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Show Mersey WASATCH CANYON sienna: November 9- 22, 1994-Page 13 Extreme ape = he New Wolf Mountain events at Wolf this season, the esti new owners focus on a global level of awareness and, as Griswold emphasizes, “We are a pro-active, young team who are involved in all types of outdoor activities and who are environmentally sensitive.” Interesting. Usually an by Staff Reporter Kristen Ulmer “environmentally sensitive” | company buys rainforest-free Those of you who several half pipes (I heard becoming the playground it something to watch. there will be 5 - one of them was meant to be. There are sweeps the pavement a lot The program involves three days of coaching per week and is open to all ages” and abilities. There is a MOGUL AND AERIAL ~ TEAM for those serious about competing on the Intermountain Freestyle tour. Program Director is Brian | 300 feet long), table top jumps, slalom gates, and log/rail slides. For those of you who cannott get enough © during the daytime, this park the usual ski lessons, snow- and brags endlessly about board lessons and kids pro-gram to be found at any mountain, but Wolf also has a LEARN TO RACE program their radical save-the-world will be lit at night from 4pm- _and a RACING TEAM. bernecking chairlifters have have never skied Park West ~ never will. It’s gone, — Klablooie! Wiped off the — face of the earth. Right around the time of its disappearance came a new phenomenon called Wolf _. - Mountain. I say “phenomenon’’ because the new owners are crazed with inspiration and have set out to create the "Gagnon, head coach is Steve Kwait, additional coaches.are most rootin-tootin resort ever. Gone is the cheap image, gone is the creaky facade. The new owners, Michael and Annette Baker | ten year plan to transform Wolf Mountain into a superi_or resort second to none. “Our vision is to create a world-class skiing, snow- boarding and recreational community,” said Griswold. Some new cosmetic plans are to build lodging facilities. The mountain | plans are to build lifts, create - an unbelievable snowboard park, host night skiing, buy new machinery and snowmaking, create a new show- off mogul run for competitions, build a freestyle aerial jump site, host back-country snowcat skiing and more. Last summer you could see heavy equipment carting dirt all over the mountain getting the terrain ready for these - projects. In the Lillehammer Olympics there were more “Gone is the cheap discount Wolf Mountain has both sponsored two-time _ Olympian and Overall World © brought a season-long world class FREESTYLE PROGRAM to the area. The coaching will emphasize | - moguls and aerials, although ballet coaching will be avail- — able. An upright aerial sight is being sculpted, and so is a _ competition mogul run on the front of the mountain so rub- manent awareness booth), and ties (hey!) and more. This grapple in Gorilla Bowl, just facility can house up to 3000 to name a few.. If this wasn’t petition. For $895 you get a — peopleand can be available Wolf Mountain pass, 4 days as an incentive for ski packages. In addition to the tremendous number of special of coaching (weekends plus. want to compete, this is an ‘ opportunity to get long term coaching with the pros. Did you know HOLLY FLANDERS has Ee ~~ cows rns” skiers who wish to improve present the mental, physical - there. sv A HB Gicninnt2 Lining Cras. i AUNT hes «. Mounksis UPPER LEVEL. WATSONS BASE OF GERMANIA LIFT wae ALTA Esiicy thee Woosh of Gar Feemiece White You Ding Gourmet . 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Box 211501 * Cottonwood, Utah * 84121 Phone~801~2 72-9196 * Pax-801-278-9269 7 | 1 We take mice in Drewaring, fresh in ourowr kitchen, uf of iw foods tut we serve. and psychological training - techniques that she found — the pressures of the MALE very successful in her career. EGO. On February 5 there’s a coed EXTREME CLINIC | There are also three CO-ED | ‘PROGRAMS scheduled for for advanced-only crazies © 13-15 January, 15-17 who want to learn the secrets February and 14-16 of the extreme stars: steeps, March.And why? Any former reading terrain, jumping, owner must have been loopy speed acceptance and aggresand terribly uncreative. Wolf siveness. Call for prices; Mountain has always had dates are subject to change. tremendous potential but no Of course the whole group of owners could coormountain is open to snowdinate their thoughts long | boarding, but they have also enough to move out of the taken steps to create a radical boardroom. Finally Wolf is SNOWBOARD PARK with , ~ enough... Call 801-649.5400° for more details. See you t Chics De. ~ been hired as DIRECTOR OF mediate or better women — _ winter you will glide Wild DOME and creating a special © Turkey Glade, sizzle through events center for a roller Spider Monkey, plummet — hockey league, concerts, spedown Pygmy Rabbit, whimcial events (no kidding), parper on Wombat Ridge, and - toward inter-mountain com- catch her is during one of her seven WOMEN’S THREEDAY SKI WORKSHOPS that endangered species. This with a GIANT BUBBLE SKIING? This means if you U.S. World Cup Team and the © ski at Wolf you get to rub shoulders with one of the Pro Mogul tour. Price is hottest American World Cup $950.00 for almost 4 months ski racing stars. She worked of coaching, video analysis for 8 years with Park City but and a season pass at Wolf saw the changes at Wolf and — Mountain 7 en made the switch. She will be In conjunction with “the FREESTYLE PRO-. conducting specialty camps, skiing with the public, and GRAM are a few ONE DAY will appear as a media SPECIALITY CLINICS spokesperson for the mountaught by KRISTEN | tain. But the best time to ULMER. On February 4 - their mogul skiing without Park City area. | by renaming all the runs after Call ~ (did you doubt they had one?) image, gone is MOGUL CLINIC for inter- and If the analysis. Even if you do not _ the area of Freestyle skiing WORTHINGTON, snowboarding. two week nights), and video’ there is a WOMEN’S ONLY _ than any other sport. Most of these skiers were from the detail: Wolf is covering THE ~ ROLLER HOCKEY RINK their mountain THE place for store Ski-resort the creaky _ facade.” _-Kristen Ulmer Wolf for detailed information about these gate-wrecking programs. And one last Wolf intends to make - Olympics come to Utah AND desks, recycles aluminum, contribution. Instead Wolf has adopted a very inspired strategy promoting awareness of endangered species by being the unofficial headquarters for Hawkwatch~ International (hosting a per- | _ snowboarding becomes an event Wolf will probably be the snowboarding competiMogul specialist on the U.S. Team, and Mike Spenser, plus _tion Mecca. Which brings us to the constant addition of world the season-long SNOWclass guest coaches from the BOARD TEAM geared Utah athletes competing in _ Cup champion TRACE Sano Kristen Ulmer, a famous Extreme Skier and former discount store ski-resort and Kenny Griswold, havea | * , $4 : |