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Show Page 2-Wasatch Cuan Reporter 21 December 1994- 10 January 1995 DITORIALF Some thoughts on life in the Wasatch. Last week was one of the defining weeks in the Wasatch. license plates in Utah, and confounds meteorologists. anyons Ski Reports: Car e last minute we can before we put this fishwrapper to bed. Use this as a guide not a betting table or bible. It explains the We received close to a hundred inches of snow in a five day period. That is more snow than Elk mountain in Pennsylvania gets in two winters. In Vermont this year, the fields ~ are brown, and the maple syrup season is almost certainly shot. Mt. — Washington New Hampshire, usually the cold spot on the planet, is reporting temperatures of thirty to forty degrees. Vail Colorado, while not bereft of snow, is definitely pushing the night life more than the schussing this year. Europe is suffering a drought of snow worse than ever, to the point that world cup races have been repeatedly rescheduled for lack of snow. During my first winter out here, | was living at the Albion Grill. | didn’t know what the hell | was doing, and life was definitely weird. Some great hairy Alta Ski lifts 801-742-3333 Alta Snow Report 801-572-3939 Number of lifts operating Base Depth mid mountain — Cost of an all area adult lifl Ticket Cost of a half-day adult lift Ticket 8 of 8 106° $25 519 Dercentage of area open 95% Half Day: 9:15 to 1:00 or 1:00 to 4:30 guy who went by the name of Natty Dread kept telling me that “You need a Pieps, or you might die!” | told my mom, and she said “Oh honey, get the best one they make.” Having no idea what | was buying, | purchased an Ortovox, and proceeded to wear it (without shovel) “in area” for the next few weeks. My coworkers laughed at me as much as.| laugh at Rolex when he breaks out his Cellular phone on the tram. It is hard to adjust to the extreme nature of life in the Wasatch. figure it out. Some people try for years to au SA (Rolex) and just never quite | During an especially deep week, we some barney in line was saying loudly “man ever seen! Back home we call this the Kine here?” To which a local occasionally known Call it... Wednesday.” were skiing the Germania chair and this is the deepest snow | have | Pow Pow. What do you call it as “Fencer’ said “Around here we mE S ORT Brighton’s Snow Report Number 801-943-8309 ae Number Of lifts operating Base Depth mid mountain Cost of an all area adult lift Ticket Half Day Ticket Half day starts at 12:30 Night Skiing Available! 6 of 7 99” $28 $25 6 @@ snowbird_ The mercurial nature of life in the Wasatch can be brutal also. Two | severe accidents in Big Cottonwood canyon in a short time quickly showed Gaia’s absolute authority. Seth Horowitz and Marnie Brown were the luckiest people in the Wasatch after their near death experience after a slide in the 4 White Bos area (see econ article.) Snowbird’s General Information Number 801-742-2222 What was amazing to see was the managers at the Cliff Lodge after ‘three consecutive snow nights. Their shirts have been crisper, and they defined bloodshot, but they still handled irate customers with aplomb. How do you explain to a guest from Ohio what Interlodge is, and how they truly cannot make it to their plane: Truly no lodge does better with interlodge than the clift _ lodge at Snowbird. ~ One of the largest challenges in producing this dog house liner has | been the incredible snow year we have had. | used to boast “one hundred per- cent Canyon labor.” Instead of skiing the “97’ inches | have been on the horn ~ begging people to sell advertising or write an article about the storm. The general response has been “No can do publisher-dude, | have a hole in my aura and the only way to repair is to ski the deep. But | love the paper man.” Or my personal favorite: “I would love to write you an article this summer, about this incredible storm!” Deadlines and pressure are not the ski bum’s forte’. Yet we persevere. We will continue to bring you the finest Community newspaper in the Wasatch Front Range. Watch out for imitations. A subtle clue to the phonys are cover pages depicting Rockwellian scenes. My apologies to Connie Number of lifts operating 9 of 9 Total inches of snow: season to date 318” Base Depth mid mountain 89” Cost of an all area adult lift Ticket $40 1/2 Day Ticket $33 Half day starts at 9:00 to 1:30 or 12:30 to dose Solitude Solitude’s General Information Number 801-534-1400 _ Number of lifts operating Per? Total inches of snow: season to date 2715+ Base Depth mid mountain “aoa: Cost of an all area adult lift Ticket Cost of a Half day Ticket $29 $23 Total Skiable Acres open Half Day Starts at 12:30 1200 Marshall, PR director for Alta Ski lifts. We will change the format for the Alta - snow report in the next big blockbusting issue. Consider it a Valentine. Back Country Avalanche and Weather Info: 364.1581 To remind us how good we have it, call: 802-496-2001 @ |
