leigh Ann Fincher, Gold Medal winner Picabo Street and Lisa Catanzaro. Snowbasin. The downhills on the Wildflower course will be the site of the 2002 Olympic speed events for the women. Street picked up the win with a time of 1:41.57 over world downhill champion Michaela Dorfmeister of Austria, who finished in 1:42.08. Hilde Gerg of (Anchorage, AK) and Caroline Lalive (Steamboat Springs, CO) crashed in the morning’s training run and did not start the race. “It’s a great hill,” said Clark, who won a World Cup downhill in Switzerland at the end of February. “I mean, there’s a lot of different things in The Name is: Snowbasin, A Sun Valley Resort HUNTSVILLE – Snowbasin announced February 21 a decision on the name of its 3,200 skiable acre resort located east of Ogden. “Snowbasin, a Sun Valley Resort,” will be the official name of the resort and is now being used on all signage and materials referring to the mountain. Earl Holding, who owns Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, also owns Snowbasin. “Our decision on the official name of Snowbasin, a Sun Valley Resort, will end the speculation surrounding the mountain’s name and allow us to focus on the opportunity before us to host spectacular races during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games,” said Gray Reynolds, Snowbasin General Manager. Located in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Snowbasin is site of the 2002 Winter Olympic Men’s and Women’s Downhill, Super G, Combined and Paralympic events. The resort will use the familiar Sun Valley sun as part of its logo while maintaining the look and feel of materials already designed and produced. Preparations for the Olympic Games and beyond are currently underway at Snowbasin. In addition to the new gon- dolas, lifts and a high tech snowmaking system recently installed, the mountain is in the process of constructing new base facilities. These facilities include a 40,000 square-foot Olympic day lodge, skier services center and three on-mountain day lodges. “People the world over are very familiar with the quality, history and style of Sun Valley Resort,” continued Reynolds. “By integrating ourselves more fully with the Sun Valley family, the world will begin to understand the quality of the resort being built at Snowbasin, one of Utah’s oldest operating ski areas.” Known as “Utah’s best kept secret” since its opening in 1940, Snowbasin, a Sun Valley Resort, is located in the Wasatch-Cache National Forest and has hosted past events such as the NCAA National Ski Championships, men’s and women’s NOR-AM competitions and the Utah Winter Games. People from around the world have, and continue to enjoy some of the greatest skiing and snowboarding available at the resort. THINK OF THE FUTURE The Ogden Valley Land Trust a non-profit organization For more information Call (801) 745-2048 Members of the Snowbasin Local Organizing Committee, (left to right) Leigh Ann Fincher, Jan Moyes and Lisa Catanzaro presenting the Gold Medal to Picabo Street with Bronze medallist, Hilde Gerg of Germany (left) and Silver medallist, Michaela Dorfmeister of Austria (right). Germany was third with a time of there. Coming out of the start, you 1:42.21. have that sidehill traverse, then some “I feel good,” said Street, the 1998 technical turns after the jump Olympic Super G gold medallist. (Shooting Star) and then some high“What I’m looking for is the feeling on speed turns in the middle section. my skis. That’s all I’ve been working There’s always something coming at on all year and that’s all I keep working you, you never have time to really back on. What it’s starting to do now is off at all.” make me move fast.” Many among the superstar field Despite winning the race by .51 came to Utah directly from World Cup over Dorfmeister, Street remained Finals in Are, Sweden. France’s skeptical of her time after crossing the Regine Cavagnoud finished fourth finish line from the fifth start spot. after clinching the Super G title in Are Looking at her Nor Am results this and collecting the gold medal in Super season, it was a pretty good bet that the G at World Championships in St. time would stand as the fastest. Street Anton, Austria. Italian Isolde Kostner, swept four Nor Am speed races at who finished 28, claimed the World Whistler, British Columbia earlier this Cup downhill title in Are. month, including a Super G win by Canadian Anna Prchal, who has over a second and a half. Prior to already claimed the overall Super Whistler, she had won a pair of Nor Series title (and $10,000) after collectAm downhills and another Super G. ing four podiums last week at It has been a promising comeback Snowbird, Utah, did not start the race season for Street as she sat out the pre- at Snowbasin. She finished 50th in the vious two years rehabbing post- training run. Olympic leg injuries. The Chevy Truck Super Series is “Just to be skiing well on this hill the top domestic development race and not having troubles, it brings me a series in the U.S., where young skiers lot of confidence,” said Street. ‘The are mixed with the World Cup troupe. feeling I have on the snow and on the |