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Show ond: ee 22 March - 4 April 1995 Snowbird Hosts the World Para-ski Championships Snowbird Ski Resort will be holding the World Para-Ski Championships on April 2330. The Para-Ski Championships consist of accuracy jumping and downhill ski racing. The competition originated in Europe and this is the first year the event will take place outside of Europe. The event began asa test of skill for mountain rescue workers. The dual event competition features the world’s finest para-skiers from more than 20 countries. 3 : The parachute accuracy competition consists of six jumps from a helicopter at 3,000 feet above the target. The target is a disk 5 meters in diameter and will be located on a 20 degree slope just uphill from the Cliff Lodge. Scores are determined by the total number of centimeters a participant lands away from dead center. The winner of this event is the competitor with the lowest score after six jumps. In the skiing event, competitors make two runs down an official FIS Giant Slalom course. Competitor’s placements in the skiing event are determined by the fastest combined times on the two runs. The best skiers run the course in about 60 seconds. Individual and team medals are awarded in the Men’s and Women’s divisions in parachuting, skiing and the combined events. — The World Championships will be the center piece of an interactive air sports festival known as the Alpine Airfest. Enthusiasts from several air sports are invited to participate in Airfest by showcasing their talents through static and aerial displays. They will also provide tandem rides for on-site spectators. The participating air sports include ballooning, para-gliding, hang gliding, general aviation, and sky diving. For more information on the Para-ski Lean sae heli hen competitions, Hutest, U.S. or to make reservations, please call 801-742-2222 ext. 4080. Freestyle and Alpine Update | McKinney took the SL crown in 1984. It was also the first time any U.S. skier has won four straight events in a single discipline. Picabo Street is now referred to as the “Queen o |{Downhill’. Kyle Rasmussen, who made a major breakthrough last season by finishing second in the Olympic Alpine Downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway, returned with the same determination. After finishing third in a super G rescheduled from Aspen-with teammate Daron Rahlves fourth, Rasmussen won the second DH The U.S. Freestyle Ski Team , which already had clinched its 10th straight Nations Cup and two World Cup titles, ended its most successful World Cup season by winning four more season-long titles. The individual aerial win by Trace Worthington and Nikki Stone’s second place showing were almost lost in the blizzard of titles. On the final day of the season, Jonny Moseley won the men’s Worthington and Stone collected the aerial championship. overall title and Kriste Porter defended her overall crown. Sunrise elu eT mri@ mata oe York (801) 944-9444 by Lori Stahler Championships as well as a World Cup Telemark Giant Slalom Event. This was the biggest telemark event ever very end of the race course. is comparable to doing a three minute all out sprint with jumps and hills. The Norwegians seemed to dominate the mens races. Jen Borzillleri from Lake Placid held in North came Last week, Sunday River in Maine National held the 1995 US Telemark America, as well as the first ever World Cup, but probably not the last. | This race out on top for the women with Heather Paul from Crested Butte and Jen the moun- _Lamphere from Lake Placid. tains received a foot of new getting second and i.::rd. Rice from New ‘Chris Hampshire won for the men Surprisingly, The U.S. Freestyle and Alpine Ski Teams are coming off their best seasons in recent years. The seasons highlight was Kyle Rasmussen and Picabo Street both winning the downhill events on the same day. Olympic medalist Picabo Street made skiing history as she not only won her fifth World Cup DH of the season but became the first American to win a World Cup overall title. It’s the first time a U.S. skier has won a World Cup Title since Tamara The Wasatch Mountains, Utah « The Hamptons, New Big Telemark Doings on the East Coast! snow the day before the races, from then on it was sun, sun, sun - perfect race conditions on the hill. There was some great competition this week with a huge international field present. Racers traveled to Maine from Canada, Norway, Switzerland and Sweden as well as from places across the US. | The week began with a with Patrick Ledger from Lake Placid and Lars Ingevik getting second and third. In the US Giant Slalom event Lauren Head from Maine won for the women with Heather Paul and Jen Borziller, following in second and third. For the Ken, Pat Ledger topped the US. Lars Ingevik second and Claude Classic > Muff of New Terrain race , which involved third. : a huge After waiting anxiously for the results after the eat wild US national pro jump and an intense uphill section at the Trams Hampshire at Snowbird Early morning light is hitting the majestic Wasatch Mountains, six inches of fresh untracked powder have just fallen and where are ithe Well, if you are taking advantage of Snowbird’s first ever opportunity for the public to ride the “Sunrise en you are bout to have the experience — of a lifetime. Snowbird/Alta Salt Lake City Park City Deer Valley Residential Sales ¢ Vacation Rentals » Investments * Property Management Fern Baird © Principal Broker Starting this week, Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort i opened — its Aerial Tram for early morning fresh powder skiing at 7:45 a.m. every Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday through the end of the ski season. Skiers or boarders may experience the thrill of first turns on the mountain for only $20 per person. Participants are organized into small guided groups. maar are srowidd free coffee, hot chocolate, and bagels. Reservations need to be made by 4 p.m. the day before by calling 801-521-6040 ext. 4135. Meeting time} is 7:45 a.m. on the tram dock. Sunrise Trams are for expert and advanced skiers and boarders only. Sorry, Sunrise Trams will not take place on avalanche control mornings. a Page 12-Wasatch Canyon Reporter, ods |
